with rods you dont like? i have a 6'6" rod that drives me crazy due to the handle being too long. has anyone sold rods on ebay?

I've sold several rods on EBay.  Never had a problem.  Make sure when you ship that you package them right.  I used PVC pipe and padded the inside with newspaper at both ends, as well as wrapping the rod itself.  I glued the cap on one end of the pipe and fastened the other with duct tape (liberally applied).  At that time, shipping via UPS was around $12 per rod, not including the cost of the PVC.

I rarely sell rods anywhere anymore unless they're premium rods or I have multiple rods I can sell.  Anything over 6' long falls under oversized charges with any of the shippers and the price shoots up.  Normally I was paying around $17 - 22 to ship a pair of rods in a tube around 3 1/2" in diameter, priority with confirmation in the US.  I understand prices have bumped up a little since then.  Unless the rod is a premo rod, you just won't get what the thing is worth.

You can find a kid that likes to fish and give him a great present.

I can't stand long handles. If you really like this rod, you can cut off a length from the end that suits you and cover it with a rubber chair leg tip which then becomes the new butt cap.

If you like the rod except for the handle length- the easiest fix it to cut the handle off where you want it and then file/sand the cork a little bit to accomodate this butt cap for a finished off, factory look. You'll probably need size 1.

I ship rods all over the country and it averages beteween $20 and $30 depending on location and amount of insurance.