THE eBay Report - April 2008
by Phil White.
I believe that the large amount of tackle offered by Lang's in
April influences serious buyers of collectible tackle presented on
eBay. However there were some unusual and interesting rods for sale in
April...
Rods:
I found the
interest (21 bids) and price reached ($129.53) on a Horrocks-Ibbotson
#2525 Banshee 5' solid glass casting rod rather surprising. It is
shown to the right and you can make up your own mind. A Browning
Silaflex #312912, 6', 2/1 and mint sold for $372. A Fenwick custom
made 7'8" casting rod with a Featherweight Champion "fat boy" handle
in a blue/green color topped out at $359. A Phillipson Royal 6', 2/1
light action with Featherweight Champion handle and EX brought
$732.25.
Bamboo casting rods were led by some rare Heddon rods. A Heddon #10
Irving Cobb Special, which was made for Macy's Department Stores. It
was 6', 2/1, and in VG condition and sold for $356.59. A Heddon #1
Sport Special, 4'6", 2/1 and mint reached $255. A Heddon #100 Sport
Special, 4'6", 2/1 and with a rare trout decal, restored to VG topped
out at $561. A Pflueger #2515 Silver Lake, 5', 2/2 and EX brought
$302.
Bamboo fly rods included a Heddon Black Beauty #17, 9', 3/2 and
mint that brought $443.37. A 9'6" Cross (pre South Bend) 3/2 and VG
sold for $202.50. A Pezon et Michel Charles Ritz Super Parabolic,
8'6", 2/2 and EX reached $860. A Wright & McGill Granger 8040, 8', 3/2
for a 5 wt line sold for $760.
A Winston 7'6" fiberglass fly rod, 2/1 and EX, reached $539.99, and
a Fenwick ultra lite fiberglass spinning rod, 5'3", 2/1 and mint,
brought $510.
A Tycoon Tackle bamboo big game rod HRH 12 oz. in mint sold for
$600.
Reels:
One of the rarest ABU reels known, a Record 1700, reportedly one of
the 1st 25 reels, 
hand
made in c1939-40 was sold on the auction site Tradera. It was mint in
the original VG+ box with a note explaining the reel. This package
brought $5873.30 in US dollars. It is shown to the left. An ABU
Ambassadeur 2500C that was sealed and shrink wrapped - supposedly NIB,
(but how can you tell?) reached $776. I don't remember that those
reels came shrink wrapped. A Ted Williams multiplier #3998 that was
Mint in Box reached $241. An Ambassadeur 6500 CA that was MIB reached
$670.25.
An Aerocast LW casting reel that was Mint in an EX box brought
$261. A Winchester NLW #2236 utility reel in EX sold for $330 - Wow! A
Heddon #40 that was an unknown to the seller, in EX brought $1125.
A Rogue heavy duty fly (or trolling) reel in EX reached $200. An
Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche 6/0 salmon fly reel in VG sold for $1625.
Just to prove there
are more than two guys who want those Pflueger 2600 casting reels, an
EX example in a G box brought $1691. It is shown here. And, of course,
another one is up for sale at the time of this report. A Daiwa PT10E
reel with computer chip electronics in NIB condition sold for $128.49.
A Pflueger Akerite surf reel #2068 that was Mint in an EX box sold
for $199.
Lures:
Miscellaneous makers baits included a Beaver Bait No. FF-2 "Old
Fighter" in frog that
was
MIB. It sold for $285.01. Another uncommon lure, a Kenden's Blue Surf
Plug is shown here. It was Mint in a G box and sold for $769.99. A
Bug-N-Bass salesman's sample display with 12 mint lures in VG+
condition overall brought $820. A pair of uncommon Gudebrod Bippee
plastic lures that were MIB did well. A green frog sold for $132,
while a yellow frog reached $129.88. A 5 hook Clark's version of the
Expert Minnow in gold and VG condition reached $462.
A Paw Paw Pike Caster in a beautiful rainbow finish and EX in a G
box sold for $343.88. A Paw Paw Croaker in painted brown frog and VG
brought $373.88.
A perch color Arbogast Musky Big Tin Liz, which was VG in a VG
picture box, that brought $430.88. An Arbogast Jitterbug, white/blue
head and EX sold for $310. An Abbey & Imbrie The Torpedo (George
Jennings bait) that was EX in a VG box sold for $2000.
A Creek Chub Beetle, Yellow with black spots and EX in a VG- box &
papers reached $405. A CCBC Open Mouth Weedless Shiner, blue scale and
EX- in a G picture box sold for $598.50. A Box ONLY for a CCBC Fly Rod
Froggie in VG received 34 bids and sold dor $1075.
A rare Radium
Minnow, green back and VG in a VG wooden box with picture label sold
for $1625. It is shown to the right.
A Heddon Midget River Runt, blue shore finish and EX sold for $466.
A cobalt blue Spook Tiny Torpedo in EX shape reached $315. A Magnum
Torpedo in blue shore minnow and EX brought $775. A Heddon 150 Minnow,
black/white head, that was EX in a G down leaping bass box, sold for
$699. A Chrome Zara II in EX reached $405.
A Shakespeare Darting Shrimp, yellow/red head & glitter, in VG
brought $355.96. A black & white argyle colored Pflueger Palomine in
VG reached $224.72.
Miscellaneous Fishing Stuff:
Silk fly lines in good condition sell well, and among those this
month were a pair of 
King
Eider lines that were Mint in Box. An HCH and HEH weight lines were
available and both sold for $175. The box label for the HCH is shown
to the left. A Shapleigh Keen Kutter nylon casting line spool in EX
brought $78.
A Victorian fishing flask, silver plate, with "Dec.25, 1891"
engraved on it brought $412.
A can of 1930's "Fish Charm" fish attractant that had never been
opened and was still in VG sold for $79.
An unusual 19" barbed eel spear with 5 tines and VG sold for
$356.50.
A 1930 Edward Vom Hofe catalog in VG sold for $490. A 1939 Bronson
Reel Catalog in VG brought $102.50. A CDV (whatever that is) studio
photo of men with fishing rods, fish and a creel, c1860s, 2-3/8 x 4
inches and VG reached $274.65.
A rare round, celo top, split shot tin with a Shakespeare "Honor
Built" label, in EX brought $201.50. A case of 12 boxes of Hardy
flies, c1930's, with three flies per box and all mint condition sold
for $505.97.
Many thanks to those who take the time to send me auctions that
you think are interesting. This month's include Kim Johnson, Dave
O'Rourke, Åke Sundberg, Ben Wright, Frank Knapp
and Dan Basore.
Al Gore please turn up the heat. Fishing is
a month behind schedule and at my age a month of fishing might be
important.
Phil
