A bit expensive, don't you think?

[Walter Laich]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LYMAN-429421-Hollow-Point-Bullet-Mold-Mould-Handles-/120754906768?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d8da690

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

It is HP. That said, I would suggest anybody that pays this much needs intervention counseling.

JMHO...

Rich

[69papatango]

Yup..I'm guessing they'll be holding on to those for awhile....but then again there are....(you fill in the blank) that will pay that much.

[462]

The seller's offering free shipping (medium flat rate box?) that brings the price down to about $240.

[TMSCU]

Was it once owned by someone famous?

[TXGunNut]

Was it once owned by someone famous? -TMSCU


Possibly P T Barnum. [smilie=l:

But hey! Handles are included, right?

[white eagle]

even if Elmer was casting with them himself I wouldn't pay what he is asking

[troyboy]

Must be drinking some of the water that all the other wingnuts in Chapel Hill drink.

[mooman76]

But it has free shipping!

[zuke]

But what if someone does buy-it-now :shock:

[cbrick]

It is HP. That said, I would suggest anybody that pays this much needs intervention counseling. JMHO... Rich

But geez, the seller did say this . . .

I have been casting bullets for 24 years and have seen some molds, I describe items as seen. So please bid with confidence.

That must be what makes it worth 4X it's value.

I've been casting longer than that and I've seen some molds also so all of my molds are now worth 400% more. :mrgreen:

Rick

[adrians]

maybe he is going to throw in a 44 mag side arm, but can't mention that part cos he is on flea-bay,,,,,,,,,, yer right!!!!!!!!! :kidding:
this seller is from another planet,
:evil::takinWiz::twisted:

[GLL]

Did anyone notice he mainly sells china salad plates and cereal bowls ? :) :)

Jerry

[cbrick]

Did anyone notice he mainly sells china salad plates and cereal bowls ? :) :) Jerry

But . . . But . . .

He has "seen some molds", he said so. :shock:

Rick

[Rockydog]

""He has "seen some molds", he said so.""

Probably on a bread crust or stale cheese. RD

[Love Life]

Maybe it is vintage AND rare. If we apply the same method of valuation as the seller then my beat up frankenmold (358477 with mould blocks from two different moulds) is now worth close to $190 bucks.

[Castlead]

Boy, if I can make that much from used molds on fleabay I think I will buy a bunch, use them once, then more than double my money!

[gray wolf]

So he has been casting for 24 years--and that means WHAT?
I have sweaters and some shirts older than that---
BA-hooey

[fryboy]

rick pretty much quoted what i saw about the add ...( maybe he didnt pack it right and it broke few of his ummm precious salad plates so he has to recoup .....) i do admit that it's no longer currently made but believe eric could hollow point the same mold and for cheaper ....

[ss40_70]

i have a unlimeted supply of lee single and double cavity molds that also come with handles, i can let these go for around $75 , going off his prices this is a bargain ... just give me the cash and cataloge no for any lee mold and i shall get it right to ya

[MikeS]

Ok, folks, I'll tell you what I think this is all about. I bet his wife told him to sell some of his moulds before he could buy more, so he puts this up, and when it doesn't sell he can honestly tell his wife that he 'tried' to sell his mould.

[beagle]

Fellers.....you sure do have your panties in a wad over that flea bay ad.

But he's in business to make money and I've seen moulds that were a lot less desireable go for more than that and nobody twisted their arm to make them buy them.

I personally know the seller and he probably owns more moulds (and not Lees either) than 75% of the people on this site and has been casting and trading and shooting cast longer than 24 years. I'd say he has probably cast more bullets than most on the site except the commercial casters.

Yes, he's in the china business but has taken early retirement and is in business on his own and occasionally a mould or reloading equipment comes his way. I'm willing to bet that several of your wives have done business in china with him and surely his company in the past and haven't complained when they paid your money for china or silverware.

It's a good mould for sure and not worth that to me but I've backed away from some before and not complained.

Either buy it or leave it alone./beagle

[Huntducks]

There is a sucker born everyday8-)

I have seen a few guys on here trying to sell molds for almost retail on current production.

[Four Fingers of Death]

From what I could see, it looked to be in excellent condition. A collector who wanted just that mould to round off a collection would pay that, nowwwwwwwwwww, if several of them got into a bidding war, anything is possible. Collectors are different from the rest of us. They can't rest until the 'collection' is complete.

I have a collection of the various battle rifles from the first and second world war era. I have tried to get one of each type to experience what weapons the various armies used. This style of 'collection' would not suit a 'real' collector because it has too many holes in it. I have a 6.5 Arisaka for example, a real collector would want a 7.7 and carbine and rifle examples as well. I have a 1903, a real collector would have samples of an 03A3, etc, etc. I have several Mauser98s, which give me the experience of a rifle that was used by the Germans, but I only have an 8mm Turk, an Israeli 762 and a re-furbished post war rebuild in 3006. I am happy that these provide me with the feel and experience, but once again, a 'real collector' would want an original in 8mm as used by the Germans and not just a Turk or a rebuild in 7.62 or 3006.

Strange people indeed. Like a non shooter trying to figure a shooter out, a non collector trying to work a collector out is all at sea trying to make head or tail of it.

Unfortunalely, my 'collection,' such as it is, does not include any semi auto weapons as my Government does not trust me with them. So it includes a lot of bolt rifles and a few straight pulls.

[nanuk]

I collect junk

I will sell any piece and all pieces at proper prices, shipping will be free.

most of it is "Vintage" and "collector quality"

I have a Vintage Collector Quality piece of plow wrench that was dug out of a corner of a field, has to be at least... I dunno, 70 years old?

Yours for only $300

[MBTcustom]

Somebody on e-bay thought it was worth it. That's his/her business.
I'm sure the seller smiled all the way to the bank, that's his business.
Was the seller dishonest? was the buyer mentally challenged? That is none of our business, except that your molds may be worth more to the right seller than they are to you.[smilie=l:

[Four Fingers of Death]

Like I said, if you were an avid collector looking for precisely that mould or were a died in the wool Elmer Keith fan and had the necessary disposable, everyone is happy!

[PS Paul]

Like the guy sellin' windmills said to the woman, "Ma'am, some folks like to pay $5.00 and some folks like to pay $10.00".

[Four Fingers of Death]

I once saw that women will pay a dollar for a two dollar item they don't need and men will pay two dollars for a dollar item they need.

[Ironnewt]

I once saw that women will pay a dollar for a two dollar item they don't need and men will pay two dollars for a dollar item they need.

That's because women "Shop" and men "Buy"

[Four Fingers of Death]

preeecisely!!!!

[bob208]

the price between the seller and the buyer is their business. that said maybe i should dig out my old moids sell them. i cold replace most of them with newer designs and still have some money left over. i do have that mold in hp.

[Four Fingers of Death]

I have some Lyman 4 cav nutcracker moulds and some very early Lee Hollow point 44 and 457 moulds. Icould easily live with out the nutcrackers. Unsure about the Lees though.

[fecmech]

I sold an identical mold about 2 yrs ago on the "Bay" for pretty close to the same amount. If people want the mold and are willing to pay, who are we to argue?

[felix]

I saw a painting not too long ago that joined Mrs. Walton's museum for $36M or thereabouts. Interesting, but so what? The picture does "belong" to the group displayed, but is it the last one that does so? Apparently so, but I don't know anything about art and its collective value except it looks nice. ... felix

[MBTcustom]

Now that would be something to see. A boolit mold on a fancy wooden stand right next to a Monet in a museum of classic art.

[felix]

That just might happen one of these days. If the mold could be documented with authentic paperwork to belong to the gun in that $$$ picture, you can bet 250 bucks would be a joke. ... felix

[Four Fingers of Death]

I saw a painting not too long ago that joined Mrs. Walton's museum for $36M or thereabouts. Interesting, but so what? The picture does "belong" to the group displayed, but is it the last one that does so? Apparently so, but I don't know anything about art and its collective value except it looks nice. ... felix

I could buy a lot more 'nice' than that for $30+ millyun bucks!

[splashout101]

I saw a lyman mag 20 sell for 286.90, 3.10 more would have got you a brand new one from midway.