What do you buy more often, new or used reels?

[GRiver]

I like buying used, sometimes it the hunt, other times it’s the spoils.

I get a lot of gear from estate sale and yard sales. I bought shimano chonarch, for $10 once had a rod that went with it too.

Plus like @ABU is overpriced I like to tinker with too.  

[Eric 26]

1 hour ago, FrnkNsteen said:

I also bought a New In Box Tatula Type R from a local shop about a year or two ago. 

 

This one was a shiny new 6.3:1 in left hand. They originally wanted full price for it and it sat in their display case for quite some time. I looked at it every time I went in there but no way was I paying full price for a reel that had been discontinued for quite a while. 

 

I went in one day and they had it marked down to like 50% off so I grabbed it. Nice reel... Very smooth!

 

I got the same deal although the company I bought it from is in Florida. My reel is also a 6.3 left handed reel.

[FrnkNsteen]

1 hour ago, Eric 26 said:

I got the same deal although the company I bought it from is in Florida. My reel is also a 6.3 left handed reel.

Oh,... Your's is an original Tatula Type R. Mine is a Tatula CT Type R. The pic I'm attaching is one I snipped from online

[Eric 26]

@FrnkNsteen Those are some cool looking reels👍🏻Although I don’t have a photo and I’ll have to also use an internet photo I also bought the Cabelas Arachnid online back when they were closing them out for I believe $129.99.

[lmbfisherman]

Lately I’ve been buying new from Digitaka, however if I can get a better deal on a used one I’ll grab it.  Really in the end no preference.  If it wasn’t for Digitaka though, I’d probably would lean to buying used as the US/Canada versions are more expensive.