We always love our Valuation Days at Sportfish, Reading, a friendly team and customers and always great quality tackle! Last Saturday was no exception. Arriving early at 9am, we did not even unpack before the first few customers were upon us, way before the initial start time of 10am! Not that we minded! Our son […]
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Sep
Sep
A recent purchase of a collection of modern saltwater and salmon tackle hit my doorstep yesterday from Germany. One of the most impressive collections we have purchased. What a pleasure it must have been for the owner to pack when planning a trip. “Shall I take the Charlton or the Mako’s or what about the […]
31
Aug
Aug
Thomas Turner are proud to announce the sale of an extremely significant and historically important collection of Hardy reels. The collection has been curated over a lifetime and contains extremely rare and highly sought after reels such as a 2.5 inch 1891 original Perfect, 4 inch 1892 all brass Perfect and many more that very […]
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Aug
Aug
I wonder if Henry Coxon had any idea in 1896, that he was to be responsible for designing one of the milestones in the history of angling equipment. Allcock & Co. were not slow to take up his reel design with its ultra light drum and spoked frame, and the now famous ‘Coxon Aerial’ was […]
06
Aug
Aug
Demand has never been higher for centrepins! You name it, we have sold it and want to buy more. Their popularity increases year on year and we are selling more and more! You will have seen the 50+ Allcock Aerial centrepin collection we recently purchased, from your very early first model Coxons, full ebonite models, […]
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Jul
Jul
Many of you who follow our site may have noticed something of a quantum leap in our stock especially in the area of top-quality collectable items. Our reputation for the swift buying of collections helps enormously plus the plethora of superb reviews from customers on Trust Pilot make us the ideal trusted port of call […]
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Jul
Jul
Thomas Turner have always loved buying and selling Angling Guides and Hardys have always been popular amongst our customers. Generally, the earlier, the more collectable. Like all commodities the book market particularly for Angling books and Anglers Guides has seen its fair share of highs and lows. The Hardy Anglers’ Guides are a lovely series […]
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Jul
Jul
I was in the office this afternoon and received a call from a lady who asked ‘Do you buy single items?’ The answer to that is, yes of course! Depending on what the item is and of course, condition. We often get calls from potential sellers asking if we would buy just one reel, or […]
09
Jul
Jul
I have been lucky enough to have now worked with Thomas Turner for just over 3 years and what a learning curve it has been since my eBay days selling the odd decent reel once or twice a month when time permitted. I have been extremely lucky. It’s currently very busy at TT HQ! With […]
02
Jul
Jul
We arrived at the picturesque location of Blagdon Fishing Lodge at 9am for our fourth valuation day at the location. The lake was eerily quiet for such a fine sunny morning. As we were setting up we spoke to the Fisheries Manager who explained that the fishing has been particularly bad over the last week. […]