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Ebay Zapped Again? - 2/14/2005 10:28:41 PM    grdigger35   Posts: 161 Joined: 2/23/2004 From: Northern Michigan Status: offline There is a seller on Ebay who seems to have an abnormal amount of, "Amethyst" bottles for auction and has been getting some hefty prices. I asked the seller if certain items were irradiated or zapped, with no reply. The id is jstar2. Has anyone seen this? Post #: 1

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 2/22/2005 2:13:31 AM    Bottleman Posts: 851 Joined: 9/3/2004 From: Central Pennsylvania Status: offline Yes, I have seen this mans auctions before. I defiantly would say that his bottles were zapped. I have seen a lot of other sellers that have a lot of purple bottles for sale and some will not tell you that in there description but when you ask them they will tell you they have been artificially turned purple. Over the last year I have seen so many fake purple bottles on eBay its unreal. Thank god I am not a purple bottle collector of I would having a fit right now! Check this auction out. Check his completed auctions and you will se tons more fake colored bottles. ~~Tom 10 Purple Hutch Soda Bottles (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 2

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 2/23/2005 12:11:38 AM    Maine Digger   Posts: 823 Joined: 2/4/2004 From: Augusta, Maine Status: offline Tom, I checked out his auction, frankly I think the bottles were ugly! And at least we have the satisfaction of seeing there were NO BIDS for those 'artificially irradiated' hutchinsons. _____________________________ Norm Miller (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 3

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 2/23/2005 2:22:36 PM    grdigger35   Posts: 161 Joined: 2/23/2004 From: Northern Michigan Status: offline By not answering the question of whether or not they were zapped, he's teeling me he is intentionally trying to deceive. (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 4

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 5/25/2005 1:47:33 PM    WhiteLighting Posts: 485 Joined: 1/21/2004 From: The Electric City,Upstate NY Status: offline remember though some people who do sell bottles they find or buy at flea/dirt markets dont know what the heck zapped etc etc means,but as Maine digger and grdigger said sumed up "ya never can trust people on that damn auction site",.... but a real purple bottle will have a med to dark color to it,the zapped will have differnt shades of purple which you can tell right off the bat that thier fakes,and the sun/irriadiated colored bottles are usually the very light shaded bottles"surface finds".... but somtimes people just dont know and think that they can make afew bucks on a market they really dont know,but if they didnt respond then dont bid or waste your time!.. _____________________________ It's time for another TEA PARTY!!!! (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 5

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 6/12/2005 9:07:46 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4902 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline I dont really mind when people purple thier bottles a reasonable amount (the light to medium shade you see natually occuring from solar UV exposure). Since they are using essentially the same process, just speeded up, there is really no difference between the UV exposed bottle and the 'naturally' purpled bottle. What turns be off is when people leave the bottles in the box a long time turning then that very dark, enhanced looking shade. Just doesnt look right to me. Its a matter of taste in my opinion. Now bottles irradiated with neutron emmissions ... that's a different story...no amber cokes for me dude. < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 6/12/2005 9:13:52 PM > _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 6

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 6/13/2005 8:03:37 PM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline I agree they are UGLY bottles, some people figure they can take plain common bottles and make them more appealing I guess........what I hate is when somebody takes a nice embossed bottle & RUINS it.............. < Message edited by wvbottlehead -- 6/17/2005 7:59:53 PM > (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 7

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 7/9/2005 8:54:07 AM    Caretaker maine   Posts: 518 Joined: 7/9/2005 From: Scarboro Status: offline educate me, I heard of zapped bottles before, I believe you nuke them in the micro wave a special way, but is it wrong to put your dug bottles in a window and let them turn purple, I've been doing this for years, I never sell anything but I do give them away, and saved alot of them, I sun bath them by the pool in the summer too, I know they like it (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 8

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 7/9/2005 8:55:59 AM    Caretaker maine   Posts: 518 Joined: 7/9/2005 From: Scarboro Status: offline trying to post pic Attachment (1) < Message edited by Admin -- 7/9/2005 9:04:20 AM > (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 9

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 7/9/2005 10:37:45 AM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline The bottle In the corner that has a long neck and a bulb like bottom does it have anything embossed on it? Brian _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 10

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 7/9/2005 10:43:08 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4902 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline a microwave will have no effect on your bottles' color. Putting them in a sunlit window will only allow them to turn purple if the window glass passes UV light. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 11

RE: Ebay Zapped Again? - 7/9/2005 11:38:42 PM    trussin   Posts: 156 Joined: 5/5/2005 Status: offline you construct a box with florecnent lights inside and put your bottles in it for extended time to change some bottles purple. Joe b (in reply to grdigger35) Post #: 12

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