Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: cohunt]
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04/22/19 08:20 PM
04/22/19 08:20 PM
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DiggerDale
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Very cool Dale. Someone gave those rivets a real whack or two. Jim, as many traps as you've sold, there must be a few haunting you. Matter of fact, I read somewhere about traps that have sold over a million a year. If I remember right it was VICTOR with the 110 conibear,,, GIBBS with the two trigger, and YOU with collector traps...
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: DiggerDale]
#6523548
04/22/19 09:00 PM
04/22/19 09:00 PM
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cohunt
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Out of the dozen or so traps that I actually HAVE sold in my lifetime, I can think of a couple that I would also like back.
Last edited by cohunt; 04/22/19 09:59 PM.
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: MChewk]
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04/23/19 10:15 AM
04/23/19 10:15 AM
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DiggerDale
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Digger can you give us some info on your trap? Looks like a remodeled #4 Newhouse??? The trap has no makers mark and no history that I know of except I bought it in southern Minnesota the first time and northern Minnesota the second time.. It is real close in size and construction to a #5 Newhouse.. All hand made except maybe the jawpost nuts. If it had a round pan, I could claim I have Sewells first #5 prototype.... Or it could be the earliest FAKE ever made..
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: MChewk]
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04/23/19 01:02 PM
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4zebra61
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I can see why you rebought it, neat trap!
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: DiggerDale]
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04/23/19 04:00 PM
04/23/19 04:00 PM
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wissmiss
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Been kicking myself ever since on one of them. Could you divulge what trap so we can kick you too..... I'm an old lady. I couldn't take that much kicking!! LOL
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: DiggerDale]
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04/23/19 08:28 PM
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Andrew Eastwood
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Dale, that is a cool trap. I can see why you wanted it back. I am no trap collector, but have sold a couple of guns over the years that I wish I had not. I did however not buy a trap once, and have kicked myself over it for almost a year now. My daughter and I have a fair collection of Sterling made traps. We have become friends with both Glen and Jr the last few years and have kind of started a collection, heck maybe I am a trap collector. At the last FTA, Jr. had donated an 800 with commemorative pan for the auction. I was bidding on it with intention of taking it home, but I quit bidding to soon. If I had it to do again that other fella (MZ) may have still took it home, but I would have bid a few more times. I took it as a lesson learned and now I determine how badly I want something and set a max before hand, no more thinking on the fly at auctions again for me.
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: cohunt]
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04/23/19 09:38 PM
04/23/19 09:38 PM
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DiggerDale
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Dale: Quit teasing these folks. Hit us with some details such as that thick bar of iron for a base plate and the swells in the crosspiece caused by the riveteers pounding. And more please. You got a pretty good eye for such an old timer. I am curious to know what traps you would like to have back. I just hope it's not the ones your missus sold me while you were out galavanting at the MN. Trappers Convention....
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Re: Sellers Remorse
[Re: DiggerDale]
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04/23/19 09:52 PM
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cohunt
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So that's where all my good stuff went! I thought someone just walked off with them since there was very little in my cash box. Seriously, I think the traps I regret letting go the worst were several Hawley clutch traps, several Taylor set guns, some early stag horn clamps, some Hart and Standish long springs and some very early Blake Lamb traps that I now chase after. Just as trapper48 said up above, the 70s were a great time for me finding stuff but I let most slip through my fingers.
Last edited by cohunt; 04/23/19 09:53 PM.
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