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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. 27 Comments »By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to the TERMS OF SERVICE. Any violations of these terms may result in account suspension or deactivation. Please keep your comments civil and in good taste. To report a comment, email info@surfboardshack.comNevvar, 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. Surfer Paul, on October 26, 2010 @ 3:01 pm |I have a 8’2 pipiline gun shaped in 1973 by Lopez He signature it on the bottom about 8 inches in front of the skeg on the foam blank with pencel only the word “Lopez”, the skeg kinda thick with wide base, 19 in wide hard rails lots of vee, almost no rocker narrow nose,Glass has double bolts on rail near nose and one long bolt on forward deck magenta tint, with Blue pin stripes never seen a better Lopez than this ever!! Made for big Pipe,I used it a lot in the late70s few dings need to sell!! Annabelle, on November 17, 2010 @ 11:52 am |I have a red with white Lightning Bolt (same as Big Wednesday board) with Gerry’s siggy and serial number…I beleive it’s not shaped by Gerry since it had a fin box and not a fibreglass fin~ probably by Hansen in the early 1970’s. cash reed, on December 3, 2010 @ 1:10 pm |i have 1977red with yellow bolt signed gerry lopez 7’6 19.25 wide pure source no serial numbers personal owned board 8000 obo maria, on June 2, 2011 @ 10:33 pm |how much is a orange jerry lopez ligningbolt…single boxfin….ricpaper sinature…hole drilled in fin for leash….worth? Dan M, on June 5, 2011 @ 2:11 pm |I collect Lightning Bolts and guns shaped in the 70’s. If you have for sale, please send email with pictures & $ to mandarkus@me.com I’m in Los Angeles area. thanks Angela U, on July 4, 2011 @ 9:05 am |My husband has a Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt surfboard from the 1970’s.It is yellow and whie with a red lightning bolt. I would like to sell it, but do not know who buys them. Can anyone help me? There are no holes in it, but a couple small dents. He is stripping the wax off as we speak. Thanks! Susan Carlson, on August 14, 2011 @ 8:11 am |My neighbor just sold his 1976 yellow/black Gerry Lopez Bolt board at their yard sale for $200. His wife is mad because she thinks it was worth a lot more. Was it? Any opinions may be helpful! (It wasn’t signed) Thanks…… Mike Hudson, on August 18, 2011 @ 9:22 am |I Have a 1972, 7’2″ Signature, Lopez Bolt. Mike, South Carolina edtree, on September 24, 2011 @ 2:09 pm |Rice paper sticker blah blah blah Jay, on December 13, 2011 @ 1:21 pm |I foolishly sold a Lightning bolt shaped by Lopez to a surf museum. It was bright green with red bolt on the deck. Don’t even want to say how little I let it go for.but hopefully it’s hanging on the wall there still north of coffs harbour nsw. rickey lopez, on March 30, 2012 @ 2:50 pm |A frend of mine baught a black lightning bolt back in the late 70s early 80s new for 250.00 cocoa beach. I just watch randy rarick sell one at auction for 50.000 on one of these sites were on here, can,t rember look arround. If you get the chance to ride make sure do. Their weight forward shape make a great down the line ride. with weight foeward boards you can beat the foam ball out because of the forward weight speed. One of the reasons he rode pipe so well. i,m haveing one built the same way with todays bottoms. gets into waves much easyer when your boards moveing foward faster. Give it a try. They werrent one of the best selling boards just because they had his name on it. They really worked. The Ed tree, on May 25, 2012 @ 1:37 am |For Luke’s info the guy at the site you mentioned wluldn’t know his ass from his elbow. That site is a perfect example of how the net can mislead! Mine got 5000 and I wish I never sold her 🙁 Leave a comment |
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!