I found a listing for a used NRX 852C. By the pics it looks to be in excellent condition with one minor nick in the cork.

 

It is the older green NRX. Guy is asking $250. Is that a fair deal?

That rod is $600 to $650 retail new.

 

If in as good of condition as you say then $250 is reasonably less than half retail, but I'd try and get it for less if you can. Try $200 cash. Or, $250 with free shipping? I'd try some kind of haggling.

Depends on you, that rod was introduced in 2010. Before Loomis closes out a rod series they allow vendors to deeply discount the rods 40-50% off normal MSRP. I think that rod has at least a few recoil guides if not all recoil guides. I also think what @FloridaFishinFool said about making a better offer is the way to go unless you just gotta close the deal asap. Oh, this is not the same NRX+ rod that retails now.. 

Yeah I think its an older one too and not the same as what is sold today. I looked this one up online search says:

 

"The "NRX 852C" is a G. Loomis fishing rod, specifically a Jig & Worm casting rod. It's known for its lightweight and sensitivity, making it suitable for finesse fishing techniques. This rod is designed for bass fishing and is particularly effective for techniques like flipping, pitching, and fishing with lighter jigs and worms. "

 

I have to refresh myself on what "finesse" means because in my fishing world there is no such word and it has no meaning to me. I am old school. There is ultra-light, light, medium, MH, and H. Got no place in there for this finesse word or what it applies to means nothing to me.

 

But, a jig and worm rod tends to sound heavier to me than whatever finesse means. I guess I gotta go look up finesse again to try and make something useful out of what the search results seems to make sound contradictory like its suitable for finesse fishing but you can use it for flipping and pitching to.

 

Is it a lighter finesse rod? Or, is it a heavier worm, jig, and F&P rod? Sounds confusing.

 

I am one of those people who don't like rods with specific techniques printed on the rods in graphics. We decide. Not them. Note to manufacturers... if you put a technique specific graphic on a rod I won't buy it. All you are doing is ticking me off with that every time I see it, especially while trying to fish using the rod for something other than what is written on it.

 

Ah, I found it. Finally some language I can understand. Its a medium! MXF.

 

I would never use a medium for jigging or bottom fishing worms or flipping and pitching. Never. I begin with MH for those techniques and use mediums for cranking and other.

 

Man fishing lingo can be confusing and all over the place.

 

Great rod though! Hope you get it! I don't want to spoil it now with one of my own GLoomis purchases recently. Good deals on these rods are rare indeed!

 

Yes it's fair. If memory serves, the green rods became an option a couple years after the initial launch of NRX. 

People argued that the painted blanks were less sensitive than  the unpainted/blue wraps but personally I could never tell the difference but they never were all that popular.

There was an issue with the fore grips splitting back around that time but it would have happened by now.

A used NRX of that vintage will still bring north of $ 300.