Vintage Fishing Lures
Vintage Fishing Lures
WOULD YOU pay $40 PLUS for a hand-painted Bass fishing lure?
Currently, I’m on the “prowl” for good deals on EBay for some vintage Lures I really LOVE to fish, (a “Realistic’s” is outrageously priced!!).
Occasionally, I hit these auctions for handpainted lures and they are selling for AMAZING prices.
1 lure- $40-$50 (EXAMPLE-Handpainted Wee-R’s, DT’s, Etc,)!
Although I KNOW some people collect lures, I believe MOST of these people bidding these lures intend to fish with them!
I paint my own lures for A LOT less!
Is a $40-$50 lure going “overboard”? What’s your opinion?
If they throw in a Penn reel and an Ugly Stik, I’d say you’ve got yourself a bargain.
Overboard…yes. Can they get away with it ? Yes, as long as people are willing to buy. Most lures are designed to catch fishermen. All your tried and true still catch fish in their original colors schemes – Rapala, Jitterbug, Zara Spoook,
you get the idea. But hey….if you want to spend big bucks on a hand painted lure that is your right to do so.
“A fool and his money soon part ways”.
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VINTAGE FINLANDIA WOBBLER FISHING LURE MADE IN FINLAND $7.95 |
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VINTAGE MILLSITE BASSOR FLOATER FISHING LURE $4.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODSTREAM FISHING CASE WITH 30 OLD LURES $17.01 |
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2 Vintage Bomber Fishing Lures $9.99 |
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2 Vintage Bomber Fishing Lures $9.99 |
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Vintage Paw-Paw Fishing Lures $5.99 |
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VINTAGE WOOD FISHING LURE, Musky size $19.50 |
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15 – VINTAGE LITTLE GEORGE FISHING LURES $9.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODEN FISHING LURE UNKNOWN MAKER $6.99 |
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VINTAGE FISHING LURE SPINNO MINNOW 1940′S $10.49 |
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VINTAGE FISHING LURE RIVER RUNT TYPE MILLSITE?? $6.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODEN FISHING LURE #3 $4.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODEN FISHING LURE #2 $4.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODEN FISHING LURE #1 $4.99 |
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Vintage ARBOGAST USA JITTERBUG Fishing LURE In the Pkg $12.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODEN** PFLUEGER** ** GLOBE** FISHING LURE $27.99 |
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VINTAGE FRESH WATER ARBO-CASTER FISHING LURE $0.99 |
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HUGE LOT OF FISHING LURES 35+ SOME VINTAGE…LOT #1 $21.50 |
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LOT OF FISHING LURES 26+ W/CASE SOME VINTAGE LOT #2 $20.50 |
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LOT OF FISHING LURES 45+ W/CASE SOME VINTAGE LOT #3 $22.75 |
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Vintage Orange Fishing Lure by MAKINEN $7.99 |
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Vintage KICKING FROG Fishing Lure – 1960s ? $14.99 |
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VINTAGE FISHING TACKLE LURE TRAV-L-PLUG NIP $4.99 |
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5 VINTAGE THOMAS DEADLY LURE FISHING LURES MINT MOC $7.99 |
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VINTAGE FISHING LURE FROM THE LATE 50S AND EARLY 60S $0.99 |
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VINTAGE REBEL & STORM FISHING LURES $0.99 |
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VINTAGE FISHING TACKLE LURE FISHBACK 6 $3.99 |
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VINTAGE FISHING LURE. FROM IRELAND $5.99 |
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Old Antique Vintage Fishing Lure by Cordell BIG O $0.99 |
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Original Triple Teazer Shoff’s US Fishing Lures Vintage $23.65 |
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VINTAGE FISHING LURES. SWINS, MEPPS, PFLUEGER,ACCETTI + $9.99 |
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LOT OF VINTAGE HELINS FLAT FISH FISHING LURES $14.00 |
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LOT OF VINTAGE HELINS FLAT FISH FISHING LURES $14.00 |
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VINTAGE PRE RAPALA STORM FISHING LURE WIGGLE WART V89 $25.00 |
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VINTAGE PRE RAPALA STORM FISHING LURE WIGGLE WART V36 $12.00 |
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VINTAGE PRE RAPALA STORM FISHING LURE WIGGLE WART V104 $12.00 |
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VINTAGE PRE RAPALA STORM FISHING LURE WIGGLE WART V98 $15.00 |
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VINTAGE MOTHER OF PEARL FISHING LURE — L@@K $9.95 |
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Vintage NIB Fred Arbogast Musky Jitterbug Fishing Lure $4.99 |
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vintage ANTIQUE wooden FISHING LURE SET 12 wood lures $24.99 |
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Vintage Langer “FLYING LURES” Fishing & CASE Kit $9.99 |
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Vintage Stream Eze Virgin Mermaid fishing lure 1957 $9.99 |
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VINTAGE UNKNOWN FISHING LURE GENTLEMAN JIM 1946 $17.00 |
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Vintage Rapala SR-8 Deep Runner Fishing Lure Lot of 3 $5.79 |
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Vintage Rapala SR-9 Deep Runner Fishing Lure Lot of 2 $1.47 |
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Vintage Rapala SR-9 Deep Runner Fishing Lure Lot of 2 $0.99 |
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FISHING TACKLE BOX FULL OF LOTS OF VINTAGE LURES PLANO $218.49 |
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3 Vintage New In Box FISHING LURES Heddon Mann’s Big-O $7.77 |
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VINTAGE HEDDON TINY TORPEDO FISHING LURE 2″ LONG $9.99 |
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Vintage Harasser Pike Musky Inline Spinner Fishing Lure $3.99 |
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Shoshoni Fishing Vest ..Vintage Lures & Lines $10.21 |
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VINTAGE FISHING LURES LOT LURE SPINNERS $19.50 |
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FISHING LURE 3½” VINTAGE HEDDON FIRE-TAIL WHITE BLACK $4.99 |
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VINTAGE WOODEN FISHING LURE – SPOON – TREBLE HOOK $4.95 |
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GROUP OF OLD SPINNER LURES VINTAGE FISHING #65 $0.99 |
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3 OLD MOTHER OF PEARL LURES VINTAGE FISHING SPINNERS $2.85 |
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OLD HEDDON CRAB LURE VINTAGE FISHING #58 $9.99 |
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12 OLD HEDDON LURES VINTAGE FISHING #63 $11.29 |
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35 OLD SPINNER LURES VINTAGE FISHING #67 $1.48 |
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Vintage Pt. Jude Pop-Along Fishing Lure Great Condition $1.36 |
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BIG LOT of Vintage Fishing Lures with UMCO Tackle Box $15.97 |
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L&S MINNOW #52M12FGO VINTAGE FISHING LURE 3 1/2″ EX-CON $0.99 |
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L&S MINNOW USA VINTAGE FISHING LURE 1 1/2″ GREAT-COND $0.99 |
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L&S OOM MIRROLURE SINKER VINTAGE FISHING LURE 3″ NICE $0.99 |
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L&S OOM MIRROLURE SINKER VINTAGE FISHING LURE 3″ NICE $0.99 |
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L&S SPIN MIRROLURE VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2″ NICE L@@K $0.99 |
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REBEL FLOATER VINTAGE FISHING LURE IN BOX 3 1/2″ F-101 $0.99 |
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CORDELL HOT SPOT VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2 1/2″ NICE L@@K $0.99 |
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SOUTH BEND SUPER DUPER #506 VINTAGE FISHING LURE LOT 2 $0.99 |
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MEPPS #4 VINTAGE FISHING LURE MADE IN FRANCE 4″ L@@K $0.99 |
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HELIN FLATFISH F7 VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2″ EXCELL-COND $0.99 |
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HILDEBRANDTS SNAGLESS SALLY VINTAGE FISHING LURE NIP $0.99 |
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L&S MINNOW #4M12 VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2″ NICE L@@K $0.99 |
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L&S MINNOW #52M26 VINTAGE FISHING LURE 3 1/2″ NICE L@@K $0.99 |
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L&S OOM MIRROLURE SINKER VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2 1/2″ $0.99 |
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L&S OOM MIRROLURE SINKER VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2 1/2″ $0.99 |
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L&S OOM MIRROLURE SINKER VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2 1/2″ $0.99 |
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GREAT VINTAGE HEDDON MAGNUM TADPOLLY FISHING LURE $9.95 |
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L&S 2M MIRROLURE SINKER VINTAGE FISHING LURE 2 1/2″ $1.50 |
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L&S MINNOW #7M26 VINTAGE FISHING LURE 3 1/2″ NICE-COND $0.99 |
What Should I Sell on eBay Part 2
“What should I sell on eBay?” is the single most posed question I receive from my newsletter readers and book buyers. Let me say right up front: “There is no way I can answer that question.” No one can answer that except you.
Unless you have very deep pockets I can tell you what you probably cannot sell on eBay: Plasma TVs, iPods, the latest model laptops, digital camera and DVD players, Xbox, Gucci shoes, the latest perfume and other hot consumer products. The wholesale distribution of these products are tightly controlled by the manufacturer.
For example, if you want to buy iPods wholesale to sell on eBay, the distributor requires that you have a $200,000 line of credit. Channel will only sell their perfumes to a select few stores. You can buy overstock or surplus famous designer items (Gucci, Prada, Hermes, etc.) through a few outlets, but the latest merchandise is only sold through their stores and a few select upscale retailers.
Lately several supposedly wholesale suppliers and drop ship companies claim to have Xboxes and iPods at prices where you can make money. Be careful. Several of my readers have sent thousands of dollars to companies for a shipment of Xboxes that never showed up. Others listed them from drop ship companies that never delivered and never answered emails once the item was sold and paid for. Companies selling iPods via the drop ship channel have such a high price once you add in the shipping and drop ship fees that you can’t make any money. Other companies claim to have iPods, but once you pay their $199 membership fee, all of a sudden they are “out of stock.” The only place I have found iPods selling for less than on eBay is at my local Costco. And they were only about $12 less which is just not enough to make a profit.
So back to the original question: What should I sell on eBay? As I said, only you can answer that question, but here are some tips to help you figure out what to sell:
* You have probably heard this a dozen times, but sell what you know and love. I have collected Starbucks mugs, bears and cards for quite a while. Last year I started selling and have built up a very nice small –yet profitable niche. Because I know so much about them, I recognize a good value when I see it and can often double or triple my money when I buy a collectible piece.
I love my new laptop, but I am just not a computer expert. If I were a complete computer guy, I could not afford to become a distributor for a computer company, but there are sources of surplus and remanufactured computers. If I really knew computers and the market, I would know which ones were a good value for the price and how I could market and sell them. Not having this knowledge however, would make it very risky for me to buy a pallet load of surplus computers from someone such as Liquidation.com.
* Try and find a niche. A niche can be a product, a product category or even how you market a product. The main advantage of selling in a niche is that you really get to know the product, the market, the pricing and the sources and because it is a niche, there is far less competition.
* Pick products where you can be assured of making money. Making a small margin on something that sells for over $500 is fine, but if you are only making 10% after expenses on a $50 item, you have to sell a lot of products to make $500 a week. If I am selling anything for under $100 I look for a 25% net margin after cost, shipping, and eBay and PayPal fees.
* Research, research, research ! Don’t buy anything to resell on eBay until you have thoroughly researched the product, the market and the competition. Make sure the item will sell at a profit. There are lots of research services. I have tried them all, but by far, my favorite is HammerTap from Bright Builders. This was always a good tool, but the new release really blows the competition away. You can get a one-month trial run for just $1.00
* If you are really stuck, start by selling things from around your home, then move on to selling items you buy at garage sales and thrift shops. As you do this you will see patterns emerging –things that sell well and are easy to buy. If you are patient and try a lot of things this will lead you to a niche.
One person who did this found that old fishing gear sold very well and was easy to find cheaply at garage sales. He now has a large eBay business selling vintage and collectible fishing gear such as reels, fly rods, lures and so on.
Another woman I know found that jig saw puzzles sold very well. Some went for just a few dollars while others would bring high prices –as much as $50 each. With experience she has now learned which ones to buy that will return huge profits. A few hours spent at garage sales spending less than $20 can often return over $500 in sales.
* Non-Fiction books sell very well on eBay. Look for books in good condition on subjects such as art, photography, transportation ( cars, trains, planes, etc.), how-to books, courses (I once found a cassett tape course with a workbook on Winning at Black Jack at a garage sale for $5.00. I sold it on eBay for over $70), local and regional history, antique and collectible price guides (less than 5-years old) and books on animals. Stay away from cookbooks unless it is a very famous one. Children’s books sell very well if they are in excellent condition and children’s pop-up books can bring a fortune if they are not broken or torn. The best sources for books are garage sales, flea markets and your local thrift shop.
* Information products and taking advantage of eBay’s new policy on selling digitally downloaded products may be the most profitable niche on eBay. Last month I did a great teleseminar with Tim Knox who is an expert on creating and selling information products. His book on creating information products is one of the best on the market. Tim recently wrote a short article that I have posted on my free articles page called How To Create Your Own Info Product. You can either read the article or click here to read about Tim’s new book.
I am working on a new product that I hope to launch in time for eBay Live. It is called How To Create and Sell Information Products on eBay. Watch my newsletter for the launch date.
Whatever you decide to sell, test with a small quantity or research it first to make sure there is a market before comitting a large sum of money and make sure you have a stable source of supply.
About the Author
Skip McGrath is an eBay Gold PowerSeller who has made his living on eBay and the internet since 1999. He is the author of several books about selling on eBay, Amazon and the Internet and publishes The eBay & Online Sellers News, the oldest and largest FREE newsletter for eBay and online sellers. Visit his website at http://www.skipmcgrath.com
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