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Special rare scrimshaw sale

Added to the Old Boat Blog on January 29, 2008 at 10:49 am EST

There is currently a special collection of 5 pieces of scrimshaw for auction on eBay. The pieces are being sold in individual auctions by user arik619, and each has an opening bid of $100. We will be tracking the auctions’ progress here on www.Maritime-Antiques.com until they are finished in about 9 days from now.

Each piece is an orca whale tooth. All are Alaskan Inuit pieces. The seller is in La Jolla, California, and will ship worldwide.

Overview of the 5 scrimshaw pieces from arik619’s ebay auction:

Click pic to enlarge	Our nickname	Opening bid	Current bid	No. of bids	High bidder
	Vertical Whale	$100	-	0	-
	Surfers	$100	-	0	-
	Birds	$100	-	0	-
	Whale Tail	$100	-	0	-
	Horizontal Whale	$100	$100	1	flatlander01

Check back on this blog to see the daily progress of these scrimshaw pieces. The easiest way is to subscribe to the blog’s feed. We are tracking these auctions because we’re curious how 5 very similar auctions will plot different courses based on chance.

NOTE: This blog is not affiliated with this eBay seller and has no relationship whatsoever with him or her. Although this site does receive a commission on eBay purchases made by its users, our tracking of these auctions is merely because we’re fans of nautical antiques and like to watch trends and bidding activity. If you share these traits with us, this is for you!

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