Originally Posted by
Cactus459
Unable to tell what you're stating, it has no value because it is 26er with no suspension and has rust? I do understand it is in need of restoration. This bike is very rare beast, are you at all familiar with this model?
Rare does not automatically equate to value. I don't know anyone collecting late 1980s Raleigh MTBs. Maybe someone is out there. A lot of rare stuff is rare because it did not do well in the market. Often, popular stuff is more desirable and more collectible than rare stuff.
I've owned a lot of rare MTBs from that era ~ 1988. None were super valuable. Many were full Deore XT, one was full Suntour XC Pro.
Now some of the rare, not consumer brand MTBs from that era do have value, some a lot of value.