« 6TH POPE Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next

Re: Tonight's Auctions 

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (1)
Wed, 08 Nov 23 3:28 PM | 39 view(s)
Boardmark this board | 6th Edition Pope Board
Msg. 47268 of 58592
(This msg. is a reply to 47263 by micro)

Jump:
Jump to board:
Jump to msg. #

micro:

Re: “I wonder what the age of these spoons and plate are?”
The spoon is patented 1834, so it must have been produced about that time. The plate is from a tournament in 1953.

My wife and I apparently make a good team. She buys things she likes while I buy things that are worth more than I'm paying. Or try to, anyway. Between the two of us, and our criticisms of what the other one wants, we're mostly getting attractive things that have some value. Mostly, though, auctions are fun, especially when there's not a lot of competition doing its homework.

Did I ever mention the sterling rings and crucifix I bought last month? (See the photos, below.) I tried to find an Atomicbobs' reference to them but failed, so I suspect not. I was pretty sure I'd done well with them, paying $22 plus the seller's markup of $3.30. It turns out that the three sterling items (one of the rings is not sterling) weigh just 26 grams. They're pretty, but I lost money on the deal which is annoying. (26 grams of sterling are worth about $18.)

I'm just pointing out that not all my buys are smart - but I'm learning. In this case, I've learned that rings weigh a lot less than what they look like, and I've been overestimating their value. I'll be more careful in the future.













Avatar

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months


- - - - -
View Replies (1) »



» You can also:
- - - - -
The above is a reply to the following message:
Re: Tonight's Auctions
By: micro
in 6TH POPE
Wed, 08 Nov 23 2:53 PM
Msg. 47263 of 58592

De

I wonder what the age of these spoons and plate are?

Is there any indication?

I love the spoons. They look almost as old as Ribit .
Ancient.. Cheesy Grin


« 6TH POPE Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next