The 301 is the left-hand-retrieve twin of the Mitchell 300: the same French reel from the Carpano & Pons factory in Cluses, built so the angler cranks with the left hand.
The 301 shares the 300's common faults, and both are cheap to fix.
Price range is INFERRED from completed eBay listings; verify against current sold comps before bidding.
About 36 left-hand 301s are listed, two for parts, with most French-made user reels at $25–50 delivered. Nearly every working listing here rests on a seller's "works" claim rather than a service, so the gap between a $32 and a $42 reel is mostly shipping. The real premium belongs to age: an early half-bail 301 asks about $139. The red flag is an ordinary 1960s–70s 301 asking about $142. Fishers should buy a $32–35 working reel; collectors should look at the half-bail and check it against reference photos.
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 1, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ — eBay shows your exact total before you buy.
About $32 delivered ($25 plus $7.09) on Buy It Now, described as in nice working condition by a 100% feedback seller: the lowest total on a complete 301, at the low end of the $25–50 band. Ask for confirmation that the anti-reverse holds and the bail snaps shut on a turn of the handle.
VTG Garcia Mitchell 301 Spinning Reel Made in France -Nice Working Condition
Described as working great and ready to fish, about $35 delivered ($27.99 plus $6.85) on Buy It Now from a 99.8% seller, low in the $25–50 band. It's under $3 more than the cheapest reel; ask whether the bail spring is strong, and plan on fresh grease if it hasn't been opened.
Vintage Garcia Mitchell 301 Used Works Great Ready For Fishing
Described as working great and ready to fish, about $35 delivered ($27.99 plus $6.85) from a 99.8% seller, Buy It Now. For a left-handed angler wanting a light trout spinner, it's a standard 301 at a fair price. Plan to grease it after a season if it hasn't been opened.
Vintage Garcia Mitchell 301 Used Works Great Ready For Fishing
The seller says it works beautifully and calls it excellent, about $42 delivered with Best Offer open. The $13.25 shipping is what pushes it above the cheaper working reels, so offer a few dollars under. Spool it and fish, but ask whether it was cleaned recently.
Vintage Garcia Mitchell 301. Works Beautifully. Excellent Reel! France
An early-1950s half-bail 301, about $139 delivered with Best Offer from a 99.7% seller. Early half-bail 301s are the collector buys, so a premium over a $35 user reel is expected; compare the photos with reference images of a half-bail reel and confirm the left-hand handle before paying.
Garcia Mitchell 301 Spinning Reel Half Bail Early 1950's
Sold for parts or repair at about $23 delivered ($15 plus $8.11) from a 100% seller. It costs less than any working reel here and makes a good 301 teardown or a source of a left-hand handle, bail or spool. Ask what's wrong with it before you buy.
Vintage Garcia Mitchell 301 Vintage Spinning Fishing Reel parts or repair
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 1, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ — eBay shows your exact total before you buy.
UsedVTG Garcia Mitchell 301 Spinning Reel Made in France -Nice Working Condition
$25.00 + $7.09 shipping
Nice working condition per the seller, about $32 delivered. The easiest buy at the low end.
sam-n-jared
100% positive from 192 ratings
UsedVintage Garcia Mitchell 301 Used Works Great Ready For Fishing
$27.99 + $6.85 shipping
Works great and ready to fish per the seller, about $35 delivered.
stebi-8739
99.8% positive from 3.9K ratings
UsedVintage Garcia Mitchell 301. Works Beautifully. Excellent Reel! France
$28.65 + $13.25 shipping
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
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Works beautifully per the seller, but $13.25 shipping lifts it to about $42. Use Best Offer.
iv-531684
99.1% positive from 136 ratings
UsedGarcia Mitchell 301 Spinning Reel Half Bail Early 1950's
$129.99 + $9.50 shipping
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
Fine if you might miss it? Send an offer first. Someone else can still buy it while you wait for a reply.
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An early-1950s half-bail 301, about $139 delivered. Ask for photos confirming the half bail and the left-hand handle.
oregon
99.7% positive from 822 ratings
For partsVintage Garcia Mitchell 301 Vintage Spinning Fishing Reel parts or repair
$15.00 + $8.11 shipping
Parts or repair at about $23 delivered. Ask what's broken or missing.
mkfrog
100% positive from 5.1K ratings
UsedVintage 1960's- 1970's Mitchell Garcia fishing reel 301 made in France
$135.00 + $6.65 shipping
This seller takes offers, and sellers often accept less than the asking price.
Fine if you might miss it? Send an offer first. Someone else can still buy it while you wait for a reply.
Want it for sure? Use Buy It Now.
An ordinary 1960s–70s 301 at about $142 delivered, roughly three times the typical working reel.
5561terri
100% positive from 28 ratings
Prices and availability change daily. The full, current search on eBay shows every matching listing, including new ones since Oct 1, 2026.
See all current listings on eBay ⟶The 301 is the left-hand-retrieve twin of the Mitchell 300: the same French reel from the Carpano & Pons factory in Cluses, built so the angler cranks with the left hand. It followed the 300 through the same decades and the same changes, from early half-bail versions to the Garcia-inscribed reels sold through Mitchell's American distributor and the letter-coded reels made from 1971 onward.
Garcia's 1973 catalogue listed the 301 alongside the 300 and their C and De Luxe versions. It is just as plentiful as the 300: our latest snapshot found about 36 listings, most at $25 to $50 delivered.
Some sellers mislabel it as right-hand, so check that the photos show the handle on the side you want. Early half-bail 301s and boxed sets with papers are the collector buys, while everyday French 301s make superb light-line trout reels for anglers who reel left-handed.
