Final Boomerang Auction #6 Results - Fall 1998

Last updated on 20 December 1998

 

The Fall 1998 auction is complete. The table below summarizes the final results. The first column is the item number. The Max Bid is the highest amount that anyone considered paying for that item. The Win Bid is the bid that decided the winner. The Adjust Bid is the final adjusted bid resulting from the 10% limit over the next highest bid. There were several bid ties, and a few three or four way ties. In all cases, the earliest bid won. There were 25 boomerangs with prices over $100. Nine were priced above $200 and one was priced above $600. The top bid was $643 for a Gerhards White Lightning Offset Laminated Hook (#31). A Jonas Romblad Burled Veneer Inlay (#29) went for $257. A Bill Onus Whalebone went for $250. Herb Smith boomerangs ranged from $61 to $255. Old Aboriginal throwsticks were priced from $71 to $255. A Janetzki boomerang went for $209. Two Donellan Whalebones sold for $205/$212.

No	Manufacturer	Item	Max Bid	Win Bid	Adjust Bid
1	Ruhe, Ben	Book	$35	$30	$25
2	Hawes, Lorin	Book	$256	$106	$27
3	Cassidy, John	Book	$33	$23	$23
4	Sprague, Paul	Poster	$41	$28	$25
5	Bonin, Didier	Poster	$54	$40	$30
6	Smith, Herb	Herb Smith Plans	$57	$37	$36
7	Aboriginal	Tourist Trade Boomerang	$21	$21	$18
8	Riendeau, Dale	Pi Rang	$25	$25	$24
9	Riendeau, Dale	Black Widow	$26	$26	$24
10	Barker, Leni	Redwood Lap Joint	$21	$21	$21
11	Barker, Leni	Omega	$45	$35	$25
12	Mueller Brothers	Omega	$45	$45	$45
13	Bailey, Ted	Fast Catch	$30	$30	$24
14	JLA	Wind Walker "R"	$25	$25	$24
15	GMK	Composite Omega	$44	$33	$28
16	Riendeau, Dale	Keyhole Omega	$55	$45	$45
17	Ruhe, Ben	Book	$35	$30	$21
18	Mason, Bernard	Book	$21	$21	$19
19	Nolan, Don	Desk Art Piece	$21	$16	$14
20	McClennan, Duncan	Aussie Omega	$21	$16	$15
21	Cuartas, Oscar	Puzzle	$66	$44	$35
22	Burwell, Bob	Small Hook	$105	$105	$105
23	Frost, Fridolin	Ice Runner F/C	$40	$40	$40
24	Cardiff, Pat	Thinker	$71	$62	$62
25	Cardiff, Pat	Pteranodon	$72	$72	$72
26	Cardiff, Pat	Violet Winged Angel	$71	$62	$62
27	Cardiff, Pat	Lament II	$71	$62	$62
28	Cardiff, Pat	Heather	$71	$62	$62
29	Romblad, Jonas	Burled Veneer Inlay	$257	$257	$257
30	Darnell, Eric	Natural Elbow Doublers	$100	$100	$79
31	Gerhards, Al	S/L White Lightning	$643	$643	$643
32	Hawes, Lorin	Silky Spinner	$65	$65	$57
33	Frost, Fridolin	S/L Omega	$64	$64	$64
34	Bertling, Gerhard	S/L V-Omega	$65	$65	$65
35	Frost, Fridolin	S/L Hook	$70	$70	$70
36	Munch, Thomas	S/L Omega	$58	$58	$58
37	Behrens, Volker	S/L Hook	$70	$70	$58
38	Flynn, John	S/L Hook	$65	$65	$65
39	Behrens, Volker	S/L Hook	$80	$80	$72
40	Steigman, Pat	Lap Joint Flat Top	$50	$50	$41
41	Steigman, Pat	S/L Thin Man	$46	$46	$44
42	Skibicky, Taras	Atlas Hook	$22	$22	$22
43	Foresi, Bob	Greenstick T/S	$66	$66	$66
44	Hendricks, Dave	Rosewood Lap Joint	$41	$41	$41
45	Hendricks, Dave	Ebony Lap Joint	$57	$57	$46
46	Hendricks, Dave	Rosewood/Ash Lap Joint	$41	$41	$41
47	Hendricks, Dave	Walnut/Maple Lap Joint	$55	$45	$45
48	unknown	Boomerang Cap + Speedo	$21	$16	$15
49	DC Comics	Flash Comic Books	$21	$16	$16
50	DC Comics	Misc. Comics	$21	$16	$16
51	Boomerang Man	1984 B'Man Catalog	$21	$11	$7
52	Cuartas, Oscar	Sickle 'Rang	$400	$300	$213
53	Thomas, Brian	Kangarang	$66	$37	$37
54	Smith, T.W.	Astrick Jugglers	$24	$24	$24
55	Silady, Steve	Traditional	$40	$32	$30
56	Glover, Steve	Traditional	$45	$25	$24
57	Glover, Steve	Signature Traditional	$31	$31	$30
58	Cryderman, John	S/L Swan Neck Hook	$70	$70	$69
59	Mason, Bernard	Book	$50	$40	$40
60	Hawes, Lorin	Book	$386	$106	$33
61	Risher, Tom	Baseboard Boomerang	$21	$11	$9
62	Conaway, Steve	Traditional	$21	$21	$21
63	Ruhe, Ben & Darnell, Eric	Book	$24	$24	$24
64	Smith, Herb	Miniature Gem	$231	$178	$165
65	Smith, Herb	The Bluebird	$167	$138	$135
66	Smith, Herb	The Linnet	$122	$122	$116
67	Smith, Herb	Eiger	$105	$65	$61
68	Smith, Herb	Classic Hook	$368	$203	$196
69	Smith, Herb	Veebo	$157	$113	$100
70	Smith, Herb	Herb Smith Plans	$57	$47	$42
71	Harding, Rusty	EZ Floater	$34	$34	$25
72	Harding, Rusty	EZ Floater	$34	$34	$25
73	Harding, Rusty	Whirlwind Omega	$34	$24	$22
74	Harding, Rusty	Whirlwind Omega	$34	$24	$22
75	Harding, Rusty	Liberty Omega	$34	$34	$34
76	Harding, Rusty	Hurricane Hook	$34	$24	$22
77	Harding, Rusty	Hurricane Hook	$68	$58	$58
78	Fernday Research Corp.	Whirl-A-Copter	$32	$32	$32
79	LaFace Records	Promotional Traditional	$6	$3	$3
80	Alberg, Thornton	Thing	$28	$28	$24
81	Crandall, Jeff	Faux Throwstick	$46	$46	$42
82	Snouffer, Chet	Traditional	$36	$27	$24
83	Snouffer, Chet	Traditional	$42	$28	$21
84	Janetzki Brothers	RJR "U" Traditional	$252	$221	$209
85	Schurink, Ger	Book	$43	$23	$23
86	Bristow, Samuel	Brist Cross Stick	$145	$145	$123
87	Miller, Paul	Traditional Flat Top	$21	$21	$19
88	Miller, Paul	Hook	$21	$21	$21
89	DuFresne, Doug	Omega	$21	$21	$21
90	Ruhf, Peter	Early MTA	$32	$24	$24
91	Darnell, Eric	Natural Elbow	$32	$32	$32
92	Darnell, Eric	Poly Night Hook	$32	$24	$24
93	Darnell, Eric	Poly Reverse Hook	$32	$24	$24
94	Kalmanson, Neil	Hammerhead	$75	$55	$49
95	Kinley, Mickey	Boomalum Omega	$74	$54	$53
96	Gerhards, Al	S/L Traditional	$128	$72	$72
97	Gerhards, Al	S/L Traditional	$128	$72	$70
98	Harding, Rusty	Omega	$62	$42	$39
99	Harding, Rusty	Omega	$34	$34	$34
100	Harding, Rusty	Hurricane Hook	$73	$44	$44
101	Harding, Rusty	Hurricane Hook	$72	$67	$67
102	Feuerbach, Russ	Large Hook	$45	$35	$24
103	Feuerbach, Russ	Medium Hook	$21	$16	$14
104	Naylor, Carl	Hook	$73	$46	$42
105	Naylor, Carl	Hook	$68	$54	$45
106	Naylor, Carl	Hook	$42	$38	$38
107	Naylor, Carl	Hook	$89	$54	$49
108	Naylor, Carl	Hook	$43	$43	$41
109	Naylor, Carl	Hook	$78	$60	$51
110	Hoeben, Max	V boom	$21	$21	$19
111	Hoeben, Max	Traditional	$21	$11	$6
112	Urban, Willi	Sports Comeback	$35	$35	$32
113	Urban, Willi	Sports Comeback	$36	$28	$24
114	Urban, Willi	Sports Comeback	$36	$28	$21
115	Bakwood	S/L Traditional	$26	$23	$23
116	Bakwood	S/L Traditional	$26	$23	$23
117	Tomahawk	Spinback 44	$31	$24	$24
118	Luycx, Daniel	LD Glider	$99	$99	$99
119	Smith, Herb	Pax Sussex Hook	$113	$113	$113
120	Smith, Herb	Paxolin Fuji	$201	$201	$179
121	Smith, Herb	Herb's Hook	$153	$98	$77
122	Butz	Traditional	$48	$43	$35
123	Gundawarra	Traditional	$25	$25	$24
124	unknown	Omega	$49	$49	$41
125	Byham, Peter	Binghi Eagle	$22	$22	$22
126	Hawes, Lorin	Super Looper	$21	$11	$9
127	Hawes, Lorin	Super Looper	$36	$28	$24
128	Hawes, Lorin	M17	$28	$28	$21
129	Hawes, Lorin	M17	$37	$37	$37
130	Hawes, Lorin	Silky Spinner	$63	$63	$63
131	Donnellan, Frank	Whalebone Traditional	$227	$205	$205
132	Donnellan, Frank	Whalebone Traditional	$231	$212	$212
133	Onus, Bill	Whalebone Traditional	$400	$250	$250
134	Aboriginal	Natural Elbow	$104	$93	$93
135	Aboriginal	Throwstick	$108	$108	$108
136	Aboriginal	Throwstick	$108	$55	$104
137	Aboriginal	Throwstick	$144	$113	$113
138	Aboriginal	Throwstick	$400	$300	$255
139	Aboriginal	Throwstick	$89	$65	$71
140	Behrens, Volker	C/C Mini Marathon	$154	$154	$121
141	Behrens, Volker	C/C Challenger III	$154	$154	$124
142	Behrens, Volker	Challenger V	$103	$82	$69
143	Behrens, Volker	Sportsman + Art	$80	$80	$80
144	Behrens, Volker	Sussex Hook + Art	$60	$60	$53
145	Bailey, Ted	Inlaid Lap Joint	$180	$180	$167
146	Smith, Herb	Columbia Hook	$261	$198	$158
147	Smith, Herb	Columbia Hook	$261	$261	$255
148	Jones, Rod	Peregrine Hook	$82	$75	$72
149	Martin, Dave	Traditional	$21	$21	$20
150	Unknown	Hook	$23	$23	$23
151	Hartman, Thomas	Early Fast Catch	$37	$37	$37
152	Davis, Kendall	Lap Joint Traditional	$25	$25	$24
153	Steigman, Pat	S/L Traditional	$42	$42	$33
154	The Diagram Group	Book on Weapons	$25	$25	$25
155	Misc.	Apple Crate Labels	$21	$16	$21
156	Cassidy, John	The Boomerang Book	$21	$16	$14
157	Russell, Dan	Sky Turn	$28	$23	$23
158	Siems, Michael	Book & Boomerang	$21	$11	$10
159	Gorny, Winfred & Schlegel, Jàrg	Das Bumerang Projekt	$21	$16	$16
160	Mayhew, H.L.	Boomerang Book	$38	$24	$24
161	Mauro, John	Boomerang Book	$21	$16	$13
162	Robson, David	Why Boomerangs Return	$21	$21	$18
163	Misc.	Misc. trinkets	$21	$11	$8
164	Pew, Frank & Betty	Book	$21	$21	$21
165	Shep	Coloring Book	$21	$16	$16
166	Cuartas, Oscar	Giganti-MTA	$75	$75	$75
167	Cuartas, Oscar	Lapped Tri-Blader	$75	$68	$61
168	Brengulis, Aivars	Lapped Fir V-90	$56	$56	$56
169	Brengulis, Aivars	Natural Elbow	$30	$30	$27
170	Brengulis, Aivars	Natural Elbow	$75	$50	$37
171	Brengulis, Aivars	Natural Elbow	$45	$45	$41
172	Brengulis, Aivars	Natural Elbow	$50	$35	$35
173	Cryderman, John	Misc. Blanks	$30	$25	$25
174	Cryderman, John	S/L Hook Blanks	$30	$25	$25
175	Cryderman, John	S/L Hook Blanks	$42	$42	$42
176	Cryderman, John	S/L Omega Blanks	$42	$32	$25
177	Taiwan	Bee-Bak Rip off	$1	$1	$1
178	Hong Kong	Mr. T Boom	$6	$3	$3
179	Hong Kong	Triangle Booms	$7	$4	$4
180	Hoeben, Max	Traditional Duds	$21	$21	$21
181	Hoeben, Max	Multibladers	$21	$21	$21
182	Hoeben, Max	Plastic Traditionals	$21	$11	$11
183	Hoeben, Max	Small V	$75	$25	$25
184	Hoeben, Max	Balsa Oldea	$21	$21	$21
185	Hoeben, Max	Volmac Oldea	$21	$16	$16
186	Hoeben, Max	Oldea Pair	$21	$16	$16
187	Siems, Michael	V-Omega	$21	$21	$18
188	Davis, Kendall	Vortech	$21	$21	$20
189	Orlando, Greg	Small Traditional	$21	$11	$11
190	Snouffer, Greg	Mantis	$21	$11	$11
191	DuFresne, Doug	Triblader	$25	$25	$24
192	Davis, Kendall	Golem	$23	$23	$23
193	Misc.	BAA Newsletters	$41	$27	$27
194	Russell, Dan	Tomahawk	$21	$16	$21
195	Schum, David	Large Hook	$32	$32	$32
196	Gubler, Lorenz	Straight Shooter	$100	$75	$69
197	Donnellan, Frank	Plastic Traditional	$27	$21	$21
198	Misc.	Historical Newsletters	$35	$27	$27
199	Unknown	Commercial traditional	$6	$3	$3
200	Unknown	Deer Slayer	$6	$3	$3

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