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as seen on ebay #28




            It was in miNiZ102 that we had the last ‘As Seen on Ebay’ so it is about time we had another.

                                                                           The pair of Poodles from MBC
                                                                           date from 1974. They sold for a
                                                                           very reasonable US$15. Yogi
                                                                           Bear is I am sure familiar to all of
                                                                           you but not to most of you as a
                                                                           bottle as this is an extremely rare
                                                                           one. It was made by Linfa Salus of
                                                                           Italy and is one of a set. Yogi sold
                                                                           for US$104.49 after 5 bids – high
                                                                           but probably not too high given the
                                                                           subject matter and rarity.

                                                                           One of the rarest Luxardo bottles
                                                                           is the Romeo & Juliet full colour
                                                                                 bottle. Even rarer is the all
                                                                                 cream one to the left. Both
                                                                                 sold recently on Ebay but
                                                                                 unfortunately I forgot to
                                                                                 record the prices. Neither
                                                                                 would have been cheap.
                                                                                 The next two both sold for
                                                                                 cents less than US$20 – a
                                                                                 good price for both, for the
                                                                                 seller that is. The Highland
                                                                                 Bagpiper is from Drioli and
                                                                                 Deacon Brodie is from
                                                                                 McLech.

            The seal was
            issued by
            Cumbrae Supply
            Co. and filled with
            Long John
            Scotch. US$15.99
            bought it. The
            Moose & Calf are
            from Cyrus Noble.
            This sold very well at US$29.99. The Sgian-Dubh (Scottish
            Dagger) from Beneagles would usually sell for more than the
                                                US$19 that this one
                                                sold for.

                                                It’s about time we had some straights. On the next page. First
                                                up is Special Courier Whisky from Bhutan. This bottle was
                                                especially made for Druk Air. It sold for US$14.99.




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