e bay rods
Submitted by grayzeee on Wed, 2010-11-17 06:40
anyone had any experiences , good or bad , purchasing rods from overseas??
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abeldog
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Smith 54H
Got a Smith 54H from ReelSeller in the US.
Was here in a week, tracked it with DHL. Ordered Sat picked up Fri from Belmont.
Saved $250
Hopefully first fish this weekend.
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grayzeee
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great news abel will be
great news abel
will be going with that seller
cheers
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chrisp
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Rods..
I have ordered a couple from japan/malaysia with no dramas,interesting on that 54 abledog,i was under the impression with some us distributors like jdm they wont let you purchase the rods if there is a local distributor.You will love that rod btw,perfect matched to a 4500 salti, 8000 stella or similar.
PattyT
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As long as you stick to the
As long as you stick to the brands you know and make sure you check the sellers feedback score you will be fine. I buy most of my gear (mostly Daiwa) off ebay and have never had a problem... and have saved a fortune! Good luck!!
abeldog
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Matched with 2010 Twinpower 8000SW
Hi Chrisp,
I matched the Smith 54H with the new Twinpower 8000SW loaded with Varivas BIGONE PE5 and 100lb flurocarbon leader. Got about 280m on the spool.
Can't wait to use it
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7739ian
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Cheap ones
are a no no - bought a couple as spares for friends - top guid fell off one and the other is rusting like a Skoda - same goes for braid.
till
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Is ebay any cheaper than
Is ebay any cheaper than JDMtackle.com for smith?
grayzeee
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seems cheap jamie , but they
seems cheap jamie , but they don't seem to ship them to aus as we have reg dealers. ???
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