[img_assist|nid=1062725|title=Morey Pope & Co STRADIVARIOUS, 7ft, mint from 1968|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=30|height=100]Hello,
Looking for an experienced/professional opinion on how much this Morey, Pope, & Company surfboard is worth. It is a 1969 single fin 7’0" Stradivarious model no. 321 with original lime green fin. It is currently owned by my aunt who I have yet to convince to sell it to me. It is to as close to mint as you will probably find for a board that is 40+ years old. It was purchased for her brand new in December 1969 in Ventura, Ca. She brought it to the beach THREE times with her friends and “tried” to learn how to surf on it TWICE during the summer of 1970. After that it was posted up in the corner of her bedroom until 2001, when she took it out of her parents house in Ventura and brought it up to her office/guest room in her home in Seattle where it currently stands. It has been in a temperature controlled home, out of direct sunlight, for 43 years and the foam is about as white as it was in 1969. There has never been a ding and there is not even a visible pressure dent on the deck.
I would like to offer her a fair market value and am curious how close my estimate is - so please offer up your opinion on how much it is worth or how much you would pay for a board of this condition.
I really like this board. I’m guessing the $700 number is spot on unless it went to one of those ridiculous board auctions…or ended up on American Pickers…then the sky’s the limit.
Soooo... if the Swaylocks Sages are correct, 600-700 if you're buying, 2700 if you're selling.
You might remind your aunt that it is only fitting that such a precious heirloom stay in the family. Mowing her lawn or washing her windows for a year might convince her to just give it to you.Tell her you've been extra good this year - Christmas is just around the corner.
Soooo... if the Swaylocks Sages are correct, 600-700 if you're buying, 2700 if you're selling.
You might remind your aunt that it is only fitting that such a precious heirloom stay in the family. Mowing her lawn or washing her windows for a year might convince her to just give it to you.Tell her you've been extra good this year - Christmas is just around the corner.
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Bottom line its worth exactly what you can find someone willing to pay. Personally I wouldn't pay more than $700 for it (not to take anything away from the board....I really like it) however we've all seen the ridiculous prices boards can go for at one of these vintage surf auctions. A friend of mine recently spent a huuuuuuge amount of money for a stock Channel Islands Dumpster Diver at an auction that had about a dozen autographs on it. It was an auction and two people wanted it real bad. Friend paid huuuuge money for this board. You just never know what someone might be willing to spend.
There aren't many "Vintage" auctions happening these days. The only one I've heard of in recent years is Rarrick's in the Hawaiian Islands. Prices are down and collectors are more motivated to sell than buy. The guy that would know the most about that board hasn't posted here in a long time. That would be Dennis Ryder. He may have even shaped it. Tom Morey really didn't do that much shaping at MP.
SammyA was absolutely correct. I was the one wrong. I called my aunt to verify the details and she stated her Dad purchased it in December 1969 from a surfshop in downtown Ventura but cannot recall the name. It was the summer of 1970 that she took it to the beach 2-3 times. Thanks for that info! SammyA you seem very knowledgable - any idea how I could verify if it was shaped by Tom Morey or a production board? Appreciate everyones estimates - keep them coming!
SammyA - you were absolutely correct. I was the one wrong. I called my aunt to verify the details and she stated her Dad purchased it in December 1969 from a surfshop in downtown Ventura but cannot recall the name. It was the summer of 1970 that she took it to the beach 2-3 times. Thanks for that info! SammyA you seem very knowledgable - any idea how I could verify if it was shaped by Tom Morey or a production board? Anymore background/history regarding this series of board?
