Glenrothes 1978, Glenrothes 1985 (both 70cl)

[jdm79]

I was given these bottles of whiskey as a present last year. They were actually in a collection of 3 along with a 1991 one but that one got drunk.

I'm not really a whisky drinker and thought I would sell them.

Could anyone tell me how much roughly I should expect for them? Do people look on ebay for these things?

Many thanks,

James

[Grant M]

The shop price for them would be around £350 - £400 for the Glenrothes 1978 and around £80 for the 1985. In a private sale you may only get half this amount just depends on the buyer on the day. Whisky does sell pretty well on ebay as i said just depends on the buyers/bidders on the days of the auction. My guesstimate is you may get bids around £200 for the 1978 then you have the fees to pay out of that but sometimes you can get a couple of bidders who are willing to pay close to the shop price.

Also The Whisky Exchange also buys whisky they may be worth contacting.

[jdm79]

Thanks for the advice Grant.

I have just put them on Ebay. There is the option to buy them straight away - £260 for the 1978 and £60 for the 1985.

You can find them here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Glenrothes-1978-Whisky-70cl-Single-Speyside-Malt-/270636279712?pt=UK_Collectables_Bottle_Pots_ET&hash=item3f032de7a0

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Glenrothes-1985-Whisky-70cl-Single-Speyside-Malt-/270636288585?pt=UK_Collectables_Bottle_Pots_ET&hash=item3f032e0a49