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as seen on ebay #26

Despite the panicking of some US collectors you can still buy and sell minis on Ebay. It is not as easy
as Ebay US now bans the listing of them but seems to turn a blind eye, most times, if the listing
states empty. Ron Gabbard recently pointed out
the stupidity of this with the picture of a WF
Kangaroo - it sounded like a Tui moment to us.....

Unfortunately idiots like this (the seller not Ron)
make it more likely that Ebay US will pull any
alcohol related items. Get an account on Ebay
France/Germany/UK etc if you want to sell minis.
There are less on sale but we have found some
interesting ones for you.

We start with two gems, neither of which were shown on Miniature
Bottle Library. The first bottle is the head of the Katzenjammer Kid, a
comic character from the early 1900's. This was made for Bishop &
Babcock in 1906. At 85mm (3.35 inch) high it truly is a mini. We
were surprised to see this go for just US$47.77, but then bidding
was restricted to US buyers. The second bottle unknown to us is
from Mount Hope. Called 'We Volunteer Because We Care' the
bottle features a Fireman & Paramedic and dates from 1990. Does
anyone know if this is a sample bottle? US $180.27 bought it after 6
bids, despite the seller wanting US$35.30 for postage.

We start the next page with another unlisted mini, the brown pawn, picked out in black, from
Calamassi of Italy. MBL had the plain brown version listed but not this one. We were surprised that
this sold for US$42.99, especially as it contains red wine rather than a spirit. The dice is another
Italian mini, this one from Niccolo and containing grappa. The sale price was a disappointing £5.50.
Our final two ceramics both come from the UK, the first is from England and is the Masthead
Lighthouse from McLech. This contains Devon Mead and the £1.20 sale price reflects both the fact
that it contains mead and that it is a very common bottle. The Glenfiddich 5cl 18yo single malt flagon

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