Thursday, February 2, 2012

Ben Wright's Spinning Reel Report (January 2012)

JANUARY 2012

NEW YEAR STARTS WITH MORE SUPER RARE MITCHELL'S AND A FEW OTHER REELS OF INTEREST

FEATURED REELS:
We now know that one of the worlds premiere mitchell spinning reel collectors Dan Hawks has decided to sell some of his super rare reels on the bay.
Dan's descriptions are some of the best I've ever seen on ebay, but were some of his prices a bit high for todays market ?
what we do not know is if any of these have been sold privatley by Dan ?
Here is a list of a few of Dan's reels that have ended with
"NO BIDS"

Blackfish B30 exc+ @ 650.00
Kilt-o second version exc- @ 600.00
1974 Comm. 300DL e+wb @ 4,275.00
306 made for French market exc @ 500.00
408G #029 NIB ended early by Dan !
488 salesman sample w/clear plastic side plate exc+@1,500.00
Torunament Wedding cake like new @ 9,000.00
and the late Bill Arp's unused tournament @7,000.00
for those who do not know Bill was known as the grandfather of mitchell collecting here in the US.

Here is a list of a few of Dan's reels and others that did sell on the bay.
408DL Special exc++ @ 1,800.00
ORCA 300like new @ 425.00
Rapid first version ewb @ 435.00
908 bronze color like new @ 900.00
304 w/yellow garcia sticker decal nib @ 256.00
330 quartz gold nwc @ 355.00
410A nib @ 242.50
396 pum w/white spool like new @ 343.98

OTHER REELS OF INTERSET !

Mepps baby Vamp first version w/mpu exc @ 1,183.14 wow
Fin Nor no 4 NIB w/pouch and extra spool @ 1,575.00 holy--
Australian Acme side caster model H finish wear @2,125.12
an odd ball Thommen Tomsurf mostly ss construction
Prototype ?? exc+ @ only 280.95

ABU:
rare 333 red&black exc- @ 463.00
Abu Garcia Black/gray cup exc- @ only 37.00
Abumatic 90 e+wb @ 90.00
Cardinals:
52 nib @ 182.50
3 Black/tan 3rd version nib @ 521.44 wow
44X dark brown fully restored (what ever that means?) @278.58

Dam Quick:
Super 270 nib @ 135.00

Danish:
BMV model C first version gold exc @ 71.00
" " " second version Green exc- @ 26.50

Daiwa:
SS5000 ewb only 53.17
minimite GS-0 nib started @219.00 no bids
whisker tournament SS1300 exc @ 53.00
minimite e+wb @ 82.00

English:
Allcock Stanley e-wb @ 127.51
Hardy Exalta mk 2 e-wb @ 200.00
illingworth no 3 polished w/case @ 279.00

French:
Doperr exc- @ 279.10
mepps super meca R/H retrieve exc- @ 165.00
Luxor mer saumon nib @ 113.37

Heddon:
220R nib anti reverse don't work @ 102.50 WHY???
205R ewb @ 45.00
spin pal 230 ewb @ 51.00

Japanese:
arnold palmer exc @ 10.49
Lew's speed spin 1 paint wear w/box @ 76.00
spin lite nib @ 61.01 wow
trojan 201 nib sold in Sweden @ 89.00 holy cow!
Lew's gold spin GS1 nib KOREA @ 153.49 wow

Italian:
cargem 33 mignon salesman sample need bail spring @142.50
orvis 175A nib @ 142.50
Holliday 30 exc @ 152.51
Holliday 40 e+wb @ 203.10
Cargem 44/M w/clear plastic sideplate exc+ @ 113.53

Penn:
700 first version w/early two piece box exc+ @ 305.00
710 exp color green text. is the reel deal! like new starting @ 249.99 NO BIDS
707 exc @ 322.00
712 exc @ 100.95
716 nib @ 150.00

Pflueger:
Pelican 1020 nib @ 155.00 why??
1020 ewb but has wrong handle and knob @ 44.70

Shakespeare:
Pres 11 2910 exc- @ 79.00
2068 e-wb @ 66.10

Swiss:
Record Recordette 21 aqua nib @ 103.50
later version record nib @ 69.00

Zebco:
3 3rd version e+wb @ 165.51
4 second version like new only 162.50
4 5th version nib @ 152.00
4 6th version e+wb @ 150.50

Other Reels:
Airex mastereel no2? nmwb @ 61.00
Tokoz tap exc- @ 86.00
Wordens belt reel jet caster wxc+ poor box @223.49
ocean city 350 yellow exc+@ 56.00
Feurer bro's Larchmont fb412 nmwb @ 47.66
victory 110 by bretton exc- @100.60
American Classic 1V like new with cloth bag @ 236.39
last a Fin nor no 4 like new @171.05 didn't know that the box,pouch and extra spool were worth that much more??
see other reels of interest.
I would like to wish Dan good Luck on the sales of his super Rare Mitchell's .
Ben

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