making a living

[whosyerdaddy]

brian, ralph sounds like a good guy he gave me that appearance the only time i ever met him louisville show i watched his progress through the mags and auctions back in the eighties but lost touch thats what i luv about this game u not only collect bottles over the years u collect friends!! whosyer daddy!!

 

[BRIAN S.]

whoyerdaddy ,
Ralph is a great guy ! He has helped me in the identification of some Western pieces as well as some Tennessee pieces. He is GOOD for the hobby ! He has done a lot for Bottle collecting and he has a vast knowlege of early glass .... and best of all..... he's always eager to help someone ( newbie or advanced collectors ) with qusetions they might have .
Brian

 

[whiskeyman]

WHOS..I concur with BRIAN...Ralph has always treated me square and fair. The guy has a memory like a steel trap.

My brain is about maxed out...LOL.

 

[whiskeyman]

anyways...back to the topic...Making a Living:
I knew a guy that quit his job just to sell at shows and flea markets. (Brian probably knows him too). He had a great collection of Tenn. bottles and other interesting finds he had dug over the years. Civil War relics, arrowheads, stoneware...
Was always managing to ferret out some obscure/scarce bottle one had never seen before.
Last I heard he was about cleaned out....hard to replace such things overnight...
He was about the best "hustler" I ever met...could sell you something you didn't even want...LOL...I think he chose the wrong avocation.

 

[whosyerdaddy]

WHISKEYMAN i remember a quote by charlie gardner right after he sold his huge collection someone asked him what he was gonna do now?? charlie always had a quick wit to him he said "i might get into bottles, i hear theres money in it" lol i heard it said one time "if u sell uer best bottle u might as well collect something else" whosyer !!

 

[bearswede]

'less'n yer go out an buy anither even better un!!!!

 

[whosyerdaddy]

BEAR, i hear that man !! whosyer !!

 

[whiskeyman]

Imagine what $$$ the Gardner Collection would fetch today...

 

[BRIAN S.]

Charlie , The Gardner Collection on the Auction Block today ...... It would be ASTRONOMICAL PRICES !!!!!
There are some Huge and Important Collections out there still today. And I often wonder what it would do to the Bottle market if several of them went to public auction at the same time .
Brian

 

[whosyerdaddy]

BRIAN, maybe we could get the price of an indian queen back down to 35 bucks?? lol whosyer !!