sorry to say there not worth that much - although it does look not to bad and complete , bar the yellow wellgo pedals
some were around the £30-£60 for a DB like that - for more money it would have to be near mint
these models were quite common - although most now are striped, sprayed, rusted, broken
they don't have top end parts - like brakes, rims, seat - so only worth money to a collector that had one back in the day or would like one to complete his collection
so why are some bikes worth more than others ?
bmxer's wanted top parts on top bikes to race or freestyle on back in the day - so it makes sense to hunt down what you know are good parts with a good frame
company's made bmx's for the masses - so in order to make money - frames and parts used lesser materials in order to keep cost down - but a lots of kids bought these bmx's and so now it's what the look for
in the 80's bmx's were on top form with the likes of racing in 83 and the switchin to freestyle in 85-ish - top bmx's had top parts and most of the time you paid for it as well -
in the 90's bmx was still around but now some of the big names like dimondback - GT - mongoose, started making bikes for the every day kid that was cheaper and used heaver metals -
mass production was here and not just for the known names - lots of cheaper taiwanese bikes flooded the market, looking just like the top brands, just with bad welds and crap materials
2000 onwards -ish saw the return of extreme sports and big bucks for logo companies (Red Bull is a classic - look at any sport and they are there ) new company's were starting up from riders and so - about 2006 saw bikes getting lighter and now a good standard bmx will cost around £300 to be ok and cool with the kids
each decade has it's top bikes with top parts - the better condition the bigger the price - the rarer the item, the bigger the price
but each decade still has a middle price range and a low end one too.
80's bikes mostly are worth more than the 90's and early 2000
worth less because
condition
mass production of numbers
cheaper made from lesser companies
ugly or less desired
cheap parts
worth more because
rare
mint or near
top end frame
top end parts
most had by kids back in the day
looks good to the eye
prices will differ from the fad of collectors or joe public need - weather / summer or winter will effect price - the amount on the market / people clearing out there sheds, lofts, garages and over flooding the market with allsorts thinking there worth top money cos they heard or saw bmx are selling well :roll:
hope some of this helps
cheers
B