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Main Boards => Trad History/Collecting => Topic started by: Tunames on June 27, 2013, 12:41:00 PM
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Just bought a 69 Kodiak hunter haven't received it yet. looks to be in great shape. What is it worth? I know thats a wide open question, just curious...
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Hard to say without pics.
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From the ones i see on here for sale, they go between $185 and $250.The ways things are nowdays, i expect most are bringing on the low side.There have been a lot of very nice bears for sale here over the last year,some i know had to be very hard to let go of and worse when they are not bringing as much as they were 5 years ago.Kodiak hunters are not sought after by collectors like a reguler kodiak so dont bring nearly as much money but they are great bows and a bargain as a shooter, plus they have very nice wood and good lookers too.
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I paid $150.00 for my "69 hunter on this site a year ago. Its a nice bow, 50# @ 28 but feels a little heavier.
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Search **** "completed auctions" it is as good as anything else for establishing values.
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thanks I know value is all relative. I gave what I wanted to for it. I wanted it "just because" not to try and make money...
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Tunames, how do you like the way it shoots? I shot mine a good bit this morning.I love it, smooth,and fits my hand so nice!Most of them have nice wood too.
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Haven't even received it yet!
'WON" it off that auction site. waiting for it to get here...I'll let you know... :) :archer2:
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"Just bought it" and "what's it worth" in the same sentence.
Am I missing something? I'm really not trying to be sarcastic but to answer your question, it's worth what you paid and not a penny more or less at the time the auction closed.
It's a good time to be a buyer if you're looking for vintage bows to shoot, appreciate, hunt with or just have lying around. Bows are cheap right now compared to what they were just a few years ago. Hard to say where they will be a few years in the future.
I'm the caretaker of 10-12 very nice Bear Kodiaks that I have hanging around here that I shoot often and enjoy thoroughly. Every year I watch their market value decrease but I could care less. Not planning on selling them anyway.
I have a 62 Kodiak that I probably could have sold for $650.00 to $800.00, if I had sold it in 2012 when the bow was 50 years old. It might bring half of that now. No regrets, I still like shooting it and enjoy dusting it off occasionally.
Trap
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Got the bow looks real nice! I believe it's a Shedua riser with green glass and white tips. What is a good brace height to start with? A 57" string (60' amo) only puts it about 6 3/4 I've brought it up to 7 1/4 but I'll need to go with a shorter string. The string on it was only 50" I don't think it went to that bow. I've never seen one like it either, the end loops look like paracord.
Thanks
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I like a brace on my '68 KH around 8.5", and buy 56" strings for this 60" bow.