How Rare is This Heady Topper Glass?

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  1. jonnyb79

    jonnyb79 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2012 Pennsylvania

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-RARE-...491?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257ed36a5b

    I know the listing says, "Ultra Rare," but I was wondering if anyone else had this glass in their collection? It's started at about $8 and has obviously risen since. It's a little more than I would like to spend on a glass, even if it is considered a glasswhale. It's cool, but I personally like the stemless guy. I apologize in advance if any BA's have been bidding on this trying to keep it on the down low.
     
    #1 jonnyb79, Jun 12, 2013
  2. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    The graphic on that glass looks pretty shitty.
     
    #2 UCLABrewN84, Jun 12, 2013
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  3. LambicKing

    LambicKing Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Germany

    Holy mess...$92 is the current bid?

    Wait, I'm not surprised. Nope, don't have this glass (and not bidding).
     
    #3 LambicKing, Jun 12, 2013
  4. ChugLife

    ChugLife Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2012 Colorado

    Looks fugly to me.
     
    #4 ChugLife, Jun 12, 2013
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  5. Lutter

    Lutter Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2010 Texas

    IIRC... the brewers actually made these themselves in-house at The Alchemist for the first release of Heady Topper. They are extremely rare as the listing says. I've seen one before.
     
    #5 Lutter, Jun 12, 2013
  6. WassailWilly

    WassailWilly Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2007 New York

    Not worth 98 bucks
    NO glass is
     
    #6 WassailWilly, Jun 12, 2013
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  7. Jparkanzky

    Jparkanzky Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2011 Ohio

    That stemless wine-glass they do is so nice, and this glass looks like a boring shape, poor graphic, etc... If I got this in a box as an extra (not knowing it was "glasswhalebro" ) I'd probably say "That's nice, just wish it would have been the stemless wine-glass" and it would probably go unused.

    Perhaps someone is just bidding up the auction intentionally, or it's really that rare and someone who over-values glassware really wants it.

    Either way, looks like a pretty boring glass to me.
     
    #7 Jparkanzky, Jun 12, 2013
  8. zekeman17

    zekeman17 Pooh-Bah (2,082) Feb 14, 2010 Pennsylvania
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    Not to you or to me, but there are at least 2 people that think is is. For every person that pays too much for something at auction, there is at least 1 person who was willing to pay one bid less.
    Wish I had a case of these tucked away.
     
    #8 zekeman17, Jun 12, 2013
  9. natejohnson126

    natejohnson126 Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2013 Vermont

    IIRC, that was the glass that accompanied that 600-bottle HT release in December 2010.
     
    #9 natejohnson126, Jun 12, 2013
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  10. dc55110

    dc55110 Savant (1,116) Oct 24, 2010 Minnesota

    I've been watching this glass rather closely, the bidding really started to get out of control yesterday afternoon. It always surprises me why people don't wait to place their bid closer to the end of the auction, not giving others time to drive up the price.
     
    #10 dc55110, Jun 12, 2013
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  11. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Maven (1,338) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    They're a bunch of amatures. Back in my Ebay obsessed days in the early 2000's I would set my alarm to wake up at all hours of the night to get a last minute snipe bid in and win auctions.
     
    #11 Jnorton00, Jun 12, 2013
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  12. jonnyb79

    jonnyb79 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Went for $100 on the dot. Hope the winning bidder has some fresh Heady to go in that glass, or should he/she just drink it from the can?
     
    #12 jonnyb79, Jun 13, 2013
  13. jaIsPoAn

    jaIsPoAn Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2012 New York

    I bought that lol
     
    #13 jaIsPoAn, Jun 13, 2013
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  14. StayWhatYouAre2

    StayWhatYouAre2 Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2010 Wisconsin

    Nice avatar...
     
    #14 StayWhatYouAre2, Jun 13, 2013
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  15. Dontcounttoday

    Dontcounttoday Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2010 Illinois

    Coming from a guy who said no one would pay $100 for an $8 glass (dld/intelligentsia mug). Not to mention your avatar...
     
    #15 Dontcounttoday, Jun 13, 2013
  16. jaIsPoAn

    jaIsPoAn Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2012 New York

    Why so serious ...
     
    #16 jaIsPoAn, Jun 13, 2013
  17. celfan

    celfan Savant (1,060) Jul 4, 2004 Vermont
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    I prefer the old alchemist guy

    [​IMG]
     
    #17 celfan, Jun 13, 2013
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  18. franklinn

    franklinn Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Vermont

    Yeah, that's a legit glass and extremely rare.

    Obviously not for everybody, but for a glass collector that's a pretty desirable piece. Not surprised it went for so much.
     
    #18 franklinn, Jun 13, 2013
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  19. celfan

    celfan Savant (1,060) Jul 4, 2004 Vermont
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    did the pub have glasses with the old alchemist logo?
     
    #19 celfan, Jun 13, 2013
  20. mnbearsfan

    mnbearsfan Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2009 Minnesota
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    I remember getting the bottle and a key chain, should have gotten the glass too. Was not a glasswhore at the time

    Dammit
     
    #20 mnbearsfan, Jun 13, 2013
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