The Spinning Reel Report by Ben Wright: July 2014

JULY 2014

A DRIZZLING AND SIZZLING MONTH !!!

Featured Reels:
A French Kid Erel exc @ 1,035.65

Mitchell 300 special engraved like new was buy-now @2,500.00 best offer
was accepted
by seller but we DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS  wish ebay would change that so
we would know !!

Italian Proseidon fb exc- @ 455.33
      "          "    unmarked MPU exc- @ 545.92

More high starting prices or buy-it-now prices with "NO BIDS"
Airex Larchmont no 3 exc- @ 192.00
Alcedo 2c/s nib @ 274.90
Dam Quick 330 nib @ 174.95
Holiday 98 cf ewb @ 109.99
Mitchell 300 w/yellow garcia sticker ewb @ 250.00
Ocean City 300 nib @ 224.99
Penn-----
  420deluxe and 430 special cf nib both boxes marked 430 @ 499.99
  710 green nib @ 299.99
712 nib @ 229.99
720 first version nub @ 499.99
Popeils pocket fisher ewb @ 74.99
Zebco boy scout mert badge cf nib @ 200.00

Some Reel Deals:
Abu Cardinal 54 ewb @ 41.00
Holliday 60 e+wb @ 218.22
Oliver later version slight wear @ 42.11
South Bend 808 by Shakespeare exc- @ 23.55
Ted Williams 500 ewb @ 41.25
Zebco Cardinal 4 3rd version exc @ 43.00

More reels that sold--
Abu-
Abu Abumatic 35 cf nib @ 149.14
505 scf nib @ 216.04
Cardinal 4 first version re-paint @ 171.61

Airex--
Astra nib @ 23.55
Vagabond e+wb @ 43.05
Vic black some wear @ 49.75

Dam-Quick--
85 nib @ 99.00
Standard 250 fb e+wb @ 120.00


English--
Hardy Altex mk V e-wb @ 393.83
      "  Exalta mk11 exc @ 177.50
J W Young Ambidex mk 6 ewb @ 133.15

French---
Crack 100 fb ewb @ 63.70
      "    300 ewb @ 203.51

Italian---
Nettuno AP exc @ 105.00
Trio second version exc- @ 96.85
Zangi---
  Holiday 30 first version nib @ 204.67
        "      40  "        "        "    @ 159.27
Pelican 50 paint chips @ 267.00

Mitchell---
common 304 nib @ 76.00
Albatros 304 exc- @ 125.00
408 e-wb @ 191.00

Zebco--
22 cf nib @ 55.00

A few other reels---
Browning 5330 Japan e-wb @ 58.50
Great Lakes Whirlaway 75 combo slight wear @ 76.99
P M Tamson exc- @ 171.19
Usland 500/1 ewb @150.00
Sears Ted Williams 470 by Shakespeare nib @ 144.00

A Special Report from the UK  --- Mullock's Auction held July 19 had
some interesting FIxed Spool
spinning reels.
Chippendale Multiplier w/rosewood spool and handle knob exc- @ 546.05
  Farshure no 84 some wear @ 443.66
Howband exc- @ 238.90
Illingworth no 1 second version exc w fitted case @1249.83
      "            "  5  1/2 bail slight wear @ 477.90
Abu Cardinal 33 re-issue re-pro nib @ 162.11
NOTE - Above selling prices DO NOT include the 17% buyers Premium or any
shipping cost.

Ben