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    Quote Originally Posted by eesakiwi View Post
    I put a couple of old brass vases into my Brass sack.

    Now, every time I throw a brass screw or nut into it.

    It goes "Ka Ching"

    "Ka ching. Ka ching. Ka ching Ka Ching"

    $$$$$$$$$ ka ching $$$$$$$$
    My brass bucket has a little bell from a mixer and it makes that same wonderful noise.

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    It's not only about polishing it up & displaying it.. sometimes the brass fits a re-use need. Like when my neighbor & I just put in a new mailbox to replace the old one that was about to fall over. Part of the problem was that every pass with the weedwhacker took away a little bit of wood at the base of the post. The solution was to cut ~20 inches off one end of a brass door kickplate & form it with my trusty multipurpose rockhammer using a bedframe rail as a form guide.

    Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein

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    where the wife

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    Quote Originally Posted by pawpaw View Post
    where the wife
    haha. The wife is for my eyes only. Tip: try Google search for "MILF".

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    I just realized that Apollo isn't in this thread. We got this Eagle landing on a globe in Julian, CA in a thrift shop a couple years back. $100 the tag read. I'd've given 200!!!


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    I don't usually drink wine... But when I Do!
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    Hanging brass lamp with frosted cut glass globes. Garage sale. Saw it sitting in the corner in a box. I asked the guy, "how much?" He said I could have it...


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    Quote Originally Posted by t00nces2 View Post
    Hanging brass lamp with frosted cut glass globes. Garage sale. Saw it sitting in the corner in a box. I asked the guy, "how much?" He said I could have it...


    Nice lamp.
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    I want to say Oh My God on that free lamp. It has to be worth a lot to the right designer. 73, Mike
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Thanks. I really have no idea what it is worth, and I really don't care. I love the lamp. I had to put it back together when I got it and I hung it in the living room. Not only is it the jewel of my brass, it is the jewel of my garage saling. Even the chain is brass. I have a similar lamp I bought, but we had to take it down because it was interfering with our TV location. I have it for sale on ebay, but I have gotten no hits. It does not have the character the three globe lamp has.

    Large Frosted Cut Glass and Brass Hanging Lamp Globe | eBay



    If anyone is interested, we can negotiate a price.

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    You and I have about the same amount of feedback but I suspect you've sold way cooler stuff!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DakotaRog View Post
    You and I have about the same amount of feedback but I suspect you've sold way cooler stuff!
    I have a few items up right now that pretty much represents what I sell. I did sell a bunch of flashed routers, but for the most part, a pretty eclectic history. I look for the interesting and unusual for ebay, I look for the meat and potatoes for craigslist.

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    HEY HEY HEY!!!! I have a couple of new brass cannon & some horse bridle medallions for my menagerie!!!!!!



    Here's a closeup of another interesting piece... I call it... brasshopper...




    ((please nobody point out that the horse is actually copper..... we're not telling him he's adopted. ))

    Please pardon the dust... the maid....... well.... we don't have a maid, unfortunately!

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    Quote Originally Posted by auminer View Post
    HEY HEY HEY!!!! I have a couple of new brass cannon & some horse bridle medallions for my menagerie!!!!!!



    Here's a closeup of another interesting piece... I call it... brasshopper...




    ((please nobody point out that the horse is actually copper..... we're not telling him he's adopted. ))

    Please pardon the dust... the maid....... well.... we don't have a maid, unfortunately!
    I was a little worried, I hadn't heard from you. I hope they were s good as you had hoped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by t00nces2 View Post


    I was a little worried, I hadn't heard from you. I hope they were s good as you had hoped.
    Just got em today. Not sure why, but shipping from DFW to your neck of the woods or vice versa takes a looooong time. I got an item to Saipan quicker!!!!!!

    I'm stoked!

    I think it was a square deal all around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by auminer View Post
    Just got em today. Not sure why, but shipping from DFW to your neck of the woods or vice versa takes a looooong time. I got an item to Saipan quicker!!!!!!

    I'm stoked!

    I think it was a square deal all around.
    I started looking around at the brass goodies I have held on to and realized there are some pretty cool pieces. I will leave to your imagination what we call this item...



    We also kept this item. Debby calls him Bud, because he's a longneck...



    I overpaid....

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    Quote Originally Posted by t00nces2 View Post
    I overpaid....
    Sometimes ya gotta.

    If Apollo had had a tag reading $200, it would still be mine. $250, probably... $300..... I might hafta think about it. I'm not sure what the upper limit would actually be.

    A family friend has a dining room suite made of solid brass. Imported from Turkey, I think. Each chair is 200#, and I have no idea what the table weighs. It's impressive!

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    Quote Originally Posted by auminer View Post
    Sometimes ya gotta.

    If Apollo had had a tag reading $200, it would still be mine. $250, probably... $300..... I might hafta think about it. I'm not sure what the upper limit would actually be.

    A family friend has a dining room suite made of solid brass. Imported from Turkey, I think. Each chair is 200#, and I have no idea what the table weighs. It's impressive!
    Overpaid is my repetitive bad joke. I gave $5 for the giraffe.


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