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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 3, 2005 21:18:29 GMT -5
There's a story behind this, I used to sell swords. I still had a couple left over and one of the guys that I work with collects them. When he found out that I'm into rocks, he said that he had some nice ones that he'd bring in for a pair of swords. Sight unseen, I brought the swords in and here's what I got in return, both pair stand about six inches tall......  |
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fatrichie
has rocks in the head
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Post by fatrichie on Nov 3, 2005 21:20:51 GMT -5
Wow, those must have been some swords! Nice book ends Randy, what are your plans for them?
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Post by docone31 on Nov 3, 2005 21:26:18 GMT -5
I love stuff like that. Even though some of them are dyed.
Back when, I worked for Clyde Mcurdy of Anchorage fame. He was one of the first modern settlers and lived in a tent for a few before he built his house. I worked part time for him sanding the flat surfaces after he cut them. I thought it was the stupidest thing I had ever done.
Look what I do today. Clyde is gone, Anchorage is no longer what it used to be, and back then, I would throw those things away. Today, I see the colour, shine, shape, wonder the weight, and just look into them.
Beautiful Randy.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 3, 2005 21:36:48 GMT -5
Great story!  fatrichie- I think I'm just going to leave them on the shelf were I can look at them all the time. ;D |
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 3, 2005 21:42:31 GMT -5
those are amazing...........cool, cool.
KD
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Post by Cher on Nov 3, 2005 22:07:51 GMT -5
Wow, those are really cool. Looks like you got a good deal there.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 3, 2005 22:12:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I was really surprized, and I got the swords straight from a distributor for dirt cheap. The swords retailed for around $100 each but I paid $25 each for them, they were very nice as well. (you should see the mark-ups on some of the stuff that "you all" buy!!) lol
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Post by rockds on Nov 3, 2005 22:38:03 GMT -5
I have a confederate civil war sword with an engraved blade of some major in a safe at my parents house. Got it appraised about ten yrs ago for $28,000. My little bro got a sword last yr when he graduated from the naval acadamy. I guess my mom got taken, I think she paid about $100 for that one.
robert
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 4, 2005 0:54:06 GMT -5
i like the bookends randy. very nice!
kim
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deepsouth
fully equipped rock polisher
He who rocks last rocks best
Member since January 2004
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Post by deepsouth on Nov 4, 2005 4:35:31 GMT -5
Great looking book-ends.
Thanks for sharing
Jack
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joanna
spending too much on rocks
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Post by joanna on Nov 4, 2005 5:35:09 GMT -5
Wow, very nice. Starting to get a bit jealous here, first your Botswana's agates and then the Obsidian, now this.
(The Botswana and Obsidian mainly bother me because I lost out on Ebay this past week for some real nice batches of both... my fault really, I was playing the cheapskate)
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 4, 2005 20:08:49 GMT -5
You don't have to botswana agate off ebay, I get them from "Mark" at www.superagates.com I got my last box of obsidian from James, it's sweet! |
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