It’s been almost 20 years since Back to the Future II hit theaters and gave every kid under the age of 18 a boner with the thoughts of a real working hoverboard. Shit, I might be 28 years old but if Mattel dropped a hoverboard tomorrow I would definitely buy one. Seeing as how no toy company has figured out how to make a hoverboard we will have to settle for the movie prop version. The auction states that during the course of filming both styrofoam and wooden hoverboards were used. Apparently the styrofoam boards have deteriorated over time but this wooden board was used in filming and it’s in almost perfect condition.
How much is a non-working but almost perfect hoverboard going to set you back? According to the Ebay auction you are looking at somewhere between $30K - $50K. Sure they strapped this thing to Michael J. Fox’s feet and drug him around with a crane but that is a shit ton of money for a wooden board painted neon pink.
Ebay Auction via Engadget
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1 Monster Delorean // Jul 31, 2008 at 1:54 pm
[...] you Marty McFly wannabes, strap on your Air McFlys, grab your hoverboard, jump in your big ass Delorean and gun it to 88. If we only had a flux capacitor our childhood [...]
2 ripvanwinkle // Jul 31, 2008 at 9:15 pm
I’d buy a hoverboard like that only if somebody give me a pill to stop my hands shaking excessively. I keep forgetting about my balance especially if I had milk in my left shoe.
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