Bad Bob's "Thought for the Week"

RAM · Post by **RAM** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:12 am

NEVER underestimate the ingenuity of the criminal mind!

EVERY rare collectible of value has been conterfeited. Fine art of all types, porcelain, historical letters, stamps, coins, and old fishing lures are but a few examples.

Should we consider rare-and hence valuable-fishing reels to be exempt?

Bad Bob

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:47 am

Bob,
As we all know, the most famous of the fakes is the Moscrops reel and that puts up a red flag very quickly. I would say in order to re-produce a quality reel for profit is almost impossible. Take into consideration the time and cost to jig up, lathe out and produce a good reel that would fool the masses.
I would more conserned about someone trying to re-produce another "Bad Bob". That would shake up the masses!

"H"

RAM · Post by **RAM** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:11 pm

I have in cold storage DNA ready for cloning when it is perfected. You are all doomed to never be rid of the Bad Bob!

Jack Bright · Post by **Jack Bright** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:38 pm

BB--Could I get a full size blow-up of subject for Halloween ?

RAM · Post by **RAM** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:57 pm

All seriousness aside Harv, what you seem to say is counterfeiting old reels can't logically be done strictly as a matter of economy of scale? That will eventually be easy to overcome. It would seem that the price escalation of rare reels just has to outpace the cost of tooling to build them. Bad Bob

PS Jack- A plastic replica of Bad Bob will be available at your favorite WalMart by early October. Check you local newspaper for details. It will, however, be rather easy to tell that it is merely a poor copy!

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:29 pm

Bob,
Not that I don't think it couldn't be done, it just the fact that after a close inspection, I don't think you could fool guys like Vernon, Gast, Foster Gaustad and others with a fake Kentucky style reel. You might be able to pull the wool over the eyes of some with a hard rubber fly reel or a New York ball handle but I would bet there would be some questions that would hold the value of it down to those whom deal and collect that kind of reels. Could you sell a one-eyed pig to a blind man? Sure, but for you to reproduce a $5000.00 reel and run it thru someone like Langs, I am sure you woiuld get caught. I may be all wet but i doubt it.
"H"

Phantom Fisher · Post by **Phantom Fisher** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:49 pm

IMHO, fakes made entirely from scratch are far less of a concern than reels with "highly questionable" marks or parts.

Post by **john elder** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:00 pm

I can't wait for this one to hit the ORCA store...Bobblehead Bad Bob

...$19.95 plus $12 shipping charge!

Harvey · Post by **Harvey** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:15 pm

This is the limited edition version.

You will have to talk Steve into making the head shake. I ain't that good!

Post by **Brian F.** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:41 pm

Howdy RAM!

RAM · Post by **RAM** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:08 pm

Thanks for the great idea Harv! Ought to make me a fortune-unless you have filed for patent!

John-I make my money on the S&H like everyone else. That's why I can sell this stuff so cheap.

Aloha Brian! Bad Bob

ORCANs Watch out for those fake Akron 1893s!

PS Laurie-Got any spare parts for a Snyder?

Bad Bob's "Thought for the Week"

Bad Bob's "Thought for the Week"

Harv

Cold clone

Harv and Jack

Bad Bob Bobblehead