Schmidt Coke Museum Auction

[cola22]

I have to respectively disagree with my brother Jeff on a point. Since we all had a large part of the research into the auction house we decided to go with. the reactions I ran into with "bottle Auction houses" was not the really the age factor as much as it was the distinctive factor. Some of the top bottle auction sites said it would not do the bottle justice to auction it off in the bottle collecting world because the bottle collecting world would know about it anyway, but a using a well known auction house might get the attention of a collector, investor, or institution along with the international exposure that it deserves. A bottle Auction house doesn't have the kind of resources or reach that Julien's has. But I have to say...You bring up valid point. I too have been torn about not using a bottle auction house. I've been asking the question, will the prototype be better off as the star of a bottle auction or possibly getting lost in a auction full of celebrity memorabilia?

 

[surfaceone]

Hello Rollo and Jeff,

Did y'all consider Sotheby's Americana Auction?

I take my hat off to you guys, your Dad, and Grandfather.

What memories of Grandfather would you consider sharing with the likes of us guys?

PS: I bet it tops $150,000, here's hoping at least...

What might have Grandfather Dean thought of some of the "new" packaging?

 

[JeffDean]

I have to respectfully wonder what the heck my brother was respectfully disagreeing with me about...lol.

I must have read your post three or four times and all I can say is that you pretty much conveyed what I said with possibly some elaboration. When I said that we were turned away from one bottle auction house because of the "age" of our bottle, I wasn't implying that it was the "only" reason we gave up on bottle auction houses. I was simply trying to keep my post short by only bringing up one incident. But thank you for expanding on our experiences with them. []

 

[Uncle_Jarvis]

I'll go $175,000 for the bottle []

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'm posting this contest update primarily for last minute shoppers who may want to enter ...

Current Entries ...

1. Member acls @ $75,000.00 (Posted 11/8/2011)
2. Member Wheelah23 @ $100,000.00 (Posted 11/27/2011)
3. Member Uncle_Jarvis @ $175,000.00 (Posted 11/30/2011)

Thanks guys ...

SPBOB

 

[surfaceone]

Yo, yo, yo, BOB,

Then put me down for $155,500. Here's hoping we're all low...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Final Entries

Good luck to all! Winner will be determined Saturday after auction ends.

In the meantime, please cruise e-bay for your possible "Buy It Now" item @ $25.00 total.

Thanks

1. Member acls @ $75,000.00 (Posted 11/8/2011)
2. Member Wheelah23 @ $100,000.00 (Posted 11/27/2011)
3. Member Uncle_Jarvis @ $175,000.00 (Posted 11/30/2011)
4. Member surfaceone @ $155,500.00 (Posted 11/30/2011)

I am exempt from the contest, but if I had entered I would have guessed $225,000.00.

By the way, if you missed the closing yesterday for the Action Comics No.1, it sold for ...

$2,161,000.00

Comic Link: http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=432101&enlarge=1

It sure would be nice if the Coca Cola prototype bottle and concept sketch sell for as much.

See ya' all Saturday if not sooner.

SPBOB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Sooner ... []

General Interest:

Here's a Coca Cola blotter I have been watching on e-bay but have decided not to bid on. The one on top is described as being from 1923, with the bottom one dated 1917. In the description it refers to Allan Petretti's 12th edition book, which I have and checked. The book actually says "circa" 1917, but I am not entirely sure where Mr. Petretti came up with the date. I researched the phrase and various other aspects, but was unable to confirm anything in that regard. However, I can tell you the book contains numerous other blotters, and that one of them is dated circa 1916. The interesting thing about the c. 1916 blotter is that it pictures a straight-sided bottle, whereas the c. 1917 is the first one to picture the contour bottle. So if Mr. Petretti knows his stuff, as I'm sure he does, then the c. 1917 blotter is one of the first Coca Cola items to picture their new bottle. The first official calendar to picture the hobbleskirt was the 1918 one I posted earlier in this thread. There are currently no bids on the two blotters, with the opening amount at $20.00, and closes in about five days. So here's your chance to possibly win a very, very early contour bottle item. Petretti's book shows a value of $40.00 for the c. 1917 blotter by itself.

(The reason I'm not bidding on these items is because I am holding out for a 1917 Root bottle).

SPB

e-bay link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/180765117461?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

[ Top circa 1923 ~ Bottom circa 1917 ? ]

 

[epackage]

I said on Treasurenet that it would fetch $500,000 Bob, not sure if that matters here....jim

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

epackage ~

I just confirmed your $500,000.00 on T.net which was posted on November 16th. However, under the circumstances regarding the previously posted guidelines, I am going to leave it up to the four entrants here to vote and decide if they wish to allow your bid to be entered for the contest. There are four entries. I'm okay with it if they are. So I think it fair to say that you will need a unanimous vote of four yeses to be entered. Okey dokey?

Reminder: Per the guidelines, any guess over the actual selling amount will be disqualified. That is unless everyone is over, at which time we will take another vote as to whether or not to try and determine another way for someone to win the e-bay spree. I really want someone to win in some manner. But understandably I can't start changing all of the rules at this juncture.

SPB