Ben Wright's
Spinning Reel Report - April 2008
WILL EBAY SLOW DOWN THIS SUMMER ??? ONLY TIME
WILL TELL !!!
Featured Reels: An unusual very neat
Schulz pivoting reel (see photo below) exc+ sold @472.87; A Cedar
Seamartin exc. sold @ 1,387.45; A Velox exc sold @ 1,023.48 and a
Chippendale e-wb sold @ 1,152.94
Abu Cardinals: a
33 repro second issue nib sold @ 195.00; another 33 repro second issue
sold @ 230.00; a 66 second version e-wb sold @ 132.50; a 44 repro
first issue nib sold @ 178.50; a 3-X nib sold @ 259.00; other Abu: a
Record 500 exc sold @ 558.79; a Record 700 early version nib sold @
304.00 an Abu-matic 170 CF e+wb sold @ 150.00 and an Abu-matic 130
nib sold @ 330.00 WOW!
Alcedo: a Micron Deluxe exc- sold @
510.00; a Micron later version w/curved leg e+wb sold @ 255.00; and
an Oceanic ewb sold @ only 162.50.
Other Italian reels: a Cargem 33 paint
wear, broken Bail and screw missing on side plate sold @ 175.49; and a
Fortuna by Nettuno exc- sold @ 202.12.
Airex: A masterspin 326 CF nib sold @
152.50; a Standard e+wb sold @ 126.00; a Spinster MKV1 Bronze exc
sold @ 66.00; and check this one out-----------a Mastereel model 3
nib w/lures, line and extra spool sold @ 265.00 HOLY COW !!!
Dam Quick: A Junior FB heart shaped body
exc sold @ 187.50; a Finessa cat no. 280 nib sold @ 102.50; a 440-N
nib sold @ 184.00 a 110 nib sold @ 168.00; and listed as a model
446-N prototype that does not exist (medallion was made) exc+ sold @
127.45
English: an Allcocks Felton crosswind no.
2 ewb sold @ 485.49. Wow! an A. Allen spinet no 1 paint wear sold @
227.50; an Illingworth no 3 e-wb sold @ 494.67, and an Illingworth
no 5 mpu e-wb sold @ 581.43.
French: a Centaure Pacific 500 nib sold @
83.52; a Bazin Rexor Ky-Thien exc sold @ 360.09; a Punch Ocean exc+
sold @ 359.54; and a Freino Pexor nib sold @ 283.23.
Mitchell: a 358 prince exc+ sold @
177.50; a 300 Pro nib sold @ 271.13; a Garcia 300DL exc sold @ 305.00;
a 300DL Balzer slight gold wear on crank sold @ 325.89; a garcia 488
nib sold @ 416.04; a Garcia 408 nib sold @ 130.69; a Garcia 410DL ewb
sold @ only 331.00; a 441 nib sold @ 734.80; and a Box only w/paper
work for a 351 sold @ 90.95.
Penn: a 700 3rd version nib sold @ 305.00;
a 707 exc but what is Typical paint wear ?? sold @ 320.00; a 704
second version nib sold @ 127.51; a 716 exc+w/box sold @ 103.50; and
a Black 710 e-wb sold @ only 91.00.
Zebco Cardinals: a 6 first version nib
sold @ 208.00; a 3 second version nib sold @ 333.00; and a spool only
for a 4 exc+ sold @41.02;
Other zebco: a Snoopy catch-em kids rod
and reel combo nip sold @ 52.00 and another Snoopy nip sold @ 46.75;
GO SNOOPY !!!!
Other Reels: A Rite Angler exc- sold @
107.50; a Rio-Mar exc- sold @ 144.64; an Alpha 408 ewb sold @ 166.76;
a Record 400 Special e-wb sold @ 169.92; a Sagarra tarzan exc- sold @
91.00; a Shakespeare Pres. 11 2910 exc sold @ 155.00; a Lews
Speed-spin 1 nib sold @ 83.99; an A&F monogram 150 three nib sold @
137.50; and a Ashaway slip cast exc sold @ 64.00.
Reel Deals: An English Sportex 60 ewb sold
@ 54.70 and a Hawthorne 60-6456 exc+ sold @ 37.99.
A special thanks to-- Barry Wright, Bo
Nielsen, Kim Johnson, Randy Heller and Roland Lindenbergh
No spring here-- went form winter to summer 40's
to 80's over night.
Ben
