Ben Wright's Spinning Reel Report for April 2013

APRIL 2013

IT JUST DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS AND THATS NO APRIL FOOLS !!!

Check out some of these prices paid !

Featured Reel:
Was a Sea Master w/slight wear on spool/leg and foot it sold @ 3,850.00 with the buy-it-now option,

Here are a few "HOLY COWS"
Abu Cardinal 44X dark brown RE-PAINT @ 268.94
Cargem Lancer 23 nib @ 335.06
Great Lakes Wirlaway Imperial combo nib @ 199.00
Heddon Spin Pal 240 e-wb @ 79.95
Magic spin reel e+wb @ 154.49
Ocean City 350 yellow exc @ 70.16
Trim-Cast by Trimline CF ewb @ 86.98
common Walco ny-o-lite marron/white ewb @ 133.38
Zebco Omega 850L ewb @ 111.48
Zebco cardinal 7X nib @ 295.00

A few reel deals:
Dam Quick 110N e+wb @ 52.00
blue Bradco slight wear @ 10.50
Bronson Sea Wolf by Shakespeare slight wear @ 19.99
FB202 Flip-Reel exc- @ 18.83
Line Caster SR3 exc/box @32.98
Roucek Stabil exc- @ .99 wonder what just a handle would cost or any other part ??
Sofi paint wear @ 5.10

Abu:
Garcia Abu-matic 170 CF nib @ 218.00
   "        "      "       "     "   '     @ 49.99
Garcia 505 SCF nib @ 178.29
    "       "      "      "   @ 125.00
same but with leather case @ 168.88
506 SCF e+wb @ 122.94
444A second version ewb @ 110.65
Record 700 first version ewb @ 199.99
888 exc @ 252.00
Suveran S4000M exc @ 215.01 


Australian:
Sea Martin mk 11 exc @ 170.55
Cedar Sea Martin exc w/small crack in spool @ 1,466.37
another cedar Sea Martin exc- started @ 2,065.42 NO BIDS

Airex:
Mastereel 2B e-wb @ 61.00
Impala CF nib @ 49.50
Masterkast model 2 CF nib @ 61.00
Feurer Bro's model 410 exc @ 55.00
   "       "   spinster 417 CF like new @ 32.00

English:
Hardy Altex no2 mk v exc+ @ 291.55
Leighton no 1 Bakelite e+wb @ 244.00

French:
Bretton 400 cut-a-way SS like new @ 128.50
Doperr first version exc @ 247.38
Helion exc- @ 181.27
Joker two speed exc @ 220.05

Italian:
Cargem
   Mignin UL exc- @ 122.50
   Mignon 33 nib blue @ 201.50
Coptes Jolly De-luxe matte black nib @ 169.90
Orvis:
  50A FB nib @ 256.09
  150S nib @ 127.50
Renox 500 cut-a-way SS exc w/clear plastic box like new @ 190.16

Mitchell:
300 cut-a-way SS like new @ 293.88
Garcia 300DL like new @ 420.25
304 cut-a-way SS like new @ 195.50
386  "   "   "      "    "    '      @ 139.16
486  "    "   "      "   "    "     @ 154.50
508 w/rod slight wear @ 565.00

Penn:
704 second version nib @ 155.02

Shakespeare:
Pres 11 2810 like new @ 153.50
  "     '     "      nib @ 152.52
Sigma 2200-025 like new @ 125.00
    "       "    -050  "      '    @ 57.00

Zebco:
Zero Hour Bomb Co  CF early with Black spinner head exc+w/box started @ 1,500.00 listed for one day only with NO BIDS
listed again same price for one day only NO BIDS
listed again for two days same with NO BIDS
it is listed again starting @ 500 with one day auction
I give up-----------------------

 A few other reels:
Arnold Palmer nib @ 28.98
Fin Nor no 4 exc @ 388.00
Luxor A3 USA exc- @ 81.00
Swiss Record 700 SCF ewb @ 105.50
Tamco by La Salle exc @ 81.03
St Croix 1610 SCF slight wear @ 65.89

Books:
Mitchell Collector's Value Guide by Dennis Roberts # 74
exc+ @ 140.00

Mitchell Collector's Reference Guide by Dennis Roberts
# 201 exc @ 274.00

And The Mitchell Classic 300 By Wallace Carney # 51
of 75 exc @ 199.16
till next month
Ben