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I need a little help appraising a couple bows
Posted on 5/24/24 at 10:52 am
Posted on 5/24/24 at 10:52 am
A friend of mine’s father recently passed away, and he was an avid hunter. She asked me to sell (or at least appraise) his bows. Hunting equipment is not my strong suit.
He did have a very nice Black Widow recurve that I’ve already listed on eBay. From what I can tell, it may bring $700+.
The two I have questions on are the compound and cross bows.
The crossbow is a Barnett C5 Wildcat with scope and quiver. From what I can tell, it’s only worth about $150, the bow alone is about $75.
The compound bow is a Matthew’s Solocam Rival Pro with sights and quiver. From what I can tell, it’s about $150 - $200, the bow alone is about $125.
I didn’t want to mess with these because there are so many listed vs the amount sold on eBay.
Are my estimates correct? She is putting them in her garage sale tomorrow with asking price of $150 each, and will take offers.
Am I missing something?
He did have a very nice Black Widow recurve that I’ve already listed on eBay. From what I can tell, it may bring $700+.
The two I have questions on are the compound and cross bows.
The crossbow is a Barnett C5 Wildcat with scope and quiver. From what I can tell, it’s only worth about $150, the bow alone is about $75.
The compound bow is a Matthew’s Solocam Rival Pro with sights and quiver. From what I can tell, it’s about $150 - $200, the bow alone is about $125.
I didn’t want to mess with these because there are so many listed vs the amount sold on eBay.
Are my estimates correct? She is putting them in her garage sale tomorrow with asking price of $150 each, and will take offers.
Am I missing something?
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Posted on 5/24/24 at 10:56 am to theantiquetiger
That recurve needs to be stored unstrung and not in humidity. The limbs may already be permanantly damaged from storing it that way.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 10:59 am to kaleidoscoping
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That recurve needs to be stored unstrung and not in humidity. The limbs may already be permanantly damaged from storing it that way.
I don’t even know how to unstring it. I want to break it down so I can ship it. I know it will sell because in just 10 hrs of listing it, I’ve already gotten two offers of $300. Over 100 have looked at it, and 17 people are watching it.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:02 am to theantiquetiger
I don't know anything about recurves.
From the looks of the cams on the crossbow and Matthews, those are old and out of date.
She won't get $150. Take any offer. They aren't worth much, but maybe they'll get some high school aged kid interested. And those would be a good choice for a first bow to see if that is something they want to pursue.
From the looks of the cams on the crossbow and Matthews, those are old and out of date.
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She is putting them in her garage sale tomorrow with asking price of $150 each, and will take offers.
She won't get $150. Take any offer. They aren't worth much, but maybe they'll get some high school aged kid interested. And those would be a good choice for a first bow to see if that is something they want to pursue.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:03 am to theantiquetiger
They sell stringers but you can put one of the limbs on top of your foot, bow upright, straddle it and bend the top limb down enough to slip the string off. Just be careful not to damage the limb tips doing it that way.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:14 am to kaleidoscoping
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They sell stringers but you can put one of the limbs on top of your foot, bow upright, straddle it and bend the top limb down enough to slip the string off. Just be careful not to damage the limb tips doing it that way.
Yes, I just watched a video on how to unstring the bow this way. I’m too weak to do it. This mofo is tight. It a 62” bow with 65# pull
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:15 am to theantiquetiger
I wouldn’t mind having that Mathews, it’s a quality item.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:17 am to Clyde Tipton
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She won't get $150. Take any offer.
That’s what I told her. I am just making sure that my estimates are correct, about $125 each or so. I told her to take any offer over $75 each.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:22 am to theantiquetiger
Hmm. Look up how the stringers work. You could make your own at home pretty easy.
This post was edited on 5/24/24 at 11:27 am
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:30 am to theantiquetiger
A 65# stick bow with a 30” draw is going to be a hard mofo to shoot consistently unless you have that muscle memory. There’s no letoff like on a compound bow so when you pull it back to 30”, the you’re holding all of that weight, not 80% of it like on a compound. That’s a limited market but Black Widow makes quality bows.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:38 am to White Bear
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I wouldn’t mind having that Mathews, it’s a quality item.
I didn’t start this thread in hopes of selling them here, but if anyone is interested in the two bows, email me, I will get you her info. I don’t even have them. She lives in Prairieville.
Email is screen name at yahoo
This post was edited on 5/24/24 at 11:44 am
Posted on 5/24/24 at 11:59 am to kaleidoscoping
leaving it strung won't hurt it. Unstringing it like you suggest is far worse for the limbs.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:05 pm to kook
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leaving it strung won't hurt it. Unstringing it like you suggest is far worse for the limbs.
But I do need to unstring it so I can break it down to ship. I may bring it to Cabela’s.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:07 pm to kook
Can you elaborate on why you think this?
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:12 pm to kaleidoscoping
the limbs are prone to twisting when unstringing it without a stringer.
And yes, I would definitely unstring it before shipping.
And yes, I would definitely unstring it before shipping.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:16 pm to kook
You're right. Reckon better safe than sorry. Stringer is the way to go.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:32 pm to kaleidoscoping
How much was this bow new?
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:42 pm to theantiquetiger
that Black Widow recurve is an older bow probably from around 1988-1992'ish. I've owned 4 and they are highly desirable amongst the BW loyal followers. New it would have been around $1200, in it's current condition I'd list it for $650 and take no less than $550 at the GS. On Ebay it could get into a bidding war - $700+ is possible. The clear coat needs refinishing, and the bow was custom made for a stabilizer, quiver, side mounted sight, and a plunger rest which is from the same era. The riser has "Treebark mole skin" to make it quieter when shooting - that was popular in the late 80's.
The arrows are likely Easton XX75 32" camo hunter 2219 or 2317. It doesn't have the BW spider web medallion inserted into the riser which was later done by BW in the 2000's. 65 lbs. at 30" is pretty stout. Reduce 2-3 lbs. per inch for a lesser draw length. So someone with a 28" draw length will be pulling/holding 59-60 lbs. The average traditional bowhunter has a 28-29" DL and pulling 48~55 lbs.
If she lists it for $125 at the garage sale, she's giving it away. Like asking $1000 for a ROLEX. I can help you sell it as there are several websites dedicated to traditional archery shooters. I have no use for the bow since I quit shooting trad archery 25 yrs ago. Back in the day, that was the Cadillac of traditional archery bows, and not many people owned them due to the price and wait time since they're custom made. Definitely need to make sure the limbs are not warped/twisted.
The arrows are likely Easton XX75 32" camo hunter 2219 or 2317. It doesn't have the BW spider web medallion inserted into the riser which was later done by BW in the 2000's. 65 lbs. at 30" is pretty stout. Reduce 2-3 lbs. per inch for a lesser draw length. So someone with a 28" draw length will be pulling/holding 59-60 lbs. The average traditional bowhunter has a 28-29" DL and pulling 48~55 lbs.
If she lists it for $125 at the garage sale, she's giving it away. Like asking $1000 for a ROLEX. I can help you sell it as there are several websites dedicated to traditional archery shooters. I have no use for the bow since I quit shooting trad archery 25 yrs ago. Back in the day, that was the Cadillac of traditional archery bows, and not many people owned them due to the price and wait time since they're custom made. Definitely need to make sure the limbs are not warped/twisted.
This post was edited on 5/24/24 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 5/24/24 at 12:52 pm to Got Blaze
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If she lists it for $125 at the garage sale, she's giving it away. Like asking $1000 for a ROLEX.
The recurve is on eBay, it won’t be in the garage sale, just the crossbow and compound bow will be.
Posted on 5/24/24 at 1:01 pm to theantiquetiger
glad to hear 
just curious, what are the markings (make model) on the arrows with the BW ? Aluminum arrows were being phased out around 1992 for carbon arrows. CF arrows were faster and more durable since the aluminum arrows bent easily and worthless once that happened. Port Orford Cedar shafts were very common for trad shooters since they were heavier and carried lots of kinetic energy.
just curious, what are the markings (make model) on the arrows with the BW ? Aluminum arrows were being phased out around 1992 for carbon arrows. CF arrows were faster and more durable since the aluminum arrows bent easily and worthless once that happened. Port Orford Cedar shafts were very common for trad shooters since they were heavier and carried lots of kinetic energy.
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