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dr_monkey
Mar 16, 2006, 2:13 PM
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The seller delisted the fifi hooks before the auction ended :lol: . I wonder if he saw this thread. I know that there are others out there who are addicted to E-bay. Post up if you find some good ones.
Cheers,
DRS
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sevrdhed
Mar 16, 2006, 2:33 PM
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It's really much more likely that this gear is inherited, or purchased from a garage sale or something similar. A lot of people get a lot of crap that they really know nothing about, do some very basic research on it to make a description, and then try to sell it for more than they got it for on eBay.
Or hey, maybe this guy just boulders and he won 'em in a comp! :lol:
Steve
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mikej
Mar 16, 2006, 5:08 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I found this in the climbing gear. Sweet! Now I can be a real ninja!
Hmm, not sure which one is appropriate. 8^) ? :shock: ? :cry: ? :lol: ?
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mikej
Mar 16, 2006, 5:09 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I found this in the climbing gear. Sweet! Now I can be a real ninja!
Hmm, not sure which one is appropriate. 8^) ? :shock: ? :cry: ? :lol: ?
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builttospill
Mar 17, 2006, 1:09 AM
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That vintage climbing shit you see on eBay is primarily stuff inherited, found at garage sales, estate sales, etc. What climber carries around old webbing, first editions of climbing books, figure eights and hobnail boots? I mean, come on.....no one steals that kind of stuff. It's estate-sale stuff.
Now, if you see an entire rack on eBay and the description seems kind of clueless, then MAYBE I'd think it was stolen. You'd be surprised that NOT that much stolen stuff is sold on eBay. Police departments are pretty wise to it and check it just like they check pawnshops (at least the semi-thorough ones do). Yahoo Auctions, and other less-reputable places are more likely to have stolen stuff.
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octarine
Mar 20, 2006, 12:40 PM
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Woah, I've never even seen hex/stoppers like those purple things, but I'm a rookie- so if it isn't mainstream I pretty much don't get it. At least I can get triples in blue!
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clarki
Mar 20, 2006, 12:59 PM
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You guys are goobers. Some of that old gear is truly cool, and much of it is still usable in certain situations. Agreed, the first guy was a dipshit but the rest? Ever needed to beef up or replace a fixed anchor? Ever need a couple old biners for bail gear? And what about those Camp hexes---those are certainly worth buying if just because they look neat!
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bill413
Mar 20, 2006, 2:08 PM
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Well, either the "original owner" had a memory lapse, or ...
Those purple things (which have 5 sides, so they wouldn't be hex stoppers) are "pentanuts."
I have several purple pentanuts - they were a clever idea - offerring a range of placement sizes, but were just too dang heavy for what they offerred.
Don't think I recall seeing drilled ones though...
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anykineclimb
Mar 20, 2006, 2:25 PM
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Actually, that all looks like pretty good stuff. Sure theres some old Warthogs, but the wiregates and the wallnuts look fine.
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boss
Mar 20, 2006, 3:07 PM
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In reply to: i dig this auction. you think that gear'd make those classic climbs easier? or just more authentic? of course, i'd still need boots and a rope...
My a$$ that gear has never taken a fall. You don't get kinks in the wire on stoppers like that by sitting on gear!
Boss
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