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Post by webb on Jan 1, 2022 18:24:09 GMT -5
Has anyone ever been to a mold auction??
I have been told/invited to go to a mold auction, sounds fun, right.
I think we will, just got to learn more about it.
One coming up in February in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
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Post by pollock1972 on Jan 1, 2022 18:31:53 GMT -5
no but its sounds like a blast  |
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Post by webb on Jan 1, 2022 18:35:05 GMT -5
no but its sounds like a blast Yes it does! I had a guy put a bug in my ear about the organization putting it on, idk!😁😁 Don't want to be a drama, sorry Drama!!!   |
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Post by webb on Feb 21, 2022 11:40:49 GMT -5
Headed to OCPA auction tomorrow with the Boss.
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Post by johnf on Feb 21, 2022 14:25:26 GMT -5
I would imagine that you would find the most unusual and unique molds there. Probably some giant ones too I would think. Good place to network.
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Post by johnf on Feb 21, 2022 14:39:51 GMT -5
OCPA facebook pics show a vendor selling what looks like 5 gallon pails of rubber. Hopefully you'll see a fair price plus no shipping. win/win Hope you have a great time webb.
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Post by webb on Feb 21, 2022 15:20:40 GMT -5
OCPA facebook pics show a vendor selling what looks like 5 gallon pails of rubber. Hopefully you'll see a fair price plus no shipping. win/win Hope you have a great time webb. Yeah i hope to see alot. I will report. The down side is we will be there one day. 3.5 to 4 hours there. I am looking to go to the concrete lady's event this year also.😁😁 |
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Post by movieboy on Feb 21, 2022 16:35:34 GMT -5
Have you ever been to auctions in general?
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Post by webb on Feb 21, 2022 16:57:42 GMT -5
Have you ever been to auctions in general? Kinda, but this is different, right!!?? |
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Post by movieboy on Feb 21, 2022 19:00:46 GMT -5
Have you ever been to auctions in general? Kinda, but this is different, right!!?? I used to go to auctions a lot, i had to stop as i was buying to much crap because i was able to get it cheap... Lol. It was almost an addiction. I knew i had to step away when i bid on 6 brand new parking meters...why? Because it was a strange thing to buy! Lol got the lot for 10 bucks ! Lol. Anyway, a word of advise. 1 As you brows the items ahead of the auction, if you see something you like, don't act excited or hover near it for long. That tells others there is something good there. 2 when an item comes up for sale you want don't jump in to fast. Wait till others bid and battle it out. By waiting, it shows less interest and if you wait till just before the hammer drops to place your bid , that way others think your buying just because you can, but dont really need it, and they avoid over bidding you. 3 bid minimums and only minimums over others bids. Sounds like obvious advise but its easy to get sucked into the excitement. Its easy to pay more for something than its worth because one looses focus on its worth. I had some very profitable buys. My favorite was an entire skid of hardware, screws , nails, ect. Hundreds of types and sizes...my price, 10 bucks for the skid. I still have some 20 years later lol
Oh, one last thing, have fun, if something gets past you it just wasn't meant to be!
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Post by johnf on Feb 21, 2022 19:54:03 GMT -5
Sound advice right there and exactly why I don't gamble cause I lose my head in the excitement. What did you end up doing with the parking meters movieboy? One in the den I can see if the wife is cool with it, then that leaves 5 left.
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Post by johnf on Feb 21, 2022 19:59:23 GMT -5
I have a spot on the side of my house where my pain in the neck neighbor across the street likes to park. (yes from across the street) I would mount a meter there where he parks and lmao.  |
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Post by movieboy on Feb 22, 2022 9:04:33 GMT -5
Sound advice right there and exactly why I don't gamble cause I lose my head in the excitement. What did you end up doing with the parking meters movieboy? One in the den I can see if the wife is cool with it, then that leaves 5 left. The meters were digital and ran on batteries, surprisingly the city has to replace 4 AA batteries each year in them. My thoughts were to turn one into a piggy bank counter but never got around to it. I ended up selling some and giving the rest away. I wish i still had them. |
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Post by webb on Feb 22, 2022 18:07:56 GMT -5
I guess my point of view was why and how, not because it is an auction.
I wanted to know the people and the atmosphere, not necessarily bid.
Yes i did learn!!! Will try to explain later.
Lot of history in just a small amount of time we where there.
We meet The Concrete Lady!!! The Boss and her hit it off, both talkers!!! She is 74 and husband 86, i talked to him for about
15 minutes. He was the inside scoop!!
Right now it is a seller's market.
I will try and expl more later, very cool.
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Post by movieboy on Feb 22, 2022 20:52:51 GMT -5
Were many of their molds from big production companies or mainly from smaller sellers like most of us?
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Post by webb on Feb 23, 2022 8:46:53 GMT -5
Were many of their molds from big production companies or mainly from smaller sellers like most of us? I took pics on my phone just got to move them. There is alot to tell. I think we only there for less than two hours, but it was non stop meeting and learning. I been knowing some of these people through the Facebook. The main auction is for tough nut concrete people and more. The prices where going hi because concrete and molds are hot items right now!!! Best to make your own. Meet some big vendors, meet concrete lady and her family. Wow just alot of history from all. Short answer would be i guess production type, some as tall as me!!! |
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Post by webb on Feb 23, 2022 13:25:37 GMT -5
Here is a short vid. My mind was not in thinking about pics or i would have took alot more.
As soon as we hit the doors, i looked for people to talk to.
This is the main floor of the auction.
I didn't get pics like i wanted to, sorry!!!
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Post by movieboy on Feb 23, 2022 19:23:12 GMT -5
Here is a short vid. My mind was not in thinking about pics or i would have took alot more. As soon as we hit the doors, i looked for people to talk to. This is the main floor of the auction. I didn't get pics like i wanted to, sorry!!! Hey web i like the music in your vids but i miss your narration...im just an old school kind a guy lol. Have you ever experimented with making vacuum abs molds for flat work? Saw some in the videos and it raised some ideas... |
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Post by webb on Feb 24, 2022 6:06:33 GMT -5
Here is a short vid. My mind was not in thinking about pics or i would have took alot more. As soon as we hit the doors, i looked for people to talk to. This is the main floor of the auction. I didn't get pics like i wanted to, sorry!!! Hey web i like the music in your vids but i miss your narration...im just an old school kind a guy lol. Have you ever experimented with making vacuum abs molds for flat work? Saw some in the videos and it raised some ideas... Check out Leonard Jones on here. He makes his molds and living with abs molds. Gunz has done some work on here also. i dont care for it myself, except for the bench tops and legs i have bought from Leonard.  |
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Post by webb on Feb 24, 2022 6:15:30 GMT -5
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Post by movieboy on Feb 24, 2022 9:22:13 GMT -5
I would like to make one of my maple leaf. How thick is the abs they use? |
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Post by webb on Feb 24, 2022 11:26:10 GMT -5
I would like to make one of my maple leaf. How thick is the abs they use? idk right off hand, the thickest i think is 3/16" which super thick. |
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Post by movieboy on Feb 24, 2022 12:35:59 GMT -5
I would like to make one of my maple leaf. How thick is the abs they use? idk right off hand, the thickest i think is 3/16" which super thick. Something else for me to explore. Might give me an excuse to make a vacuum forming machine... Lol |
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Post by pollock1972 on Mar 6, 2022 2:55:09 GMT -5
holy poo batman nothing like that over my side of the world
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Post by webb on Mar 6, 2022 15:31:06 GMT -5
holy poo batman nothing like that over my side of the world Yeah, and i am just now learning and going to these auctions!! Diy people really want fit in. The Jenkins family did smallish stuff on our level. Great fiberglass and great rubber.😁😁 |
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Post by pollock1972 on Mar 6, 2022 19:00:04 GMT -5
holy poo batman nothing like that over my side of the world Yeah, and i am just now learning and going to these auctions!! Diy people really want fit in. The Jenkins family did smallish stuff on our level. Great fiberglass and great rubber.😁😁 lol id have to sit on my hands who im i kidding the wife wouldn't even let me go  |
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Post by movieboy on Mar 8, 2022 12:36:07 GMT -5
Yeah, and i am just now learning and going to these auctions!! Diy people really want fit in. The Jenkins family did smallish stuff on our level. Great fiberglass and great rubber.😁😁 lol id have to sit on my hands  who im i kidding the wife wouldn't even let me go  I hear ya big time..... |
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Post by webb on Jul 12, 2022 15:03:36 GMT -5
Mold auction is coming up again in Pigion Forge next week.
I don't plan on going, but who knows!😁😁
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Post by vwsnoopy on Oct 7, 2022 10:52:40 GMT -5
In your opinion is it worth paying the associations dues and then auction admission? Do you get anything else out of the deal? Newsletter or even a sticker ?
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Post by webb on Oct 7, 2022 10:59:46 GMT -5
In your opinion is it worth paying the associations dues and then auction admission? Do you get anything else out of the deal? Newsletter or even a sticker ? i think its worth visiting an auction. Join if you plan on buying and selling, thats seems to be what it is about. |
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who im i kidding the wife wouldn't even let me go 
