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<p>[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 8963, member: 28"]Prices are all over the place. Generally eBay is not the best venue -- it's usually mostly antique dealers who shop for andirons here and that's reflected in final sales results. Retail customers need to get their hands on them before buying. </p><p><br /></p><p>Brass overall was out of favor for a while, but seems to be coming back. I would probably wait for a while until it gets cooler (although I sold two sets last week in Atlanta). I assume the cross bar has the same torpedo shaped ends as the log stops? Pricing also depends on height -- the bigger the better, but of course exceptions here too. Yours look to be about 18"?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you decide to sell on eBay, I would expect that with the cross bar you might get $125-75 or so. And if you do sell, ship the cross bar separately, or it will make the package go into oversize. And disassemble for easier and safer shipping.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="birgittaw, post: 8963, member: 28"]Prices are all over the place. Generally eBay is not the best venue -- it's usually mostly antique dealers who shop for andirons here and that's reflected in final sales results. Retail customers need to get their hands on them before buying. Brass overall was out of favor for a while, but seems to be coming back. I would probably wait for a while until it gets cooler (although I sold two sets last week in Atlanta). I assume the cross bar has the same torpedo shaped ends as the log stops? Pricing also depends on height -- the bigger the better, but of course exceptions here too. Yours look to be about 18"? If you decide to sell on eBay, I would expect that with the cross bar you might get $125-75 or so. And if you do sell, ship the cross bar separately, or it will make the package go into oversize. And disassemble for easier and safer shipping.[/QUOTE]
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