Hey DPers, whether you are looking for a safe, clean alternative mode of transportation or a fine collectible item, I have just what you're looking for.

Before the invention was named Segway, it was called Ginger, and even before it was called Ginger, it was known as the Top Secret Vista Prototype. Whatever the name is, I like to think of it as the '89 Segway (meaning it was from the 1989 model year). I recently made a killing and scored 10 of these factory-refurbished freewheeling babies on a trip to Antwerp, and now I would like to pass along those savings to you. Why pay in the upwards of $2,000, $3,000, or even $5,000 dollars for a similar item when an '89 Segway can be yours at the low introductory price of $995.

The '89 Segway model is motorless and does not run on batteries but rather works off the clean, renewable resource known the world over as gravity. It works both on stairs, and as shown in the action photograph, it can traverse over rugged surfaces such as ivy. (The '89 Segway shown in the photograph is mounted by a professional rider on a closed course. It is not recommended to ride your Segway over plains of ivy at home.)

Got a grand you have no idea how to spend? The '89 Segway is just for you! As an added bonus, the first six customers who buy will be treated to twenty free dinners at Sweet Tomatoes and a free windshield replacement brought to you by the kind folks over at Empire Glass. Don't miss out! Act now!

(Financing available)

See a larger image of the '89 Segway in action.