RWTF you are correct in asking how do I know what I have? Have you looked for any chat boards on vintage fishing equipment. Some are on Facebook, use to be a lot on Yahoo. Once you find a couple you need to do a little reading of old posting or lurk quietly for awhile. Just like here you need to figure out who has real information and can help and who just likes to post their opinions.
EBay is a good place to sell but you must know what you are selling first. Otherwise you will never get fair value for it. I have seen countless split bamboo setups going for 1/10 of their true value because they are poorly described, poorly listed or just bad luck of not having two serious bidders both taking an interest in the item.
Not exactly the same thing, but last year I bought two high condition Sterlingworth ejector fore ends, in great condition, with mint wood and metal for less than fifty dollars. Seller listed them as gun parts, not fore arms, one bad, out of focus photo, with no view of the metal side. I saw the ejector medallion and knew what they were at once. Put in a delayed bid and ended up being the only bidder. Point is he had no information about what he had, did not list them properly to attract maximum attention, took a lazy picture and accepted what ever he got as a bid. Had he done it right he easily could have gotten 200 dollars each for them. They were just like they came out of the factory. I even emailed him asking if he had anymore gun or shotgun parts. Would have been sweet to pickup a couple ejector barrels in high condition. But he said that was all he had.
