Welcome to Chef Jim's Penn Reels
Questions and Answers
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Used and refurbished. All of the reels I sell are between 1 and 70 years old and totally gone through by me and repaired and re-lubed before being offered for sale. | |
| 2. Do the reels look like new? | Usually no. One of the most expensive parts of rebuilding old
Penns is chrome replacement. I sell reels for functionality 90% of the
time. This makes the price of my reels much more affordable. |
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| 3. How much is shipping? | Shipping in the USA is the same no matter where it is. I use USPS
Priority Mail and will ship 1 reel for 10 bucks. I will also combine
shipping and mail between 2 and 4 reels for 12 bucks in a flat rate box. |
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| 4. How long have you been dealing in Penn reels? |
I repaired my first one in 1960. I still have that reel today,
and fish with it on a regular basis. |
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| 5. I’ve taken my Penn apart, and I can’t get it back together.
How much to fix it? |
10 bucks plus shipping. | |
| 6. I need my newly purchased or repaired reel in a big hurry. How soon can I have it? | I will ship overnight at a higher price or even hand deliver
reels if the need dictates it as long as you pay the cost. When I get a
reel in for repair and am given notice, I can fix it and have it out the
door in an hour 99% of the time. I have a large supply of repair parts
in stock. |
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| 7. Do you take credit? | No. It makes for hard feelings if something doesn’t go right. |
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| 8. Will you talk to me on the phone while I try to put my
Penn back together myself? |
Yup. No charge. |
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| 9. Do you work on other reels besides Penns? |
No. Just Penn conventionals. No other brands. No Penn spinning
reels. |
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| 10. Can you recommend a model for me to use? | Absolutely. I know most models very well, and have done a lot of
fishing with them under various conditions all over the United States.
It’s better to have me advise you than to pick a model yourself if
you’re new to Penns. |
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| 11. I want a showcase reel to put on display that is
absolutely immaculate. Will you do that? |
Yes. Given time to find the right parts, I can make a 70 year old reel look as if it was just purchased today and include an original box, paperwork, and hardware that originally came with it. |
