[Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.

[fartwell2000]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "Peter Rivet" <peter at ...> wrote:
>
> There seems to be a separate market here for bells as collectable antiques,
> commanding higher prices than equivalent brand new bells as listed on the
> Whitechapel web site.  It's a great pity in this case as this G & J bell is
> evidently a very good casting, and would be ideal for use in a light ring.
> 
> PLR
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of David Bagley
>   Sent: 20 November 2010 21:04
>   To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Bells on E-bay.
> 
> 
> 
>   >One bell I notice is a G&J 1927 bell, but from where?
>   >AAJB
> 
>   http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LARGE-BRONZE-BELL-MARKED-1926-CROYDON-CHURCH-BELL-/2
> 20691878982?pt=UK_Antiques_DecorativeAntiques_Collectables_EH&hash=item33624
> 2d446
> 
>   Yes, and at that price, he can keep it too!
> 
>   David
>

 At £1295, for a harmonically tuned bell of around 18" diameter, its still a good buy, even though its up at a bit more than scrap value.

A new true harmonic casting of the same spec is going to cost somewhere around 3k or so with VAT on top.

There have been a lot of "old style", small bells on Ebay recently, and some of nearly the same diameter as the G+J bell have sold for a higher price or have been on sale at a higher price.

At £1295, still a good buy for somebody using it in a ringing project. But looking at the advert again, there is a "Best offer" bit so maybe it could be bought for less.

Alan