Grapette Just for Fun

[Bright Raven]

Would you pay $650.00 for this bottle?



Most people probably wouldn't and I don't guess I could blame them. I've been collecting Grapette memorabilia for about 25 years and bought that bottle 22 years ago for $500.00. I've come to realize none of my kids give a crap about my collection and it would either end up in a garage sale for a pittance or trashed after the wife and I are gone. I've been kicking that thought around for a while and have decided to liquidate the collection. Just ran this bottle on Ebay and didn't sell, but a guy contacted me and said he wanted it if I would let him pay it out, so I'm selling.

Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.

I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.

If you ever have time I would love to see photos of the knives and mounts. I have a knife collection should be bigger but had some stolen. My dad gets me the Case Christmas knife every year. I think they are neat wish I had somewhere to display them.

I have focused on:
Folding Hunters
Trappers
The Clasp series including the Buffalo and Bulldog
The shark series including the Mako, Hammerhead, Sharktooth
The sunfish series including the Elephant toe.

 

[wacocowboy]

Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.

I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.

If you ever have time I would love to see photos of the knives and mounts. I have a knife collection should be bigger but had some stolen. My dad gets me the Case Christmas knife every year. I think they are neat wish I had somewhere to display them.

I have focused on:
Folding Hunters
Trappers
The Clasp series including the Buffalo and Bulldog
The shark series including the Mako, Hammerhead, Sharktooth
The sunfish series including the Elephant toe.

Thanks for posting they sure are nice. If I was standing in front of them I'd have to borrow a mop to clean up the puddle of drool.

 

[Bright Raven]

If you ever have time I would love to see photos of the knives and mounts. I have a knife collection should be bigger but had some stolen. My dad gets me the Case Christmas knife every year. I think they are neat wish I had somewhere to display them.

I have focused on:
Folding Hunters
Trappers
The Clasp series including the Buffalo and Bulldog
The shark series including the Mako, Hammerhead, Sharktooth
The sunfish series including the Elephant toe.

Thanks for posting they sure are nice. If I was standing in front of them I'd have to borrow a mop to clean up the puddle of drool.

You are more than welcome. I got several of the Clasp Case knives and Sunfish with the etchings. Most are mint. I only handle them with gloves on.

 

[wacocowboy]

I have focused on:
Folding Hunters
Trappers
The Clasp series including the Buffalo and Bulldog
The shark series including the Mako, Hammerhead, Sharktooth
The sunfish series including the Elephant toe.

Thanks for posting they sure are nice. If I was standing in front of them I'd have to borrow a mop to clean up the puddle of drool.

You are more than welcome. I got several of the Clasp Case knives and Sunfish with the etchings. Most are mint. I only handle them with gloves on.

How long did it take you to put that collection together?

 

[Bright Raven]

Thanks for posting they sure are nice. If I was standing in front of them I'd have to borrow a mop to clean up the puddle of drool.

You are more than welcome. I got several of the Clasp Case knives and Sunfish with the etchings. Most are mint. I only handle them with gloves on.

How long did it take you to put that collection together?

That is part of my collection. I started collecting about 2000. I had several knives before that but was not actively collecting.

 

[callmefence]

If you ever have time I would love to see photos of the knives and mounts. I have a knife collection should be bigger but had some stolen. My dad gets me the Case Christmas knife every year. I think they are neat wish I had somewhere to display them.

I have focused on:
Folding Hunters
Trappers
The Clasp series including the Buffalo and Bulldog
The shark series including the Mako, Hammerhead, Sharktooth
The sunfish series including the Elephant toe.

Thanks for posting they sure are nice. If I was standing in front of them I'd have to borrow a mop to clean up the puddle of drool.

Same here. Great collection raven

 

[Craig Miller]

Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.

I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.

Any way I can get in your will?

 

[slick4591]

That's a really nice collection, Ron.

 

[Craig Miller]

I dont collect anything but I buy guns and knives when I can. I don't have a lot of either. The only thing I have that might be considered collectable is a Beatles lonely hearts club band record. It's in pretty good shape except one small detail. My mama thought it would be cool to write here name in the top right of the cover. She said it's what all the kids were doing.

 

[wacocowboy]

You are more than welcome. I got several of the Clasp Case knives and Sunfish with the etchings. Most are mint. I only handle them with gloves on.

How long did it take you to put that collection together?

That is part of my collection. I started collecting about 2000. I had several knives before that but was not actively collecting.

Well you sure have put together a fine collection. :tiphat:

 

[Techster4]

Slick, did you sell that Grapette elephant bottle?

 

[slick4591]

I did. Replied to your PM.