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Title: Perfect Handle Wrench set
Post by: eddie hudson on November 05, 2011, 09:25:43 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-5-OLD-VTG-H-D-SMITH-PERFECT-HANDLE-WOOD-HANDLE-WRENCH-SET-ANTIQUE-TOOL-/250924276288?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6c409a40
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 05, 2011, 09:29:53 AM
Right down my alley! I'm bidding, but I bet that set goes high!
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: lbgradwell on November 05, 2011, 01:11:18 PM
...but I bet that set goes high!

They're already high to a cheapskate like me!

But that is a gorgeous set...

Good luck!
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 05, 2011, 02:17:29 PM
I quit at $60. I may have gone higher, but decided not to do so.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: eddie hudson on November 05, 2011, 03:12:17 PM
Papaw you know you want them. Go for it, they're only up to $104.05. They would look nice on the dining room table for Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 05, 2011, 03:21:11 PM
Three days left, I'll watch until the end. If it doesn't get crazier, I might go for it, I only see two of those sizes offered usually.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: lbgradwell on November 05, 2011, 04:50:46 PM
Three days left, I'll watch until the end. If it doesn't get crazier, I might go for it, I only see two of those sizes offered usually.

Assuming it doesn't move up before the end (it likely will), you should snipe with ~3 seconds left. It's the only way I'll bid...
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on November 06, 2011, 12:10:32 PM
Papaw, if it was me, and it's not, but if they were auctioning singly, I'd squirm a little at $30 each, but I'd probably pull the trigger because it fills a hole in the collection. $150 is a different story that assumes that the checkbook can stand the strain. Consider what they might bring if sold by the each and         one hundred and fifty dollars and 00/100 cents
may be a bargain.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 06, 2011, 04:20:46 PM
Now that he has added the sizes, I am inclined to bite again, but will wait until the end and bid my true max and see if I win.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: eddie hudson on November 06, 2011, 05:08:20 PM
Now that he has added the sizes, I am inclined to bite again, but will wait until the end and bid my true max and see if I win.

Just don't tell Mamaw, unless you want to sleep with the dog.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 07, 2011, 07:12:51 PM
While sleeping today( I work the night shift), I dreamed that set sold for $700!! Woke up and got on Ebay immediately to check. Just a nightmare, that's all!
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: eddie hudson on November 07, 2011, 08:33:02 PM
Time's running out. It's only $112.50. Your dream is telling you to bid $700. I'm sure the seller will be very happy.
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on November 07, 2011, 11:26:44 PM
Geez Papaw, wrench collecting is supposed to RELIEVE STRESS, not create it. What will happen after the auction if you contract P.A.W.P.A&W.S  (Post Auction Wrench Possession Anxiety & Wampumlessness Syndrome)?
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 07, 2011, 11:35:44 PM
Quote
P.A.W.P.A&W.S  (Post Auction Wrench Possession & Wampumless Syndrome

I'll just be spending part of my SS check!
Title: Re: Prefect Handle Wrench set
Post by: rusty on November 08, 2011, 05:54:23 AM

Papaw, the dog called me. He wants to know why the doghouse is full of stuff....
Title: Re: Perfect Handle Wrench set
Post by: eddie hudson on November 08, 2011, 06:59:20 AM
Price is up to $122.50 but time is running out. If Rusty was a nice guy he would buy them for Papaw.
Title: Re: Perfect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 08, 2011, 06:54:30 PM
Well, I bid at $160 or so, then left for work. Got here with 3 minutes left and they were at $227.
Checked the auction and watched the last three minutes-
 Member Id: o***l( 572)     US $270.99 Nov-08-11 15:59:37 PST 
 Member Id: 2***r( 1298)     US $265.99 Nov-08-11 15:22:29 PST 
 Member Id: r***k( 726)     US $227.00 Nov-08-11 14:26:33 PST 
 Member Id: 2***r( 1298)     US $179.55 Nov-08-11 14:42:18 PST 
 Member Id: n***n( 328)     US $160.00 Nov-07-11 18:41:16 PST 
 Member Id: papawswrench( 696)     US $155.55 Nov-08-11 14:20:08 PST 
 Member Id: papawswrench( 696)     US $139.15 Nov-08-11 14:19:42 PST
 
Title: Re: Perfect Handle Wrench set
Post by: rusty on November 08, 2011, 07:05:38 PM

Somebody wanted those a LOT more than you did papaw :(
Title: Re: Perfect Handle Wrench set
Post by: Papaw on November 08, 2011, 07:17:49 PM
And at that price, they are welcome to them. I'll build a set one by one, I guess I have three sizes already, and there are at least 8 of them.
Title: Re: Perfect Handle Wrench set
Post by: eddie hudson on November 09, 2011, 06:20:49 AM
$270.99! Maybe you have a secret admirer Papaw and they bought it for you. (I doubt it)