Prices of centrepins...
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Two of the lads at work each bought a Stillwater branded 'pin, one the Severn and the other the Wensum and I was impressed with both.
Both are bearing reels and spin very freely, one of them christened his with a few Barbel when I guested him on a club water and it performed admirably especially considering the relatively low price which I think was around £45 and it looked the part too.
Stillwater Coarse Reels – Glasgow Angling Centre
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The Wensum looks uncannily like, dare I say -is- the same as the Marco Cortesi Mark 1 reel ...I have a couple of those and like them alot. I think I paid @£35 for them a few years back.
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I'm not arguing Chevin, but I don't think that first sentence is quite true. Most of the Youngs go for less than the brought price as do many of the older reels, like Rapidex and such. Its only the odd hand made reels that sell for £400+ actually increase in value slightly. Then you have the Hardy's but they tend to have a niche market. I'd not say high-end centre-pins were collectible, if were talking about them being value for money buddy. But its just my take on things. But I do agree you can get a cracker for £100 or so, Okuma being a fine example, i was very disappointed with my Youngs, hence I sold it for a loss? Keep safe Buddy.
I think the current models of Youngs reels will appreciate in value if kept in good condition and the boxes are kept. Rapidex and Trudex reels are fetching around £60-£100 for models in good condition not bad for considering they would have cost around £6 when new back in the day. Take care in these difficult times
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I'm not remotely convinced that the vast majority of centrepins appreciate in value at all. An old Youngs pin selling for £6 in the sixties is actually selling for less now than just a simple inflationary increase would account for. To that end, they've not increased in value at all.
The three types of pin I have that seem to be worth more than I paid for them all have something in common. They were all bought at knockdown prices once their production had ceased and they were cleared because few seemed to want to buy them. Each of the three were largely panned on forums and Faceache. Once they were unavailable for a while, second hand prices start outstripping the purchase price I paid and even the original RRP in some cases. Trying to second guess what reels this might happen to is nigh on impossible. All three could just as easily be worth less than the discounted price I paid. in another few years they may be worth very little.
If I were to try to buy any centrepin with any prospect of it increasing in value, it would be something expensive and limited availability. Something along the lines of a Chris Lythe. However, even then, it's hardly a fantastic investment unless you actually want an excellent centrepin reel.
Pins can certainly be collectable, plenty of folks do just that. Values have almost nothing to do with something's collectability. There are people out there that collect empty crisp packets, beer mats, empty shotgun cartridges, and the like, with no thought at all about monetary values.
The three types of pin I have that seem to be worth more than I paid for them all have something in common. They were all bought at knockdown prices once their production had ceased and they were cleared because few seemed to want to buy them. Each of the three were largely panned on forums and Faceache. Once they were unavailable for a while, second hand prices start outstripping the purchase price I paid and even the original RRP in some cases. Trying to second guess what reels this might happen to is nigh on impossible. All three could just as easily be worth less than the discounted price I paid. in another few years they may be worth very little.
If I were to try to buy any centrepin with any prospect of it increasing in value, it would be something expensive and limited availability. Something along the lines of a Chris Lythe. However, even then, it's hardly a fantastic investment unless you actually want an excellent centrepin reel.
Pins can certainly be collectable, plenty of folks do just that. Values have almost nothing to do with something's collectability. There are people out there that collect empty crisp packets, beer mats, empty shotgun cartridges, and the like, with no thought at all about monetary values.
sam vimes
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The Bank of England's online inflation calculator suggests that £6 in 1968 equates to £104.84 in 2019.
Using Inflation tool calculator it equates to £89.52 in 2020. Either way no wonder my old mum went mad when I blew my savings on a £18 Hardy rod back in 1970.?
Funny that,I did similar,bought a Hardy 10ft Avon from Anglers Corner(Leagrave,Luton)for £13/10/6,then when on holiday in Christchurch I bought a Hardy Fred J Taylor trotter for £17/19/6(I think)from Davis's,I still have both today,though they have not been used for probably 30 years,maybe more,great rods back then,worth nothing now,as both have replacement more modern tip rings,after me grooving the old glass lined ones...
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Keith M
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I bought a 14ft 6inch Match Enterprise; a rod which Billy Lane was promoting at around that time which cost me a similar amount.
It ended up supporting my runner beans a few years later. When I eventually replaced it
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It ended up supporting my runner beans a few years later. When I eventually replaced it
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Stunning picture regardless of the size, nice to see such quality.