Surf Collectibles Antique Roadshow

The upcoming Sacred Craft Consumer Surf Expo presented by Santa Cruz  has something for everybody — even antique collectors. The Vintage Surfboard & Surf Memorabilia “Antique Roadshow” is modeled after PBS TV’s highly successful “Antique Roadshow” series. The Sacred Craft version of “Roadshow” invites the general public to bring collectible surfboards and memorabilia to a panel of experts for appraisal. The panel assigns a value to the items, but more importantly they often uncover the provenance, or story, behind the value of the item.

“The power of the “Roadshow” lies in the ‘buried treasure concept,’” said Scott Bass, Expo Director. “Many of us possess, in our garage or attic, or perhaps under the house, a collectible surfboard; a board that for whatever reason holds intrinsic value above and beyond the value of a regular or ‘normal’ used surfboard. If the board has a strong provenance, well, this generally increases its value. Perhaps it was on the cover of a surf magazine, or Skip Frye crafted it for G&S back in 1971; whatever the case, our appraisers want to see it.”

But ‘roadshow’ isn’t just about surfboards. Surf ‘paper’, as the experts refer to it, is also of import to the collectors and appraisers. Maybe you possess an old Rick Griffin surf movie poster from the La Paloma, or an old Steamer Lane photograph from the 40s, or perhaps a business card from Bob Simmons or signed photo of Duke Kahanamoku. Any item that you think may be worth something, the appraisers would love to see it, and to help you better understand its provenance and possible market value. The more information you can bring to the discussion, the more accurate the appraisal.

We all probably have a bit of buried treasure; we just may not know it! The vintage Surfboard “Antique Roadshow” appraisals will visit the Rittenhouse Building in downtown Santa Cruz one day only, on Saturday March19 from 10am-4pm as a part of the 2-day Sacred Consumer Surfboard Expo. Expert appraisers will be on hand for surfboards, surf ‘paper’, surf posters, surf magazines, surf art, surf books and surf memorabilia. Please bring out your surf collectables for appraisal — and a great time.

• Appraisers:
• Joe Tabler
• Bird Huffman
• Pete Noble
• Tom Brown
• Kirk Putnam
• Keith Maynard Eshelman
• Boyd Scofield
• Wingnut
• Sam George
• Randy Rarick

Appraisals Saturday Only – March 19 – Rittenhouse Building downtown Santa Cruz