…and you thought whiting farms necks were expensive!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180473300881&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Looks like road-kill.
Regards,
Scott
I see several things wrong with this picture.
-Just because something is old does not automatically make it valuable.
-It’s only a HALF breast as he says. For $2550 I’d expect ethy whole d amn bird.
-The seller admits he’s not positive what he really has, just that thats what the envelope is was found in SAYS it is.
-and there have been 3 bids on this? I hope it’s only 2 people bidding against each other.
Like I’ve said before, anyone can sell on eBay, thats why I dont buy on eBay.
I cannot believe anyone would spend that much money on feathers. That is just plain ridiculous. Wow.
We had a man that sells necks come to our TU meeting last month. It was interesting to hear him talking about Japanese collectors who don’t want to tie anything with the feathers, they just collect them. In one way I smiled in that at least those who do that admitt that they are not going to tie with the feathers, some of us buy a lot of stuff with the understanding that we will tie something with it “one day”.
Now to sell an original Darby or Hebert vintage neck that showed off what was the best the day had to offer. Now that might fetch a pretty penny in the same way someone wants to buy a vintage car. Not the state of the art, but the best they had at the time.
could be indian crow but it’s not worth that. here’s an interesting article:
http://www.rareandunusual.com/icrow.html
Come on…shipping is free!
I suspect a typo…seller has a bunch of stuff up…eBay fees are high to list a high priced product, hope thay catch it and the big e grants them a credit.
Unless that bunch of old feathers grants you three wishes and ties itself into award winning, innovating flies that make you famous…
Hi All,
It may be worth that, but not to me.
I have, however, seen single salmon fly feathers, of the type that are basically no longer available sell for a lot of money. Two feathers, for example, that the bidding STARTED at $200.
It should also be stated that some well tied salmon flies, that are tied with the originally specified materials, sell for a great deal of money. I have also seen a fly that was tied by Theodore Gordon, which was well documented to have been tied by Gordon, for $5000.
Regards,
Gandolf
nice 1910 cardboard too.
Just a little too much for my wallet. Now if the price dropped to $2000, I’d jump on it like flash! 8T 
I ain’t that mad at a fish!
I have a hard time shelling out $40 for a piece of chicken fur. I can’t imagine spending that kind of cash for something, just to have it
I have to convince myself that what I buy will have a use. I may not ever get around to using it, but I have to believe I will. It’s about the return on the investment. The pleasure I get from tying, and the fish I catch on the few patterns I actually use, is more than adequate return on the little money I spend.
Kirk