Alternatives to eBay?

[NyDigger1]

etsy.com (a mirror ebay site with buy it now only) actually has a decent amount of bottles up. I think ive bought 8 or 9 over the past 2 years. other then that, ebay, and digging, i try to buy collections / antique shops / flea markets

 

[RED Matthews]

NYDigger1 I got the bottles and appreciate them to my collection. The threads were mold formed, which expected. I am desperately trying to get threaded bottles that have hand tooled threads - internal and exterior. It is hard to conceive the mastery of creating a neat continuous lead with the hand tools that they used. I am just a mechanical engineer that looks at these early glass making skills that the hand made glass show us. RED Matthews

 

[Sir.Bottles]

Well, previously I bought some bottles from www.rubylane.com but there is no good bottle in there nowadays.[]

 

[David Fertig]

For me, in this order, at this point in my life. 1) Local collectors/dealers - 100+/year2) Local auctions - 20-100+/year3) Balto. Bottle Show - 5-30/year4) FeeBay - 10-20/year5) In buildings we salvage - 5-30/year6) Digging - 5-20/year7) Antique shops(not counting #1 above) - 1-10/year The best places for me to add to my collection are #1, #2, and #4. Balto. usually gives up one or two bottles for my main collection. I'd love to dig more, but I am at that point in life where the mortgage is due, salvage jobs keep coming in, farm work needs done, kids need a ride to sports, youth group, friends, etc., and there is always something that needs fixed.