Me and that KU-10 the last word did I do right

OsiaBoyce · May 31, 2007

A while ago I was faced with problem of two auctions same day. At one there was this killer bottle. And at the other was three super rare S.C. crown tops from my home town. I opted for the home bottles and paid the wopping price of 730.00 for the three. Yes crown tops now I got got 2 of 5 known 1 of 5 known and 1 of I don't know how many,but not many. One of the reasons I did not attend was that I knew that skull would bring a mint. Well I don't know every thing. Well a few weeks ago looking through the bay ya know what I saw? Yep that bottle. It sold for 1,250.00,not bad. And what did it sell for at the auction I didn't attend? 150.00 make me sick dollars,I thought Paula was gonna shoot me. She said I had best speak no more about it. Now all I need is some one to tell me I done the right thing,after all they were hometown bottles, hmmmmm 730.00 vs 150.00 hmmmm. Oh well

zanes_antiques · May 31, 2007

I always like to remind myself that the high bidder at an auction may not have stopped at the price they got something. If you were there to bid against them it may have brought a $1,000!

capsoda · May 31, 2007

Home town bottles are always great especally if they are RARE. I would have done the same thing and my wife would have been pissed cause she is a cobalt freak.

epgorge · Jun 1, 2007

Something to be proud of and pass down to the ungrateful children so they can sell it on fleabay to buy a hot tub for the backyard of the house you co-signed for, after your dust.

Lobey, Your killing me here...[

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Osiah,
The only thing that stands out on that poison is the chip, to me. I do like hometown bottles and collect them myself. I paid $122 something for that Carpenters Grip Syrup, knowing Matt had it leisted for $46. The value was more to you so you paid it. I find nothing wrong with that.

Anyay don't worry. If you worry you die. If you don't worry, you die. So, why worry. Enjoy showing the locals those bottles.

digdug · Jun 1, 2007

I think going to the auction to buy the local bottles was a good decision. Like an earlier post said-if you would have been there-the price probably would have gone up-2 people bidding against each other.
And in answer to Lobeycat- I donâ€™t get this â€œIf it isnâ€™t what I collect it is crapâ€ attitude among some bottle collectors. Iâ€™ve been on a few digs with a group and someone will always start breaking bottles, because in their opinion, it is worthless. If you collect Rembrandt art, because you feel his work is truly divine art, but hate Picasso art because â€œit looks like he failed Kindergarten art class and his paintings/drawings look as if he finger painted with both hands tied behind his backâ€ , that doesnâ€™t give you a right to destroy any Picasso art you see to prevent someone else from wasting time or money on it. It is all a matter of taste and preference.
Iâ€™ve learned. I think the Commemorative Coca-Cola bottles that have been made from the 1970â€™s to now are worthless, but there are people who pay some big bucks for them. I had talked to some people about Commemorative bottles and learned some things about them. I bought a 75th Anniversary Coke bottle at a flea market for $6 and sold it for $350! I donâ€™t collect them, but now I do buy them and sell them to help me get more spending $$ for the bottles I collect.
Why can't we all just get along???

epgorge · Jun 1, 2007

If i saw a box on the side of the road with a sign that read extremly rare one of a kind crown tops, please give a good home, I'd swerve across three lanes of oncoming traffic doing 85 and run them down, just to prevent some innocent person, from ruining their lives with them.

Remember Lobe, WWJD

cobaltbot · Jun 1, 2007

Man, I got two good laughs[

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cobaltbot · Jun 1, 2007

And for Pat's sake, local bottles mean a lot to me, they're part of the local history that I love delving into and I find that just as interesting as beautiful national glass and craftsmanship.

epgorge · Jun 1, 2007

this is only a well informed hunch that, J would mash his foot down on mine

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Gunsmoke47 · Jun 1, 2007

I can't put things as eloquently as Lobes! But I too would have opted for the Skull Poison! The thing is Pat, are you happy with the deal that went down? That's all that matters. Gunsmoke47, Zane, Cap and Lobey don't make a damn. It's what makes you happy![

] Besides, you got some crown tops that no one else will have unless you sell them to them!![

] Kelley

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