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My family's Neil Cost Call Collection - I have a few questions
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ryanwhit
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Yeah, it was good back then. That place was a part of my childhood! We would go down the road and get lunch at 2 brother's bbq. bargain barn isn't worth going to anymore, but 2 brother's still is.
J Gilbert
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Can't agree more, my favorite guy there used to work guns and now is in the shoe department
and Mickey that used to work there is now at Timberghost, I just give him a shout up there if I'm looking for anything now
short stop
Senior Member
wow .. im sayin .. amazing 1st post here ...
Ive found alot of turkey calls laying around in the woods ...
I ve never found a NC call ..lol .
- as others Id just want see.... sounds like you have a great collection .
Ive found alot of turkey calls laying around in the woods ...
I ve never found a NC call ..lol .
- as others Id just want see.... sounds like you have a great collection .
Arrowhead95
Senior Member
I have a friend in North Carolina that has a similar story as yours.
Neil and he became very good friends and whenever Neil was in that area he would stay at his house. Neil made him some very special calls that were one of a kind. He also made special calls for his children and told them to put them away. Made them calls to use also. Last time I was there the guy pulled out a box of about 30 box call lids Neil sent him after he broke one Neil had and told him to find one he liked.
My personal opinion on the uncompleted calls are if they are not signed they may be of more value to have someone like a Lamar Williams or a Steve Mann finish the calls. That would surely make them special.
Just depends on how partially finished and how much your Dad tinkered with them.
The boat paddles, if square cut inside could be up in the $3000-$4000 range maybe higher depending on dates, woods and what's wrote on them.
Some of the regular box calls might not be worth what they were several years ago. Prices seemed to have leveled off and even come down a bit. Like everything else it's what someone is willing to pay. The rarer the call the more it should bring.
At least post a couple pictures for us less fortunate.............
Neil and he became very good friends and whenever Neil was in that area he would stay at his house. Neil made him some very special calls that were one of a kind. He also made special calls for his children and told them to put them away. Made them calls to use also. Last time I was there the guy pulled out a box of about 30 box call lids Neil sent him after he broke one Neil had and told him to find one he liked.
My personal opinion on the uncompleted calls are if they are not signed they may be of more value to have someone like a Lamar Williams or a Steve Mann finish the calls. That would surely make them special.
Just depends on how partially finished and how much your Dad tinkered with them.
The boat paddles, if square cut inside could be up in the $3000-$4000 range maybe higher depending on dates, woods and what's wrote on them.
Some of the regular box calls might not be worth what they were several years ago. Prices seemed to have leveled off and even come down a bit. Like everything else it's what someone is willing to pay. The rarer the call the more it should bring.
At least post a couple pictures for us less fortunate.............
DMP
Senior Member
Being from Greenwood, I know a guy who was good friends with Neil. He has a bunch of calls from him and some that Neil made well before he ever started signing his calls. There some real beauties for sure.
Also know another fellow here in Greenwood who bought a house that had some of Neil's calls on the mantle. When the guy looked at the house and saw the calls the first thing he did was ask the homeowner if he would sell the calls with the house and the seller agreed to do so. Don't think the seller really knew much about them.
Also know another fellow here in Greenwood who bought a house that had some of Neil's calls on the mantle. When the guy looked at the house and saw the calls the first thing he did was ask the homeowner if he would sell the calls with the house and the seller agreed to do so. Don't think the seller really knew much about them.
TimberRattler
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It is very likely that we could have met up at the old one.
TimberRattler
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I take a photo of the ones we keep handy....
Some one actually broke into my Dads house a few years back and stole a few guns and other stuff. Took a few of the calls he had just had sitting around (including a boat paddle), but left most of them. I don't think they had a clue about the calls (Thankfully!!). They did get his old 10g Double Barrell he hunted with over the years. That incident made us get most of them out of the house.
Some one actually broke into my Dads house a few years back and stole a few guns and other stuff. Took a few of the calls he had just had sitting around (including a boat paddle), but left most of them. I don't think they had a clue about the calls (Thankfully!!). They did get his old 10g Double Barrell he hunted with over the years. That incident made us get most of them out of the house.
TimberRattler
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I'll take a photo of the ones we keep handy....
Some one actually broke into my Dads house a few years back and stole a few guns and other stuff. Took a few of the calls he had just had sitting around (including a boat paddle), but left most of them. I don't think they had a clue about the calls (Thankfully!!). They did get his old 10g Double Barrell he hunted with over the years. That incident made us get most of them out of the house.
Some one actually broke into my Dads house a few years back and stole a few guns and other stuff. Took a few of the calls he had just had sitting around (including a boat paddle), but left most of them. I don't think they had a clue about the calls (Thankfully!!). They did get his old 10g Double Barrell he hunted with over the years. That incident made us get most of them out of the house.
deerfeather
Member
cool! I met neil in 1998 when I moved to greenwood sc. neil turned me over to steve mann and I picked out a black walnut/mahogany double check box for $85.00 with holster at his house. steve drove me over to meet neil after buying the call. back then steve gave me 5-6 calls to choose from. u cant do that now! neil was a kind old guy and we talked for an hour or two..and I just wish I could have met him sooner. he showed me how to hold and how to use the box I bought that day from steve. but I wish I could have got one from neil for sentimental reasons! I have been to the muesuem in edgefield sc, and they have a nice size collection of neils calls on display.
Awesome story..........
That is a cool story, but this internet is a strange world. I would be very hesitant to post any pictures because there are nefarious people out there who can download the data from a picture and find out where it was taken, then come steal your stuff. Proceed with caution!!!
nx95240
Senior Member
as a call maker myself neil is one everybody look up to..would love to see the calls
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