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Offline TribReady

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Unbelieveable PIF story
« on: April 19, 2008, 05:27:06 AM »
I received an item on this forum a few weeks back. Was looking for my item to put on the forum. Found an old fishing reel that I bought sometime around 1980-81 or so. I never used it, and for some reason have been keeping this thing for that long. Almost threw it out a ton of times.
Anyway, I found another item in its place and put that on here. Then I figured I'd just sell the reel outright on the Classified forum. Figured $20-25 or so.
Did some research just to confirm the price to me-thought maybe $25 was too high.

Well, my unused reel, only manufactured between 1979-80, purchased at a now-closed down Herters in Chippewa Falls, WI, turns out to be rather collectible. The reel I almost gave away sold on eBay last night to a Japanese collector for well over $900  8)

How many of you are double checking your PIF ideas :)
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2008, 05:52:53 AM »
With the value of the dollar he probably just spent 35 yen!
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2008, 06:47:35 AM »
Have you got anymore ;D
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2008, 06:51:22 AM »
I woulda gave you $25
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2008, 03:43:03 PM »
Thanks for the offers guys.
If I were to find another, I'll be sure to come back to GB to unload it for that $25 range   ;)
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2008, 01:55:02 AM »
I don't consider myself a collector, but have several old reels from the 30's to 50's
It is amazing to me WHAT all is collected by people, used to laugh at a friend of mine about collecting ice cream scoops he must have 100-150, watched him pay $125.00
for one, thought he was crazy, but he sells and trades them all over the world.
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2008, 07:12:13 AM »
I'm sure people look at websites like this and say the same thing about: Military surplus, Winchesters, NEF's, Henry's, etc  :)

Our country isn't is as dire straits as some would have us believe when someone's paying $125 for an ice cream scoop  :) :)
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2008, 11:16:57 AM »
Please post details about the reel, I have a lot of old ones. make , model etc,, Heck just the Auction number for ebay,  Very Curious!
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Re: Unbelieveable PIF story
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2008, 02:04:06 PM »
Here's the item number: 200215561181. The description says all the details on the reel.
What you won't see from this link is the item had 221 hits with 30 watchers.  It was pretty awesome.
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