Spinning Reel Report - March 2007
MARCH MADNESS ON THE BAY
As a good friend once said, selling prices on
eBay are like a YO YO !!! and that's the truth!!!
Featured Reels: an Abu record 400 exc.
sold @ 1289.28. an early single action Chippindale exc sold @
774.65. a Shimano Baitrunner model 250 sold @ 179.49. an Abu
cardinal 6X NIB sold @ 376.00 a South Bend Sea-Matic 808 by
Shakespeare NIB sold @ 162.52. a French Pratic 1/2 bail exc- sold @
684.49 a Hardy Altex No 1 Mk V NIB sold @ 570.00 and a South Bend
Classic model 925 made in Japan sold @ 118.50 say what!!!
On the other side of the coin----are some sellers
starting prices, reserves or buy-it-now prices a bit high??? A Penn
model 430 special CF NIB with Buy-Now of 250.00 no bids. A Penn model
420 special CF NIB with buy-now of 250.00-No bids a crack 100 FB NIB
with buy-now @175.00 no bids a crack 200 NIB with buy-now @250.00 no
bids a set of three Penn's models 700 3rd edition, model 704 and a
model 706 all NIB the high bid was @520.00 but did not meet the
reserve. a Mitchell 300 Albatross Tournament exc. started @49.99 but
seller ended auction early-- no longer available !!!OK book, Mitchell
Collectors Reference Guide #262 with a buy-now of 525.00 or make
offer-- three offers were made but declined by seller. an interesting
reel listed was a large Alcedo model? cut-a way salesman -sample exc+
with a starting price of 512. with a buy-now of 787.00 there were no
bids was this the REEL McCOY????
Abu Cardinals: a model 66 fifth version
nmwb sold @244.02. a model 152 minty sold @ 128.19 a 44-X Dark Brown
version exc- sold @188.20 a 33 re-issue nib sold @219.50 and another
33 re-issue nib sold @220.00 a modelC-5 nib sold @140.00 a 3X nib sold
@ 252.49. a model 157 nib sold @159.10 and a model 55 nib sold
@161.02
Alcedo: a Mark 1V e-wb sold @400.00 a
micron Deluxe exc sold @ 204.38 and a model 2C/S bent leg exc sold
@76.00
Mitchell/Garcia Mitchell: a Cap 3rd
version exc- sold @150.00 a 306 NIB sold @104.50. a model
314? cut-a way ss exc- sold @150.00 a Garcia 508 exc-w/rod sold @
400.00 and a Garcia 300DL w/Box but gold plating missing on bail and
crank sold @395.50
Zebco cardinals: a model 3 second version
nib sold @242.50 and an early model 4 nib sold @187.51
other reels: a Shakespeare Sigma model 025
exc+ sold @90.99. a Dam Quick Super 270 nib sold @ 147.50 a croizix
ewb sold @146.82. a Penn 430 special CF nib sold @202.50. a
Johnson pink princess model 100-A ewb sold @ 127.50. a martin
sport-o-matic 120 exc sold @ 93.14 a Johnson sure-spin 640 exc- sold
@ 63.00 a Dam Quick 110-N exc sold @ 71.00 a green Penn 710 exc sold
@ 66.05 an Old Pal Cougar 600 exc W/Case sold @ 132.50 a Penn 716
exc- sold @100.00 a trixi type A w/red side plate exc- sold @88.96 a
Daiwa pro-caster tournament model EX9000-S nib sold @198.31 and a
Holliday 40 first version nib sold @ 142.58
Reel Deals: an Abu Garcia 155 exc- sold @
17.50 a martin sea-o-matic 130 exc sold @ 18.25 a BLACK Penn 710 exc-
sold @63.00 and an Abu model 6 exc sold @ 55.00 also from the UK
3-17-07 Mullock-Madeley auction house was a rare Hardy The Match
Fisher exc that sold @ 2055.57 not including the buyers fee's etc.
Thanks to Jean-Paul Ceulemans and Randy Heller
Ben
