Lost burial ground of the trade ins

[Beanpole]

Anyone ever worked out where all the trade ins go?
I have never ever seen an old board of mine in the line up or in a shop anywhere. Its like they get shipped to WA or something. Landfill?

Also how come I never see any of those wood veneer tuflites in the line up anymore?

Have they all delaminated?

Are they all hung over the bar?

[nu boy]

Good question, I know about 15 years ago this guy from sth oz came to my local shop and bought the joint out not one 2nd hand board left.He said he was starting a surf school and wanted some popular brand names.Me thinks he was starting a plantation and needed some quality seeds.

[Dingus]

Headed off to the Dark Continent on a slow boat, so probably sitting washed up on the beach near Somalia somewhere. The Phantom has one in his cave and is trying to work out wtf it is.

[oldman]

Also how come I never see any of those wood veneer tuflites in the line up anymore?

Have they all delaminated?

I gotta bamboo board which is about 7 years old. Apart from a few ding repairs it's in great nick and still surf it regularly. No depressions at all, if it can't break the bamboo it doesn't hurt it. My favourite all-time board.

[Shaunm]

I've seen boards come in and out in an hour at Dripping Wet and I've also seen them got to the rental rack and to a surf school up north.

[Beanpole]

Also how come I never see any of those wood veneer tuflites in the line up anymore?

Have they all delaminated?

I gotta bamboo board which is about 7 years old. Apart from a few ding repairs it's in great nick and still surf it regularly. No depressions at all, if it can't break the bamboo it doesn't hurt it. My favourite all-time board.

They were some nice looking boards from memory. I actually had a bit of a hunt to find one at one stage but got the impression they'd gone out of business.

[WANDERER]

So true, and not just trade ins I've shifted a shit load of boards via ebay and what not, yet I've never seen one out in the surf. weird.

[Shaunm]

12 monts ago I traded in a 9'4 expoy, it sold last week

[mustkillmulloway]

i ran into one my home made models quite randomly about 8 years later

i had stop the kid and check it right out....kinda freaked him out i think

the shape suxed....but gee, frocking better glass job than u see in the shops theses days

[the kalakau kid]

I've come across two, both several years down the track and still going fine. One was actually with a friend of a friend....although neither of us knew about it. The other was a total stranger who had no idea what i was talking about. How difficult is it to understand "I used to own that board" ?

Still, thats only 2 out of a couple of dozen.

On the otherhand, when I was in Hawaii in 99, I bought an old Local Motion 9'6" at the Haliewa surf shop and it was very well known. Most days people would come up to me and let me know that I had Toms old board and what a cracking board it was. I never met Tom but it was a cracking board. Plus, it gave me a headstart in the battle to be accepted by the local guys in the lineup.

[RickyG]

^^^TKK! is that really you? It's been over 2 yrs since your last post. Welcome back

[the kalakau kid]

Thanks Ricky, its good to be back. In hindsight, I guess you could call it a sabbatical.

[daryl]

Anyone see my Vudu blue epoxy 607 with clouds Meant to look like on simpsons

[sean--]

So true, and not just trade ins I've shifted a shit load of boards via ebay and what not, yet I've never seen one out in the surf. weird.

Check Ryde pool.