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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: PAPALAPIN on March 16, 2010, 05:40:00 PM
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Great buy for someone
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If I were buying you'd never have a chance
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Ohhh la la.
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Yes, and look at that shipping charge!
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I always think when you see shipping like that it is someone selling an item for someone else and stealing profits from the real owner. Jim
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wow that is a bit highish on the shipping bd
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Gee, only $93.60 to me. Such a deal. Still not the highest I've encountered. One retired marine insisted I fly to Minnesota and pick up his '56 Kodiak in person if he agreed to sell it to me. He said someone else did that and then proceeded to give me a lecture on life and aquireing nice things when I refused.
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In my opinion, you look at the total purchase price including shipping. The guy could have started the bid at $600 and free shipping. Shipping is just part of the cost of aquisition.
The bow is worth what someone will pay for it, including high shipping, no more, no less.
You don't see Jets come up that often. If someone is wanting one bad enough, a total price of $800 is not unreasonable for that bow.
I have a 57# that I can't handle any more; so there is no point in me buying a 58#.
I am shooting a 54# Jet right now that eats my lunch after 20 targets on a 3D course. Hunting is a different issue. I consider myself luckey if I get one shot in a season. I can handle that.
Bottem like is, the man has set his price, including shipping. If you want it, step up to it. If not, don't bid.
If someone gets that bow for $750 I would say he got a fair deal. Anything over that is a decent deal because at least two bidders pushed it up that high.
It is a 1975 model. It has already gone through it's depreciation and now is on the upswing as a collectible.
I can tell you that the oldest Jet is no different than one of the last ones that Jack made. He made no changes in the model.
If it is solid and in decent shape, it is worth the money. As far as I can see the bow is straight up and in unusually good condition for a 35 year old bow.
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You gotta admit that flipper rest on a Howard bow is heresy! LOL :knothead: CKruse
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Cameron
It's a raised rest...so is a feather rest
But I agree...I would never put one on mine.
Easy to change.
Some would say that sight is heresy but any fan of Jack Howard knows he was big on them. The sight is taped on, not drilled, so that is an easy fix.
In any case, if I were not such an old fart & po folk, I'd jump on it.
My only question is "what makes it one of a kind?"
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All true Jack, I just thought it looked like $*it! One of a kind is not too far off, due to the fact that about 3 Howard bows come up for sale a year! I let go of my 55# Gamemaster Dlx. that was in need of a refinish so that someone who would actually shoot it would be enjoying it. All in all a good deal, even with the outrageous shipping. CKruse
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RICH
Apparently the potential bidders agree with you.
No bids yet.
He would have done better listing it at $600 and $20 shipping. $600 is not unreasonable for that bow and $20 is in line for shipping.