Nat Young's Surfboard Collection For Sale
Recently, Nat Young's family put his collection of boards into the hands of an auctioneer. Though never a prolific shaper, Nat, who is 75-years old, shaped steadily from the mid-60s onwards. This collection includes 32 boards from the 70s and 80s - so no Magic Sam, Nat's wonder board from 1966 - with many of them being Nat's personal riders.
There's a fairly even split of 70s 'naked lady' boards, and 80s Fall Lines, plus a smattering of other labels Nat shaped under. Some boards are unquestionably of high value, while a few appear dubious inclusions.
Rather than split the collection, the family has insisted the boards stay together as a whole collection.
The boards are being sold by Tim Goodman who expects they'll fetch between $30K and $50K.
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Geoff McCoy also has his personal quiver for sale.
32 boards.
Anybody know what the asking price is ?
https://www.mccoysurfboards.com/catalogue/ultimate-collection
looks like Nat and Geoff are looking for the same person. I mean there couldn't possibly be two people dumb enough.
You’d be surprised at the depths vintage board collecting has sunk to.
really? well I've got a few ugly old dinged up waterlogged yellow pieces of shit lying around if anyone's interested. free story with every sale.
Why not donate them to a surf history collection for all to see the past . Looks like a bit of a money grab to me . Seems to be over priced like all the so called collector surfboards out there !
Donate and Nat Young….hmm….
Nothing wrong with selling your possessions to help with retirement or your kids/grandkids.
30 - 50K. lmao. Im sure they hold some value to certain people, but that's a good laugh.
Tell him he's dreamin'.
Yep... there it is
Bahaha! Some cashed up dork will buy this to decorate his new northern beaches villa
Nooooo......never
original wax jobs makes them far more valuable hey ??
My surfboard warehouse ones are up for sale not quite vintage ,almost a few years old and i will throw in a board cover and tell the buyer how great i was / am so anyone interested i will sell as a package deal at an amazing price of $ 10,000 !
Money grab? They’re his to sell, and it’s up to someone else to decide how much want to offer.
Can’t see why he should give them away - and why anybody would expect him to.
A fool and his money are soon parted
What’s my circa 1970s kfc foamie worth??
A shit-tonne of memories - mostly good ones except for the nasty board rashes
I never had the kfc … but a single fin foamie with a blue/white kinda cover. Leggie used to go into a hole in the rubber fin - did the job in those simpler times
Hanimex foamie, like this one?
https://www.soulsurf.com.au/product/midget-farrelly-fibreboard-by-hanimex/
Yeah - hanimex … whatever that referred to (brand, cover material …). That’s it.
Thanks for posting
Did you get around on one too Nolan?
Fark, there's some cynics out there, usually my position! The market will decide what they're worth in the end.
I think the U.S. Vintage Market will find the Pricing very Attractive.
#10 is really interesting, mid 80's. By now thrusters are ubiquitous, but Nat's gone back to the double ender, still multi fins, wide point back, full nose, and he's included a rear trailing box to mount different rear fins. I bet those were bigger than the sides, too. Hello, 2+1.
The longboards (or: 8'+ I do recall 8 footers being wildly popular as longboards came back even to the extent clubs ran 8ft divisions) seem to come back a little later. All this points to searching for a feeling that got lost. By now obviously, that feeling has been well and truly rediscovered and we even have reproduction beaver tail wetsuit tops.
Surprised with some of the comments, yeah okay a few of these boards are too trashed to be of much worth to me no matter how rare.
But many are in decent condition and works of art and important pieces of surf history.
There is a very limited number of these boards, but a board you buy off the rack today for $1K, there is literally hundreds or even thousands of that same model and in most cases most of the work done was by a machine and unlikely they will ever be of more value than they day you bought it.
Totally agree Indo.. doesn't seem like Nat is getting the respect he deserves in the comments - Ol' Nat's getting done dirty here... I say save your cynicism for the contemporary era of mass-produced landfill popouts and give these handshapes their deserved place in history: Nat's Nat and crap's crap.
Like his son Beau working with/producing the mass made pieces of crap from Surfboard Warehouse?
Are those Boards made in Aust ?
Maybe the very odd one to “greenwash” his reputation. They are mass produced in a China from what I understand
Customs are made in Burleigh
Decent range of Shapes to choose from or...
Shape your own with Rabbit
$3200
Yes, but these are not. And this is what he sold his soul for:
https://www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com.au/collections/surfboards/Beau-Young
People on here are addicted to their nostalgia so sure they will go for record price
meh I'm more of a $50 cash or even better ' find it on the side of the road' kind of a guy when it comes to old boards
Haters will hate!
So its not Nat selling them ? This says his family are putting the boards up for sale . The reason is he is 75 years now that i don't get .
On the subject of old boards, i would love to track down a board that disappeared from my Bondi flat in the late 70,s A 6'9" Dick Brewer flyer pintail , single fin shaped by Dave Ahrens. Bought it off Dave in Bali in 77. Yellow deck ,clear bottom. Not the sort of board that would disappear without a trace! The truth is out there!!