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Cheap rods on ebay
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davhall |
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Posts: 4003 (14/12/06 14:20) |
nice if you have got the money burning a hole in yer pocket.
£500 quid to me however would go on other things...boring. 10 bids so far,intresting to see what it go's for. dave.
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NoddyT |
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Posts: 482 (14/12/06 15:09) |
I know a lot of people buy and sell on eBay but personally I am opposed to it, I believe we should support our local tackle shops (and/or the BFW shop). If we don't then what will we do when they are out of business? These small shops owned by enthusiastic anglers are a valuable resource of local knowledge, not to mention bait, hooks, rods, line.....
btw I don't own or have shares in a shop and I do buy some things online just not fishing tackle. |
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davhall |
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Posts: 4003 (14/12/06 15:24) |
support your local electrical shop,your local computer shop and your local clothes shops.
it's a buyers market and you cannot blame people wanting a cheap deal. i use a few tackle shops but when you see a reel in the shop for £325 and then go to ebay and it's 50 quid cheaper,what would you do. dave.
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NoddyT |
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Posts: 482 (14/12/06 16:09) |
Truthfully I would buy it from the shop where I could see it, handle it and if it falls apart after a week take it back. Pictures on the inet are misleading, right ups are not always true, parcel post is a good way of getting things smashed. Plus if you are regular and got enough front you can always get discount from your local shop, "did you know this is only £xxx up the road..."
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davhall |
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Posts: 4003 (14/12/06 17:14) |
yep,your right in one way
i would love to use the tackle shop and not bother online. as for being a regular and getting a discount,not at my tackle shop..RRP,they have to. dave.
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Leo |
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Posts: 581 (14/12/06 20:09) |
Just bought a Wychwood Rapier Barbel Rod off ebay, new sells for about £100 got it for £52 plus postage. But the postage is £12 still a bargain but the new postage charges are having an impact.
Got a couple of bids in at the moment including Shimano reels, never can never have enough can you 
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Barbel kid |
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Posts: 91 (14/12/06 22:11) |
My technique is go find ur item eg rod reel e.t.c look at it in the tackle shop first then find it on ebay
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wigan stu |
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Posts: 1257 (14/12/06 22:17) |
for me a lot depends on the shop , i remember last yr , i went into my small local shop, spent 70 odd quid , the miserable sod behind the counter added everything up , ''that'll be £73.59p please '' !!?? thinks to myself , now if that was me behind the counter it would have been ''call it £73 '' , i agree with a lot of whats been said , but its a 2 way thing , a bit of good will back from the shops is needed
i've recentley just got 2 bargains from e bay , 2 reels on 2 seperate occasions , retail in the shops would have been around 80 or 90 quid , e bay total for 2 brand new in the box reels , £58 , shops cant compete |
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Barbel kid |
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Posts: 91 (14/12/06 22:20) |
Well said above...i have also sold and got many bagains....i now only by things like terminal tackle from the shop...
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dr barbus |
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Posts: 1567 (15/12/06 00:21) |
Two please with the estate in Wiltshire.
 -- Dr Barbus
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thisisjohn |
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Posts: 8599 (15/12/06 03:24) |
For that kind of money i would want and demand to pay cash
for it so i could see what i am paying for before actually parting with my money....j.w |
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PJ Martin |
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Posts: 770 (15/12/06 04:02) |
I guess I must be in the minority and fail to see to see what warrants that price for it.
I can appreciate it as a bit of nostalgic value etc but this surely is way over priced? The original rod must have cost a fraction of that cost and in my opinion it isn't that old to warrant it being an antique or a collectable. Obviously, just my opinion on the matter and I'm sure that others have strong views to the contrary. |
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thisisjohn |
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Posts: 8599 (15/12/06 04:15) |
Paul, very difficult one to answer but,
If you purchased a R.Walker M4 in mid 60s it would have cost around £4 brand new, same rod second hand in good cond fetches £200 +, now thats an increase on origional investment at approx double the outlay every year! + the fact you have a wonderful rod to enjoy and treasure, today yes a it of a gambe but collectors will always be there collecting, if you paid say £700 now and got similar returns,  but saying that values are still not that far apart,i was earning around £7 a week in mid 60s so the rod was amost a weks pay, in todays values the barder rod isnt much different in todays equivalents  not bad eh, earn say even £350 a year to own and use one not so crazy to buy it eh? ....j.w
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PJ Martin |
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Posts: 770 (15/12/06 04:29) |
I can see where you are coming from John. But lets face it, you're not going to use it are you? And where in the house are you going to display a rod? My missus for starters would have a fit.
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thisisjohn |
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Posts: 8599 (15/12/06 05:12) |
Paul, i used al my cane rods until i retired em then sold em off because the wife was constantly naggin me about the bloody rods everywhere
, oh the guys use them, why pay out for it if you dont mate?....j.w
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Thomo1974 |
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Posts: 329 (15/12/06 09:09) |
Quote: Not really relevant to this as its second hand anyway But as already mentioned I buy from wherever's cheapest on any reasonably large item, I get my bait and most bits and bobs from my tackle shop but I for one can't afford to throw money away, if I want to support a charity I can think of more deserving causes than a tackle shop! And without knocking this site what exactly is the difference between the BFW shop and any other online shop including Ebay? |
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davhall |
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Posts: 4003 (15/12/06 13:06) |
only problem with that one is that if no one used tackle shops then we would lose them.
quite a few have gone in my area in the last 6 years. dave.
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thisisjohn |
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Posts: 8599 (15/12/06 15:15) |
Thomo, the difference between Our BFW Shop and all the others is we get this Great Barbel Site for Free, the shop
helps Andy & Claire support the cost of keeping it running ect So Will Everyone Buy at Least One Item A season from them that way we volountary contribute in a very small way .....j.w
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kenjiblaster25 |
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Posts: 1902 (15/12/06 16:21) |
£600 and still the reserve isn't met, is it worth that much?
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davhall |
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Posts: 4003 (15/12/06 16:52) |
i think it's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
the reserve price has not been met already,so how much... dave.
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