Prolly worth a million, huh?

[Bbqjoe]

I'm helping a buddy get rid of some excessive junk around his place, and found this in his side yard.

 

[itsid]

COOOOL.. a Bird Baja

I like it, I'd keep it.

'sid

 

[Bbqjoe]

COOOOL.. a Bird Baja

I like it, I'd keep it.

'sid

Well, he just got divorced awhile back, and is cleaning the wreckage that is his yard, that I guess he lost interest in.
So we're CL-ing the daylights out of stuff.

I might post it, is it worth a million bucks, or what?

It seems almost everybody has a trashed out gokart somewhere.

 

[itsid]

not the original wheels... I's say around 120 or so...
it's just a nice yard kart, no collectible, no "rarity"
it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay.

'sid

 

[Bbqjoe]

not the original wheels... I's say around 120 or so...
it's just a nice yard kart, no collectible, no "rarity"
it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay.

'sid

The beauty of a free market.

 

[Kartorbust]

Well the question is, will that old Briggs turn over?

 

[Bbqjoe]

Well the question is, will that old Briggs turn over?

It looks like someone was about to give it a whack, got distracted, and never went back.

 

[Kartorbust]

I take it as, full tank of bad gas and old oil now.

 

[ML-TOYS]

Antique price

 

[Hellion]

I'd leave it there, tumble weeds have found a home, tires sunk into the sand...it's fancy schmancy yard art.

Add a new diaphragm to the pump ($.50 worth of material), fresh fuel and some fresh oil and she'll probably burp a few times, sure.

Further research seems to indicate it's a Bird/Phoenix Engineering kart from the glorious 80's.
I don't see these too often around here. I'd air up the tires and see if the thing'll fire on starting fluid. Maybe go a bit further and make it a running roller (maybe not necessarily powered by chain and all, but..).

Beautiful kart though, the geometry and overall "raciness".

Dang Joe, keep knocking them outta the park in the photography arena and we'll have to put you on a pedestal.

 

[Kansaskart]

175 obo.

 

[Hellion]

175 obo.

That's your estimation; fair and realistic and what it's basically worth... but what would the typical CL minion ask for?

 

[Bbqjoe]

That's your estimation; fair and realistic and what it's basically worth... but what would the typical CL minion ask for?

Let me look.

This is about the only thing that came up @ $175 and less in PHX.
Asking $100

 

[Bbqjoe]

Or you could go this way for $1600.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/6202521663.html


SUPER, SUPER EXCELLENT CONDITION (LOOKS LIKE NEW WITH LESS THAN 10 HOURS OF USE) CRG ROAD REBEL GOKART WITH 14 HP. BRIGGS & STRATTON (ELECTRIC START) WORLD FORMULA ENGINE. JUST SPENT OVER $ 300.00 ON NEW BATTERY, CARBURETOR REBUILD, FUEL TANK FLUSHED, NEW FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTER AS WELL AS THE MASTER-CYLINDER AND BRAKE CALIPER REBUILT WITH ALL OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSHED. THIS KART HAS NEVER BEEN RACED AND IT RUNS AND DRIVES LIKE BRAND NEW. $ 1600.00.

 

[Kansaskart]

Yes, and the next one up in phx has brand new tires and a running predator for $300 . the one with 'rn' on the seat.

So like I said, 175 obo.

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Were slashing prices! Everything must go!

 

[Hellion]

It's all in "the sell".

I figger you write in all caps and toss in those trigger words like "vintage", "antique" and "rare" and $800 isn't far off. Be sure and tell them it's complete. I'm surprised it still has a chain. Most junkers are stripped of everything even remotely useful...

Bubba is often in need of dem wheels for his lawnmower or wheelbarrow, you know.

 

[Bbqjoe]

Just posted on CL for $175.

 

[Kansaskart]

It's all in "the sell".

I figger you write in all caps and toss in those trigger words like "vintage", "antique" and "rare" and $800 isn't far off. Be sure and tell them it's complete. I'm surprised it still has a chain. Most junkers are stripped of everything even remotely useful...

Bubba is often in need of dem wheels for his lawnmower or wheelbarrow, you know.

That's hilarious!!

It's even better at live auctions when common sense goes out the window and bidding wars begin. Nothing like paying at or above retail. Then you have all the 'bankrupt' farmers out here with bottomless checkbooks "I already have 4 of those, I will take it home, fix it and use it." Sure you will. Its ok though, they often overlook a lot of stuff esp if its not green and yellow.

 

[Hellion]

I've heard of that happening at live auctions but never witnessed it firsthand. It's real bad with these guys hording all the vintage mini bikes and go karts. Just the mentality of it all.

Just posted on CL for $175.

Well, shoot. Let's see the ad Joe before it goes POOF.

Come on!

 

[Bbqjoe]

Straight up. No BS.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/snw/6220454242.html