# What great unicycle finds have you scored on Craigslist/dusty barns/etc?
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**Created:** [February 27, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682 "2016-02-27T14:10:11Z")
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### Author:  [@FoxxyD](https://unicyclist.com/u/FoxxyD)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/1 "2016-02-27T14:10:11Z")
We already have a topic for “unicycles for sale on Craigslist” that focuses on current listings, but in this topic let’s tell stories of things we’ve actually bought.
This morning, I woke up and did my morning ritual of chugging coffee and typing “unicycle” on Craigslist. Usually I find old rusted Schwinns listed for $400, etc, but this morning I found a Torker LX 24" listed for $40 with a stand. I talked him down to $35 and now it’s mine.
When I arrived, I realized the house looked very familiar. Suddenly, it hit me - I’ve bought unicycles from this guy before. I bought a Sun 20" from the very same house a year ago which I ended up giving to a friend in a misguided attempt to have a riding partner.
So when I saw the LX, I realized something else: it was a nearly identical model to one I bought for my girlfriend a year ago as well. I had ordered a red LX 24" from UDC for around $200 shipped, and now I managed to pick up almost the exact same thing for $35.
It’s not nearly as cool as the Profile/Yuni I found for $20, but I think it’s a decent find and it rides totally well.
The one with the silver rim is my new find, and the one with the black rim is my girlfriend’s. Identical frames, just $165 below what I paid for hers.
And now we’re matchies, which is just so romantic and cool. 🕶
So what about your own experiences with dusty barn finds and great (or not so great) Craigslist listings?
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### Author:  [@uniwookie](https://unicyclist.com/u/uniwookie)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/2 "2016-02-27T18:47:17Z")
Back in August, I was doing my normal “unicycle” Craigslist search and found a giraffe unicycle on sale for $20! I had been wanting to try one out, but didn’t want to drop much money on one since I wasn’t sure I’d actually have time to learn how to ride and free mount it. Needless to say, I responded immediately for the $20 steal! I picked it up a few hours later and then came home to a surprise birthday party my wife set up for me. A new-to-me unicycle and surprise birthday party, could turning 30 get any better?!?
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### Author:  [@Shmolagin](https://unicyclist.com/u/Shmolagin)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/3 "2016-02-27T19:16:10Z")
I got a giraffe for $50 once that needed nothing but air and a chain. It cost me almost $10 for a chain but that’s not too bad.
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### Author:  [@pierrox](https://unicyclist.com/u/pierrox)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/4 "2016-02-27T20:13:20Z")
I got some good stuff from people here on that forum. Picked up a hardly used Basket Ball 24" Qu’Ax uni for about a €100 - where new they’re more like €250.
And on the french forum there was a guy who had stopped uni some years back and decided to clear his apartment. I got a brand new pair of 100mm cranks for €5 and a KH saddle for that same price. A couple of years ago, I picked an Impact trials in very mint condition, like new tire and non-stock expensive pedals and spare shin guards for €180.
But I never got any of those legendary €20 deals we all heard about.
The best deal we’ve heard about here in Paris is a beginner who picked up a KH29" with a Schlumpf hub, Magura brake, etc for €700. Two years later he still hasn’t even tried the second speed… Unfortunately he won’t sell.
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### Author:  [@OneTrackMind](https://unicyclist.com/u/OneTrackMind)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/5 "2016-02-27T20:18:30Z")
I bought my first uni from a garage sale for ten dollars. Still yet to buy a new unicycle. The other five came from eBay, Gumtree or through this site.
$100 or less:
$60 for the Qu-ax Luxus 20. The seller lived over 100 miles away but it so happened we would be passing within a mile of each other two days later.
$85 for the Torker LX 24 in perfect condition and $100 for the KH Onza seemed pretty reasonable.
Bought some parts at very good price too. Exactly what I needed when I needed them. A 400 x 27.2 Nimbus aluminium seat post, Nimbus gel seat, a pair of Odyssey pedals, a 24 inch tube and some decorative valve caps all brand new for $45.
A girl up the street gave me her rusty old beyond-repair 20 inch uni from which I salvaged a seat and tyre upgrade for my learner.
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### Author:  [@johnfoss](https://unicyclist.com/u/johnfoss)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/6 "2016-02-27T22:12:27Z")
I’ve bought a bunch of interesting and “collectible” unicycles on eBay. Not to mention unicycle collectibles, stickers, and art! I should really give Craigslist a try.
{20 minutes later}
Yuck. A bunch of hoverboards, electric BC wheels, and a handful of old Torkers and lower-end models. But there was someone selling a Loyd uni, in much better shape than my eBay one, and someone else selling a Schwinn Giraffe in original condition!
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### Author:  [@Reeny](https://unicyclist.com/u/Reeny)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/7 "2016-02-28T03:03:19Z")
£16 ($25) Ebay
The hand painted, black & white Chinese PowerCircle 20" Uni was a cheap way for me to practice, before fully committing to the Orange Club 24"
The initial spend was £16 / $25
20-inch - Upgraded with 24" club saddle, UDC seat post, pedals, tool kit, shorter cranks, spare tyre = £70 in total
24-inch Club (£79), alloy seat post, metal pedals, KH saddle, Schwalbe crazy Bob = around £100 plus postage
Fattie 26" new build - work in progress, expected to be around £330.
So in this game, £16 can be converted into £500 very very quickly.
The MIDAS touch in reverse.
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### Author:  [@FoxxyD](https://unicyclist.com/u/FoxxyD)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 10:42am UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/8 "2016-02-29T10:42:59Z")
> [@Reeny](#):
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> So in this game, £16 can be converted into £500 very very quickly. The MIDAS touch in reverse.
I call that “passion.” My significant other calls it “mental illness.” Tomato tomato.
That expression doesn’t translate well to online.
I remember a few months back, UDC was having a major sale on a pair of 75mm square tapered cranks, down to like $10. I thought, “huh, I will never use these… but it’s only ten bucks…” so they sat in my closet for a long time.
Passion.
Now I put them on my new red Torker 24" and it’s ridiculously impractical and fast.
Passion.
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### Author:  [@Reeny](https://unicyclist.com/u/Reeny)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/9 "2016-02-29T13:52:31Z")
If I could find a Torker 24" for $35 in nearly new condition, I would be happy.
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### Author:  [@imjoshb](https://unicyclist.com/u/imjoshb)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://unicyclist.com/t/what-great-unicycle-finds-have-you-scored-on-craigslist-dusty-barns-etc/124682/10 "2016-03-08T14:42:24Z")
Found a schwinn giraffe on Craigslist last October for $50. Haven’t seen anything like that since and I check almost everyday