Ebay Report Archives - November 2003

Rods:

I continue to be amazed as the Japanese keep buying longer fiberglass bait casting rods. Shipping is often close to $100 if a one piece rod. Some examples this past month were a Phillipson Swamp Fox 2 pc baitcaster #DC601H (shown here) that reached the stratosphere at $1136. A seller reported his Heddon Superlative 6’ light action that was EX in bag, brought $358.53 despite the photos not showing up in the sale. A Fenwick 2 pc, 6 ½ foot Feralite in EX for $355 and a Fenwick Lunkerstik #2000, 6’, which topped out at $317.23.

In more classic rod sales, a Gary Howells 8 ½ foot bamboo fly rod, 2/2, 6-7 wt, and in Mint condition brought $2400. A Winston 8’, 3/2, 5 wt in Mint condition reached $1800, and a Hardy Marvel, 7 ½ foot, 3/2 for a 4 wt line, and EX brought $1285.

Miscellaneous

A Shakespeare “Pig” glass minnow trap in a wooden shipping box and in EX condition sold for $1026. It is shown in the photo to the left.

A very nice all metal toy Johnson 75 outboard motor received 19 bids and sold for $401. A rather beat up Edward vom Hofe tackle box with leather covering reached $182.50. Three silver fish c1881 sold for $356.01. A very nice Winchester line spool in VG-EX condition with no hole punched in the label brought $334.76. An EX Victorian fishing match safe received 15 bids before selling for $152.50. Finally, a Job Johnson 1847 patented Spring Hook in VG condition sold for $250.

Reels

A beautiful Four Bros. Delite in a scarce maroon box was a highlight this month. (shown to the right). It was a 60 yard model in EX condition, with the VG box, and topped out at $676.69 after 17 bids.  An unmarked Leonard Mills aluminum and hard rubber trout reel in VG-EX condition sold for $1476. A Pflueger Golden West fly reel, 80 yards, and in VG condition brought $380. (These reels seem to have stabilized in value) A Hardy Brass faced Perfect in the smallest size, 3-1/8 inches, and in EX condition brought $1860. This reel was c1900. The Meisselbach Allright in the small #110 is one of the rarest of Meisselbach reels. Two came up for sale this month. The first one had a broken click spring and was only G condition, but it sold for $660. Another one came up a week later, that was in VG condition and sold for $920. A Meisselbach Amateur with front click in VG condition brought $381.

A nice raised pillar salmon fly reel, made of German silver and hard rubber that was labeled “Old Brass Reel”, brought $294.99. Another GS and HR salmon reel by Julius vom Hofe for Dame, Stoddard & Kendall of Boston, was sold. It was a #3 size and in EX condition in a VG leather case and brought $1901 after 23 bids. A highly sought after Edward vom Hofe Restigouche salmon reel in 4/0 size was sold. These are hard rubber and German silver, and this one was VG and brought $2125.  

A really neat Kosmic baitcaster came up for sale this month (photo on the left). It was German silver and hard rubber construction, c1895, and in EX condition. It brought $1028. A Kentucky style raised pillar multiplying reel, made of German silver and was an 80 yard size. It brought $521. A hard rubber and nickel plated brass multiplier by Wm. Shakespeare Jr. c1910, 80 yard size in VG condition, sold for $273. A VG condition Carlton 4 multiplier casting reel, 80 yard size, topped out at $326. Then a Carlton 9X multiplier that was OK except for having a couple of pieces missing from the black hard rubber spacer in the headplate, brought a remarkable $545. A high quality Hendryx reel made of German silver, with hard rubber click button and nice knurling and EX condition, sold for $358. A Meisselbach Okeh #620 that was EX in the box with pouch sold for $264. A B.C. Milam & Sons #4 size German silver reel in VG-EX condition sold for $900. A gold colored Ambassadeur 5000D in mint condition brought $1135.74.

A Winchester #2647, German silver and hard rubber 200 yard Salt Water reel that was in VG condition sold for $242.50. An early unmarked 4/0 tarpon reel with Blackburn drag (drag pat. 1907) brought $787. It was in VG condition. A beautiful Alcedo Micron, new in box, got 18 bids and sold for $306.77. An Indiana style reel, by S. L. Kuntz Mfg. Co. and in VG condition sold for $202.50

Lures:

A highlight this month was a Creek Chub Bait Co. Fly Rod Crippled Minnow #F90 that was new on the card and in a VG box. This rare fly rod bait brought $4850. A CCBC Gar Minnow in special order color yellow/gold scale and in EX condition sold for $1200. One of those CCBC Dealer Lure Boxes that was empty, but in EX condition sold for $405. It was for the Crawdad bait.

A South Bend #903RSF (redside scale) 3 hook underwater minnow that was EX in the box brought $293. A Shakespeare Rhodes 3 hook underwater minnow, white with red head and tail, and in EX sold for $367.99. A Paw Paw Wounded Trout in Rainbow Trout was one of the prettiest baits this month. It was in VG+ condition and brought $750.

A couple of nice Heddon plastics were a Dowagiac Spook, GE, Strawberry color, VG+ in the box/papers @ $432.72 and a Sonic #385-WC (grey/spots) that was EX in a VG box for $235.50. An old Heddon classic was a Black Sucker #1300, which is a rare five hooker. It was in G-VG condition and sold for $2500. A #150 underwater minnow with high forehead, and in the proper wooden box, all VG-EX condition, and in green crackle back finish sold for $5100.

A neat bait was a Silver Creek Polly Wog #1010 that was EX in an EX box. This example brought $885.99.  A Horrock’s-Ibbotson Hook & Hold’em Underwater Minnow (a Pflueger trade minnow) that was VG in the box brought $685. An unusual lot was seven Charmer minnows – 4 surface and 3 underwater versions. There were spotted heads, midget versions and three boxes. Most looked in EX condition. The lot sold for $10,000. Another Misc. bait to come up for sale this month was an Ypsilanti Minnow in frog color and in VG-EX condition which sold for $271.

An old metal bait, the T. H. Bate Serpentine Spinner was sold. It was a #3 size, patented 1885, and in VG condition. It brought $715. Lastly a lot of 70 lures from G to EX in Box + a display case reached $2508. There’s a guy who is really quitting the hobby.

Again, my thanks to Kirk Ewart, John DeLap, Mike Frome, Jim Maxon, Harvey Garrison, Tom Jacomet, Chris LaBuz, Jim Schottenham, Ben Wright, Carl Schultz, Dan Basore, and "Heddon Spook".