Are Revos becoming a collectors item?

[Chance_Taker4]

I want to pick up some Gen 1 and 2 Revo SX reels. I started fishing baitcasters with the gen 1 SX and want to pick a few up (and possibly STX) reel to start a collection. I originally sold my Gen 1 for 2 and so on so now I have a couple gen 3 and gen 4. I cannot find any on Ebay (there is one and I am the winning bidder so far). However there is a used fishing gear trade in business like Gamestop. I went there looking at the few Gen 2 they have they are asking $100-$120 and have them marked as "collector reels". I never would have thought that Revos would be considered a collectors item or at least not this soon.

[Deleted account]

No. Sellers in all sorts of listings use headings like "vintage, collector, hard to find", etc. Now if you are a paper weight collector....

[Chance_Taker4]

9 minutes ago, reason said:

No. Sellers in all sorts of listings use headings like "vintage, collector, hard to find", etc. Now if you are a paper weight collector....

I thought I was in the minority for wanting to collect them and was hoping to find Gen 1 and 2 for around $30-$40 but when I seen them still over $100 I was sticker shocked.

[J Francho]

Collector reels?  Revos?  Lol.  Good reels, but nothing distinctive or special about them.  Gen 2 had issues with the kick back plate, so much so that replacements were an improved part.  If you're looking for collector ABU reels, look to Swiss made round reels.  There's some investment in that department.

[Chance_Taker4]

2 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Collector reels?  Revos?  Lol.  Good reels, but nothing distinctive or special about them.  Gen 2 had issues with the kick back plate, so much so that replacements were an improved part.  If you're looking for collector ABU reels, look to Swiss made round reels.  There's some investment in that department.

I'm not looking to create a high end collection just want the Revos, SX specifically, to feed my nostalgia.

[J Francho]

44 minutes ago, Chance_Taker4 said:

I'm not looking to create a high end collection just want the Revos, SX specifically, to feed my nostalgia.

2009 a good year?  Sorry, couldn't resist.  There's nothing wrong about picking out things you like.  I probably have more Alphas/Sol reels than anyone should have.  None are particularly fancy, but I like them.

[Goose52]

58 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Collector reels?  Revos?  Lol.  Good reels, but nothing distinctive or special about them.  Gen 2 had issues with the kick back plate, so much so that replacements were an improved part.  If you're looking for collector ABU reels, look to Swiss made round reels.  There's some investment in that department.

Hey John - those Swiss-made Abu round reels are probably REALLY rare. However, you can still find the Swedish-made reels at reasonable prices...

 

(just yankin' your chain - I know it was just a slip of the keyboard...)

[J Francho]

My bad.  I'm on cold meds.

[Chance_Taker4]

58 minutes ago, J Francho said:

2009 a good year?  Sorry, couldn't resist.  There's nothing wrong about picking out things you like.  I probably have more Alphas/Sol reels than anyone should have.  None are particularly fancy, but I like them.

nothing wrong with poking good fun but I graduated high school and got a gen 2 revo for grad present and then the Gen 3 revo released when I graduated college and got one of those for a grad present along with the original Villain rod.

[Deleted account]

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

My bad.  I'm on cold meds.

Listening to Abba...

[lo n slo]

1 hour ago, reason said:

Listening to Abba...

i just back-snorted my “beverage”

 

 

 

thanks ?

[Deleted account]

18 minutes ago, lo n slo said:

i just back-snorted my “beverage”

 

 

 

thanks ?

Swiss, Swede, Abu, Abba, It's all good.The sad part is the OP is probably like 30, nostalgic for a 10 year old model, and is scratching his head. "♫I feel old, Fernando♪"....

[webertime]

Revos will be as collectable as Kias

[Chance_Taker4]

3 hours ago, reason said:

Swiss, Swede, Abu, Abba, It's all good.The sad part is the OP is probably like 30, nostalgic for a 10 year old model, and is scratching his head. "♫I feel old, Fernando♪"....

I'm 27 and sometimes I feel like a "Dancing Queen" 

[Raul]

Revos collector’s items ? ...........

 

[Jeff H]

I had 5 or 6 1st Gen Revo SX and SC and liked them...except in the wind.  When I sold them after 5 years of use they still looked new but was lucky if I got half what I paid for them new.  As popular as they were I thought they'd bring more.