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  1. #1
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    Aug 2008
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    old chinese medicine bottles

    do they have anyvalue? they are small like vials. Does anyone collect them?? post pics of you do!

  2. #2
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    us
    May 2009
    central, Illinois
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    do you have pictures ?
    TRADER OF TREASURES

  3. #3
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    sure I will post them later!

  4. #4
    ca
    Likely, B.C.

    Aug 2008
    Quesnel Forks, Autumn Festival ca. 1895
    703

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    I've seen a few for sale in antique stores, usually in the $12 to $20 range ($CDN).

    The restoration crew that I work with have also found a few in recent days that will add to the collection at our local museum.

    I'm glad that you used the term 'medicine' bottle and not the often mistaken 'opium' bottle.
    "It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.

  5. #5
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    I JUST POSTED THEM AS A LOT ON EBAY. HOPE I DID THE RIGHT THING.. HERE IS THE PIC..
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails old chinese medicine bottles-august132009-021.jpg  

  6. #6
    ca
    Likely, B.C.

    Aug 2008
    Quesnel Forks, Autumn Festival ca. 1895
    703

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    The one with the original box & label should be worth considerably more.
    "It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.

  7. #7
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    LIKE HOW MUCH? THERE ISN'T ANY ON EBAY EXCEPT MINE. SHOULD I HAVE A RESERVE?

  8. #8
    ca
    Likely, B.C.

    Aug 2008
    Quesnel Forks, Autumn Festival ca. 1895
    703

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    Just a WAG, but I'd say double the price of that one. I haven't had any experience with ebay, sorry.
    "It's a quest. It's a quest for fun, I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun, we're all gonna have so much #!@*^& fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our %$#@ smiles!" - Clark Griswold, National Lampoon's 'Family Vacation'.

  9. #9
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    Aug 2008
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    double the price of which one? I started the bidding at 9.99

  10. #10
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    us
    Nov 2008
    South Central Pa.
    Garrett Master Hunter 5, Ace 250
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    Hello! I don't know what they are worth, but my experience with e-bay is to base your starting fee on the lowest that you would like to get for all of them. I don't know if you acquired them for free or bought them, so that is something you have to decide. You can put a reserve on them and e-bay will usually base your insertion fee on that price. But if your item reaches the reserve price, e-bay will not charge you for the reserve fee and just base your insertion fee on your starting price. Also when you research an item on e-bay, don't forget to check the completed items box at the left of the screen and click search. That will show you if any items like yours sold in the last month and what prices they sold for! Red prices didn't sell and green ones did! 9.99 seams like a good starting bid for those neat looking bottles though
    May you find God's grace in every mistake!

  11. #11
    us
    Dec 2008
    VALLEY ALABAMA
    GARRETT GTA 500
    3,650

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    first ones i have ever seen
    STRIPPING SILVER OUT OF BANKS AT FACE

  12. #12
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    Aug 2008
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    really? wowo!

  13. #13
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    Jul 2004
    Shelbyville or any yard where the owner will let me detect!
    ace 250
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    Metal Detecting
    Banner Finds (1)

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    i hope you get a nice amount for those bottles !
    ALLEN

  14. #14
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    Aug 2008
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    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    They sold for 21.00

  15. #15
    us
    Jul 2009
    Western PA
    136

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    I think that you did well at that.

    Congrats,

    Mr R
    http://theabsorbingerrand.blogspot.com/

  16. #16
    us
    Dec 2004
    South Florida
    70's Whites TM Amphibian, HH Pulse, Ace 250
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    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: old chinese medicine bottles

    The one in the box looks like modern Ginseng.
    I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines.  I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.

 

 

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