|
RockinW
|
 |
« on: July 21, 2010, 04:40:04 pm » |
|
Mandy, you can find plain iron buermanns and anchors and such anywhere from $25 - $200 for a good matched pair. thats often the hard part, finding a good matched pair, but if you dont care if they have been repaired, had rowels changed etc., it shouldnt be to hard to find some. I'm goin to a little trade this weekend, if you want, i'll keep an eye out for something. if you want to PM me a cell #
and i can send u pics and prices.
RPR, Roys were good quality stuff, but are usually plain and so arent exceptionally valuable in the collectors market. Kellys have a really wide range of value, they still make kellys (although imported now) so the newer cheap stuff is not worth much, but the old iron stuff with silver can be worth a lot of money.
Craig, Alfred's spurs are McChesneys. they never marked their stuff until after justin-nocona bought out the company in 1929. those are probably one of the best pairs i've ever seen. i could have got him $4k or so, but i dont doubt he got a $10k bid. some guys will give whatever it takes to get something that fits their collection.
and on the subject of Garcias, G.S. Garcias are the most valuable ones. he started out in CA then moved to Elko (pre 1900's). eventually bought out by Capriolas who still sell Garcia bits and spurs. Then there is also E. Garcia, who they say was an underwear salesman of no relation, who started importing bits from Mexico and selling them under his name. although it is beleived that modern Garcias(from Cap's), E. Garcias, and many others are probably all imported from the same makers in Mexico now. most modern Garcias are worth from $200-$500, where as G.S.'s may be worth thousands. so do your homework before you spend big bucks for this stuff. i saw a lady give $1700 for a pair of E. Garcias at an auction, i could have ordered her 4 or 5 pairs EXACTLY like em for that price.
and as a general rule of thumb, if spurs have brass rowels or buttons, they are usually modern imports (overseas chineese, korea crap) there are a few exceptions, but very few
|
