Sept. 2024

Hetchins For Sale
Used, NOS

"... such stuff as
dreams are made on."

This page will no longer be updated. Hetchins owners wishing to sell their bikes or frames are advised to approach online auction houses.

For those wishing to sell a vintage bicycle or a collection in the UK, please contact Brian Reid, Golden Age Cycles, located in Banbury (Oxf.).

Contact:

Click here for pricing guidelines. Be advised that asking-prices at ebay may not reflect the current willingness of market buyers to pay.

Fraud warning. Buyers and sellers beware: fraudulent offers of payment are circulating for high-budget items on the Internet. A 'buyer' may tell you a story involving his own shipping company and a cashier's cheque which he proposes to send to you, the seller; the cheque is for more than the amount of the sale, you are instructed to cash the cheque, keep the amount of the sale, and send the balance to the 'buyer'. Before accepting any such offer, see the following links.
Fraudulent offers of bikes for sale are also circulating--either the bikes are not genuine Hetchins, or the bikes are genuine but the sellers are not in possession of the items on offer. See the links below.

1. Counterfeit cashier's cheque scam [scamvictimsunited.com]
2. Sample bogus offers [made to this web site]
3. Sample bogus offers [ebay & craigslist]
4. Sample bogus offers, 1947 Super Special ASC [craigslist]

grading scale

grade

description

1

Concours condition in every respect. NOS, never built up, or built up but not ridden (e.g., dealer's display model), or professionally restored and not ridden since (unmarked rims). Documentation/history available. Mirror-like chrome, no scratches or nicks in paint, transfers correct and intact. Grade 1 bikes are very rare.

2

Very good original condition, or few miles since renovation. Frame shows only very light wear, few chips in paint or transfers. All original parts. Bright chrome, at most a few superficial marks ('polishing scratches').

3

Used but not abused. Frame shows wear and/or light rust, chipped transfers, but no serious damage. Original parts show wear. Rideable without work.

4

Badly worn. Frame shows heavy wear and/or rust and/or pitting. Original parts missing or defective. Chrome shows blisters or dulling. Not presently rideable, but can be restored with some work.

5

Requires restoration. Frame shows heavy wear and/or serious rust and/or damage (dents, pitting, fractures). Chrome peeling. Parts missing. Cycle crashed, weathered, disassembled, and/or poorly restored. Major work (investment) required.

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