e bay beachmaster danny bid @ $91

[capesams]

What would you pay for a 2oz.-3oz. bm[beachmaster] needle? and 2oz. bm atom..just wondering what you think would be a fair price [not] e-bay prices.

[shadow]

$18-$20 thats it nothing more.What sucks is the guys reselling these plugs are making more then the guy building them.this e-bay s%$# will only help drive the plug prices up which imo has already happened some what.

[capesams]

well! I'm to understand that bm wholesale price now is like 15-17.00..so the shop's need to make something...

[shadow]

like I said prices are going up is it becuase of e-bay or just infaltion?maybe alittle of both?I have dannys that were 18$ and a-40s that were $20 I guess those days are gone.

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by capesams

well! I'm to understand that bm wholesale price now is like 15-17.00..so the shop's need to make something...

His Atom 40's are going for 20 bucks I bought a couple of them last
summer at a tackle shop

[capesams]

OK...and if the shops around you didn't carry any bm's at all...would you go abit higher to have one/some that you'd like without having to spend all your lunch money.

[tattoobob]

I just paid 27 for a BM BI Style needlefish, and that is about as high as I want to go.
I bought it for a prototype to copy and make some of my own.
I have paid 35 for 2 Hab-A-Tats but will never spend that much again, It is just to much for something to catch a fish with.

[capesams]

Txs..I saw that...didn't think that was so bad.

[striperondafly]

Originally Posted by capesams

What would you pay for a 2oz.-3oz. bm[beachmaster] needle? and 2oz. bm atom..just wondering what you think would be a fair price [not] e-bay prices.

bm needle - 25 bucks - BM atom 30 bucks

When I saw what people where paying for em I dumped them all except one of each model to hang on the wall.

I only fish RM Smith, Tattoo, Big Don and Habs. That covers everything I need.

[shadow]

bobby makes a nice plug but he's not the only one.no way will I buy one on e-bay.I'll fish something else and when he makes more of what I like then I'll stock up at a fair price.

[Joe]

As the price goes up, the number of people that will accept a substitute increases.
A portion of the potential customers of the first-choice product will not go back - the rise of competitors who can meet demand becomes more likely.

[fishpoopoo]

i can see a person paying $100 for a plug - if it's a hard-to-obtain item that is going to be cut up and cloned. to somebody buildling their own, a beachmaster metal lipped plug is a wise investment.

now, if you're going to spend $100 bucks and fish the thing, that is farkin stoopid, unless you happen to be bill gates or warren buffet.

[likwid]

I'm gonna sell on ebay a video of a BM going through a wood chipper.

Or I'll just post it here.

[NIB]

I remember a years ago when dave manzi cut one(a danny) in half..
There where pics to document it..

[UserRemoved1]

I remember years ago when I cut a dave manzi danny in half

There was pictures there too

Originally Posted by NIB

I remember a years ago when dave manzi cut one(a danny) in half..
There where pics to document it..

[Saltheart]

If I paid a hundred for a plug , it would be to hang on the wall. I would never fish it.

The canal is great in that respect. Pour a jig for 45 cents , stick on a 60 cent curltail and let it slizzer right on the bottom. If it gets snagged , you lose $1.

[vineyardblues]

Welcome
And congrats on your plugs, you really have some sweet stuff!
As for fishing them, (and I am a collector and fisherman)
Let's just say this,,,that's what they are made for! When we are in the boat around the rocks with wire line ...I always go for the Gibbs gts 3 3/4 "nothing has better action"
Hell the damm thing is to big to cast any how..lol
I always toss an old beat up Atom or what ever I have in my bag.
Now as a colllector, I would think twice about tossing MINT old plugage out to a bloo fish blitz. LOL
Again, welcome to the site.Head over to the antique lure forum and post some pictures please
VB

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by shadow

bobby makes a nice plug but he's not the only one.no way will I buy one on e-bay.I'll fish something else and when he makes more of what I like then I'll stock up at a fair price.

That's the way to do it. Most styles will come around again, with time.

I'm amazed people part so easily with some plugs. A 3 oz. Beachmaster Musso wad might as well be irreplaceable. Obviously the seller never took it fishing. Even at $50 or so it's far more valuable to me ready to fish then cashed out on eBay...

[cow tamer]

You'ld think for that kind of money that the seller would at least throw in a couple of hooks.

[capesams]

What I find interesting is those that don't build plugs want them cheap..those that do know what the cost is and the time it takes to make just one...if you added the tools-time-material together..each one should start at 30.00-50.00 and go up from there.So in the eyes of a builder...$30.00 ain't much lettice.

[fishpoopoo]

Originally Posted by capesams

What I find interesting is those that don't build plugs want them cheap..those that do know what the cost is and the time it takes to make just one...if you added the tools-time-material together..each one should start at 30.00-50.00 and go up from there.So in the eyes of a builder...$30.00 ain't much lettice.

pfffft. not so with plugs made in china.

[Krispy]

Originally Posted by capesams

What I find interesting is those that don't build plugs want them cheap..those that do know what the cost is and the time it takes to make just one...if you added the tools-time-material together..each one should start at 30.00-50.00 and go up from there.So in the eyes of a builder...$30.00 ain't much lettice.

Aha, the ol' woe is plugbuilder
Comeon CS, thats not even close to realistic. Even if each part cost a buck, your still making $10 per plug. 8-10 plugs per hour, thats some decent $ right there.

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by capesams

What I find interesting is those that don't build plugs want them cheap..those that do know what the cost is and the time it takes to make just one...if you added the tools-time-material together..each one should start at 30.00-50.00 and go up from there.So in the eyes of a builder...$30.00 ain't much lettice.

I roll my own... Ain't NO WAY I'm laying out over $25 for something to toss in the ocean...

Hand building does take time though, you are correct about that.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by cow tamer

You'ld think for that kind of money that the seller would at least throw in a couple of hooks.

Believe it or not if they throw hooks on it they can't list it as new. Beachmasters, new, don't come with hooks.