Fall Auction

Spinning Reel Report - January 2007

THE NEW YEAR SPINS IN WITH MORE SOARING PRICES ON THE BAY !!!

Featured reel was a super rare SEAMASTER w/FB exc. that was sold by a seller from Japan. only 8 bids and sold for only $3651.00

Soaring Prices:  A new record is set for a Johnson Pink Princess. A model 100-AP NIB sold @$566.00 WOW! but another pink princess model 100-AP exc with no box sold @$128.15. Is the box worth that much more???

A rare Abu/Record 400 exc sold @$1579.89 while another Abu/Record 400 exc+ sold @$2036.13. A Dam-Quick Finessa 280 NIB sold @$171.99 a Shakespeare model 1810 CF NIB sold @$153.46. a Rare Nettuno model P-10 CF exc sold @$455.25, and an early German Sportex 55 exc sold @$510.43. a Airex complete Kit #705 with a spinster reel exc sold @$205.50. an Alcedo micron later version with bent leg NIB sold @$505.00. a Fin-Nor #4 NIB sold @$565.55 and a 1951 Dam Quick Catalog sold @$196.64.

IS A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE A GOOD THING?

you can be the judge-------

Abu Cardinal 4 second version listed as NIB but with wrong box sold @191.50. an Airex Aristocrat kit #711 was sold as a complete kit with a Mastereel #2-A don't know if it was a complete kit but the reel was not a model 2-A. it sold for 213.49. Listed as an  Abu Cardinal 33CDL NIB FIRST VERSION? RE-ISSUE? REPAINT? S/N on Foot? with wrong Drag Knob and anti-reverse switch sold @303.78. 

More ABU: Silver Alum spool for 3/33 nip sold @86.00. a Cardinal 33 re-pro NIB sold @ 190.00. a model 225 ewb sold @ 246.50. a cardinal 33 First version exc- sold @ 196.91. a Garcia Cardinal C-4 special edition NIB sold @161.50. a cardinal 355 non skirted spool exc- sold @ 124.05. a cardinal 44 fifth version nib sold @ 174.97. a model 888 exc- sold @ 270.00.  a cardinal 55 e+wb sold @ 166.42 and another 55 e+wb sold @ 168.36 a Garcia c-4 Royal Plus nib sold @192.50 and a Cardinal 77 third version sold @189.90.

More Airex:  Green Vic exc- sold @76.01.  a Black Vic e-wb sold @ 181.35, while another green Vic nmwb sold @ 177.50 (Photo) and a saltwater Mastereel nmwb sold @75.00.

English: an Illingworth #3 exposed gears e+wb sold @358.68 and a model #4 mk-2 w/filed foot sold @ 471.70.  a sportex saltwater model 60 exc sold @104.92 an A. Allen spinet trout size exc sold @ 395.18 and an Allcock Duplex w/paint wear sold @ 195.76.

OLD PAL:  a Jaguar model 800 some paint wear sold @ 101.99 a Cheetah exc- sold @ 91.00. a Cougar model 600 w/aqua spool exc sold @ 145.24 and another cougar same as above sold @ 124.49.

Zebco Cardinals: Box only for a #3 sold @ 51.00. a model 3 second version ewb sold @ 255.00. a model 7-X minty sold @ 185.00. a model 7 third version ewb sold @ 128.49 a model 6 first version ewb sold @ 131.50 and a model 3 first version exc+ sold @ 239.50.

Other reels:  a Uslan 500 model 1 minty sold @ 105.49, a Car-Gem 17 first version minty sold @ 179.50 wow! a Doperr exc- sold @ 314.96.  a Mitchell 510 exc- sold @ 80.00.  an Otco slip-cast nib sold @ 123.50. a Triplex sol-c w/anti-reverse exc sold @ 204.02. a Luxor supreme  #2R repaint sold @ 85.32  a Mepps ocean with 1/2 bail exc- sold @ 324.33.  a Shakespeare model 2092 w/mpu exc- sold @ 86.88.  an early Trixi w/ round body and FB exc- sold @ 195.76 and a Martin sport-o-matic 120 exc- sold @ 123.05 and a Penn 8500-SS NIB sold @ 122.50.

Reel deals:  a Shakespeare model 2068 exc+w/pouch sold @ 37.50. a black Penn 710 exc- sold @ 56.00 and a Pflueger model 555 nib sold @ 23.52.  

Last but not Least was an early Black Van Staal model VS-300 w/sealed side plate listed as a Proro-type? that was e+wb sold for only 552.00.

until next month----

Ben