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Probably the number one place is Ebay under fishing. Lots of rods come up, but you can't handle them first and everybody in the country is looking.

Rod dealers have the best selection, but the highest prices since they did all the footwork.

Another is through the community. Rod freaks, TU members, fishing club members etc can trade rods around. One serious bamboo guy I know swears every good bamboo rod has been owned by everbody else at one time or another.

Fishing shows are good. Lure Collector shows (I hate that the eastern FLAC is moving a few hours further away from me from Allentown to Carlisle), gun collector shows (gun guys carry rods now and again but part with them easier), and fishing flea markets. i.e. last weekend was the New Jersey Outdoor Heritage Festival which had a flea market area. In 10 minutes there I bought a brand new Cortland Pro-Crest in it's tube and a Phillipson X76.

Yard sales, estate sales, and regular flea markets are OK. Got to cover a lot of ground to find anything. I find you have to hit the sales in the older neighborhoods - if you see piles of baby clothes out front I wouldn't bet on finding a classic glass rod.

The good thing about glass rods is they aren't that old and plenty of good Fenwick, Berkley, SA etc rods show up fairly frequently. On the other hand, I have yet to see a Russ Peak rod in the flesh.