Afternoon all, has anyone seen the Korda compac weigh staff on e bay
Yes it's brand new and also been discontinued
But it has 34 watching, 39 bids and with 4 hours to go sits at £206.01 !!!!

Crazy price. Why did Korda discontinue this product, there is obviously a demand for it

In reply to Post #1
No idea why it was discontinued as I really wanted one, never going to pay that kind of price though, I'll stick with using my landing net pole if needed! Crazy money

In reply to Post #1
Not discontinued,just waiting on next batch to be made.That is what i was told when I asked

In reply to Post #3
Who told you that? I've asked multiple shops and they've all been told no longer available, if other people are also being told this then it's probably why probably the eBay price is so extortionate

In reply to Post #4
I emailed korda

Why would someone want a weigh staff that comes in 2 pieces.

In reply to Post #6
Clue is in the name.....

I've got one...never been used (gift)

Tempted to list it now!

In reply to Post #8
It sold for £235.40 plus £10 postage !!!!

In reply to Post #9
More money than sense.
If these do come back into stock, that person will look stupid

In reply to Post #9
I've got one of these, they are nice bits of kit but even the £60 was hard to justify, let alone these prices

They are solid and do the job well (quite heavy though), good for stashing in a shorter holdall.

£245 all in, absolute madness!!!

I was also searching for one of these as I was impressed when I seen one on the bank but as previously said they're nowhere to be found other than the odd one popping up on eBay for ridiculous sums.
Well sent an email to korda who never replied after a few weeks, however I called them and the original compac weigh staff is discontinued but new improved version currently going through testing at the moment and expected to be released later in the year or early next year.

Will these ever be back in stock or are they releasing new one?

In reply to Post #13
There is a new one in development,they were not happy with the original version.They did do a recall on them,you could return them and get a full refund if you wanted.I only found out a few weeks ago about it in my local shop

In reply to Post #14
Hahaa… a secret product recall.

In reply to Post #14
Do we know what the issue is?

In reply to Post #15
Thats exactly what I thought,I never heard anything about a recall.I dont know what the issue with the original one was

In reply to Post #17
In reality there should be quite a lot of recalls in the tackle industry as quite a lot of it is not fit for purpose but they never recall anything as they couldnt care less

In reply to Post #17
That's a bit poor from Korda as I contacted numerous retailers as really wanted one and all of them were waiting on stock, no mention of a recall or any issues (this was beginning to middle of last year).

Edit end of year as initially told discontinued until this thread popped up when I called back around, losing track of time as I get older!

I've got one. Not heard anything about a recall and can't see why either? It is a pole that screws together with a spike at one end and a Carabiner at the other...

In reply to Post #20
Contact the shop you had it from they should be able tell you more

Was in Johnson Ross today and the issue is with the join/thread on the pole, emailed Korda who told me it has been discontinued. Shame as I used one at Gigantica and liked it, I am currently making my own using an old landing net pole and a 'crook' purchased from the tackle box.

Michael

In reply to Post #22
Is it completely discontinued or will there be a revised one coming out?

In reply to Post #23
I was told they are working on a new one but maybe they have changed their minds

In reply to Post #23
The guy said they had been discontinued hence me making my own as a trakker one similar to the one I'm making is £50+ and the bits I've bought come to less than a score.


Michael