Primus 1010 bowlfire...

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  1. David Shouksmith

    David Shouksmith India Founder Member

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    ...£800 - surely not!

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/tilley-bowl-heater-type-primus-rare-1010-1929-/112236078828?hash=item1a21caa6ec:g:vAAAAOSwcUBYUC9t

    Where do they get their prices from? ](*,) :doh:
     
  2. paul m

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    You can make an offer, we should all make offers starting at 50 Pounds and go up a Pound at a time...
     
  3. Matthew92

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    I don't know what this guy is playing at, that heater was on auction with a 99p starting bid, then it was relisted at £600, then at £375, then at £800 and now he's "cleaned it up" and it's back at £800. I guarantee he hasn't finished yet either, keep watching and you'll see it sells for a completely different price. See the primus 96 he's trying to get £175 for, he bought that last week for £37.

    Just look at his completed listing to see all the prattling about that goes on.
     
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    Pictures 2 and 8, is that a stress crack?
     
  5. HighlandDweller

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    If this is the one think it is then he bought this at auction for about £150 including commission.

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    Matthew Holmes on the case!
     
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    I thought the username was familiar, I've just realised I've talked to this guy about a 1922 Evening Star Lantern he had that needed a lot of work.

    He had it listed at £45 BIN or Best Offer, and after I asked for some pictures thinking it might be worth an offer of £30, after I did he changed the BIN to over £100. After I talked to him some more he dropped it back down to £45 BIN but with no offers. On the same day a complete Evening Star sold for about £10 more, so I made my excuses after that. He put it back up to £100+ after that.

    I have one already, and for £30 it might have made an interesting project, but how do you deal with someone like that.

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  8. David Shouksmith

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    I wonder if the seller reads these pages because, just this morning, he has dropped the asking price to a mere £400 - a snip for someone in the Far East at that price, surely... :D/
     

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