I could do this in the Sales and Auctions thread but I don't see a lot of these for sale so thought it maybe deserved a thread of its own: in a few minutes there will be two Melvins Zippos on Ebay, I'm reliably informed.
They're like buses. You wait ages then two come together.
i love your anecdotes man
http://cgi.ebay.com/MELVINS-ZIPPO-SKULL-BUDDY-LIMITED-EDITION-/250673105009?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5d480871 (http://cgi.ebay.com/MELVINS-ZIPPO-SKULL-BUDDY-LIMITED-EDITION-/250673105009?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5d480871)
250+ bucks to light my smoke. goddamn the market.
Quote from: Uncle Fester on July 30, 2010, 10:57:03 AM
250+ bucks to light my smoke. goddamn the market.
I think it used to belong to Kevin Rutmanis, if that helps.
Quote from: jules on July 30, 2010, 11:02:37 AM
Quote from: Uncle Fester on July 30, 2010, 10:57:03 AM
250+ bucks to light my smoke. goddamn the market.
I think it used to belong to Kevin Rutmanis, if that helps.
Why would you say that? Is Kevin getting hard up for $$?
Quote from: jonE5 on July 30, 2010, 12:06:27 PM
Quote from: jules on July 30, 2010, 11:02:37 AM
Quote from: Uncle Fester on July 30, 2010, 10:57:03 AM
250+ bucks to light my smoke. goddamn the market.
I think it used to belong to Kevin Rutmanis, if that helps.
Why would you say that? Is Kevin getting hard up for $$?
He's recently auctioned some stuff on ebay (Qee bears, Fetuses, tins of Melvins meat, etc) saying that he was doing some 'spring cleaning'. Imminently there'll be another Qee available that (allegedly) used to be his, that has "fuck you Kevin" written on the leg by the artist who made them, being sold by a friend of his. I hope she doesn't mind me mentioning this here, it can't hurt sales and I believe it to be in the public interest.
Wow!
Question: Was the Zippo, the Shit Sandwich 7" and a poster sold as a 'package' at the Oct 2001 Grumpy's gigs? Anybody?
Quote from: jules on August 22, 2010, 04:39:00 AM
Question: Was the Zippo, the Shit Sandwich 7" and a poster sold as a 'package' at the Oct 2001 Grumpy's gigs? Anybody?
Yes. Sold as a mail order package through amrep as well. Why?
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on August 22, 2010, 06:57:23 AM
Quote from: jules on August 22, 2010, 04:39:00 AM
Question: Was the Zippo, the Shit Sandwich 7" and a poster sold as a 'package' at the Oct 2001 Grumpy's gigs? Anybody?
Yes. Sold as a mail order package through amrep as well. Why?
Aah, thanks. A poster has appeared on ebay that I fancy; now I fancy it a bit more knowing it was part of a set:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-October-15-16-2006-/320579327637?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Melvins-October-15-16-2006-/320579327637?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0)
The year date appears wrong though, should be 2001, I think.
Jules I am looking to get rid of that poster, check the classifieds bro.
I just spoke to someone on the miracle of the telephone who told me that during the Zippo-a-Go-Go / Shit Sandwich gig in Minne, there were a handful of "Shit Sandwich" zippos for sale. Can anyone confirm this, tell me how many exist, and does anybody have one they'd like to take a picture of using the miracle of photography and share with us?
I'd be surprised if it's true, but who knows.
highly unlikely, but there were zippo a go go lighters:
(http://apurgeofdissidents.com/shop/images/grumpys.jpg)
The skull buddy is the shit sandwich zippo, same thing. I am also pretty sure that I remember the package deal on the amrep site as being limited to only 30/40 sets. Bought mine through amrep and the price was 49.99. Would be an odd number of zippos, so there may have been a very few individual ones for sale. Glad I have been able to get most of my stuff through amrep over the years.
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/8744/img4906c.jpg)
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/323/img4911m.jpg)
If you wait long enough.....here's a UK-based, piss-cheap Melvins Zippo:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MELVINS-ZIPPO-LIGHTER-AMREP-FLAMERITE-COLLECTOR-ITEM-/110673837319?pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item19c4acbd07 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MELVINS-ZIPPO-LIGHTER-AMREP-FLAMERITE-COLLECTOR-ITEM-/110673837319?pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item19c4acbd07)
Quote from: jules on April 11, 2011, 01:43:12 PM
If you wait long enough.....here's a UK-based, piss-cheap Melvins Zippo:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MELVINS-ZIPPO-LIGHTER-AMREP-FLAMERITE-COLLECTOR-ITEM-/110673837319?pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item19c4acbd07 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MELVINS-ZIPPO-LIGHTER-AMREP-FLAMERITE-COLLECTOR-ITEM-/110673837319?pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item19c4acbd07)
Well, at the moment it's piss cheap. We'll see in six days.