tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post8749785914497213516..comments2024-03-10T16:18:44.220-07:00Comments on Western Bottle News: How rare is it?Rick Simihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08482738207230371864noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-75437626304392456112010-03-07T12:20:22.536-08:002010-03-07T12:20:22.536-08:00I agree with all you guys, but in defense of the a...I agree with all you guys, but in defense of the authors of the books in question, I believe that the rarity ratings were an educated guess buy the authors after talking to a lot of collectors about what they had in their collections. ( as in Ring Ham).Also it makes the book more valuable as a guide, which I suppose is the end result....Sell more books...AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-17939056518112616092010-03-06T10:14:35.793-08:002010-03-06T10:14:35.793-08:00Anyone have a guess on how many Henley's "...Anyone have a guess on how many Henley's "OK Bitters" there are? I'm guessing ten+. Thoughts appreciated. THanks.<br />-RobRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787496781291204023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-90117007280426209392010-03-05T08:59:03.448-08:002010-03-05T08:59:03.448-08:00I don't buy this ambiguous "rating system...I don't buy this ambiguous "rating system" either.Mike Dolcinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100009168892063834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-35529567036448697272010-03-05T05:46:17.725-08:002010-03-05T05:46:17.725-08:00Sorry about removing the previous post I forgot to...Sorry about removing the previous post I forgot to use spell check... rs<br /><br />I agree with GP, just how did these ratings come about.<br /> <br />Now let me ask this - If there are say 16 examples of a particular bottle and it is considered rare and one collector owns 13 of the 16 examples does that make the other 3 bottles "Extremely Rare"? <br />What if the 16 examples were owned by 16 different collectors? Would the bottle be considered common?<br />rsRick Simihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482738207230371864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-24265979509309847022010-03-05T05:43:13.187-08:002010-03-05T05:43:13.187-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rick Simihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482738207230371864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842291092692051858.post-86006169668067567132010-03-04T20:05:03.495-08:002010-03-04T20:05:03.495-08:00I have never understood how in the world those guy...I have never understood how in the world those guys came up with numbers like that for a bottle rating system. Those kind of rarity ratings in my opinion are quite misleading and only the opinion of 2 people that far to many collectors buy into. In no way do they reflect an actual or realistic rating or consensus among collectors as a whole. A coin, stamp or almost any other collectible of 150 or less known would be considered extremely rare. If 150 is considered common then what would something like a Bromo at say 500,000 known to exsist be? Uhhhhhhh how about super common or maybe maxi common or how about beyond common, I give up...........Golden Plantationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166054735236043051noreply@blogger.com