I think I've asked here before, but does anyone have a 1980 and/or 1983 Dragon badge they'd like to sell?
For reasons now unclear to me, I started collecting Dragon badges (other than my own from attending) a couple of years ago and I only have these two left to complete the set.
Going on an average of the last few I'd bought I'd say that £30 each was a fair price. Surprisingly it's the 60s badges that fetch the least (other than the first cloth badge which hardly ever comes up for sale). 60s badges struggle to fetch £10, whereas a 1985 badge (with the date intact - it's a long story*) can fetch over £100 because that's the year that only about 250 people made it to the rally due to snow.
If you have a 1962 cloth badge or a 1985 badge (with date) then you have a few hundred quid in your hands. My intentions aren't financial, I ran a website devoted to Dragon stories (currently off-line) and I wanted to have pictures of all the year badges. I also collect songsheets, tickets and magazine articles connected to the rally, because I love the event.
Anyway, I'd be absolutely delighted to talk to someone who can help me complete the set.
Graham Carrick
* The 250 riders who made the 1985 snowy rally had badges as per usual. Another rally was held a month later so everyone else could attend and the badges for the later Dragon had the year ground off. Funnily enough, I have never seen a ground badge on Ebay so that too might be worth a penny.
