Spinning Reel Report - February 2007
BITTER COLD !!! BLIZZARD HITS NORTHEAST ON
VALENTINES DAY ----- BUT EBAY STAYS HOT-HOT-HOT
Featured Reels:
Another Rare SEAMASTER w/FB exc+ was listed with
a starting price of $100.00 with NO reserve!!! the next day the high
bid was up to $200.00 then it was removed by the seller and no longer
available!!! will bet that the seller had no idea what he had???
seeing as how it took me over ten years to find one. I'm very
surprised that this was the third one of these to go to auction from
late Nov. 06 wonder who got this one???
From France was a listing for four French
Proto-type reels. two fly reels and a Ru-Contour- Mepps c-1984 and a
Helion marked R. Freny c-1945 spinning reels. all were exc+ to minty
with a starting price of $10,000.00 and a buy-it now of $13,000.00.
there were no Bids.
Other reels of notable interest:
an early Dam-Quick w/FB and anti-reverse marked
Stationar Rolle-Berlin NIB sold @ 1,061.21 after 21 bids. bids were
from Italy, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and USA. a rare
Abu/Record 500 minty with fitted leather case sold @ 1693.29. a
Garcia Mitchell 408DL e+wb sold @ 1256.99. a Magic fishing reel
exc+w/plastic box sold @ 212.50. an Illingworth #3 w/gold rim on spool
exc-w/case sold @ 631.47 and a Penn 430 special CF NIB sold @ 356.00
ABU: is it just me or are some Abu reels
getting pricey again???
Cardinals: #3 NIB sold @ 214.25. a 33CDL Repro
NIB sold @ 288.53. a model 57 minty w/pouch sold @202.06. a model 55
exc+ sold @ 167.13. another model 55 exc sold @ 143.76 and another
model 55 exc+ sold @ 189.27. a model 52 nib sold @ 175.29 a model 54
exc sold @ 130.52 a model c-4 special edition nib sold @ 287.00 and a
model 157 ewb sold @45.97. other ABU: an early model 444 ewb sold @
157.31. a model 444 third version nib sold @ 237.24. a model 888 exc-
sold @ 183.50 and a model 506 nib w/an extra Match spool sold @ 199.84
Mitchell/Garcia Mitchell:
a Garcia 300 nib c-1972 sold @255.00. a Garcia
350 5/1 e+wb sold @ 261.99 a 308 pro exc sold @ 54.33. a model 444-A
Match nmwb sold @ 90.10. a Browning 4430 nib sold @ 103.50 and a
Garcia 300 DL marked June 17-1974 e-wb sold @ 835.00 and a Garcia
model 499 exc+ sold @ 285.92. also this month there were some neat
Mitchell 300 look alikes made in Japan--- a Crown w/fb exc- sold
@39.18 a Olympic 81 FB Light Gray color nib sold @ 48.69. another 81
w/Black finish nib sold @49.14. a Soling Marvel FB minty sold @ 29.47
and a Soling Deluxe 800 FB copy of a 302 exc sold @48.96.
Italian:
an Alcedo 2 C/S later version bent leg nib sold @
135.50. a Orvis 100SS nib sold @ 100.00 another rare Nettuno P-10 CF
exc sold @ 239.33 and a Holliday 30 first version nib sold @ 227.50.
Penn:
A model 710 green ewb sold @ 63.00. a model 722
first version e-wb sold @ 51.00. a early 700 exc- w/early two-piece
box sold @ 201.50. a model 713 e+wb sold @ 163.50 WOW and a model 711
nib sold @180.26 another WOW
Shakespeare:
a model 2062 second version nib sold @ 71.00 and
a 2065 cut-away SS exc sold @ 49.99
Zebco Cardinals:
a model 7-X nib sold @ 157.50 and a model 3 that
was listed as NIB second version that had bubble wrap on the
handle/knob may have been a Gator Grip handle??? sold @ 354.00!!!
Other reels:
A Langley spinlite Deluxe 850 minty sold @
73.00. a Rogue 150 exc- sold @ 228.01. a Rue-Star NIB sold @ 72.00.
an American Classic 1V minty w/ cloth bag sold @ 191.49. a Luxor Luxe
model A nib sold @ 143.13. a Howban w/broken foot sold @ 269.70. a
spin-champ by Life Time Mfg. CF nib sold @ 78.00 a Fin-nor #4 exc-
sold @ 255.00. a Dragon Fly spin/Fly nib sold @ 78.00 an A. Allen
spinet salmon size exc- sold @ 243.02 another Johnson Pink Princess
model 100-AP nmwb sold @ 360.00 and a Bretton 602 exc sold @ 50.00 but
the shipping cost to the US was $40.00!!!!!
Reels that did NOT meet the reserve:
a Zebco cardinal 4 fourth version rod and reel
combo new in shrink wrap package was bid to 347.01 and relisted by
seller a Garcia Mitchell 500 MATCH exc- was bid to 122.50 and a Zebco
cardinal 557 minty was bid to 47.00.
Other than reels:
A Garcia Conlon rod for the 500 series exc- sold
@ 215.00 a 1974 Bass Pro catalog sold @ 71.00 a spool for an Abu
cardinal 57 sold @ 31.39. a fitted case for an Illingworth #3 exc-
sold @ 68.00 and a neat Abu Garcia/Mitchell dealers clock exc sold @
299.00
Reel Deals:
A Black Penn 710 exc- sold @ 46.00 a spin-in
royal by Agal exc- sold @ 58.62 a Crack 200 nib sold @ 34.33 and a
Garcia Mitchell 300 w/yellow sticker decal nib sold @ 44.87
Thanks to Jean-Paul Ceulemans, Jim
Schottenham and Randy Heller
Sure wish Spring would get here!!!
Ben
