Another President II is headed my way

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CincyDavid

January 31, 2026, 06:41:26 PM
I stumbled on what is described as a NIB President II 2860 DE, the largest of the President II spinning reel series. It's being shipped and should arrive in a few days. I'm not a huge fan of NIB reels because I hate to "break the seal" such as it is and start using them, but if there is sign that it was ever fished, I'm surely going to put it in rotation. Pics will follow once I receive it.

Maxed Out

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February 01, 2026, 01:45:47 AM
 Ive seen plenty of listings thru the years on ebay, where seller says "new in box", but its obviosly been used....buyer beware
Success derives from not repeating failure

JasonGotaProblem

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February 01, 2026, 03:48:27 AM
Quote from: Maxed Out on February 01, 2026, 01:45:47 AMIve seen plenty of listings thru the years on ebay, where seller says "new in box", but its obviosly been used....buyer beware
I call those BIB

"Back In Box"
Any machine is a smoke machine if you use it wrong enough.

Midway Tommy

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February 01, 2026, 07:04:33 AM
Quote from: Maxed Out on February 01, 2026, 01:45:47 AMIve seen plenty of listings thru the years on ebay, where seller says "new in box", but its obviosly been used....buyer beware

Oh yeah, and lots of "never or un used" with lots of nicks and scratches on the reel foot.  :o  ;)
Love those open face spinning reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco Cardinals)

Tommy D (ORCA), NE



Favorite Activity? ............... In our boat fishing
RELAXING w/ MY BEST FRIEND (My wife Bonnie)

jgp12000

#4
February 01, 2026, 07:58:37 AM
Also "ready to fish" doesn't always mean same...

CincyDavid

#5
February 01, 2026, 01:44:20 PM
This is true. If I'm being frank I prefer reels with some patina, I don't feel bad about using them. I only paid $35 for it so as long as it's decent I'm cool with that.

oldmanjoe

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February 01, 2026, 02:25:22 PM
 :)  I have some "Nots"   
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking .   There are too many people who think that the only thing that!s right is to get by,and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught .
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
" Life " It`s a thinking man`s game
" I cannot teach anybody anything   I can only make them think "     - Socrates-
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

CincyDavid

#7
February 01, 2026, 05:00:49 PM
That 2062 is a great color!

rcmsangab

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February 03, 2026, 04:36:37 PM

oldmanjoe

#9
February 03, 2026, 09:41:30 PM
  Candy purple metallic and the other is gloss black
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking .   There are too many people who think that the only thing that!s right is to get by,and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught .
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
" Life " It`s a thinking man`s game
" I cannot teach anybody anything   I can only make them think "     - Socrates-
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

CincyDavid

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February 05, 2026, 03:50:54 PM
It arrived in the box with warranty card, instruction manual, the tool and a little bottle of Garcia-labeled Silicote reel oil. Per a note on the box it is spooled with 200 yds of 25 lb line but beyond that it appears unused. There is no paint loss anywhere, and aside from the box smelling a little musty it is intact.

jtwill98

#11
February 05, 2026, 04:15:03 PM
Very nice looking reel. If you can find or print a new cover for the box, that would make the box look equally nice as well.
 

CincyDavid

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February 05, 2026, 04:29:43 PM Last Edit: February 05, 2026, 04:55:56 PM by CincyDavid
Quote from: jtwill98 on February 05, 2026, 04:15:03 PMVery nice looking reel. If you can find or print a new cover for the box, that would make the box look equally nice as well.
 
Here's the dilemma...the box smells musty and I generally don't care about packaging and warranty cards and whatnot, but since the reel looks like it may have never been hung on a  rod, do I use it or not? I generally don't have shelf queens but this one one may become just that. Gotta figure out a way to kill the odor of that box though.

jtwill98

#13
February 05, 2026, 05:10:20 PM
Start with a dehumidifier for drying out the box. That should kill most of the odors.

If you lived in AZ, NV, or UT you could leave it out on the porch, not true for OH or FL.   

The box looks to be intact, so not much you need to do in that respect.

If you do decide to recover the box and were inclined to pass it along to some collector or person looking to sale the item, leave evidence that the box was recovered. Don't try to deceive future observers into thinking the cover was original.

CincyDavid

#14
February 05, 2026, 05:33:31 PM
I have about 13 percent humidity in the house in OH right now, it should dry out quickly. It smells like my grandmother's basement when I was a kid. I can't imagine trying to restore the box, I'll just leave it as-is, with honest patina.
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