"Authentic" Atwood's on eBay

[richf]

What???? No bids????
Rich
http://cgi.ebay.com/Authentic-Atwoods-Jaundice-Bitters-Georgetown-Ma_W0QQitemZ280066584475QQihZ018QQcategoryZ895QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Jim]

[] That's hilarious! I wonder who the jokers are who write some of these books. I had an Atwood's out at my yard sale this past summer for $5, and I still have it (somewhere). Must have been one of those fake repros of the real, rare Atwood's []. ~Jim

 

[richf]

You're right, Jim ... some of the books are actually funny! I think I know the secret ... all those Atwood's we have are the fakes ... they must have been planted in the dumps just to throw us off!
Rich

 

[stinger haut]

Is Kovel's Price Guide reliable?
Stinger

 

[Jim]

Kovel's tends to be all over the place...Usually high, but once in a while low or even right on [&:]. My main issue with Kovel's is that their descriptions are often very vague, and they will sometimes list the same bottle with a slightly different description and a completely different price! ~Jim

 

[capsoda]

Some of Kovel's prices are close but many are way out in left field. I only use it as a guide to compare with other books and fleabay.

 

[swizzle]

Wow I hope I got a real one out of the 4 I bought last year. Otherwise there goes $12 down the drain. Swizzle [&o]

 

[stinger haut]

Hey Jim & Warren, thanks for confirming what I thought about Kovels and most price guides.
It seems to me a lot of times when someone wants to sell a bottle (especially on jerkbay) they quote Kovels or some other price guide to justify their bottles worth.
Remember, a dug pontiled somewhat rare soda on jerkbay. The seller quoted Kovels as saying it was worth $1,500.00. Make a long story short after a few auctions it went for a little over $200.00.
Stinger

 

[huffmnd]

Kovel's is good when you want a good laugh, I used their online price guide to check into a cobalt blue Theodore Netter bottle that I had at one time, according to them it was worth a whopping $7.00, I sold it a week later for .....let's just say I made more than $7.00 just enough to say HAHAHAH!! A good laugh.