Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
I know this rod has been mentioned in a previous post but does anyone own or have any accurate knowledge of this rod.
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Re: Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
I will when those 6 numbers come up !!!!!
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I think Snape and merlot have a dozen or more between them
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Re: Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
I will now make you cry and tell you that in 1998 I was offered a mint unfished example built by Barder for £280. I didn't buy it as I had no use for it. A mistake perhaps!
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Star-quality original use of "Perhaps", there!
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You weren't working at the time for the record company that turned down The Beatles, were you ?Beresford wrote:I will now make you cry and tell you that in 1998 I was offered a mint unfished example built by Barder for £280. I didn't buy it as I had no use for it. A mistake perhaps!
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Re: Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
£280 was a lot of money to me, I had no use for the rod (and still don't) and how were we to know that Barder's prices would rocket as they did. Instead I bought two other items of tackle that time has proved to be a much better investment. It's possible I've got the year wrong, at the time I was offered the rod the price from Barder for a new example was £290.
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Second hand Barders typically fetch between £600 – £1,000 so I'd have doubled or tripled my money. What I bought instead have seen about a six to eight fold increase in value against the prices I paid for mint second hand items, probably even more. I'm pretty certain 90 percent of those here would have made the same decision as I did at the time. Of course I could have borrowed and bought the lot but 'hindsight…etc'
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Second hand Barders typically fetch between £600 – £1,000 so I'd have doubled or tripled my money. What I bought instead have seen about a six to eight fold increase in value against the prices I paid for mint second hand items, probably even more. I'm pretty certain 90 percent of those here would have made the same decision as I did at the time. Of course I could have borrowed and bought the lot but 'hindsight…etc'
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Re: Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
I agree £280 was a lot of money then and i would have spent it on something else as well.
Does anyone know anything about this particular rod as i may have a chance of getting one a bit cheaper than the going rate.
All the best
Does anyone know anything about this particular rod as i may have a chance of getting one a bit cheaper than the going rate.
All the best
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Re: Edward Barder Kennet Perfection
Here is a scan from his catalogue from 1996.
Also I would recommend you contact him about the rod as he will know more about it and its history.
Also I would recommend you contact him about the rod as he will know more about it and its history.
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