Spinning Reel Report - March 2008
MARCH MADNESS WITH SOME MORE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES
!!!!
Featured Reels:
A Cargem 22 First version with MPU exc+ sold @
2,301.98 holy cow!!! A Cargem 33 First version FB exc sold @ 920.64. A
Farshure exc- with chip in foot sold @ 1,072.83. A Herter's model 73
(Dam Quick Microlite) NIB sold @ 687.75 - say what !!! An Airex Vic
Green NIB sold @ 431.99 Why ??? and a Penn 716 NIB sold @ 455.00,
first thought was that this was a new record but after checking back I
found that one had sold @ $510.00 in April 2003.
Abu:
a Garcia 505 nib sold @ 168.00 another 505 like
new but missing the sticker decal sold @ 240.88 and another Garcia
505 nib sold @ 335.00. a 508 like new sold @ 153.24.
Cardinals---- a 33 re-issue repro second series
nib sold @ 193.50. a 66 first version nib sold @ 346.85. a C4X nib
sold @ 159.49 a 152 ewb sold @ 187.50, and a 154 nib sold @ 122.50.
Dam Quick:
A 3000 cut-a way SS like new sold @ 369.35, and
another 3000 cut-a-way SS like new sold @ 250.50, and a model 1001 nib
sold @ 320.00 wow.
English
a Hardy Altex no 2 mk 11 ewb sold @ 222.50. A
Malloch 25/8 diam. exc- sold @ 378.82. An Allen Spinet prototype?
with external bail trip exc sold @ 318.84. An Allcock Stanley ewb sold
@ 204.50, and a Leighton no 1 nib sold @ 232.29.
French
A Snop no 1 exc sold @ 315.68. a Croisix e-wb
sold @ 481.05. a GMS Morfaux exc sold @ 158.93. a Mepps super vamp
exc+ sold @ 55.02 reel deal! a La Soie RL 2 exc- sold @ 417.55. a L
Perrot LP 2 exc sold @ 238.63, and a Ru Contour Mepps prototype was
bid to 624.19 RNM.
Italian
CarGem-- a 33 dark green exc- paint wear on foot
sold @ 278.18. A 22 first version FB exc- sold @ 237.28. a 66 Magnum
with paint wear sold @ 355.01. a 44-M dark green nmwb sold @ 777.27
wow! and a Cigno FB exc sold @ 398.29.
other Italian reels--- a Ted Williams 450 exc-
w/pouch sold @ 152.50 and an FSR exc sold @ 1.95 what a deal!!!!
Orvis
100-A ewb sold @ 122.50 a 75-A ewb sold @
197.75; another 75-A ewb sold @ 153.61. another 75-A ewb sold @
227.50. a 100-SS nib sold @ 101.50. a 50-A FB nib sold @ 208.50, and
a 400 exc sold @ 40.00 a deal! (what you missed is shown to the
right).
Mitchell
a 510 w/rod exc sold @ 167.50. a Rapid exc- sold
@ 242.50. a 300 FB 8th version nib sold @ 311.00. a 408G #114 nib
sold @ 512.51. A 300C e+wb sold @ 180.27, another 300-C nib sold @
169.53; and a 300DL nib was bid to 661.00 RNM.
Penn
A 714 nib sold @ 232.50. a 706-Z nib sold @
289.99, and a 706 nib sold @ 280.00
Shakespeare
a 2400 ewb sold @ 65.70. a 2062 first version
ewb sold @ 41.00. a 2052 second version nib sold @ 123.05. a 2450
nib sold @ 161.34. a 2430 nib sold @ 138.59. a 2065 cut-a -way SS
exc+ sold @ 180.50. a Ted Williams 1V e-wb sold @ 122.50; and just
about the time I thought that Shakespeare was getting some due respect
a 2068 sport wonder ew/ zipper pouch sold @ 11.65!!!!
Swiss-
a Record Marine 500 nib sold @ 147.50. a Record
50-A later version nib sold @ 152.50. a Stucki FB nib sold @ 48.87. a
Stucki 1/2 bail exc- sold @ 61.58. A Stucki oro-matic exc sold @
166.84, and a Trick MPU exc sold @ 79.46.
Zebco cardinals
a 554 nib sold @ 148.50. a 557 exc sold @
118.50 a 7-X nib sold @ 155.49, and a 554 and 555 both nib sold @
46.00 what a deal!!!
Other reels
A Wright and McGill Blue Pacific Japan nib sold @
89.99. a Tamson e+wb sold @ 178.80. a Tap Tokoz exc+ sold @
135.59. a Johnson Pink Princess 100AP e+wb sold @ 182.50. a
Preciosa DGMA exc- sold @ 124.50, and a Wordens jet caster e+wb sold
@ 156.37.
Books
Mitchell collectors reference guide by Dennis
Roberts book # 44 sold @ 305.50, another one sold @ 315.57. The
mitchell story by Joel Monti sold @ 130.49. A set of two mitchell
collectors value guides first and second editions by Dennis Roberts
sold @ 393.99; and Last The Wright Price Guide first edition 1996 sold
@ 1,000.00 APRIL FOOLS it sold @ 28.99.
A special thanks to Randy Heller, Kim Johnson and
Jean-Paul Ceulemans
Ben
I sure hope spring gets here !!!!
