How much is my maurice cole surfboard worth???

Got a photo?

Zeldon, I would be holding on to any Maurice Cole Boards. I reckon be a collectors item in a few years. No offence to Brutus, hope you are well wherever you are. You aren't missing anything in Vicco this winter.

Spending a bit of time in SoCal now. How those philistines treating you Brutus?

...and just found out Maurice shares his name with this fella.

Hello Maurice Cole, child actor:

a mate is trying to get rid of this Maurice Cole as we speak...any takers?

http://kwiva.com.au/product/136/collectors_dream_board_tom_currens_famou...

$ 10,000 someone tell him he really is fucking dreaming !

Insane.
This MP board was a 99c auction, I think, and is up over $1000 with over 5 days left still.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121364351499?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid...

Hmm-- tarted up with a dark blue pigment resin coat and MPs sig ?

Why do child actors always run that same annoyingly twee bowlcut ?
Sorry about the digression people, $10,000 for a surfboard ? Better hope it doesn't delaminate during the three decades it takes to appreciate beyond that price.

udo wrote:

Hmm-- tarted up with a dark blue pigment resin coat and MPs sig ?

People are nuts, that's for sure.

Shatner'sBassoon wrote:

a mate is trying to get rid of this Maurice Cole as we speak...any takers?

http://kwiva.com.au/product/136/collectors_dream_board_tom_currens_famou...

It should've mentioned that this was the board that Curren famously rode from the Margs peak all the way to the rivermouth in that particular comp. Not many 'foreigners' have pulled that off, let alone in a comp! Not that many period under any circumstances, come to think about it! 10k though?!

What about that photo taken from the channel of Curren taking off on that monster set during the comp. Incredible stuff . On the $10000 board too.

If he'd known what it would be worth now , I doubt he would have ridden it. But then it wouldn't have been worth the $10000 .
Oh the paradox of time travel , I'm starting to understand how Doc and Marty felt.

If that's the $100 dollar surfboard it was a good buy ......you bought it from a guy in a pub? Front bar goods at bargain prices = not always legit ?

from me.....$200 deposit into your acc a.s.a.p.
But at least half the price of a new one I would think .

wow...even I am interested in the old single.......what sticker did it have on it......the Lotus ??

as for the bd Tom Surfed at Margaret river....get a hold of Bugsy in California who would buy that board in a flash...as there are not many bds around..truth being I surfed a lot more than I surfed.....

that's no child actor..thats my disguise in SoCal......hehehe

Brutus check the gumtree link, a new old single fin by the pics.

Why not put the piccies up here ? you deleted the gumtree ad, picture messaging......means posting a ph number up here.

search function - post pics

thanx Udo...the gumtree add shows it was a bd made inn Thailand...a copy of an old single from back in the 70's.....

its worth a bit more than a $100.....but not an original.....

but the red and yellow Curren bd ...now that's a real story and a real board......one I shaped for Tom about 23 years ago,just sold at Auction in the U S for $3500.....

hey on a funny note ,when everyone found out I had cancer....people started ordering bds from everywhere..hahaha.....still here for awhile yet

What makes it worth ten g ? I saw curren ride that board into rivermouth & then it was in local surfshop beachlife for a while for sale for a reasonable price

actually I think Tom still owes me for that bd.......so I might have to claim it,am seeing him next week....its not worth $10 K

in the USa probably about 2-3K

I run the site KWIVA which currently lists Curren's board shaped by Maurice Cole for sale http://kwiva.com.au/product/136/collectors_dream_board_tom_currens_famou...
The owner was not sure on the price of this board so we decided to list at 10k-ono. The board is a one of a kind with a famous back story and in original cond. Any Curren fan which includes the entire surfing world would be honoured to have this board, that is if you can afford it.
Ps Caml- you should have bought the board back in the day.

Recently I've spoken to a few people about the second-hand board market and by all reports it ain't what it was a few years ago. I've heard stories of boards not reaching half the price they were bought for even a couple of years ago, and no-one can really say why. The vagaries of the free market? Who knows? But if old mate with the Curren gun didn't need the sale it might be prudent to hold onto it and wait.

And Brutus, you oughta 'develop' another tumor to, you know, pay off the renovations or something.

stunet wrote:

And Brutus, you oughta 'develop' another tumor to, you know, pay off the renovations or something.

Stu......!
I'm sure the tumor wouldn't have a chance now:) Touch wood, or touch and shape surfboards...?

Genuine offer of $2k from me for the Cole/Curran board.

udo wrote:

Genuine offer of $2k from me for the Cole/Curran board.

UDO-Make your offer to the seller on KWIVA. Good luck!
http://kwiva.com.au/product/136/collectors_dream_board_tom_currens_famou...

Kwiva facebook June 17th Gives price guide of $5000 +
to much for me.

Hey Horlo, I'm keen as for that board of Curren's but I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment .
Luckily I've also got a couple of items floating around the place that have a bit of attached historical significance .
So what do you reckon about a straight swap - your board for the hanky that Hugh Grant blew into after being sucked off by Divine Brown . Deal ?

Blowin wrote:

Hey Horlo, I'm keen as for that board of Curren's but I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment .
Luckily I've also got a couple of items floating around the place that have a bit of attached historical significance .
So what do you reckon about a straight swap - your board for the hanky that Hugh Grant blew into after being sucked off by Divine Brown . Deal ?

Sounds good Blowin but the board is not mine to sell/swap. Very funny tho!

udo wrote:

Kwiva facebook June 17th Gives price guide of $5000 +
to much for me.

The owner of this board has had it since 1990 and is obviously not desperate to sell. He just wanted to see if their was anyone willing to pay good money to for it. He has indicated that he may loan the board to the Surf Museum at Torquay for display.
I guess the board is like fine art and is worth what someone is willing to pay.

Good man Jas if you loan it to the surf museum for display..... and good exposure.

I am trying to find the history of an old board i have. early sixties old malibu made by Castalloy products in
Adelaide.Its a surfari shark model. i have rung around but no leads .Am sort of interested in selling it but more interested in its history.

There's two entries for Castalloy on this page Winkie.

http://www.surfresearch.com.au/ms.html

Anyone from SA got further info?

Winkie, weasels site 100% surf has some info on castalloy surfboards.

Hey thanks, that gives me something to work on. Castalloy had no memory of them from 50 years ago, i rang Don Burford ,he was a bit unsure, i have had the board for 30 years,probably should have done something sooner! Thanks.

From memory, the castalloy 'south coaster ' was a very short -lived pop out of the v early 60s trying to cash in on the new surf craze (lay-by from a department store was the hook)

Yeah, there's all the adds and stuff zinger... or should I say 'champ'. We all know thats you in that add, and you just wanted to get your picture up.

Incidently, yours was shaped by Botts uncle, he never surfed, couldn't swim, but was a fitter and turner from Gawler.

So much for epoxy being a 'breakthrough'.

http://100percentsurf.com.au/SURF/SURF_HISTORY_SOUTH_AUSTRALIA/SOUTH_COA...

Must be rare though, worth heaps.

Winkie, post some pics of the south coaster.
Seddie over at sceales would know of these boards.

Yeah i have seen the south coaster ads, but this is a different model. The decal says Surfari Shark,thats where i keep hitting a dead end. Even the board looks different. I reckon someone like weasels old man
or someone from that era might know. anyway will post a pic in the next day or so.

Yeah MP on eBay went for $2550 actually have one in better condition( as original) that was one of his own boards can Authenticate it and has been initialled on the stringer in pencil

Horlo, to surf the Cole/Curran 7'9 at bullies yesterday would have been fun !

I would have caught more waves! Yes it would have been fun on Curren's- Cole, but it is a real gun of the 90's, very sleek.
I was riding a new 7'0" Hand Shaped by Rod "Weasel" Bedford- 100% Surfboards.

My 6"9 has more litres than currens7"9 gun

Meaning its not a gun at all

The Curran 7'9 may have sold for 10k if it was listed in Richard Hadlees auction .