I’m of the belief that everything posted and littering the web is merely a self-indulgent activity at best—and in that sense I’m no different than anyone else. So let's get onto the real purpose of this site: finding decks for myself. I’m looking for all of the following in mint, unskated condition (no grip tape, plastics, etc), and will pay top dollar and/or trade decks and art from my own collection to acquire them. Here is an email link to contact me should you own or know the whereabouts of the decks featured below.

 

 

 

 

 

Powell Peralta Steve Caballero: The original dragon seated on the bearing released in 1980. Will take any version, whether it's 6-ply or 7-ply, as long as it's NOS/unskated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powell Peralta Lance Mountain: The original 1985 Future Primitive graphic with the big, blobby guy in the middle. This graphic was printed with and without a background, I'll take whatever I can get my hands on.

Schmitt Stix John Lucero: The first model with the eyes behind the dungeon bars, 1986. Owned one of these in 1987 and it was the best board I'd ever skated until the Lucero X2 model came out.

 

 

 

Schmitt Stix John Lucero: This is the X2 model with the jester character emerging from behind the bars. Owned several of these boards in 87/88. Schmitt had top quality wood/stains then and these boards just looked beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Monica Airlines/Santa Cruz Tim Brauch/Ron Whaley/Israel Forbes: Specifically looking for graphics designed by Thomas Campbell (slicks and wood boards), circa 1994-1997. Thomas is one of my all time favorite artists.

 

  

 

 

 

 

Stereo Ethan Fowler: Any graphics designed by Thomas Campbell, circa 1994-1997.

Vision Agent Orange: The first release of this band deck in 1985. Way too many good memories attached to the songs of Agent Orange. Need to have this on my wall. I owned a used one for a bit, but it just didn't do the job.

 

  

SMA Rocco Division Steve Rocco: the Cross graphic on a full-size model, 1988. Steve Rocco gave me some of the best years of my single life. For whatever reason, this deck sums them all up for me.

 

 

 

 

Blind Henry Sanchez: the Beauty and the Beast slick, 1994. To me, this deck symbolizes the peak of the World empire as I knew and loved it. After this one came out - and only for a short bit at that - the company began to undergo changes that would one day render it unrecognizable to its former haphazard and ridiculous origins.

 

  

World Industries Rodney Mullen: the Rock is King model, 1991. To know Rodney is to love this deck. It was simply prime usage of a skate graphic to its very best and very worst

 

Powell Peralta Alan "Ollie" Gelfand: the tank model, circa 1980. I once owned a prime NOS Gelfand, but felt compelled to trade it up for a Napping Negro. No regrets, but would love to find a replacement in mint condition


  

Alien Workshop: any of the sculpture slicks done by Mike Hill circa 1992-1995, especially the John Drake Fruit Painter and the Bo Turner Devil Hand Puppet. These AWS boards were some of the most inventive slick bottoms ever created.

Santa Monica Airlines Natas Kaupas: the first Natas pro model released in 1985 (all yellow paint). Another board I didn't feel cool enough to skate back in the day.

 

  

Blind Rudy Johnson: the first and little seen 1991 Experimental Toyota model with art by Mark Gonzales. My second favorite Gonz-drawn graphic aside from Rudy's Aborted model.

 

Santa Monica Airlines Natas Kaupas: the fourth or fifth Natas pro model released in 1987 with a portrait graphic by artist Chris Buchinsky. I opted to buy the Bulldog art Natas model instead of this one back then, but now I prefer this one more for some odd reason.

 

  

101 Natas Kaupas: the Patriot Demon model with art by Andy Jenkins. This was the first board I purchased in 1991 after being laid off at Powell Peralta. Nostalgia sucks, but I can't stop the affliction.