My Opinion.........

Posted by 71.114.160.205 Tom Modesitt on March 26, 2008 at 18:28:07:

In Reply to: I have to laugh about this posted by jerry l on March 26, 2008 at 09:49:16:

When I first started collecting fishing tackle, I had no idea what anything was worth. If I liked it, and it wasn't going to clean out my wallet, I'd buy it.

Then I got my first collector's book and it was one of Karl White's. I beat the pages out of it trying to identify lures, and figure out what they were worth. I too thought some of the prices were a little steep, but some seemed rather reasonable.

As the years went by, I realized, some of the higher end ones weren't too bad and some of the cheaper ones started to get outragous according to the price guide.

There are a lot of factors going in to determining lure prices. The areas certain lures are most commonly found in (for example, one in New York may be worth less than in florida), supply and demand, colors, how many were marketed, condition, etc. Each little thing may make a big difference in the value to each individual that is collecting.

I'm sure each time a new book comes out, there is a ton of unseen thought and reserch that has gone into trying to come up with an accurate value for each piece.

The values are also determined in the time the book was written.
I think every year that goes by, is another year of changing prices. Some hardly worth mentioning and some unbelievable.

I have accumulated a lot of books now, and even the new ones have some values unrealistic to what I may think they are worth, and what I can buy them for.
To me, the books are for identification of a lure first, then the historical value second, sizes and colors third, and last, the estimated value.

I agree there are a lot of overpriced lures on the other sites, but it stands to reason to me too, If they are over priced, they will have to make a decision to drop their price, or start a museum. As in any collectable, I think its only worth what someone will pay for it, and hope it's worth more later.

Everyone in all collecting fields as far as im concered wants to get the best deal they can, hoping its worth, and always will be worth more than they gave for it. I have heard some people say, "I don't care how much it costs, I'm a collector".
Well, in some instances, that may hold true for a super rare piece, but the majority of all collectors have a value to what its worth to them in the back of their mind. For example, I don't know any collectors that would pay 100.00 for a purple worm just because they don't have one yet!

No matter what the book say's, I use it only for a guideline, and then determine what something is worth to me.
Everyone here has a good point so far, and this is just my opinion.

Sorry about going on, but I like opinions, Thanks for yours, Tom

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• kudo's - lou 03/26/08 (0)
• Oh Yeah, Is it spring yet? nm - Tom Modesitt 03/26/08 (1)
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