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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / June 2005MysteryStudebaker Box
Someone bid so I can see what you'll get.<g> Any Guesses ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=102534&item=5593356695&rd=1  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 55 Speedster > Someone bid so I can see what you'll get.<g> Any Guesses ? Good grief, you lead me into some strange places. SignatureDave Lester Dave's Place Home of the Internationally Renowned Studebakers, 'Sheba and Goliath See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com I'm thinking a 1933 postcard or ad. (He sells cards) >> Someone bid so I can see what you'll get.<g> Any Guesses ? > > Good grief, you lead me into some strange places. SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 55 Speedster > I'm thinking a 1933 postcard or ad. (He sells cards) That one wasn't so weird, but I looked around at some of the other mystery auctions. Sure are some weird folks out there. SignatureDave Lester Dave's Place Home of the Internationally Renowned Studebakers, 'Sheba and Goliath See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com They may be weird, but if they are getting people to bid and buy items without even knowing what the item is..........they ain't stupid!! It amazes me what people will bid on! Paul > > I'm thinking a 1933 postcard or ad. (He sells cards) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Home of the Internationally Renowned Studebakers, 'Sheba and Goliath > See pictures at www.davesplaceinc.com Well, simce it's up to $200, the high bidder should bid on this one too. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=102534&item=5593273365&rd=1 >> I'm thinking a 1933 postcard or ad. (He sells cards) > > That one wasn't so weird, but I looked around at some of the other mystery > auctions. Sure are some weird folks out there. SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 55 Speedster I used to go to the auctions of those "you do it youself" storage locker places (this was in the 80s). Usually the auctions were for the contents of a smaller locker, not car sized, but about half that size. Lots of bad furniture, bicycles, kids toys, lawn furniture, almost always a water bed, but sometimes tools, electronics, and Car and MC parts. The storage yard owner would use a bolt cutter to cut the padlock to open the roll up door and then the bidders could take a quick "walk through" (if there was room), to try and figure out what was there. Every once in a while the auctioneer would get bored and announce the next auction was going to be a "door down" auction, and he would auction the contents before cutting the padlock and opening the door. The only bidders for these (unless the owner of the contents was there and was bidding on their own stuff) were the used furniture dealers. The few times I saw this done, there were no great "finds" when the door was opened. They took a chance as they owned and had to remove, all the contents if they won the auction, and a few times on door up auctions, I saw lockers mostly full of unlabeled metal barrels full of unknown fluids and liquids, that could have been hazardous or toxic waste. My older brother runs a big UHaul Storage place in Las Vegas...and at the family reunion 2 weeks ago, I heard all about the "rags to riches" finds that have been made at their auctions. We heard how one lady found a $1000 casino chip from one of the older casinos that is still in operation. It was in a dresser drawer of a piece of furniture she bought for $20. She took it to the casino and they determined it was still "good" although they had cycled those chips out of circulation years ago. Seems they used to drill a hole or cut a notch in the edge of them when they would take them out of play and sell them as 'souvenirs'. This one was still pristine...and they told her she could probably get more than face value for it on Ebay or some other auction...but she just wanted her $1K! One guy bought a large unit full of "furniture boxes" stacked floor to ceiling, wall to wall and never opened. Turned out they were all imported Danish Oak high $$$ pieces from a furniture broker who had died. The bidder made over $100,000 on that deal! Of course, we also heard how people have bid on some things, thinking they were valuable, then discovered they were crap and got disgusted and walked off, leaving it there to be disposed of. Oh well...just had to recount a few "stories" for the "mystery box" thread. Bob (Hey! I think that was my chip the lady found!) > I used to go to the auctions of those "you do it youself" storage locker > places (this was in the 80s). Usually the auctions were for the contents [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > unknown fluids > and liquids, that could have been hazardous or toxic waste. Heck, I have some 'mystery boxes' right here in my shop. I moved here 10+ years ago and still haven't unpacked 'em. They 'must' be important (but I don't remember what is in them). Jeff (and a couple from the move 10 years before that <lol>) Rice "Bigbob62" wrote... > My older brother runs a big UHaul Storage place in Las Vegas...and at > the family reunion 2 weeks ago, I heard all about the "rags to riches" [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] >> unknown fluids >> and liquids, that could have been hazardous or toxic waste. This thing ended at $787.77. WTF? Mark > Heck, I have some 'mystery boxes' right here in my shop. > I moved here 10+ years ago and still haven't unpacked 'em. [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >>> unknown fluids >>> and liquids, that could have been hazardous or toxic waste. I guess they don't get the concept of a mystery auction. Make the bidder think there is something valuable in the box when there is not. In this case, the bidder must think he's getting a car. > This thing ended at $787.77. WTF? > > Mark SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk Here are his "Clues" to the contents: Anyone have an idea? Bob FIRTS CLUE IS- 70 HORSE-POWER ENGINE ! REMEMBER IT IS FROM 1933! On Jun-27-05 at 14:22:32 PDT, seller added the following information: HERES ANOTHER CLUE- 114 INCH WHEELBASE ! On Jun-28-05 at 13:57:49 PDT, seller added the following information: HERE IS ANOTHER CLUE- DOUBLE-DROP FRAME On Jun-28-05 at 17:42:09 PDT, seller added the following information: alright last clues- FULL POWER MUFFLER ENGINE-DRIVEN GASOLINE PUMP STARTER BUTTON ON DASH CAM AMD LEVER STEARING THAT SHOULD GET YOU A GOOD CLUE! Period Postcard or ad. > Here are his "Clues" to the contents: Anyone have an idea? > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > THAT SHOULD GET YOU A GOOD CLUE! SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk |
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