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Post by trailboss on Dec 7, 2019 23:17:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 0:30:55 GMT -5
I bet it goes for big bucks to a LOTR fan who does not smoke and ends up on shelf next to unopened action figures.
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Post by Penzaholic on Dec 8, 2019 7:48:25 GMT -5
There's lots of people with more money than they know what to do with, and 20K people will die today of starvation, just like every other day.
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Post by Mac on Dec 8, 2019 8:40:28 GMT -5
Hard to imagine a real pipe smoker being interested in that bit of fluff, even at 1/1000 of the estimate. Good grief.
Disclosure: Not a fan of LotR, if that's not obvious.
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Post by simnettpratt on Dec 8, 2019 9:21:50 GMT -5
Mac, there's all the difference in the world between movies and the actual books. I can see an original manuscript going for $100K, not a movie pipe. Besides, anyone see that banana duct taped to a wall 'art' that just sold for $120K?  $120,000. Just read the guy that bought it ate the banana. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 8, 2019 9:34:52 GMT -5
 I kid you not someone ate that banana, wonder how much his or hers 💩 will sell for.! 
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 10:32:33 GMT -5
If you could buy Gandalf's pipe and a guarantee you cold blow the smoke-ship, I might have to take a 2nd on the home.
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Post by daveinlax on Dec 8, 2019 11:38:29 GMT -5
Mac, there's all the difference in the world between movies and the actual books. I can see an original manuscript going for $100K, not a movie pipe. A featured prop with lots of screen time in a blockbuster movie is sort of like having a dedication or strong association copy of a book. I could see this piece having a lot of upside.  |
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Post by rmb on Dec 8, 2019 11:52:23 GMT -5
As much as I enjoy LOTR and pipes, even if I had the money I could never see spending that amount of money on something like that. I would be very surprised if it actually breaks 100K like they are expecting. Low thousands maybe.
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Post by adui on Dec 8, 2019 11:54:00 GMT -5
As much as I enjoy LOTR and pipes, even if I had the money I could never see spending that amount of money on something like that. I would be very surprised if it actually breaks 100K like they are expecting. Low thousands maybe. Right there with you. I cant see me spending more than a couple hundred on something like that, and given my current financial state even that is a far stretch. 100K? Even if I won the lottery tomorrow not a chance! (Though I have seen some really nice works from our resident carvers that I would own rather quickly!) |
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 8, 2019 12:32:00 GMT -5
The witch's hat from The Wizard of Oz sold for $200,000 on two separate ocassions. Seeing this go for over $100,000 wouldn't surprise me.
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Post by rmb on Dec 8, 2019 14:01:06 GMT -5
The witch's hat from The Wizard of Oz sold for $200,000 on two separate ocassions. Seeing this go for over $100,000 wouldn't surprise me. Really? That's pretty amazing. People with money will do what they want I guess lol |
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Post by Legend Lover on Dec 8, 2019 16:12:25 GMT -5
I just wish I was the one selling it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 16:13:36 GMT -5
There's lots of people with more money than they know what to do with, and 20K people will die today of starvation, just like every other day. Its up to one a second still not bad for a planet with 7 billion people. Think positive. |
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Post by chasingembers on Dec 8, 2019 16:50:36 GMT -5
The witch's hat from The Wizard of Oz sold for $200,000 on two separate ocassions. Seeing this go for over $100,000 wouldn't surprise me. Really? That's pretty amazing. People with money will do what they want I guess lol Indeed.😁 |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 17:07:33 GMT -5
I went through the checkout line today at the supermarket and the cashier asked the lady ahead of me: "Would you like to donate money to the foodbank for the holiday season?" She replied: "Yes I will donate $13.00" The cashier said "Bless your heart, that is so kind of you!" I was up next and my reply to the same question was "No thank you" "Oh" was the reply of the cashier as she looked at Ebenezer Scrooge in the flesh. What she does not know is how fully I support my cousin's Orphanage monthly for years in Uganda..I say this as to not toot my horn but things are not always as they seem.  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Dec 8, 2019 21:16:10 GMT -5
I hear you Charlie, giving should be a private thing. I practice it in different ways, no one needs to know.
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Post by monbla256 on Dec 9, 2019 1:01:36 GMT -5
Who's Bibo Baggins? Someone important? 
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Post by Penzaholic on Dec 9, 2019 9:28:21 GMT -5
that guy with the banana should have to be forced to work at a soup kitchen daily for the next year to learn about resource management. It's very depressing to see how greedy Capitalism is.
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Post by Spartacus on Dec 9, 2019 11:37:52 GMT -5
I have a bidder registration. Current bid is at $25K. The auction house charges a 25% add on to the bid. The auction will end in seven days.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 9, 2019 11:52:40 GMT -5
I hear you Charlie, giving should be a private thing. I practice it in different ways, no one needs to know. in right on!! Your actions with regard to charities should be private... Each person does what he/she can do for a worthy cause and that information is no one else's business. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 9, 2019 12:22:35 GMT -5
I have a bidder registration. Current bid is at $25K. The auction house charges a 25% add on to the bid. The auction will end in seven days. 25% is a ridiculous buyer's premium. |
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Post by Spartacus on Dec 9, 2019 14:02:47 GMT -5
I have a bidder registration. Current bid is at $25K. The auction house charges a 25% add on to the bid. The auction will end in seven days. 25% is a ridiculous buyer's premium. Agree!!! Seller's pay as well usually. 15% is the norm. I've sold stuff and negotiated a 10% based on volume. |
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Post by Spartacus on Dec 16, 2019 17:26:43 GMT -5
Watching the auction live.
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Post by Spartacus on Dec 16, 2019 17:31:36 GMT -5
$75,000 plus a $18,750 Buyer Premium. $93,750 total.
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Post by sperrytops on Dec 16, 2019 17:34:38 GMT -5
Holy guacamole. Has it been smoked?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2019 18:47:24 GMT -5
Don’t want Bilbo’s Pipe, but I do want a Castello Bilbo Twin Stem!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Dec 16, 2019 21:14:41 GMT -5
Wow!!!
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Post by monbla256 on Dec 16, 2019 21:34:03 GMT -5
$75,000 plus a $18,750 Buyer Premium. $93,750 total. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2019 21:34:48 GMT -5
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I kid you not someone ate that banana, wonder how much his or hers 💩 will sell for.! 
