As you know, Beer Can prices have gone crazy in the last few years (Morean Auctions and Good Guys auctions) at the same time the stock market was going up. Now, with the stock market going down this year (and down big in some sectors), beer can prices are ....... still going UP !! Does this mean bee...

Was there a find of these in the past 5-10 years ? The reason I ask is that the current Morean Auction (Lot 26) has the Bay State Beer that looks like the actual can pictured on Page 82 - see the distinctive humidity spots. Kevin calls this can an R10, unique, but if there was a recent find, this ca...

This must be flashback week for me after a 10 year absence from the hobby. Does anyone remember when Yahoo Auctions had more beer cans for sale than eBay ? It was early 1998. As background, I started collecting again in 1994 after trying to buy a coin collection, which turned out to be junk. As I wa...

Thanks for your reply. I have the Tom Waggoner example, which I won on eBay 20+ years ago as sold by John Page, the USBC photographer. It was listed as "Test Can" and was an auction that ended on a Tuesday afternoon, so I had minimal competition. In late 1999 an advanced collector offered ...

Some people take vacations to Major League Baseball stadiums to see how many ballparks they can visit. In my case with three daughters and no sons, my worldwind tours 20-25 years ago were to to take multi-city trips on my own to visit beer can collections. I still went on family vacations, but I sti...

Is the American Can Company can mentioned above (the "first" beer can) in Grade 1/1+ worth anything these days ? I'll comment further after seeing a reply or two.

Dave

To answer the questions so far: 1. Yes, that's a Blue & Gold OI, but after my poor soaking technique 15 years ago, I converted it from Grade 2+ to Grade 7-. 2. Yes, I have Viking 143-37 in that picture and also have Viking 143-33 on my other wall. I have four sections in my basement, with one se...

After a 10 year absence from the hobby, I'm back due to a fluke and a listing in an old BCCA Roster. As quick background, a long-time collector found my name in the 1999 BCCA roster and contacted me to see if I still collected. My contact information hasn't changed since 1996, so all the data in the...

I just read a post regarding one aspect of Gene's sale of a significant chunk of his collection, whereby he was hoping to get his money back (break even) on his can purchases. So, in effect, he just "rented" the Mike Farrell collection. He bought it a year or two ago for "X" and ...

Who had the Ohio Crowntainers ?

I wasn't aware of such museum, so the answer is no. We were escorted (guarded) by a translator and local contact most of the time, so we didn't have much time for sightseeing. We did get to shop a bit on one afternoon and I bought some Russian gold coins from 1912 and three crudely-made huge copper ...

My middle daughter was adopted from Russia, fully paid for by selling 48 OI cans in 1999. Our trip to Russia in 2000 to pick her up was interesting, to say the least .... She is now 16. She "retired" from competitive gymnastics when she started high school in 2013. Note: I didn't see any c...

The answer to the above riddle: You're "Russian" me.

Do you think this is true, or is it a bunch of Bolshevik ????

More History: As Matt mentions, the German assault on Russia wasn't going well back then. What did Hitler say to his Generals when they needed Hitler to make a quick decision on what to do next ?

As a follow-up to my post in General Discussion on June 15th, attached are pictures of the Crowntainer collection for sale. You can contact the seller directly at dkjschockling@msn.com. No phone calls, please (for those of you that have Kevin's phone number). If you don't get a response in a few day...

I remember that picture. Wasn't it in that post from a few years ago, where someone was trying to sell Grandpa's Old Tin cans ?

If someone can find that post and link it here, that would be appreciated.

Collectibles are tough to value, as they go in cycles. Especially those collectibles that have a smaller following. We've seen multiple threads over the years that the beer can hobby will eventually die, since the younger generation doesn't collect anything anymore. The hobby may not die, but high-e...

Thanks. I'll ask Dan to move this to the other thread.

There are many one-of-a-kind OI cans in the Lilek book. The list below provides where these cans are located, if known, by state (not collector name). Many of the current owners want to remain anonymous, which will be respected here. As a result, only the current state of residence will be listed be...

Dave Ritzenthaler (aka Dave Rust), RB 379 BCCA 29185 I started collecting in 1974 in Milwaukee, quit in 1979 when I went to college, and didn't start back up again until 1993 when my Mom called, wanting to throw away my collection from the past. I brought my collection with me to Ohio in 1993 and go...

What ever happened to the 007 Bock test can ? The rumor in the 70's was that the Rogalski Brothers had one that they obtained from a National Brewery marketing employee in Baltimore. As you may remember, the Rogalski Brothers lived in Baltimore before moving to Florida. However, I can't remember if ...

Does anyone remember any rare cans from the past that have been "lost" ? This would include knowing collectors who had certain cans, but those collectors have gone dormant, or passed away without such collections being sold by the next-of-kin. I remember reading about some Ed Ackerman cans...

As the Rolling Stones would say: "You can't always get what you want ......"

The seller is in Western Florida, so that may work. What's your first name (I don't have access to the RB directory anymore).

Thanks.

I have a friend who is looking to sell all or part of his high-grade crowntainer collection.

Who should he contact ?

Any thoughts on yesterday's Packers-Cowboys game ?

I know there are a lot of Texas collectors on this forum, and also a lot of Packer fans all around the country.

It looks like Mike was another Shooting Star in the hobby (going on a wild buying spree and then burning out). However, in Mike's case, he was more like a Super Nova, so he wins the award as Shooting Star # 1. I remember seeing a post on this a few years ago, namely a list of collectors who have spe...

It looks like Mike was another Shooting Star in the hobby (going on a wild buying spree and then burning out). However, in Mike's case, he was more like a Super Nova, so he wins the award as Shooting Star #1. I remember seeing a post on this a few years ago, namely a list of collectors who have spen...

Clarification: If you want to sell low-dollar offgrade stuff, then RB is the way to go, so NO PROBLEM with that or with RB members. However, if you want to sell higher dollar items that attempt to replace your income while employed, then Mike would say eBay is the way to go. How many higher dollar i...

LC: Watch out for all the tire kickers and no viable buyers on this site. As rlfplf would say: eBay is your best bet.