Abu 6500 ct

[alan]

Been watching this reel on Ebay,no I wont be bidding on it lol,£205 12 hours left,have a look ........Item number: 7156921752

 

[alan]

just noticed one of the bidders is dkstenson who is a ebay seller,does alot of reels etc

 

[bribones]

ive often wanted to know how they work the age of the reel out from the footplate number ?
1975 ? or 2001 ?

 

[sless]

£460 + £4 DELIVERY

im gobsmacked

 

[alan]

same here,wonder what the crack is,is it a limited edition or something ?

 

[STEVO]

The reel is a serious collectors item original 6500ct like rocky horse stuff apparantly

 

[rich]

you\'ll probably find the machinery inside the reel to be all metal as today they are made with quite a bit of cheap plastic.

 

[STEVO]

I emailed the guy yesterday out of curiosity as to why he would pay that kind of money for a reel and its all in the number on the reel seat apparently 751101. 741000 and 760401 are all like rocky horse stuff and worth a bit of money he wasn\'t expecting to pay as much as he did but some one else realised the reel was rare!!!

 

[sless]

oh dear
if i knew that i would have bought it




not

 

[KeithB]

I\'v had my 7000 about 23 years, the number on the bottom is 830300, is there anyway I can tell exactly when it was made???

 

[STEVO]

I wouldn\'t have bought it either but if I had an old reel lying about that had them numbers on Id be interested in knowing if they were worth anything

 

[bribones]

im guessing here keith but march 83 would be a stab in the dark if ive worked out the numbers rightly

 

[KeithB]

Could be right Bri, I thought I was still at school when I got the reel, I left in \'83. Could the date on the bottom be when the gurantee expires?

 

[bribones]

ill check my newer ones keith see if my theory pans out ,i e-mailed abu and im waiting for a reply