 | | From: | R.H. | | Subject: | Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:46:39 GMT |
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 | I'm thinking about getting one of the two antique tool pricing guides and
was wondering if anyone has seen them and has a preference one way or the
other.
There is one by Barlow:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0895380994/qid=1105389673/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-2371772-2348119?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
And one by Kean:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1879335972/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-2371772-2348119?v=glance&s=books&st=*
I'm looking for info concerning if one of them has more photos, better
descriptions, wider variety of entries, etc.
Rob
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| | From: | My Old Tools | | Subject: | Re: Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:21:50 -0600 |
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| Forget the guides. They're out of date before they are published. Run
price histories on Ebay.
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Ross
www.myoldtools.com
"R.H." wrote in message
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> I'm thinking about getting one of the two antique tool pricing guides and
> was wondering if anyone has seen them and has a preference one way or the
> other.
>
> There is one by Barlow:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0895380994/qid=1105389673/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-2371772-2348119?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
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> And one by Kean:
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> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1879335972/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/102-2371772-2348119?v=glance&s=books&st=*
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> I'm looking for info concerning if one of them has more photos, better
> descriptions, wider variety of entries, etc.
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>
> Rob
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| | From: | Andy Dingley | | Subject: | Re: Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 03:45:52 +0000 |
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| On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:21:50 -0600, "My Old Tools"
wrote:
>Forget the guides. They're out of date before they are published. Run
>price histories on Ebay.
They do have some value in pointing out that the left-handed whiffle
scraper was particularly rare, in comparison to the right-handed
version. Very often you don't need an absolute price estimate (and
many damned fools take these books as gospel), you just need the hint
as to which is the one worth bothering over.
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| | From: | R.H. | | Subject: | Re: Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:54:54 GMT |
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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> On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:21:50 -0600, "My Old Tools"
> wrote:
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> >Forget the guides. They're out of date before they are published. Run
> >price histories on Ebay.
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> They do have some value in pointing out that the left-handed whiffle
> scraper was particularly rare, in comparison to the right-handed
> version. Very often you don't need an absolute price estimate (and
> many damned fools take these books as gospel), you just need the hint
> as to which is the one worth bothering over.
That's more like what I want it for, I'm guessing they would have a few
nuggets of info that some of the other books don't.
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| | From: | mkolb at sc.tds.net | | Subject: | Re: Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:59:44 GMT |
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>>Forget the guides. They're out of date before they are published. Run
>>price histories on Ebay.
>They do have some value in pointing out that the left-handed whiffle
>scraper was particularly rare, in comparison to the right-handed
>version. Very often you don't need an absolute price estimate (and
>many damned fools take these books as gospel), you just need the hint
>as to which is the one worth bothering over.
I once ran across a luncheon set of depression glass in a small shop.
It was not one of the well known or often collected patterns but it
was one that I was familiar with and liked. I wanted to buy it and
asked about the price. The woman who owned the shop would not sell it
to me because she had not been able to find a price for it in any of
her "price guides!" Nuts!
Maryann
"Anything can be anywhere!"
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| | From: | Duane Bozarth | | Subject: | Re: Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:09:22 -0600 |
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| mkolb@sc.tds.net wrote:
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> ... The woman who owned the shop would not sell it
> to me because she had not been able to find a price for it in any of
> her "price guides!" Nuts!
Smart lady...she obviously had been in business for a while... :)
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| | From: | R.H. | | Subject: | Re: Antique tool pricing guides | | Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:53:03 GMT |
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"My Old Tools" wrote in message
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> Forget the guides. They're out of date before they are published. Run
> price histories on Ebay.
If I got one it would probably be more for general reference than for
pricing, I already have five different books on tools so I'm not sure it
would be worth my money getting one for this purpose. I'd sure like to see
one before I bought it.
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