Belmont85 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am trying to sell my Craig Kelly Mystery Air snowboard. Anyone have any idea what it's worth ? Good condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 pics would help...but I've seen those in the 50-100 dollar range pretty regularly on craigslist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcw3 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 That's no mystery it says craig kelly right on it. The mystery ere the black with the yellow b. And said mystery air on the tail. I had one. The story is craig was still under contract somewheree else so they couldn't put his name on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 yep - this is the first craig kelly air, not the mystery air. I'd still say 50-100, maybe a little more if you find a collector looking for that exact board? best guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Ok. Mine says Mystery Air on the tail and craig kelly above it. It is the vintage Craig Kelly snowboard. I know what my snowboard is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcw3 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Sorry no ofense meant. Didn't. Think the signed ones said mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_S4 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Man that brings back some memories. I think it would be worth more than 100 bucks to a collector, it looks to be in pretty nice shape and has the original bindings and everything. Maybe do some research on ebay, I bet it would go for a couple hundred bucks at least, maybe more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armtron2000 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 would it still be fun to ride today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I've never used it before it was my older brothers. Have you ever rode a board with this shape ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I found two of them. One was going for 600 and the other was 500. Is this a rare board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 It's cool dude !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUD Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I found two of them. One was going for 600 and the other was 500. Is this a rare board? "Going for" and sold are two different things...... People think there is more money in these things than there is. Rare? Don't know, The red, yellow and white ones where more rare back in the day. There may not be that many left, so who knows. I know mine is LONG gone...... Same with my black Mystery Air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgarfield Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 The original bindings of that year ('89-'90 season) were white highbacks. It appears these are the next year's bindings, when the board was purple and black. This board was the one of the first that started getting a "twin tip" like shape (not THE first). Yes, these models said Mystery on them, but the black one (which Craig rides in the early "Snow Rules" video was still acquired by a small amount of early adopters as I recall. Yes, the value is simply what somebody is willing to pay. I went looking for my original Burton Safari that I used to race on and found one for $350! I was patient and within a few months, bought one for $50 (and the seller had gotten it for $25 but wasn't doing anything with it and I had no trouble paying him an extra $25). As you can see from my avatar, this was the board I had before I started riding for Morrow and sold all my Burton stuff (hasty move). I'd rather purchase one with the original bindings, and I wouldn't spend a fortune on it, but let me know if you can't get rid of it. Brian Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrabit Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 The bindings (in Grey) are correct for the year on the Burton Craig Kelly Mystery Air. I have three of them and they all have they grey bindings- Bryan will likely agree. Catalogues sometimes show something different (as it was introduced or preproduction) but it isn't unusal for the grey bindings to be present on that model. Also, many broken baseplates from the original bindings (either white high-backs or grey high-backs) necessitated replacements. True, they looked better on the following years model, but that's my 2 cents. It's rare to find one in good shape and it'll bring whatever people want to pay for it, probably $100 to $200. They are still fun to ride, so put some wax on it and try it out- that's what it was meant to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgarfield Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hmm... maybe it was a location thing, because every CK board owner I knew in the Mid Atlantic at the time had the white high backs, which had orange/red writing, orange/red buckles, and matched the board just right. Here's a pic with me and mine. The guy next to me has one of the following years with the three strap. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68gtscode Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Wow, this brings back some memories! This was one of my first snowboards- I had the small one, I believe a 145. My older brother also got the exact same one, except his was a 16x. Both of our boards came with the grey bindings, purchased new from The Beach Zone in Albuquerque, NM. In terms of how much it's worth... exactly what everyone said before- what someone will pay you for it. I gave mine, along with an old Sims ATV, to Good Will many years back. I think somewhere between $200-100 would be fair. Armtron2000- I haven't ridden one of these since the early 90s, but it was a blast back then so I don't know why it would be any different now! I bet I could still ride better than most folks I see in Tahoe with this thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armtron2000 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 word! i will have to keep my eyes out for one. i would drop an offer, but i just invested in a new board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hmm... maybe it was a location thing, because every CK board owner I knew in the Mid Atlantic at the time had the white high backs, which had orange/red writing, orange/red buckles, and matched the board just right. Here's a pic with me and mine. The guy next to me has one of the following years with the three strap. Brian Thanks for the pic. I had both of those boards. My favorite board from that period is the Shawn Palmer with Cadillac graphics. Still have that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Our Son Rob loved the Mystery Air as shown on this 1990 Cover of SI for Kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgarfield Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Awesome! I remember that issue! I didn't personally get the mag, but of course, my mother was aware of anything she could find that involved snowboarding since it was so "new". Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot3 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Belmont85, I'm interested in the Craig Kelly Board....send me an email to webbcameron@gmail.com as to your asking price etc. Thanks, Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Here's the Craig Kelly Mystery Air snowboard I am trying to sell. Sorry I put up the one that I am keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 See it's the signed one that says mystery air and Craig Kelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 hmmm....7 post guy comes in trying to sell a board, then puts up photos of a different board? Be careful.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belmont85 Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 I accidentally put the wrong pictures up. Wasn't paying attention when I selected the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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