Of all the wacky things I've seen on ebay...

[Alan Rabe]

I wish I had the money to buy it. I take up to delicate arch and burn it.

[John Jarosz]

Just don't wear that meter holster into an airport.

I have one too. Had no idea people were THAT crazy.

John

[David A. Goldfarb]

I don't know if the set of 20 8x20 Mido holders is worth $2000, but I suppose they are rare and hard to find.

Vaughn

Before the auction ended he added 10 more to the set, and I was the only bidder for all 31, as it turns out, plus a spare darkslide with three clamshells at $1200. They usually sell for more than new plastic holders, so I feel like I got a good deal at about $40/holder. It was a big financial commitment, but I've been looking for these for years and always getting outbid at $80-100/holder. Three of them look like they need small repairs, which I can do, and of course I'll keep track in case any have leaks.

As for why he's selling, one can only speculate, but he has expanded to three or four galleries recently, at a time when tourism to locations like Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon where two of them are located, is down, and if you hunt around, you can see that he's been sued by one of his building contractors. On the other hand, he's also won a few auctions for high end items recently, so maybe he's just trying other things.