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In reply to Post #31
Some of the prices are eye watering and lots of those rods have been listed for a very long time. I have called and emailed them a couple of times and never heard anything back. I think it's just as much of a relic as what is listed for sale there.
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In reply to Post #30
I’ve got 2 sets of each Mk1 Hearn test curv in my garage, I just love them
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Some of them are sold though. Whether they actually went for the price listed is another matter.
There will be an element of sentiment and nostalgia involved. If somebody offered me the exact same blue fibre glass rod my Grandparents bought me to start out as a kid I would give £100 to keep for the memories. The true value is pennies and the rod is crap, but that’s irrelevant.
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In reply to Post #32
Exactly.
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In reply to Post #30
They're asking that price, doesn't mean they're selling at that price. Look at Ebay sales for realsim.
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In reply to Post #30
As someone already said, why do people want these rods when there is much better material being used to make modern rods. Personally I'd take the best available every time.
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In reply to Post #28
Just been looking at the rod section on that website. I'm surprised at the prices for rods from the 1990s.
They are going for much more than I expected. I thought they'd only worth about £30-£40 each.
There must be tons of these type of rods tucked away in peoples lofts and garages.
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Thanks for the info guys.
I went and grabbed the rods earlier to check what colour the decals were on the set of 4.
What do I discover!? They had Mk-2 on the cloth rod bags and on the rod themselves!
So my photo in the previous post is of the set of 3.
Looking at the photo of the Mk-1's linked (which are very different looking) I guess the set of 3 with the gold writing are Mk-3
Took a pic of the Mk-2 alongside the Mk-3 just to get closure on the question  
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In reply to Post #26
Yep I think you’re right. The MK2 had MK2 written on them and had rounded collars. The MK1 had italic writing. The MK3 have flared collars.
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In reply to Post #24
I think they're mk3's mate
From memory Mk2's actually said 'mk-2' on them and didn't say the ring size.
Again from (distant) memory Mk1's had italic writing on them
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In reply to Post #24
Im sure there Mk2 in the picture Karlos.
Mk1 came in 12.9ft in both 2.9oz and 3.4oz, they also didn't have classic printed on the blank
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Sorry to hijack thread, but a quick question to you guys in the know...
Is the writing on the blank a different colour between Mk1 and Mk2?
I have a set of 3 and a set of 4. Both sets being 12' 9" 3.25tc with the 40mm rings.
From memory (they were bought second-hand during my rod collecting/covid era!) I am sure I noticed they differed. It would be good to finally put that question to bed if somebody knows!
EDIT: Found a picture of the set of 3 on my iPhone...
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Hello mate, I got the 12'9 3.5tc 50mm distance ones.
Their advert says 3.25, so before I ordered I checked and they confirmed they were 3.5's because that's what I wanted. Might be worth double checking again before you hand over your hard earned.
The 50mm don't look like 50mm. They're proper eyes not like the current fad of really slim eyes raised away from the blank, if I didn't know it was a 50 to my eye I wouldn't have believed it. It just looks right on the rod.
Ive got a couple of mk2's that will become utility rods now and I had mk1's in the old days. These feel a little lighter in the hand but are more powerful so I'm guessing the action will be a bit stiffer when I play a fish.
I've dicked around with rods since I've got back into carping but for £150, I'm well chuffed with them. They're an improvement over previous editions but keep everything in line with their heritage and like the other versions look mint 👌
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In reply to Post #21
What TC did you go for? seriously thinking about getting some from Bristol Angling at £150 each to update my Mk1 Hearns
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