Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Old Coleman Lanterns

Jim_l

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Yesterday at 07:44 PM Reply with quote #1

Not satisfied with just lanterns any more,,,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gold-Bond-Color-Sept-1979-Coleman-Camping-Stove-Custom-Restored-/200695368006?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eba604946
ccrain

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Yesterday at 07:49 PM Reply with quote #2

yes the guy has a gold bond newer model kero coleman.Forget that kerosene model number.Another guy faking gold bonds.
Mike

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Yesterday at 07:55 PM Reply with quote #3

Great piece of literature describing what a piece of trash the stove was before they painted it yellow. So now I should buy it?

Mike.
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Yesterday at 08:00 PM Reply with quote #4

and people are already tripping over each other to get it WTF
Jan
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Yesterday at 08:01 PM Reply with quote #5

2 different sellers in the same town of these non sense knock offs.....this seller is new bet the heat is on the other
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Yesterday at 08:09 PM Reply with quote #6

Well, you can always report the auction to eBay as a counterfeit, fake or replica item because the seller did not disclose it in the description. How can you "restore" a "fake"?
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Yesterday at 08:53 PM Reply with quote #7

One person has bid on it at $43 and has only 10 feedback. Hope he is a member of this Forum, reads this and has time to cancel his bid!

Murff
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Yesterday at 09:02 PM Reply with quote #8

A 639 Goldbond? He puts " Color" to get out of calling it a Goldbond .. The 639 he is saying is not to be lit.. and it has a bid already.. I dont get it.
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Yesterday at 09:50 PM Reply with quote #9

Sheesh. This guy is crankin' em out!

This is from his ad for the kerosene lantern he rescued from the Amish:
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THIS IS FOR DISPLAY ONLY. Lantern should not be lit.


Methinks he was lit when he posted it.
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Yesterday at 10:06 PM Reply with quote #10

Wow, they just wont stop will they.
BostonTerrierMan

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Today at 09:08 AM Reply with quote #11

it's really unfortunate the bad publicity these "replicas" bring to real Gold Bonds. I have pretty much decided i don't want to collect any of the GB stuff now. I can afford it as i see them on ebay all the time but my money will go to something truly rare as i just don't see the GB stuff as being rare, not if everybody can just make a replica. Who knows maybe i'll change my mind someday and get a real one but just knowing what people are paying for fakes sickens me. Power to those of you who have the real thing and if you are one that buys the fakes... why? I'm very curious to know what the thought process is?

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Today at 10:50 AM Reply with quote #12

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Originally Posted by BostonTerrierMan
I'm very curious to know what the thought process is?

Money, money, money.
Zack

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Today at 10:53 AM Reply with quote #13

The kero one hurts my brain. Why would someone pay over $100 for a lantern that isn't rare, still produced, not correct, and you can't use?
Up for auction a BSY dust collector for the low price of $102. Yes please.
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Today at 10:55 AM Reply with quote #14

Oh boy a black eye for Coleman collectors.
Mike

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Today at 12:33 PM Reply with quote #15

Money motivates, and simple thinking (and simpleton speculation) buys them.

I was at an auction yesterday of generally higher priced stuff including some militaria. One item was a Nazi flagbearer banner. Not the kind of military stuff I want, but it was interesting to inspect.

It was in perfect condition with bold red, unstained white, and jet black colours, no tears, no missing frillwork, no staining--absolute museum quality. 5 hours later, a man and his wife bought it for $375. As I walked past, they were looking at the top part where the hanging rod would go through. To me, it looked like shiny red vinyl. In a couple of minutes, the guy walked up to the auctioneer's assistant and wanted his money back because it was a reproduction. The auction house said they never said it was authentic or a repro. We left cause voices were getting raised!

Who buys a mint condition Nazi banner at a little podunk country antique auction without taking a good hard look at it, and doing some homework? Probably the same people that buy stoves that never even existed. Some people are more gullible than we could ever imagine.

Mike.
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Today at 12:48 PM Reply with quote #16


I spend a lot of time on the net with my job...and I'm constantly scanning the bay...and have enough of these !"?*$ taking the mick...Its ok for us folk because we can spot it a mile off but its less informed folk spending their hard earned cash on this trash!...or worse some young lad starting off in the Coleman game.....enough is enough...I;m going to rip into this guy and every other faker there...its one thing sticking a 220k on the bay for $150 and chancing your arm but this is dishonesty at the highest degree...
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Today at 03:09 PM Reply with quote #17


Ckeck the listing now!!!
kzhorse

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Today at 03:17 PM Reply with quote #18

Same seller what coleman is this compared to?Is is made by Coleman?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1960s-Sears-and-Roebuck-JC-Higgins-Lantern-/200695108637?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eba5c541d

Scott
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Today at 03:18 PM Reply with quote #19

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Originally Posted by Michael0512

Ckeck the listing now!!!

Whick one? The link at the top? What about it?
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Today at 03:22 PM Reply with quote #20

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Originally Posted by kzhorse
Same seller what coleman is this compared to?Is is made by Coleman? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1960s-Sears-and-Roebuck-JC-Higgins-Lantern-/200695108637?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eba5c541d Scott


Holly crap
People are paying 50 bucks for these lanterns now, i'm rich


http://colemancollectorsforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Well-Theyre-Branching-Out-5645027?trail=30#20

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