$7,000 Fly reel - Bid before its too late

Eric W. · 12-30-2004, 09:11 PM

I can't beleive this. $7,000 for a fly reel.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...1&tc=photo

greenbuttskunk · 12-30-2004, 09:15 PM

ooh, oooh, oooh!!! Where, I just HAVE to have it!!!!!

troybuz · 12-31-2004, 05:55 AM

Wonder what it would be worth if it was a 10, rather than the slighlty used 9 condition?

TheCamel · 12-31-2004, 07:13 AM

Wow! Opening bid was $99 and immediately went to $5000. Presently at $7599 with 2.33 days left in the auction. I have never understood why people bid up the price so early in the process.

When I see something that I am seriously interested in buying, I will watch the item until just prior to the end. If it is still in my acceptable price range, I place my proxy bid within the last minute. I have NEVER lost an auction on E-bay with this method, but I know that there will come a time!

mandinga · 12-31-2004, 11:10 AM

holy moly

FiHuFun · 12-31-2004, 12:40 PM

I actually have one of these...I bought it from a guy that ran a parking garage in Seattle. He found it in the attic with a bunch of other fly fishing equipment. I paid him $20 for the whole bunch and almost didn't take the reel because it did'nt look all that special. I took it into Kaufman's and they told me what I had and that the last thing I should do is fish with it...I don't think it was ever used more than once or twice and it was also rated a 9 condition.

If there is a down side to this whole thing is that I passed on about 4 bamboo fly rods...that I am sure also held considerable value.

I may have to consider selling this dude...anybody interested

AndyK · 12-31-2004, 02:07 PM

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I actually have one of these...I bought it from a guy that ran a parking garage in Seattle. He found it in the attic with a bunch of other fly fishing equipment. I paid him $20 for the whole bunch and almost didn't take the reel because it did'nt look all that special. I took it into Kaufman's and they told me what I had and that the last thing I should do is fish with it...I don't think it was ever used more than once or twice and it was also rated a 9 condition.

I may have to consider selling this dude...anybody interested

I'll give you $25! That's a $5 profit on the whole batch!

Die_Hard_FishR · 01-02-2005, 08:50 PM

Look at the price it sold for

$10457.88
Thats nuts. Ya could buy a brand new drift boat and a few sage rods for that!

Must be nice to be able to waste that kind of change.

mandinga · 01-03-2005, 10:32 AM

FiFu- there were only a few made...is it the same?

Please post a picture...although I doubt you will get $10K out of this bunch of cheapo's :grin:

FiHuFun · 01-03-2005, 04:11 PM

It is the wedding cake No. 4 and I haven't even looked at it for a couple of years...it is stored in my gun safe, but I would be happy to post a picture just for grins.

mandinga · 01-04-2005, 08:48 AM

good place to keep it!!!!