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

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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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.

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

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

american lockpicker said:

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

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Just out of curiosity did it come with a clip?

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

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/191923

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

pjandyho said:

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

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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.

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?

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

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.

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

adamlau said:

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

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

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

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).