How much are my fathers rackets worth ?

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  1. slair76116

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    Hey guys my father who is far away sent me his old racket collection he doesn't play any more. I'll put them in eBay for him.

    How much are they worth? Fair price. Im curious about that aromtech 700 is that an expensive racket ?
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    Thanks.
     
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    Wow, two classic, very popular rackets (AT700 and MP99), and the Carlton Peter Rasmussen. Probably kind of a classic too, but I never was into Carlton rackets. No idea what a reasonable price is for these rackets. I was lucky to have bought a mint condition AT700-II for € 20 from a friend this year :D
    MP99, if still in mint condition, is a very nice racket to play with. It is a bit fragile though and also quite old. Maybe €50 for that one?
    AT700 is still a top attacking racket with a strong frame. Although I can tell it is slower than today's attacking rackets like the Astrox series.
    Perhaps you can ask €100 or maybe more as it is a collectors item, especially this first generation.
     
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    Sorry to say this (hope I’m wrong) but the Yonex logo on the cone of the MusclePower 99 doesn’t look legit to me. Check that first befor you put it on eBay. :)
     
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    My father bought this in UAE eons ago and he got it from an official sports shop, very curious is this really fake?
     
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    Yes! You can spot it on several places on the racket.

    Wrong PBSI logo (no SP in the logo on real one)
    Look at the ”Muscle Power” text it should be a bit bigger (wider) in white, and the ”99” is uneven in the middle.
    The red background is too big. Wrong fonts on ”SP” text. The ”YY” logo and the ”Yonex” text on the cone is too thin, and the buttcap looks odd...not sharp lines and too big balls.
     
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    So This is definitely a fake racket?

    Gosh I cant believe we used it for so long thinking its real lol.

    Thanks a lot for your advice!
     

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