Growing up, we had a chair that one half of our family claimed was green, and the other half brown. These handles recently listed on eBay (here and here) are similar, I see red, but also admit to the possibility that they are orange.
If you are one of the Revere Ware collectors who shares the fascination with colored handles with the people that seem to bid these up quite high, now is your chance.
Here is an interesting piece currently for sale on eBay, a 10 quart stock pot.
First of all, what a great starting price for a new in box (NIB) item, only $35. If you are looking for a nice Revere Ware stock pot, I’d jump on this.
What makes this interesting is the confluence of styles. On the one hand, it has the vintage handles.
On the other hand, it does not have the process patent stamp, which I’ve always seen on this style stock pot (with those handles).
I also don’t believe I’ve ever seen a 10 quart stock pot with those style handles.
My guess is that this is something that was produced around 1968, just when Revere Ware was transitioning from the vintage era to the newer (cheaper) era of cookware.
Glancing through my saved search results from eBay this week, I’ve come across some great finds.
The first is expensive, but rare; a brand new vintage 4 quart stock pot.
Next, we have a new, and incredibly cheap, drip coffee maker. I just love these.
Finally, the sought after square skillet, for a very chip starting bid.
Personally, I’ve waited years sometimes to find the right item at the right price on eBay. Simply setting some saved searches and keeping up with the results will often help you find the hard-to-find piece, or a more common piece at a good price.
I’ve always thought these pots were about as rare as the square skillet. This week has us finding a lot of great deals on some nice bail handled pots (one, two, and three). The 8-quart one in particular is pretty uncommon from my experience. In fact, there are quite a few available on eBay right now for pretty cheap.
The deals on square skillets, one of the more rare and typically pricey items for sale on eBay, continues, with the two below (one and two). If you have always wanted a square skillet, either one of these would make a great addition to any collection.
Square skillets are almost always listed for $100 or more on eBay, as either a starting bid price or a buy-it-now price. But there is little indication of whether they are actually selling at that price. Here is one that should be interesting, an auction for the 11″ (larger size) square skillet starting at just $9.99.
If you are looking for a square skillet, this is a great one to bid one. It will be interesting to see what it ultimately sells for.
Update
Here is another square skillet starting at a very low bit (although this one has no lid).
This weeks deal is for a square skillet, which usually sell in the hundreds. This one, with out a lid, is listed for a starting bid of just $9.99.
You may guess from our blog posts that I spend a fair amount of time looking for things on eBay, and you would be correct. One of the most puzzling phenomenon is some sellers belief that rare equals valuable, despite evidence to the contrary. Consider this listing for an Apple Macintosh Picasso poster.
This seller has relisted this item continuously for at least 5 years, at a similar price. You think they would have gotten the message by now that no-one wants to pay that much for such a thing.
Along those lines comes a listing for a post-vintage era new skillet.
As most people familiar with just a little of the Revere Ware product history know, this particular skillet, while new, is far inferior to the ones made prior to 1968. A similar used one can be had for about $35-$40 on eBay, often cheaper, and probably far less at your local thrift store. And here is a brand new similar type sauce pan being offered for only $25.
It all points to wishful thinking. I would be shocked if this sold for such a price.
This weeks eBay deal includes two of my favorite items – the square skillet and a skillet with egg poaching insert.
Square skillets are quite rare, and they typically list alone in the high 100 dollar range.
While the prices are pretty high, seller belles*lettres sure does know how to present items for sale.
The staging of the items, from a photographic standpoint is just superb.
