Ben Wright's
Spinning Reel Report - January 2008
NEW YEAR BRINGS COLD WEATHER AND MORE HOT PRICES
!!
MY PREDICTION FOR THE NEW YEAR--------MORE OF THE
SAME WITH MORE SKYROCKETING PRICES !!
Featured Reels: An early Mepps Vamp exc.
sold @ 2,083.35. A super rare VERBANO Italy? not seen by many
collectors B/4 NIB sold @ 1,474.27. An early Sagarra ½ bail exc- sold
@ 735.00; and an ABU 444-A tournament first version exc had a starting
price @1200.00 with a buy-now @ 1500.00 had NO bids.
ABU Cardinals: a Garcia 52 minty sold @
200.26; a 152 NIB sold @213.87; a 3X NIB sold @ 183.50, another 3X
NIB sold @ 295.00; a 3 re-issue repro NIB sold @ 265.00; a 33 re-issue
repro second series NIB sold @ 245.00; a 44 re-issue repro first issue
ewb sold @ 164.00; a model 54 NIB sold @ 224.50; more Abu--- a Garcia
520 SCF NIB sold @ 159.49 and a model 225 shiny Black finish NIB sold
@ 583.81.
Dam Quick: a model 110N exc- sold @
102.50; another 110N NIB sold @ 252.52; a model 110 NIB sold @ 152.50;
a 221 NIB sold @ 87.11 a model 2000 exc+ sold @ 142.18; and a 550N
NIB sold @ 80.00
French: check out some of these prices
!!! Perrot LP3 MPU exc+ sold @ 518.99, 2 Doperr's one Blue and one
unpainted both ewb sold @ 1255.00; a Black Doperr exc+ sold @ 705.25;
a GMS Morfaux exc sold @ 124.05; a Louison first version exc sold @
363.95; a LA Soie RL-1 exc- sold @ 407.45; a Bazin KY-THIEN paint wear
sold @ 537.95; a Baby Snop exc sold @ 223.71; a Crack Contact 400 ewb
sold @ 162.50 and a Crack 100 FB e+wb sold @ 167.56.
ITALIAN REELS: Alcedo Micron's later
version with curved leg exc sold @147.50; another curved leg e+wb sold
@ 242.50; and another curved leg NIB sold @ 321.00. A micron Deluxe
exc- sold @ 313.48. CARGEM: a Marvel 17 NIB sold @ 223.02; a Felcon
22 NIB sold @ 426.50; a 418 Junior NIB sold @ 326.00; and a 44/M exc
sold @ 183.50. More Italian reels--- an Orvis 50-A e-wb sold @ 169.50;
an Orvis 75-A NIB sold @ 255.00; an Orvis 150-A exc sold @ 154.00; and
a Karma exc- sold @ 208.50.
Mitchell: one also marked RAPID FB exc
sold @ 264.69; a 440 e-wb sold @ 152.50; a 496 Pro NIB sold @ 887.00;
a 300 Pro NIB sold @ 394.62; a 300DL NIB sold @ 901.00; a third
version e+wb sold @ 887.00; a 508 w/rod exc- sold @ 455.00; and a very
neat electric sign w/light sold @ 660.13.
Penn: a 710Z e+wb sold @ 142.50; a green
710 NIB sold @ 120.00; a 704 second version e+wb sold @ 127.50; a 706
exc sold @ 212.52; a 707 minty sold @ 227.50; and another 707 nmwb
sold @ 345.00.
Zebco Cardinals: a 3 second version e+wb
sold @ 270.00; and a third version NIB sold @ 325.99.
Other Reels: an Allcock oto-Duplex exc-
sold @ 285.00; a Langley spin deluxe 830 NIB sold @ 41.98; a Green
Airex Vic exc- sold @ 100.00; a Black Airex Vic e-wb sold @ 142.50; a
Swiss Staro 47-58P-D2 NIB sold @ 168.50; a Berna exc sold @ 229.22; a
Fin-nor #4 exc+ w/box and pouch sold @ 472.00; another Fin-nor #4 same
sold @ 651.01; a Hardy Altex no.2 Mk 4 exc sold @ 350.00; an Airex 365
exc- sold @ 74.01; and a Swiss Record 5th version MPU exc sold @
102.50.
BOOKS: two Dennis Roberts Mitchell
books----- A collectors reference Guide and a collectors value guide
both sold @ 193.50 and a complete set of 8 supplements to Bob Dunn's
Australian Fishing Reel book sold @ 192.82.
Reel Deals: a Radium 56 exc sold @
15.42; a Spem Velox exc sold @ 30.40; a Dam Quick 275-2S exc sold @
75.00; a Ambidex #1 exc sold @ 23.50; a Black Penn 710 text finish
exc+ sold @ 114.49; another Black Penn smooth finish exc- sold @
59.00; and a Zangi Delfino first version exc+ sold @ 60.58.
Special thanks to----- Jean-Paul Ceulemans,
Randy Heller and Barry Wright from Down Under !
Ben
