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Old 16-02-2011, 01:07 PM
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Beaudex, advertised as 3-inch, on ebay right now.
It comes with a silk line, Condition of line not guaranteed.
Bidding is up to £18.00 - with 4 days to go.

The reel is boxed and the seller has listed the "dry-fly" reel as a Pridex (because thats what the box says). IT'S THE WRONG BOX MATE - THE CLUE IS ON THE REEL.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=290533100424

A 3-inch Beaudex is desirable, and the reel is meant to be in excellent working condition.
I'm not convinced of the size - that's just what it says on the (wrong) box.
In my experience with ebay reel sales excellent working condition is unlikely, but the reel does have two springs so the tired old spring could be swapped around with the one which possibly hasn't been used much. Provided the pawl-posts are ok the reel is then good to go. If needed, refurbing the reel (but not paintwork) would cost another £25 or so.
Paint is poor, so the reel on it's own is only worth maybe £30 on a good day.

There is no point in paying extra for a box which is a mis-match, and a silk line which may be ok - mostly on an old reel they're not.
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Old 16-02-2011, 02:26 PM
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I've looked at that one a couple of times! This guy has a few Young's reels for sale! He has mixed the photos on this reel the first and last photo are of a Pridex! He did the same with another Young's Pridex he has for sale, shows a photo of the Pridex rear and a photo of a Shakespeare reel for the other side!

He selling a few reels, but his photos do not always correspond.
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It went for £28.00.
About right, so no harm done.
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