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Phoenix Bitters

2006-06-26 15:24:05 There are a nice mint pair of Phoenix Bitters on ebay this week: one in olive green and one in olive amber. It is curious that both examples of this relatively scarce American bottle currently reside in New … Continue reading

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Masury's Sarsaparilla Cathartic

Masury’s Sarsaparilla Cathartic with an iron pontil in a deep blue color…impressive! Ever seen one before? On ebay at auction # 6287151045. The bidding held around $13,000 to within a few hours of closing and the usual last minute bids … Continue reading

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HP Herb Bitters – Awesome Color

A recent ebay auction could not help but get my attention. The bottle in question was a H.P. Herb Wild Cherry Bitters bottle in an incredible yellow green coloration. Absolutely a top example – it closed at $4259.00, fairly priced … Continue reading

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Big bottle winners on ebay

Topping recent auctions by a long shot was the rare Mississippi bottle which is a figural of a stump and grape leaves and was supposedly fresh to the market from an old collection. Known as the Imperial Levee bottle (it … Continue reading

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ebay and PayPal phone numbers

Sometimes there is a need to call someone at ebay or PayPal to correct a problem that cannot be addressed via the online resources of their web sites. But have you ever tried to find a phone number? Good luck! … Continue reading

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Don Pickett collection at auction

The Don Pickett antique bottle collection continues with another session that kicked off in mid December. Rumor was that some good deals were had in part one despite claims of poor descriptions. The current session ends January 19th. The auction, … Continue reading

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Major web site updates

Happy New Year. We have finally completed the new site layout and incorporated the look into most of the site along with some new content. You can expect to see lots more in 2005!

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new to blogging….and now blog spam

So, you want to have your own blog? Just set it up and start writing? Sure, just wait till you get hammered with comment spam. My first spam comment hit less than an hour after going live. Fortunately, I have … Continue reading

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bottleauctions.com goes live

The web site went live as of November 4th. At this point, it is pretty darn basic, but I am continuing to refine the layout and the scope.

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