Dean probably knows more about them than I do. If the reel in question is an old one you probably ought to locate a replacememt spool before you talk the guy out of the body. But even the newer ones are very good. I'm just an old fart that likes his old gear. The old 5000D's were probably the best thing going until the Shimanos came along. Now there are Shimano guys and Garcia guys sort of like there are Ford guys and Chevy guys. I lean toward the Shimanos but they are both good and I own and fish with both. I niether buy nor sell used fishing tackle but then I had the good luck to acquire a lifetime supply when the things I liked were abundant. There are reels in the bottom of my fishing chest that haven't been used yet. I'm gonna hit the Cowlitz and rid the world of a hatchery fish or two tomorrow and the boat needs some TLC.
Later,
JCW