Let me introduce myself. My alias on Ebay is fish4wildcoho. My 201's have been acquired honestly in the open venue we all call Ebay. I have bought reels and sold reels on Ebay. I have bid on items for friends who did not have access to a computer with internet access and they set the maximum price that they were willing to pay. Personally, all but maybe one of the 201's I have purchased will go into use this year in the pursuit of Salmon and Steelhead in rivers, and in the open saltwater. These reels will be used and enjoyed as per the original intent and design of these reels. To catch fish. Yes, these are the finest reels produced for chasing Salmon, Steelhead, Stripers etc.. Many of my friends are also avid anglers and guides locally where I live. They too share the love for the coveted 201SG. Ebay is a wonderful venue where we can compete and actually obtain items that are no longer produced. I have liquidated some of the 201's that I have purchased on Ebay because some of those friends did not pay for the items that they had asked me to bid on. I indeed was not very happy. However, the lucky anglers who actually had purchased those miscellaneous extra 201's paid me only what I had paid for them. No profit was made, and they are currently enjoying the spoils of owning one of the if not the finest Steelhead, Salmon, Striper reels ever made! Best wishes to those lucky anglers and many happy and enjoyable years of service from those 201 SG's do I wish for my fellow anglers who helped me recoupe some of my personal funds in an effort to help my friends. Other reels of mine, owned before the Ebay experience, were also auctioned off by yours truly so that I could keep a couple of 201's for myself. Those lucky anglers have received reels from my personal collection that were in excellent to superior condition, since I do not abuse my equipment. May those fortunate Ebayers who bought my reels will enjoy them for many years to come! Afterall, I am probably at the end of my 201 SG shopping spree for awhile. I personally wanted only a couple and that was it. Oh, well, never mix friendship and money! It always seems to put a nasty kink into a perfectly wonderful friendship. Best wishes to all of the other fellow anglers on Ebay. I will be liquidating some of my older Ambassadeurs and Shimano BMP 251 SG's to make room for other reels and rods in my fishing war chest! Tight lines to all of you! Open up your wallets and good luck on the bidding on Ebay. If you have not noticed, I have not bid on any more 201's for over a month or so. Have at it and good luck. Don't price each other out of the market. Afterall, the 201's are no longer made, and supplies of nice, clean ones are hard to come by. Alternative sources have supplied me with a couple clean, beautiful specimens of America's finest freshwater gamefish reel in history! The highly sought after and coveted Shimano 201SG.May the 201 SG reign supreme in it's performance and legendary reputation for many years to come! May everyone be so fortunate as to own a couple during their lifetime!