Vintage Howald Wonderod by Shakespeare 9' with case and cloth 

 This was my father’s old fishing rod. I have no idea what kind of fishing?? It looks to be in excellent condition. I see no cracks or defects and it assembled nicely.  It comes with the case also. The case is made of cardboard and is pretty rough.

I did not know what was important to capture via picture but can email a separate picture to you if you are specific of what you want to see. I’m not trying to hide anything; I really just don’t know how to picture this thing best.

PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS AS I AM SELLING A LARGE NUMBER OF VINTAGE FISHING ACCESSORIES FROM AN ESTATE.

 

MY FISHING EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS: I know little to nothing about fishing equipment. If you have any questions about the item, or want more pictures, please feel free to ask.  I do prefer you to be very specific in what you want to see or know, and be patient with me getting back to you. I am describing them as best I can and know little of their value.

 

FEEDBACK - PLEASE READ: As some of you may or may not be aware of, eBay has been using the star system for rating sellers. The basic premise is that anonymously you can rate sellers and create a more honest eBay.  That is not the truth. eBay uses this to lower sellers ratings and thus charge them higher fees, eliminate any discounts for high volume sellers and NOW hold your proceeds for 30 days in Paypal.

I had 300 selling transactions in the last year.  I received all positive feedback with 3 neutrals. Over Christmas though, I went from a Top seller to a Below Standard seller because the USPS was bogged down in their shipping time and even though I shipped everything within 24 hours, I received four 1-2 star ratings in that category because of the USPS delays. Ebay now gives me low listing preferences (pushing their large, corporate sellers to the top of searches), charges me more to sell and holds my money for every sale I make. All of this for something I have no control over.

If you Google “eBay detailed seller ratings”, you will see the horror stories it causes sellers. Because eBay has a monopoly on the online auction markets, there is nowhere else to go. They are catering to extremely large volume sellers like Buy.com, TigerDirect and others and pushing down the small/medium size sellers that made them what they are today.

SO I BEG OF YOU, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE 1-2 STAR FEEDBACK WITHOUT CONTACTING ME FIRST.