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    Posted: 31 January 2009 at 02:28

I've been collecting empty cartridge boxes for 30+ years. When I started people were almost giving them away. Anything over $2 was too much for me. This last week after years of procrastination I'm finally working on a display for them. I boxed in a wall in my gun room that is 10' x 7'. Solid boxes. I have enough for a much bigger space but I was trying to fill it with stuff from 1870-1975 or so. It looks like I'll be short of older boxes by about 5-10% of the space. Thinking that I could fill the gaps with some cheap stuff off of ebay I came across this one. I can't seem to link it but please check it out. Auction # 300289417810 or search Forehand & Wadsworth. Then go to Gunbroker and find the gun pictured by the same search or auction 121673745. If anybody can help me link them that would be nice.

Well I like boxes but not that much. Something about this seems slightly askew?

I can't wait to post pics of my wall of wonder, should be done today or tomorrow. I'm looking for a .219 Donaldson Wasp box if anyone has one.

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Morning DEADDOG  >>  No doubt, the seller sure is proud of that box.  Collectible pricing is funny.  I've dealt sports memborabilia on eBay for a long, long time.  All ya need is two people interested in the same thing and prices can get really crazy.

On that old, rare stuff, 90% of it's estimated value rests on the quality or condition of the product.  If this is the best specimen of a particularly rare piece, value could indeed be high.  In the sports sector, a card from that era in good to very good condition may command values in the thousands.  I'm just not familiar with this particular line of collectible to know if the pricing is consistent or blown out of wack.  Take care.  >>  klallen
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It's just hard to swallow that a empty box with a picture of a gun on it is worth 5x what the pictured gun is worth.

It's not the owner, the box started out at $9.99 now ~$660 the gun is $199.

 

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It just bumped another $100, now $760.

 

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName =STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=300289417810

 

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=121673745
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  dd : i thought i had a box like that but no... mine has a picture of a bullet on it ..it says .32 s.&w. smokeless  and a red dot with remington umc and the picture of the bullet has .32 s.&w. smokeless on it .. it also says 88 gr. bullets..  it also has ALL  the bullets in it !!!!! they look alittle crusty so i dont think i should try and shoot them , so i might just pull then for the lead ????

  p.s. i think ron has a nice box of herters 7mm bullets in a nice looking box he got from some old fat guy !!!
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  its like a020 but for .32's
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Hey Al, I'll trade you a 12 pack of Leinies and $3.36 for both boxes. HUrry, if you wait too long it'll be a 10 pack. RD
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rockydog ... i just have the 1 box .. 1 like the top picture...  12 pk. of leines?? i havent had a drink in 18 years what would i do with beer????
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Still a long way to go.

 

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Hope you have Insurance on that collection. RD
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Well MrM, some people have box collections and some have beer can collections. I've seen the lake over in Chippewa Falls they get the water from to make that beer and just like your box the cans worth more empty.

I looked and I don't have one exactly like yours. What do you want for it? Years ago i went through a box like that trying to shoot them and not a one went off. Any primer over 70 years old has a hard time making a spark.

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The above pic is  a close up of the middle of the previous pic three rows down from the top. If you notice the Winchester sivertip box with the mean bear up on two feet is in 30 Rem. Not my first choice round for a charging bear. The .300 WBY for the tiger is maybe a better match? Hard to read but my oldest paper box is just above the bear in the upper left dated 1874, not a patent date.

 

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The auction ended. $1813.88 for this empty box.

 

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Recession? What recession?  RD
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I think you're right RD $1800 for a empty box is nothing if you can afford to spend over 300K on a phone number.

http://http://cgi.ebay.com/867-5309-phone-number-in-NYC-area -DJ-company-8675309_W0QQitemZ260354849950QQihZ016QQcategoryZ 46685QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If I only had another stimulus check.

 

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