Hi all. Top of the morning to you from sunny (well pretty grey actually) Ireland. I used to skate back in the late 80's and early 90's. I really enjoyed it but was never very good if I am being honest, so it kind of fizzled out as I got into my late teens. My second deck was a Deathbox Pete Dossett (see photo). Deathbox was UK based so were most popular on this side of the pond. I'm not sure if they were even distributed in the US or Canada....
Anyways, having just hit 40, I have been feeling somewhat nostalgic of late. And amongst other things, I've been reminiscing over my misspent youth and skating in particular. There is absolutely no way I would consider trying to get back on a deck (I would end up killing myself) but I am considering trying to get hold of examples of my old decks to keep for posterity. My first deck was a Rob Roskopp which, I believe, has been re-issued, so no problem there. The Deathbox is proving more illusive, however. The company has long since ceased trading so buying a brand new one is not an option. I've been searching around online at
http://www.for-sale.ie/skateboard for used and second hand skateboards for sale but have had no luck in the UK or Ireland trying to find this particular deck. Rare as rocking horse shit it would appear.
So my question is this; were Deathbox decks ever sold in North America? If so, were they popular enough for any decks to be still kicking around? After nearly 30 years, I appreciate that un-skated, mint examples would be like unicorns. But thought it would be worth asking.
Thanks in advance for any pointers.