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bullwinkle22
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Posted: March/13/2012 at 15:58 |
hi guys, i have a used but fairly tidy pair of dollond london & provinces 9x40 binoculars in original what looks like leather and suade case, the binos have a leather strap. on the binos it has written dollond london on 1 side, owlond 9x40 on the other, the middle bar has 166812. the right eye piece can twist and has + - 5 each way. what sort of value if any do you guys think they might hold? i can get pics if required.
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Klamath
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Simon Spears has a few posts here and I think he probably has one like yours. If he doesn't see this and respond, you might try giving him a PM. Look up one of his posts and check out his collection from the link in his signature.
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Steve
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bullwinkle22
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cheers mate, i searched for simon spears in the member list but it came back sayin it couldnt find the name :S
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Klamath
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Well ST fixed you up, but I see I did Simon a disservice and spelled his name wrong. Simon Spiers, not Spears. Sorry about that .
At any rate even if Simon doesn't have that particular one, he'll know about it if anyone here will. Edited by Klamath - March/13/2012 at 17:20 |
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Steve
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bullwinkle22
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thanks for that guys. i sent him a pm. hopefully he comes back with what i want to see lol. but knowin my luck they wont be worth anything haha
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ive not heard anything back from him :( i was hoping for an imparcial valuation or atleast a ball park figure
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Simon Spiers
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Simon Spears is it
Sorry I have not responded, but all I can say is a value of maybe £30 for a real good example. Dollond binoculars are Wray's soft coatings very variable optics, and usually a seized solid dioptre. If you post some pictures I would however be interested, I have a few Dollonds some good some very bad, but the Owl*** models are of particular interest. |
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As I thought, it's exactly the same as a Wray, Wrayvu. The eyepieces are of very simple design, and the binocular on the whole is below average optically, sorry.
Here is my Wrayvu... http://www.flickr.com/photos/binoculars/3111519702/ |
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bullwinkle22
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i can use them ok wearin my glasses but they more comfortable with out. cheers mate, ball park sort of figure on value?
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Simon Spiers
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I would say £25 max. If they were the Wrayvu they would have less value as the Wray is a common find. The Owlden is a rare binocular and is hence worth a bit more.
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thats pretty good, better than a fiver eh lol
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owlden? it says owlond on the binos
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Simon Spiers
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Yes, my fault. |
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fair enough haha. now do i sell em or do i keep em? if i sell em is it possible to sell quickly or will i be waitin around for ages for a buyer?
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Ebay, Gumtree are the only place that they may go.
Ebay start bid £5 would be my guess if the optics are not clean. |
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i can clean the outside of the lenses with alco wipes but they are pretty clean
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I bought a pair of these on ebay , won for £5.
Need a good internal clean but external condition is good. It has a seized dioptre though, what a surprise |
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