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I recently received a question from a surfer. What is the retail value of a vintage signed Gerry Lopez lighting bolt surfboard in great condition?
Does anyone have any idea? I know it’s hard to tell without a photo and much details…I”ll see if they can send some over for me to post. I guess it does matter what it’s condition is, if it’s been restored, who shaped it, when, etc. If anyone knows anything please post a comment below. Mahalo. Updated, just got more information about the board: Attached photos of board. 7′ 6″ yellow lighting nolt. A pure source TM. It is numbered, however resin was attached over number for an ankle strap. Part of the number is visible - 898. Mahalo for your help. 12 Comments »Nevvar, on October 30, 2008 @ 4:25 pm |Did you sell the board? If not let me know. I am interested. DAV WAV, on December 5, 2008 @ 6:13 pm |Do Not sell for less than 5999.00 I surfed one for 4 years, east coast.I have only seen there value become outrageous.If I still had mine{ it broak in half twice and still a surf guru dug it out of the trash.}Mine was banana yellow with light blue boltand signed by gerry lopez. I bought it from Woody Styron of wrightsville beach 1975.Woody past away early in a boating accident,He was a man to admire through his contribution to surfing.If you did sell it savor the fact that you once had a piece of contemporary art which the real value is yet to be decided. andy, on January 24, 2009 @ 7:44 pm |6000.00 is real steep check vintage surf auction great place for classics, if you are looking for a 9′3 1963 hansen please contact Edgar, on April 2, 2009 @ 5:45 am |I want to know if there is some body that still have a surf board color black lighting bolt by jerry lopez.this kind of surf board only made 100 in all the world in 1981 or 1982 thank you!!! John Navarrette, on September 23, 2009 @ 9:06 pm |Got one but not sure if its the one youre looking for. br kellogg, on September 29, 2009 @ 6:32 pm |that yellow boaed was most likey shaped by terry martin and glassed and signd by danny browner i worked at hobie’s back in the day both danny and terry are legends themselfs!!!!!!! bill hudgens, on December 14, 2009 @ 8:14 am |whats the value of a lopez lightningbolt,red w/yellow bolt early 80s signed 7′6 bill hudgens, on December 14, 2009 @ 11:58 am |the board is redwith yellow around the bolt,shortboards like being towed into waves seemed unpatriotic to me and i only got it in hopes my daughters might learn to love surfing as i do.and i didnt know it was worth more than the money i paid my buddy i grew up with in south bay,value doesnt matter as it was stolen by ass holes that probably cant read or swim,luckely my model T i got from another old friend who shaped it wasnt there at the time or my other boards.i got the r.v. back and it aint near as important to me as my kids,dog OR a surfboard. Ron Peterson, on March 11, 2010 @ 7:57 am |I have a yellow with red lightning bolt, back is also red Gerry Lopez 6′10″ swallow tail in perfect condition. only been in water about a dozen times. If interested i can email pictures. I am in AZ. phone is 480-709-9304 I purchased board in 1975 at Dana Point, CA.Need to sell. Leave a commentRSS feed for these comments. | TrackBack URI |
luke, on October 20, 2008 @ 9:58 pm |
it’s a lopez model not shaped by gerry lopez, they would use a rice paper laminate for the signature. check out http://www.vintagebolt.com
i would say you could probably get $450 but that’s just a guess… if anyone knows who shaped them please post!