Wow! Looks like there is a market for SCA weapons

HappyRhino · Post by **HappyRhino** » Tue Apr 16, 2002 11:34 pm

Take a look at this Ebay auction. 3 old rattan weapons started at $14ish and it's up to over $50 already. Item # 1721896077

Noe · Post by **Noe** » Wed Apr 17, 2002 10:19 am

Actually, I'm surprised that some armourer hasn't started offering ready-to-fight weapons for the SCA. It would be convenient.

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sebastian · Post by **sebastian** » Wed Apr 17, 2002 10:52 am

Lucas?

I actually thought about doing a weapons merchant thing at an event to see how it would do.
Something like making 4 or 5 of each weapon type and putting them out at like $15 for a sword,$5 per dagger, $50 for a Fiberglass Pike, and some curved and edged wood Heaters for say $20.
Never got around to it though.

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Wed Apr 17, 2002 11:46 am

curved heaters usualy go for a bit more then that in aluminum I think is about 40 and in wood I have sceen them start at 30 for just the shield blanks.

Steinolf · Post by **Steinolf** » Wed Apr 17, 2002 1:44 pm

Last week the same guy had a sword and axe go for just over $200. My wife and I about fell over when we saw that.

Destichado · Post by **Destichado** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 9:22 am

Christ... Some NewB has too much money and not enough patience, that's what THAT is!

But seriously, when I was active SCA, I would have paid good money for ready-made weapons.

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 7:42 pm

I'm wayyyyy to picky about my sticks.
I'd never buy off the rack.

Cedric · Post by **Cedric** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 2:03 am

I'd buy ready-made SCA swords...

IF they could get the length and balance exactly right and shave the handle exactly the way I like it.

It would save me a whole lot of time replacing weapons.. but I dont see it happening.

Cedric

ironmongermisc · Post by **ironmongermisc** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 5:11 am

Yeah, I moved to Trimaris from Calontir, and these guys down here use the short, I mean short stick like 26",, and I am use to 36"..

And to do any off the racks, you'd have to have a good supply of basket hilts as a lot of people prefer baskets over gauntlets.

If I had the time, allI would make would be cheap gauntlets, cause I can never keep enough of them in stock,,,

hjalmr · Post by **hjalmr** » Fri Apr 26, 2002 1:08 pm

Those are my auction -I sold the two rattan weapons (a sword and an axe) for $250.00 and an identical set for $150.00 the next week. I sold the three weapons (a 24" mace, a 32" mace and a 32" sword) for $51.00 and a 4' battle axe for $54.00

So the prices are going down, but' I'm still making money off of my old collection. I never thought they would go so high -I figured a few newbies would pay maybe $15 to $20 for them just because they didnâ€™t know how to make weapons yet, or where to buy rattan.

I have since started adding rattan weapons to my merchant business.

(^_^)

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