Spinning Reel Report - December 2007
A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER !!!
Were any of these on your Christmas List ?
Another new record is set for a Book on fishing
reels !! Australian Fishing Reels A Collectors Guide By Bob Dunn
including seven of the eight supplements sold @ $800.32 (note that the
eighth and final supplement 2002/03 was by Victor Muller.) The
previous record was set in August of 2005 when a Mitchell Collectors
Guide By Dennis Roberts sold @$653.29.
Featured Reels: A rare Abu/Record 500
minty with fitted leather case, extra spool and a manual line pick-up
conversion sold @ 940.77. An Abu/Record 600 E+WB sold @ 553.84. A
Stanley Duo exc sold @ 801.03 a rare Swiss Berna exc sold @ only
448.37. A Black Penn 711 NIB sold @ 486.00. A Mitchell Cap custom
made with a Tournament spool sold @ 570.00 and a Mitchell 498-X Pro
Millennium NIB sold @ 994.53.
Reels that did not reach the Reserve or
starting Price----- were they priced to high ??? An Alcedo Micron
EWB W/ a super lite matching Rod had a buy-now of 1999.00 with no
bids. a Heddon Spin Pal 240 NIB started @99.95 no bids. A Preciosa exc
starting @ 79.99 No Bids. A Penn 706 Repaint was bid to 152.50 RNM. An
Ashaway slip cast starting @ 99.99 no bids. A Bradco NIB started @
69.99 no bids A Holliday 30 NIB started @ 289.00 no bids. A Cargem
402 silverfish NIB was bid to 128.50 RNM and a Cargem 404 NIB was bid
to 131.00 RNM.
ABU Cardinals: a Garcia 154 exc+ sold @
46.00. A Garcia Ambassadeur 54 exc sold @ 56.53. a Garcia 154 exc
sold @ 42.99 a 3 re-issue repro NIB sold @ 200.82. a 33 re-issue
repro exc+ sold @ 148.50. a model 66 second version NIB sold @ 501.47
WOW. An Abu 54 NIB sold @ 224.94 WOW. a 3 Tan/Black second version
NIB sold @ 220.28; and a 33CDL re-issue repro NIB sold @ 395.35. More
Abu---- a model 333 red /black exc- sold @ 456.93; and an Abu Garcia
exc- green sold @ 126.00.
D-A-M Quick---- check out some of these prices
!!! A 330 NIB sold @ 169.50 a Standard 250 FB NIB sold @ 417.00.
a 330 Finessa NIB sold @ 165.50; a 110 NIB sold @ 258.41; another 110
NIB sold @ 265.53; a 220-N NIB sold @ 131.00; a 1401 NIB sold @
167.49; a 550 NIB sold @ 135.22; and a Royal MDS 3500 NIB sold @
240.40.
Mitchell: a Garcia 510 ewb sold @ 250.00
W/Buy Now. Another 510 exc sold @ 89.95 W/Buy Now; a 408 NIB sold @
152.50; another 408 NIB sold @ 230.48; a 300DL minty sold @380.00; a
301DL bail not gold plated sold @ 280.00; a 358 Prince minty sold
@188.00; and a 396 PUM ewb sold @ 174.99.
Penn----- more high prices ??? A 704
second version NIB sold @ 216.46; a 704-Z REPAINT sold @ 84.00; a
722 first version NIB sold @ 143.50; a 704 first version ewb sold @
118.50; and a 430 special CF NIB sold @ 117.55; and another 430
special NIB sold @ 71.51.
Zebco: a Black 33 CF ewb sold @ 150.00;
another 33CF Brown exc sold @ 227.50 WOW; a Cardinal 6 version? NIB
sold @176.00; a 6-X NIB sold @ 132.50; a 7 second version NIB sold @
137.50; and a spool only for a 557 NIP sold @ 51.00.
Other Reels: A Hardy Altex #2 MK. 5 e-wb
sold @ 280.00; a Zangi 3-V w/ chip in cup sold @ 152.59; a
Shakespeare 2450 NIB sold @ 110.00; a Ted Williams 400 NIB sold @
91.50; a Mepps Super Meca exc- paint wear on foot sold @ 172.49;
A spin-in royal missing the handle sold @ 76.00; a French Champaign
exc- sold @ 94.88; a Aimas Tru-Sail Minty sold @ 152.50; a Jim
Tatman 500 minty sold @ 207.50; a Zangi Titan exc- sold @ 147.84;
a Sagarra super exc sold @ 184.03; a Sagarra Junior minty sold @
192.83; an Alcedo 2C/S NIB sold @ 152.50; a Sportex speed spin River
exc sold @ 158.25; and a Norris pivot foot exc sold @112.50; and a
1928 Malloch catalog sold @ 135.32
Reel Deals: a very rare Abu Cardinal 66
first version exc sold @ 127.58; a DAM Quick super 270 w/ Line
counter exc sold @ 49.00; a Pflueger sea star 1050 ewb sold @
21.50; a Ted Williams 450 ew/case sold @52.00; and a Zangi sprite
Bronze/gold exc- sold @ 34.40. Where was everyone on this one? Listed
as 3 Fly rods. All Bamboo a Montague 61/2' , a true Temper 81/2' and a
Rare Micron super lite 51/2' spinning rod all exc w/cloth sleeves.
they sold @ 77.77.
Last: Listed by the seller as an unusual
prototype spinning reel made by Phoenix Blaze that never went into
production NIB one sold @ 11.49 and another one sold @ 50.99. They
sure must have made a lot of prototype's because there have been many
of these listed on the Bay!!!
Thanks to--- Randy Heller, Jean-Paul Ceulemans
and Barry Wright and a special thanks to Phil White for posting my
reports on his great web-site for another year!
Hope that everyone had a great Holiday Season
Ben
