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eBay Scam Exposed!

Posted on 21 June 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

You know, if Facebook helped in the overthrow of the corrupt regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, why can’t it help us expose a fraud on eBay. Thanks to some initial detective work by Michael George and some alert moves by … Continue reading →

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Something Odd about the Seaworths on eBay!

Posted on 20 June 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Our friend MG, who is always on the hunt and lookout sent me an interesting email with the following links…Looks kind of funny…..Lots of Red Flags http://cgi.ebay.com/Gorgeous-11-Seaworth-Bitters-Co-Bottle-Cape-May-NJ-/160606091320?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2564de7838 http://www.antiquebottles.com/southeast/apr04 The 2004 and 2011 Pictures are the same. Hmmmmmmm…..

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Geo C Hubbel & Co – Unlisted Variant – Golden Bitters

Posted on 3 May 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Geo. C. Hubbel & Co. – Unlisted Variant – Celebrated Golden Bitters 03 May 2011 (R•013015) (R•090718) (R•062619) Dan Baldwin from Swansea, Massachusetts contacted me yesterday about an exciting new bottle he now has posted on eBay. He described his posting as … Continue reading →

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Catawba Wine Bitters on eBay

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Catawba Wine Bitters on eBay 02 May 2011 (R•06Oct13) (R•082614) (R•022819) Early, excellent and fresh was the header description of this Catawba Wine Bitters that closed on eBay on 24 April 2011. Three pics are represented above. Under the moniker … Continue reading →

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Young America or Young Frankenstein?

Posted on 21 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Young America or Young Frankenstein? 21 April 2011 (R•110914) (R•111014) Along with collecting and specializing in the beautiful color runs, I cherish the freakish and absurdly crude, rare and x-rare bitters squares. This example of a Young America Stomach Bitters … Continue reading →

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XR Uncle-Toms-Bitters Shows Up on eBay

Posted on 18 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I have been snatching up extremely rare square and rectangular Bitters Bottles on eBay for years and have been doing pretty well. This was not the case last night, Sunday, 17 April 2011. I had been watching this R/H U5 … Continue reading →

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Nice Dr. Halls California Pepsin Bitters Snagged on eBay

Posted on 3 April 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A super rare H 11 – Dr. Thos Halls California Pepsin Wine Bitters showed up on eBay the other night. I already had a perfect example from the Grapentine Collection (see pictured). I went after this new one because it had a crude … Continue reading →

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