Sky's the limit

[lawrencerd 10]

I am stunned - at a complete loss for words - and I don't normally comment on other's pricing. But this, I have to ask whether anyone would be so stupid to pay these prices?

Well I suppose at least it makes the rest of us look like a bargain basement.

 

Hallmarked Silver - R6500.00 HALLMARKED STERLING SILVER!!WOW!!ANTIQUE LOVELY CIGARETTE CASE weight 130grams for sale in East London (ID:65133352)

 

Hallmarked Silver - R5250.00 HALLMARKED STERLING SILVER!!!WOW!!! ANTIQUE LOVELY CIGARETTE CASE MONOGRAMED" NCB" 2.12.37 for sale in East London (ID:65129357)

[lilythepink 10]

Someone's got high hopes, high high hopes! (Remember that ol' song?)

[oaks and acorns 10]

Oooh look! It's a rampant lion! And East London's in the spotlight again.

 

Sod the high hopes, I'm thinking donald.

[MsPlod 10]

Suspect they smoked whatever was in it first - seriously strong socks - then added a few zeros to the price because they looked

"so like nice like and like round like...wowww amazing!!"

LOL!

 

Incidentally - I have one of those (almost exact same) cigarette cases - maybe I should offer it to the trader for a bargain price of R2,500 - hah hah hah!

[catzcan 10]

Oooh look! It's a rampant lion! And East London's in the spotlight again.

 

Sod the high hopes, I'm thinking donald.

 

Trump or Duck :grin:

[oaks and acorns 10]

No tower in that lot, so definitely duck

[lilythepink 10]

Is there a difference?

[amcintyre 10]

Now I recall, this is the same seller who continually tries to push off the rusty dustpan Other Kitchenalia - VINTAGE TIN DUST PAN !!! GREAT FOR COUNTRY KITCHEN/GARDEN DECOR!!!! RUSTED DENTED NO HANDLE!!!FAB for sale in East London (ID:65035803)

 

:shock:

[Pathway 10]

That lion is couchant. Lazy lion. Have you seen the shipping????

[oaks and acorns 10]

Yup, saw the shipping. And nope, the lion is passant.

 

http://www.silvercollection.it/chester510bis.jpg

 

the F would have it as 1906, so why ff?

Edited May 10, 2012 by oaks and acorns

[lilythepink 10]

f***ing frightful perhaps?

[lawrencerd 10]

Definitely think some good old DP has ended up in East London on this one - and yes I know I have sold some pretty peculiar things, but never a rusty dustpan. As for the those postage charges, well i have a nick name for the seller - it involves stinging postage and ec nettle... but each to their own

[Little Miss Muffet 33]

Yup, saw the shipping. And nope, the lion is passant.

 

http://www.silvercollection.it/chester510bis.jpg

 

the F would have it as 1906, so why ff?

The ff is a slip of the finger. The price must be too.

Totally over the top.

These cigarette cases even hallmarked were lucky to fetch R100 a number of years ago and were not sought after.\

When the price of silver rose they now fetch prices at least at scrap value.

The first one is worth approx R800 scrap at today's price of R6.20 gram and I always scrap them unless they are unique with an Art Nouveau design etc.

[oaks and acorns 10]

Definitely think some good old DP has ended up in East London on this one ... but each to their own

 

Yup, a classic example of what happens when the wrong people get to partake of the right stuff.

 

~shrug, whatever~

[oaks and acorns 10]

The ff is a slip of the finger.

 

Haha, nope actually... read somewhere yesterday that ff could be the (unidentified) manufacturer's code and if so, would have been made in birmingham (but no doubt I have that wrong).

 

The price must be too. Totally over the top.

 

Not surprisingly, that was the last thing of interest to me :amuse: