Last night at the auction there was a Shakespeare 9' spin combo retail $40, sale $33 that sold for $37 plus 10%. I stopped bidding at $15. When I was checking out I saw a rod in the back of check-out. I asked the owner about it, his wife said the buyer said it was bought broke and returned it. The rod was broke at the seat, it wasn't before.
I got it for $5, I'll go through my old rods and repair it later.