I have decided that I have too much crap in my basement.
In addition to a bunch of Miata and mini bike parts, I have an old tackle box with a few old lures in it. I have learned enough from the good folks at e-Bay that just about any old stuff has some value.
Is there any market for his stuff? I don't have a ton of it, just an old box with some stuff in it. Most of the stuff is mid to late 60's. Newest items probably date to the early 70's.
Woody wrote: I have decided that I have too much crap in my basement. In addition to a bunch of Miata and mini bike parts, I have an old tackle box with a few old lures in it. I have learned enough from the good folks at e-Bay that just about any old stuff has some value. Is there any market for his stuff? I don't have a ton of it, just an old box with some stuff in it. Newest items probably date to the early 70's.
No idea on the value, but any pictures? I might be interested in some of it.
I'm going to assume that its worth something to collectors and people looking to make their cabin look rustic.
Is there any market for his stuff?
the good folks at e-Bay
Depends on how vintage some of the stuff is. 70's? not so much, 40's and 50's equal $$$$$. Around here estate auctions have some that show up every now and then. I would check some fishing boards to gauge interest.
FWIW, I inherited my grandfather's tackle box(he died in '89), and about 10-years ago had someone take a look at it. It too was mostly early/mid-70's hardware, and - at that time anyway - there was no value to it.
Do you have any wooden or glass bodied lures? These are the most sought after ones. There are no National price guides, there are small pamplet guides that are mostly printed by individual collectors and updated a few times a year based mostly on tracking eBay sales. The guides are just that, guides, and typically reflect the high end price range, which you will rearly realize; if I made 60%-70% on my eBay items compared to guide pricing, I was happy.
I chose to sell a huge collection of fishing gear from the 40's & 50's about 7 years ago, it took me almost 14 months to sell it all. I was fortunate to find a 'expert' on the craft and had him market some of the more expensive bamboo rods and reels, the rest I sold at gun shows and eBay; my expert associate prints a bi-annual guide, at least he did at the time (2002-04), let me see if I can find his contact info for you.
The older hand made stuff is valuable. I once bought my dad an orignal Rapala. I got it after he died, but somehow it has escaped my possession.
OK OP, I found one of the pricing catalogs from the 'expert', here's the info. off the cover of the last catalog/guide (#51-2004) I had from him
Adams Angling Hunting & Fishing Books, Angling Paraphernalia Jim Adams, Proprietor 1170 Keeler Ave. Berkeley, CA 94708 (510)849-1324 email: AdamsAngl@aol.com
I do not know if Jim is still in business, he had to be in his 80's when I was dealing w/him, I'd shoot him a email and see if he has a current catalog and go from there.
Good luck with it,
GR40RACER
Is it fly fishing stuff or spinney rod stuff? Fly rod stuff is probably worth more
my dad has a basement of 1950's fishing equipment. He has wooden lures and some that were for musky fishing. Ebay.
vintage fishing lures from the 30's-50's are worth money. More as works of art than anything.
I got a bunch of Disston saws around. I need to see what they are worth.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ANTIQUE-FLYFISHING-LURE-JOSEPH-KVITSKY-1938-UNUSED_W0QQitemZ330401268370QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ced734292
$20k?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Winchester-3-Hook-Minnow-Model-9010-Parrot_W0QQitemZ360232089236QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53df817694
$675?
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