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Posted: **Tue Dec 09, 2025 10:57 am**

SlackAlice wrote: Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:20 am I DO have one of Marc's (signed) personal riders on it's way to me as we speak! Most graciously agreed to part with it! It's the ONLY prototype of the downhill/speed board made. No inset badge, only one on the planet. He's had it since '78. Should receive it tomorrow/Wednesday. Grip tape scraps from the floor of the Benjy factory! Bit of damage to the nose but....

I'll post better pics when it arrives!

i was just reading this post and if this is the only prototype then whats the one currently on ebay with the ply bottom?

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:40 am**

place your bets, what do you think these will fetch? extremely rare but in that condition id have been out at £50

they will obviously go to someone who has a well used board to complete the period set up no doubt , im guessing at £150 anymore would be lunacy

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267507591061 ... R8bvkdPhZg

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2025 7:27 pm**

Yep you are probably right 2 aren’t so bad but the other 2 the writings rubbed off but they’ll probably do good , he must have seen this page as he’s a benjy man

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:01 pm**

I have a feeling these are ones I previously owned, if not they were in very similar condition, they went back and forth between me and Peter Gill (Skateboardzoo) a few times I think about 20 years ago

I’m not sure who Edenbridge Window Systems is but pretty sure I have dealt with him on eBay relatively recently

Worth £150 all day, on rarity value alone , I’d say they would go for more if it wasn’t close to Christmas

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2025 9:24 pm**

More Benjy, one of the plastic top badges for a Benjyboard comp this time from a good source too

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/147024420278 ... R6z6yvThZg

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:14 pm**

who was it that had those plastic versions made? they dont fit as good as the original metal ones as i seem to remember they leave a slight gap on the corners

Posted: **Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:18 pm**

Itsonlymoney!!! wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:01 pm I have a feeling these are ones I previously owned

they certainly look like the same set to me

Posted: **Sat Dec 13, 2025 11:27 am**

punkboy wrote: Thu Dec 11, 2025 11:14 pm who was it that had those plastic versions made? they dont fit as good as the original metal ones as i seem to remember they leave a slight gap on the corners

It might make sense if it was Simon @ sgl he was sitting with a load of Sablosky’s with out the stickers and White-lightening decks maybe he had Comp II’s as well. Although I don’t recall them but they could have been bought up before I got to hear of his shop. You could certainly buy them on eBay at a time.

Posted: **Tue Dec 16, 2025 11:45 am**

i see the superboots only did £78,i was way off

just goes to show that it doesnt matter how rare something is ,if the conditions not there then nobodys interested

Posted: **Tue Dec 16, 2025 10:35 pm**

punkboy wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 11:45 am i see the superboots only did £78,i was way off just goes to show that it doesnt matter how rare something is ,if the conditions not there then nobodys interested

Yeah a rare Benjy bargain

Posted: **Thu Dec 18, 2025 1:29 pm**

Rare bargain indeed! Chuffed to win those from Ian’s collection

Posted: **Thu Dec 18, 2025 1:36 pm**

i was just reading this post and if this is the only prototype then whats the one currently on ebay with the ply bottom?

My thoughts are that my board (from Marc Sinclair) was their first speed board prototype and the ply bottom is another phase they were trying as a cost reduction by using the birch bottom much like they did with the 40” Carver, which also started out with full striped bottom. Marc has pics of him riding one in France in ‘78

Posted: **Sun Dec 21, 2025 6:15 pm**

yes that would make sense then, i see its still for sale, i dont think it will be going anywhere for a long time at the current price

Posted: **Sun Dec 21, 2025 6:23 pm**

punkboy wrote: Sat Nov 29, 2025 6:13 pm heres one of those rare comp "bengi zablonskis" if anyones interested ]

looks like the zablonskis gone no bids first time round at £260 relisted and sold for £290

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2026 5:55 pm**

the down hiller is still not sold i see,think its going to be a very very long time and needs a drastic price drop

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