sure didn't take long for someone else to try to cash in. at least this one is stated to be a repro.

Dustin I sent him a question right after the listing came on yesterday evening. He bought two barrels and did say he made them up and put one in his trap room and thought someone might like to have the other for display. He did state in his description, and stated very clearly that it was not a real barrel and he made them up thinking someone might want it to display in their trap room. The thing actually looked better than the piece of crap that just sold, only this one had darker, wider, and more uniform lettering. After about two or three replies back and forth between him and I and me explaining about remakes and repros, on not only that but everything, and it was nothing but trouble in the making, he pulled it and I thanked him for doing so.

I noticed it was gone.

can you imagine having a barrel of wolf trap wrenches.....

Hello Bruce, Could you tell me were you found the information on the open bottom elephant trap? Do you know if anyone has one?

Thanks, Dean

I too would like to see some info on the elephant trap. Taking into account the shape of an elephant's leg, wouldn't the best place to catch, and attempt hold one be just above the foot? Just a little too unbelievable for me to swallow. Now ... if you had said that the trap was made by Ed Hutzel, I'd believe it!

Seems to me that an Oneida Community Barrel of traps marked #6 would have #6 size traps in it. I would think anything larger than a #6 would have been marked #6 1/2 or #7. They never marked a barrel of #4 1/2's #4.

Hey, I was wondering if anyone wanted to sell me a bridge or a skyscraper. Poken around on the internet and noticed people writing about this poor guy who bought a fake wooden Newhouse barrel for $949 on Ebay. I thought a while and said, "Duh. I think they are talking about me". I just bought a Newhouse barrel on Ebay so I put 2 and 2 together and it came out I was the Chump of the Year. Yep. I'm the guy. What can I say. I wanted so bad for it to be real. Someone said its not a hobby its a disease. I'm really sick.

Well, you guessed it, the seller doesn't allow returns and said he thinks it's real and therefore I have to keep it. Ebays policy states you must be certian something is real before listing it. I'm really glad I seen what you guys were writing as Ebays return policy is only good for 30 days and time was running out. It may take a while but hopefully I can get most all of it back again. Did anyone try to contact the seller and point out your suspicions? Ebay will make a decision sometime after Feb 11th so any advice on this purchase will be appreciated. Any general advice like find something else for a hobby or let your family manage your money is expected as well.

Best advice I can give you - do your research BEFORE spending your money. Don't believe everything an eBay seller tells you.

Sorry for your lose.

I did contact the guy and tell him that it looked like a fake to me. He got all up in arms about it. I am sure that ebay has all the emails that went to him. He also sold a trap that had standing bears on it at about the same time. Whoever (you i guess) that bought the Barrel had high bid on the trap for a while. The bears also looked fake to me. Maybe ebay can find out what the buyer of the trap thought of it when he got it. Doubt this will be of any value to you, but its all i have.

Pat tc,
The seller of that barrel is the same guy that sold that Bailey Beaver trap a few years back with the Fake looking Gibbs Hand stamping on it that looked like a four year old stamped it. Probably the same kid that stenciled that barrel with a black magic marker. Buyer beware as they are out there.

Best thing we as members here can do is post our suspicions here on this forum as soon as we see them,,don't accuse just state what you honestly believe,,I know I would appreciate a heads up,,,,,I wonder if the buyer on that herters bear trap with the ATC pan has found his error,,,

I just got this message from the seller of the barrel wanting me to show proof it is not a fake:

Hi Pat, would you please have your friend post a picture of a Newhouse shipping barrel? Not the picture of decals or Triumph barrel. I follow online comments too as well as the jokster who made homemade nailkegs based on this barrel. Opinions don't change the fact that you were given a complete and truthful description of the barrel YOU received, complete with measurements. If you don't want it,Why don't you sell it on line. Sincerely, Mary

This just got even more interesting.

Seems like proof that it is authentic should be with the seller. In my opinion.

Ebays Authenticity disclaimer policy:

Sellers should make sure that their items are authentic before listing them on eBay. Sellers may not disclaim knowledge of, or responsibility for, the authenticity or legality of the items they offer in their listings. If a seller cannot verify the authenticity of an item, it can't be listed on eBay.

Make sure your listing follows these guidelines. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including limits of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.
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Sellers are not allowed to:
List items that aren't authentic
List items if they're not sure if they are authentic
In addition, sellers can't disclaim authenticity of their item by stating, for example:
"I cannot guarantee the authenticity of this item, so please bid accordingly."
"Vintage handbag Chanel???"
"Looks like this could be a Louis Vuitton bag"
"I believe this is painted by Degas, but I can't be sure."
"I got this from an estate sale, so I have no idea if it's real or not."
"The autograph looks real to me."
"I'm no expert, so look at the pictures and decide for yourself if it's real."

If I remember correctly this same seller sold a Bailey beaver trap fasley stamped as Gibbs in 2014. So I would have to seriously question the authenticity of this one.

I didn't see the listing in 2014 of a bailey live beaver. There is either two of them out there or the buyer of the one in 2014 put it back on ebay. I saw a Bailey live beaver trap, hand stamper Gibbs, on ebay a month or so ago.

Here is the live Beaver trap that sold recently.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibbs-Live-Trap-...=p2047675.l2557