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23rd May 2013, 08:59 PM #1
the worlds most expensive timber pen blanks
hi guys doing a little trolling of ebay and fell of my chair in shock and nearly needed to be carted to the emergency department with a serious heart attack heres the link to see for yourselves * I am not responsible for any spillages of hot drinks or falling of chairs in shock or even heart attacks18 X 1 5 X 1 5 Incredibly Figured Hand Picked Cocobolo Actual Pictures OF Wood | eBay any takers
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23rd May 2013, 09:04 PM #2
Hey MK that will be great the couple of hundred spare though i got laying on my bed will cover that easy, want go halves in the buy
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23rd May 2013, 09:40 PM #3
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23rd May 2013, 09:46 PM #4
What the hell could you do with that one piece of wood to add value at that price?
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23rd May 2013, 09:49 PM #5Retro Phrenologist
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I reckon I have a piece of cocbolo that I can let you have for maybe half that price - you will have to pay postage...
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23rd May 2013, 09:57 PM #6
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23rd May 2013, 10:02 PM #7Retro Phrenologist
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OK, I'll include postage
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23rd May 2013, 10:15 PM #8GOLD MEMBER
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I don't think they are in a hurry to sell it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They say to make a pool cue out of it, I think that you would want another 3 pieces to do that, $400,000 for a pool cue plus labour
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23rd May 2013, 10:27 PM #9
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23rd May 2013, 11:37 PM #10
Re: the worlds most expensive timber pen blanks
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24th May 2013, 12:12 AM #11
i got some off him just after i first started turning pens (no where near that price), only to find out i was allergic to it and gave it away to John, Neil and Harry - hey guys i reckon you might owe me
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24th May 2013, 09:28 PM #12
You could cut it into very, very thin laminates and use it on a Rolls Royce dash board. Otherwise you could just be extravagant and buy it to use as BBQ lighters. Don't think it will sell in a hurry - maybe he will reduce the price to a mere $50k to get rid of it later.
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25th May 2013, 12:54 PM #13
I think these are lovely and if he gets someone to buy it that's just amazing. The pens made from these blanks will be one of the most expensive pens in the world. But in order to add value you need to ensure no one else has this wood and would need to destroy the other blanks.
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25th May 2013, 05:28 PM #14
The description says its a single piece of wood 1.5 x 1.5 x 18 inches, but the single, poor quality photo, shows a collection of pen blank size pieces. What gives here ?
Anybody expecting to sell a small piece of wood for $100k would surely put up some decent photos to show what you would be getting.
Seems like a publicity stunt to me, to draw some exposure to their website. And I suspect it is working, how many visits would they have got just from having their link in this thread alone ?
Some have probably checked out their more reasonable offerings, and maybe even purchased some. Thats what I think its all about, a stunt to drive sales of their products, they know nobody is going to buy that grossly overpriced piece that doesnt even have its own photo.Brad.
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25th May 2013, 05:45 PM #15
Maybe this is a way to wash dirty money
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