I think this is my first post here so please forgive me if I put this in the wrong area but I picked up for vintage boards yesterday and quite frankly I don’t know what I have I’m really interested in the values as well all this the boards and then I’ll try to attach pictures
Any info you can share I would very much appreciate again especially when it comes down to pricing
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Gordie Mark V
Has really cool nose and tail blocks . About 9’9". Wood insert Mark V. Big hatchet type fin.
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O’Neill Intruder II . About 9’7" pintail. Looks like a mild step deck to me. Skegg is offset from middle stringer. Logo is cats eye shape.
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Con Competition Wing Nose with Wonderscrew fin set up…I think. about 9’7".
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Hobie with 4 lams on deck and pinkish glass glassed on fin. about 9’9".
Nice little collection. Much depends on location and potential market.
Where you at?
Like Mr. Unclegrumpy said, value is relative to time and place…
That being said, you scored four clean boards. As much as a year ago the market for vintage boards still seemed pretty low to me (which I was stoked about) currently clean examples are getting a lot more interest.
That O’neill looks like the cat’s meow to me in terms of a vintage rider. And the Hobie is a nice example. Values? I won’t even really go there because of where I’m at currently and my relative distance from what’s what. Over a grand anyway to the right buyer per board for the Hobie and the Con. O’neills tend to go for lower prices, though that one is groovy. If the cutlaps show the tailblock to be original on the Gordie, you’ve got another winner.
The Gordie is the top dog in this litter. Introduced around 1966. That is not a hatchet fin at all. It is essentially a D fin outline with a circular cutout. At the height of the market in collectible longboards the Mark V was one of the highest valued models of the era. In fact, it was one of the most expensive boards you could buy when it came out.
The Con Wing Nose began around 1962-63. But the fin type would make yours a 66 vintage, roughly.
The O’Neill is a classic example of a mid 60s triple stringer pintail
The Hobie looks like a stock shape from about 1963-64, despite the extra lams.
Did you get these all from one source? The condition of them is amazing.
Take all this with a grain of salt, and keep in mind that the market has changed a lot. Meaning, things ain’t like they used to be.
These are quotes from Sam Ryan’s Guide to 1960’s longboards. First number is average condition and second is “near mint”. These are figures from 2006. There has been a downturn in values and I’d estimate you can deduct 25-30% from these numbers
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Gordie Mark V 800 / 4500
Con Wing Nose 600/3300
O’Neill Intruder II 700/2050
Stock '66 Hobie 750/2875
Stock '63 Hobie 620/2600
Ryan says the Intruder was the best longboard O’Neill ever made.
Your Con cannot be called “near mint” due to the tanning.
The Gordie remains the winner by a large margin and could easily fetch 2500 or more at any auction
im thinking the Gordie is worth $2500 and the Hobie $1750…maybe 1500.
The Oneil and the Con…wont be leaving me anytime soon. 
Yes…I got these boards from,one guy.
and he has ALOT more.
and he is in Encinitas.
amazing barn find !
Im going to try to,mortgage my house and buy the remaining 25 boards he has !
Then Im going to start up,a Museum.
2500 is the lowest I’d go if I was selling that Gordie. But, I’d say you’re too optimistic on the Hobie. Other than the extra lams it’s not unique as Hobies go. 1200 would be more realistic. 1500 tops.
Larsen-- Your valuations are reasonable in today’s market place.
All I can say is that I’m stoked for you. No idea what you paid, and it really doesn’t matter as long as you’re happy, but its cool just to seen boards like these get back in circulation. The Gordie is a new one to me, so I’m still learning new things.
Market is changing quickly again, a very clean '67 Ekstom that I picked up for 600 two years ago would now be double that, easily. Again, doesn’t really matter to me since I’m not selling. This one’s a rider!
