An e-bay offering on Sunday night closed with a bid of $1325.00 on a miniture sample size Fredericksburg Beer with full label bottled by Oakland Bottling Works with embossed Oakland Bottling Works amber bottle. Nosebleed territory, I did not bid on this one, but it shows interest is still strong, for minitures and sample sized bottles. With full label this made it a drooler, but knwoing what the last one went for, even I was shocked at the going price....whoever bought it congratulations. Maybe the attraction is in a recession collectibles seem to offer enjoyment as well as a hedge.
Hmmm. Looks like someone got a case of "auction fever". That little bottle, while scarce, certainly should not bring anywhere near that far over the top price. Does that make it a "top shelf" mini?
ReplyDeleteIt's the LABEL. The mini's I've bought (Side-embossed, "blobs") have been in the $40-300 range. As most experienced antique collectors have learned, just about anything that's MINATURE or SAMPLE size is good, regardless of collectable category.
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