Current Issue - Just For Openers

J U S T FOR OPENERS OCT 2 013 - JAN 2014 ISSU E #138PAGE 26“Opener and eBay Trivia” (“BIN” Buy-It-Now & “DNMR” Did Not Meet Reserve)L-001-999, Cellulube Chemicals, 8, $168.50L-002-009, Strohs, 8, $140.39L-999-999, (Similar L-1 But Bottle Shaped) SpearmanEnglish Type Ale (Fantasy), 8, $79.99The drop down can shaped L-1 openers are common withbeer advertising. The one with Cellulube Chemicals wassought after and went high at $168.50. The L-2 Strohswas a $200.00 corkscrew bottle at one time but as morekeep turning up the price keeps dropping. Once again Imost report on the L-999 drop down bottle shaped openersas one with Spearman beer sold for $79.99. The label wasadded by the seller. If you like the style that is fine butremember these are “fantasy” openers.M-002-013, McKechnie Canandaigua, 6, $124.39M-002-013, McKechnie Canandaigua, 6, $62.99M-003-037, Sheridan (Green), 8, $364.99M-073-002, Missoula (Green), 8, $152.50The “painted” M-style openers saw one very high bid forthe M-3 Sheridan but any Sheridan beer slider is hard tofind. The M-2 lithographed saw two sales for Canandaiguabeer with the price being on either side of the range$50-125 (a very wide price range.) The M-73 Missoulaslider corkscrew was on the money for what the beersones have been selling but can still go up to $250.00.M-006-002, Hamms, 4, $208.89This is the third or fourth Hamms beer bell sold on eBayand the prices range from $175-250. It is certainly themost desirable beer bell and by far the most costly. Theprice is being driven by having the Hamms beer name.M-019-999, 7Up Tom Joyce, 6, $260.50M-019-999, Anaconda (Recessed Lettering), 8,$202.50M-019-999, Orange Crush (Fantasy), 8, $212.50M-019-999, Whistle (Fantasy), 8, $203.49M-509-999, C&C Super Ginger Ale, 8, $128.61M-type muddlers have been hot for a couple of years. Justremember very few are rare and prices are very high formany including common ones. Maybe one day they willcool off. Collectors seem to treasure “original patina” onthese and do not like shiny brass ones other than the antiquebrass look.M-026-005, Western, 6, $122.75M-026-005, Western, 6, $123.51Two sales for the pocket corkscrew from Western Breweryin Belleville, Il. I would value one at $100-125 sothese were on the money.N-063-001, Anheuser-Busch, 4, $125.00N-087-001, Star, 8, $202.19Until this N-63 A-B knife appeared on eBay I thought Iowned the only example which had come through the RayBraeuner and Don Bull collections. Bob Sommer got anice buy at $125.00. The knife does turn up with just aknife blade and not as a opener blade like the N-63. TheN-87 Star was in great condition and caused the result tobe $202.19.O-002-028, Hamms, 8, $153.49O-002-999, Coca-Cola (Porcelain), 10, $406.98O-002-999, Dr Pepper, 4, $93.85O-002-UL, Burgie Beer (Burgie Man), 10, $152.49O-006-999, Coca-Cola (Porcelain), 8, $102.50O-006-999, Coca-Cola (Porcelain), 10, $187.50O-006-999, Donad Duck Soft Drinks, 10, $274.03O-006-UL, F&S Beer (Marching Man), 8, $154.49Painted wall mounts never seem to end from the Ericksonhoard that was found a few years back. A lot of unusualsoda brands have been offered for sale along with manyunlisted beer wall mounts. Besides being painted on steelmany of these new openers are on porcelain and until thehoard was found, not known. It certainly made the O-2Coca-Cola go extremely high at $406.98. Many of these“new” openers seem to be one of a kind but many werefound in numbers. A buyer needs to be careful!O-005-999, G E, 4, $230.27O-505-999, Big Boy, 8, $231.50O-505-999, Icy-O, 4, $272.62O-505-999, Mavis (Best Offer), 6, $200.00O-505-999, Nehi, 6, $125.50O-507-999, Pepsi=Cola, 6, $155.14Starr and Starr X enjoyed some really good results and asJohn Eblen has told me the early dated Starr openers(check out the last issue) are bringing really good money.The O-507 Pepsi=Cola cast iron “tear drop” went formuch more than the normal $25-50. With eBay manytimes there is no logic as to why something sells for whatit does.P-001-018, Winkelmeyer, 6, $271.99P-006-999, (Flash w/ Paper Label) Senate Beer(Fantasy), 8, $152.50P-008-193, Mobile, 6, $213.61P-019-010, Kalispell, 6, $164.50P-051-UL, Budd Beer Ottumwa IA, 6, $182.50P-063-001, Gerst (Black Case), 8, $338.33P-063-001, Gerst (Black Case), 8, $306.01