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Author Topic: Non-working early T-H bulb sells for $300+!  (Read 6691 times)

Offline Yoshi

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Non-working early T-H bulb sells for $300+!
« on: August 05, 2003, 02:04:00 pm »

See for yourself:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2547538914


Does anyone know who rexgift is? I have seen two bulbs like that one (TH bulb pat. 1885) in the same condition but with heavy glass blackening sell for $22.50 and $3 respectively. I can't believe the final bid price!! I guess that would be a fair price IF the bulb worked.

Here are the two other bulbs I saw:



What do you think?
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Offline Tim

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Non-working early T-H bulb sells for $300+!
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2003, 02:36:00 pm »
This looks like a classic bidding war between two people, and probably nothing more.  Nice bulb but wow - that's quite a price!

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Offline Yoshi

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Non-working early T-H bulb sells for $300+!
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2003, 01:58:00 am »
Can you imagine what would happen if you could get those "bidding warriors" to bid on your items?  
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