1989 Inaugural Maglite given to me. Is this worth anything? (photos enclosed)

[dieselducy]

My uncle gave this to me. I find one thing interesting about it. It is only engraved on the head. It is in ALMOST mint condition. he said he used it a few times but i can't really tell.

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[BMF]

No, it's worth nothing. Just another minimag, you can throw it away. But wait, ship it to me instead, I'll pay for shipping. :laughing:


Honestly, I have no idea. But it looks wonderful with the logo, try to put it on ebay to see what will happen.

 

[american lockpicker]

I would keep it if I was you, it looks nice.

 

[dieselducy]

I am definately keeping this one. i just want to learn as much info about this lite as possible. is it rare?

I would keep it if I was you, it looks nice.

 

[american lockpicker]

Just out of curiosity did it come with a clip?

 

[CLHC]

Last I remember, turbodog was looking for this one. . .I think.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=191923

 

[pjandyho]

Why not keep it and buy yourself an LED drop-in to enhance the light a little?

 

[dieselducy]

Why not keep it and buy yourself an LED drop-in to enhance the light a little?

I definatly plan on keeping this one. i am just trying to learn about it and see if it actually is worth anything. BTW to answer an earlier question, it did not come with a clip to my knowledge. it did come in that cute little box.

 

[greenlight]

It's only worth something if you have the original tailcap w/o the lanyard hole. How much are you willing to pay for one?

 

[Gunner12]

I'd keep that light. It is probably really special and at least has some historical meaning.

 

[Darkpower]

I would keep it and definitely not make any modifications to it at all. Collectable items bring more money when they are in the original condition, including the presentation boxes.

 

[adamlau]

Not worth over $5.00 to me, but something I would hold on to. Or sell for $5.00 .

 

[Darkpower]

Not worth over $5.00 to me, but something I would hold on to. Or sell for $5.00 .

It definitely has substantial value above the bare "Flashlight" value of a mini-mag to those that collect political memorabilia.

 

[DM51]

Darkpower, that comment/question is inappropriate. Political sniping has no place here. Please edit your post to remove it.

 

[Zenster]

I'm pretty sure that particular Maglite transcends collectability as a "mere" flashlight.
It's much more of a political/campaign memorabilia item, and it would be worth much more to people who collect political memorabilia (campaign buttons, banners, etc.) than to any flashlight collector.

Do a "bush quayle campaign" search on any big auction site and I'll bet some of that memorabilia will show up.
If you want to sell it, I'd advertise it as a Bush/Quayle campaign souvenir rather than as a flashlight, and to people who collect such stuff, it probably won't make any difference that the tailcap had been changed (don't even mention it for that matter).