Thread: The Wall Of Shame

I found it on the bay & in my Goins Encyclopedia.

The trade mark was first used by Koeller & Schmnitz in Solingen Germany, 1884 but had offices in New York City, Dubuque, Iowa & then they became an indepenedent company known as Fox Cutlery Co in 1915 in Milwaukee, WI.
Funny the seller is from Wisconsin.
Like Srdjan said, an offer for the scales would be all it is good for.

Honestly guys, with the delusional prices asked for this trash. My meager collection should allow me to retire in comfort!

Here's a fine example of someone who's trying to rip someone off or thinks he has a gold bar..................or both:

Vintage Antique Thomas Tillotson Co Sheffield Straight Razor Box Only | eBay

He want's $249.99 or make offer.





For a straight razor coffin????

Originally Posted by engine46

Here's a fine example of someone who's trying to rip someone off or thinks he has a gold bar..................or both:

Vintage Antique Thomas Tillotson Co Sheffield Straight Razor Box Only | eBay

He want's $249.99 or make offer.





For a straight razor coffin????

I almost hit "Buy it now", but then I saw the hole in the bottom. Such a disappointment...

Are we giving credence to these people by mentioning them in this forum?

OTOH, do we, in some way, prevent buyers from becoming victims of shameful offerings.

I like to think we are doing everyone a service. Even these sellers, maybe they really think they are holding goldmines maybe they are just trying to rip people off. This new Mantiques craze is just sending prices sky high on junk some business minded person said was valuable. You only need to watch the channel A&E to see what I'm talking about... Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Ghost Town Gold... and the 40 other versions of the same show they have on repeat...

On a brighter note it's only 42 dollars for six months ! I'm surprised there isn't an extremely rare broken blade to go with it too (ugh).


Scott

Originally Posted by engine46

No, you didn't miss anything Crawler. One thing that caught my eye was the 48 star flag in the background because I have one.

I thought of you when I saw this in my local classifieds. And I just looked it up, we got our 49th state 56 years ago lol.

Originally Posted by engine46

Here's a fine example of someone who's trying to rip someone off or thinks he has a gold bar..................or both:

Vintage Antique Thomas Tillotson Co Sheffield Straight Razor Box Only | eBay

He want's $249.99 or make offer.





For a straight razor coffin????

I all most went for it being displayed on that stand like that.

Originally Posted by AlienEdge

I all most went for it being displayed on that stand like that.

Hey, if you're gonna ask absurd prices for something just because it's vintage, you should have the self respect to at least put in effort towards a good sales display.