Big Auction Time: Gen 1 Bottle Caps!
Edit: Auction closed! Time to start tallying up the winners!
Up for auction today we have some rare bottle caps from Thailand featuring most of the first 150 Pokemon! (Sorry, no Mew!)
Here's a little more information about the caps:
Each cap is decorated with an image of the Pokemon, its number, and what I'm guessing is its name in Thai.
I'm guessing that these were all actually on bottles at some point!
The paint is a little glossy, though not overly so. They are in 'used' condition: most are in pretty good shape and I didn't notice any defects, some have some small scratches (like Jolteon), and a few have some pretty visible scratches. (I'll try to note those in that last category.)
Here's a size comparison shot with a DS cartridge. Each cap is about 1 1/8" diameter, a little bigger than the bottle cap for Izze drinks...sorry, I don't drink anything more well known than that!
Interested? Ok, great! Here are the terms:
* All caps will have a set start price, defined in the comment. Most caps start at $3, though some are more and some are only $1 to start.
* Please bid in increments of at least $1!
* I'll accept bids until next Sunday 8/29 at 9 AM CST - look here to see what time that is for you!
* Please reply in the bid thread (to the current highest bidder) or your bid won't be counted.
* If you want a bigger picture of a cap, please ask in the question thread - but, please also remember that all the pictures are clickable for much larger versions.
* I will be shipping from the US by USPS. Bids do not include shipping, packaging materials, or fees, though they shouldn't be very much since these are small, light caps - shipping for a single cap to anywhere will be $2.50, with little increase for additional caps.
* I take payment by PayPal for everything, and can also take check/money order payments from people in the US if the total is over $10.
* I won't sell to pkmncollectors' banned members.
* I would gladly trade for things on my wanted list. If we do agree on a trade, I'll give you a certain bid value for your items - it wouldn't be fair for me to straight trade a cap other people are bidding on.
* We are a non-smoking household, but do have one cat. He hasn't come into contact with these so it shouldn't be much of a problem, but take caution if you're very allergic. The previous owner kept these in a display case.
* If it comes to it, I can accept payment plans for totals of $40 or more, but only if I've dealt with you in the past and know you're reliable. I will need the first installment within a few days, and the other payments once a week after that.
* Please pay within 3 days of me giving you a total. I really don't want to be chasing people for payments with this many things up for sale!
* This is a pkmncollectors sale, so any non-paying bidders will be reported per the policy. Please only bid what you can and intend to pay!
Ok, onto the caps!
To avoid killing your connection and our server I've just included thumbnails for each set in this post. Click the picture for a bigger version if there's a Pokemon you want in there!
Lot 1: Bulbasaur - Beedrill
Lot 2: Pidgey - Nidoqueen
Lot 3: Nidoran M - Paras
Vulpix & Ninetales closeup
Lot 4: Parasect - Poliwrath
Growlithe & Arcanine closeup
Yes, someone made a mistake here and it wasn't the collector that gathered these! One of the Poliwhirls shows #60 and the other shows #61, so I think whoever made these caps made a mistake and forgot Poliwag. Poliwhirls closeup
Lot 5: Abra - Ponyta
Abra, Kadabra & Alakazam closeup
Lot 6: Rapidash - Gastly
Lot 7: Haunter - Lickitung
Haunter & Gengar closeup
Lot 8: Koffing - Electabuzz
Lot 9: Magmar - Articuno
Lot 10: Zapdos - Mewtwo
Any Pokemon not shown in these pictures already has a home. I think I got everyone here in the bid threads, but if there's a Pokemon in the picture without a thread, please let me know!
I'm not sure how well this will work with all the bids going on, but I'll try and make it easier to find the threads by linking the pages here:
Page 1: Bulbasaur - Arbok (1-24)
Page 2: Pikachu - Diglett (25-50)
Page 3: Dugtrio - Golem (51-76)
Page 4: Ponyta - Exeggcute (77-102)
Page 5: Exeggutor - Magikarp (103-129)
Page 6: Gyarados - Mewtwo (130-150)
Happy bidding! ^_^
Up for auction today we have some rare bottle caps from Thailand featuring most of the first 150 Pokemon! (Sorry, no Mew!)
Here's a little more information about the caps:
Each cap is decorated with an image of the Pokemon, its number, and what I'm guessing is its name in Thai.
I'm guessing that these were all actually on bottles at some point!
The paint is a little glossy, though not overly so. They are in 'used' condition: most are in pretty good shape and I didn't notice any defects, some have some small scratches (like Jolteon), and a few have some pretty visible scratches. (I'll try to note those in that last category.)
Here's a size comparison shot with a DS cartridge. Each cap is about 1 1/8" diameter, a little bigger than the bottle cap for Izze drinks...sorry, I don't drink anything more well known than that!
Interested? Ok, great! Here are the terms:
* All caps will have a set start price, defined in the comment. Most caps start at $3, though some are more and some are only $1 to start.
* Please bid in increments of at least $1!
* I'll accept bids until next Sunday 8/29 at 9 AM CST - look here to see what time that is for you!
* Please reply in the bid thread (to the current highest bidder) or your bid won't be counted.
* If you want a bigger picture of a cap, please ask in the question thread - but, please also remember that all the pictures are clickable for much larger versions.
* I will be shipping from the US by USPS. Bids do not include shipping, packaging materials, or fees, though they shouldn't be very much since these are small, light caps - shipping for a single cap to anywhere will be $2.50, with little increase for additional caps.
* I take payment by PayPal for everything, and can also take check/money order payments from people in the US if the total is over $10.
* I won't sell to pkmncollectors' banned members.
* I would gladly trade for things on my wanted list. If we do agree on a trade, I'll give you a certain bid value for your items - it wouldn't be fair for me to straight trade a cap other people are bidding on.
* We are a non-smoking household, but do have one cat. He hasn't come into contact with these so it shouldn't be much of a problem, but take caution if you're very allergic. The previous owner kept these in a display case.
* If it comes to it, I can accept payment plans for totals of $40 or more, but only if I've dealt with you in the past and know you're reliable. I will need the first installment within a few days, and the other payments once a week after that.
* Please pay within 3 days of me giving you a total. I really don't want to be chasing people for payments with this many things up for sale!
* This is a pkmncollectors sale, so any non-paying bidders will be reported per the policy. Please only bid what you can and intend to pay!
Ok, onto the caps!
To avoid killing your connection and our server I've just included thumbnails for each set in this post. Click the picture for a bigger version if there's a Pokemon you want in there!
Lot 1: Bulbasaur - Beedrill
Lot 2: Pidgey - Nidoqueen
Lot 3: Nidoran M - Paras
Vulpix & Ninetales closeup
Lot 4: Parasect - Poliwrath
Growlithe & Arcanine closeup
Yes, someone made a mistake here and it wasn't the collector that gathered these! One of the Poliwhirls shows #60 and the other shows #61, so I think whoever made these caps made a mistake and forgot Poliwag. Poliwhirls closeup
Lot 5: Abra - Ponyta
Abra, Kadabra & Alakazam closeup
Lot 6: Rapidash - Gastly
Lot 7: Haunter - Lickitung
Haunter & Gengar closeup
Lot 8: Koffing - Electabuzz
Lot 9: Magmar - Articuno
Lot 10: Zapdos - Mewtwo
Any Pokemon not shown in these pictures already has a home. I think I got everyone here in the bid threads, but if there's a Pokemon in the picture without a thread, please let me know!
I'm not sure how well this will work with all the bids going on, but I'll try and make it easier to find the threads by linking the pages here:
Page 1: Bulbasaur - Arbok (1-24)
Page 2: Pikachu - Diglett (25-50)
Page 3: Dugtrio - Golem (51-76)
Page 4: Ponyta - Exeggcute (77-102)
Page 5: Exeggutor - Magikarp (103-129)
Page 6: Gyarados - Mewtwo (130-150)
Happy bidding! ^_^