i have a friend that has a pick up load of reel parts most 10 years old and older his wife just doesnt want them eating up her garage space she says they are bagged and labeled
what im asking is it worth the time to pick them up and put them out for sale?.
is there a market?.
or would it be just more work than its worth.
just wondering

My vote would be too much work for the return.

I'd contact the local reel-repair guy and see if they would make an offer for the lot. Let them do the work and haul it away.

depends on what brands there are parts for.

as far as i know we really dont have any reel repair people in my area,
as for the parts there are alot of all the major brands penn,mitchell,shimano,garica
and lots more

Todd, if these parts are for quality reels like, Penn, Carl Newell, Fin-Noor, Shakespear, etc. then grab them while you can!! You can always recycle what isn't worth saving.

Should you have any, Newell reels and Newell reel parts are valuable.

Don Becker

Todd
Where are you located?

I've listed this exact same stuff on fleabay before with great succcess. You would be amazed at what people are searching for out there. Any idea on the brands or types of parts? One of my side gigs is reel repair and restoration.

Don't let them go to the landfill!!!!!! Reel parts are always needed. Offer them to a repair shop you may get a few bucks for them if not give them the parts. Somebody somewhere is always in need of repair parts.

Don

i have not been able to see the parts as of yet but i will look really well when i do.
i have only been told a few brands that they could read in a box but when i do i will let you know.
ps we dont really have anyone that repairs reels here.

There may be someone near you that doesn't advertise, but if you call around to some tackle dealers they may be able to put you in touch with someone they are familiar with. Around where I live we have 1 guy who advertises in the phonebook and does official repairs for a couple big name reels, but I also know of three others who don't, they just do word of mouth repairs as a hobby and would love to have access to a large cache of parts. While many parts like spools may be proprietary, many others like screws, washers, bearings, clips, etc. are standardized parts that can be used on many brands of reels.

Can you please contact me. I own a small business located in eastern N.C. I do reel and rod repair and build custom rods. E-mail me eprodandreel@gmail.com. Even if the parts are over ten years old there are some parts that interchange with newer reels. If you are going to the expo in Winston-Salem I will be helping out in the Fuji booth E.P.