The Carp - Palakona

[AndyPop]

Does anyone possess one of these? I tried to snaffle one in an auction about a month ago, had a waggle with it & all felt good, didn't look like many anglers in the room so thought I might have usable but not perfect rod for maybe £150. Needless to say £340 + commission later, I'm glad I spent my cash elsewhere on a Young's Mk iv at a quarter of the price!

[Nobby]

Most auction houses are on-line these days.

One just types the word 'Hardy' into a search engine like this and reaches for the 'phone:

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb


That said, having assisted a friend in such pursuit, there are a lot of auction houses out there exagerating the 'estimated' price to encourage the sellers to sell, whilst giving any telephone enquirer a very positive.....perhaps far TOO positive idea of the rod's condition.

I certainly won't be making any bids....you're safer on eBay! Far, far safer.

[AndyPop]

I had thought that going to a non-specialist auction instead of someone like Mullock's would have given me a better chance of picking up a bargain. I'd done my homework & though that the price would be right in a general antique sale. Then again a Kennett Perfection went for £240 so obviously I wasn't alone in thinking that! Still the Hardy felt a nice rod, just would have been nicer in my hand on the bank.

[Pentonhook]

andypop, was it you that bought the Young's of Harrow MK1V carp rod
on ebay recently, Paul Cook suggest's in another post that it is made
using Bob Southwell blanks. I think you probably picked up a real bargain there.

[AndyPop]

Alas it isn't me who purchased from ebay, I don't normally buy from there, & if I do it wouldn't be a rod as it's too risky, although I have sold a few, some i shouldn't have done including a Precision R.Sealey's Festival, that I couldn't be bothered to renovate. Thought I saw that resold for over £500 ( a bit gutted! )

[Pentonhook]

Would that have been the restored Festival sold by Ryan Burns recently.

The Young's MK1V you refer to, is that a Young's of Harrow rod with
the Otter brand transfer.

[Nobby]

Yes I watched that rod, but it wasn't a Mark IV, it was a fair bit heavier. Unusual screw-down brass reel clamp.

It could be Southwell or Olivers cane, Clive Young only had equipment to make a three piece ten foot rod and bought in blanks form either, Paul said.

I think it went for £90 ( ish )...pick-up only from Aylesbury......I was tempted.....but it did look a bit of a beast.


As to the non-specialist auctions...I guess the power of Google has made them all experts.....at finding a good price to tell the prospective seller...Sadly none of them can assess a rod's condition it seems...even Mullocks!


A six inch set is NOT 'some wear from use'

[Pentonhook]

Actually Nobby a MK1V Youngs rod sold about a month ago on ebay.
I'm sure it was the one davyr was referring to some time back, he
provided this link:-

http://www.barbel.co.uk/site/vbulletin/ ... -info.html ...

[Beresford]

I've seen a number of Hardy Palakona Carp rods fetch very high money. I'd have thought at £340 if in very good to mint condition would represent a good deal but perhaps not a bargain. There is one on the net for sale at about £700!

£400 – £500 is typical for an excellent to near mint example. All those I've seen don't have lined butt rings and I always think it a shame that Hardy's didn't use the same style agate lined rings as James.

[RyanBurns]

Would that have been the restored Festival sold by Ryan Burns recently.

The Young's MK1V you refer to, is that a Young's of Harrow rod with
the Otter brand transfer.

Dont think that was my festival, i certainly didnt get mine from ebay!