Norm,

On the blanks I have bought to build on, some were marked at the end of the butt section that will be covered up by the reel seat, and some not marked at all. I'm finishing up a scrounge rod build on a eGlass blank that was not marked, but came with decals to add at the builders choice.

I'm guessing that maybe on the top of the line name brand blanks they don't prelabel them so they can can be build and sold as factory built?