Sellers Remorse

Anybody ever sell a trap and wish you had it back????
I recently saw a craigslist add and there in the bunch was one that fit right into that category for me.
Spent most of a day chasing it down.
It goes against what most collectors look for. It's pitted, it's rusty, no idea who made it, can't be dated...
And of course I had to pay more than what I sold it for....

BUT IT IS MINE AGAIN...

Very cool Dale. Someone gave those rivets a real whack or two.

Jim, as many traps as you've sold, there must be a few haunting you.
Matter of fact, I read somewhere about traps that have sold over a million a year. If I remember right it was VICTOR with the 110 conibear,,, GIBBS with the two trigger, and YOU with collector traps...

Out of the dozen or so traps that I actually HAVE sold in my lifetime, I can think of a couple that I would also like back.

I have done it with guns and bear traps!

Oh Darn It... I had almost forgot about the guns...

You people are sick.

Oh please!! Don't even get me started on dumping guns and collector traps, man the early 70's were costly for me....
From what I remember of it !

I can't think of any traps I regret selling (at least not off the top of my head) but I can think of at least 2 that I regret not buying. . Both were at auctions, bidding was higher than I thought it would be, money was a bit tight both times and I dropped out. Next bid bought them. Been kicking myself ever since on one of them.

Digger can you give us some info on your trap? Looks like a remodeled #4 Newhouse???

Could you divulge what trap so we can kick you too.....

The trap has no makers mark and no history that I know of except I bought it in southern Minnesota the first time and northern Minnesota the second time..
It is real close in size and construction to a #5 Newhouse..
All hand made except maybe the jawpost nuts.
If it had a round pan, I could claim I have Sewells first #5 prototype.... Or it could be the earliest FAKE ever made..

Thanks...amazing workmanship!

I can see why you rebought it, neat trap!

I'm an old lady. I couldn't take that much kicking!! LOL

Dale, that is a cool trap. I can see why you wanted it back.
I am no trap collector, but have sold a couple of guns over the years that I wish I had not. I did however not buy a trap once, and have kicked myself over it for almost a year now. My daughter and I have a fair collection of Sterling made traps. We have become friends with both Glen and Jr the last few years and have kind of started a collection, heck maybe I am a trap collector. At the last FTA, Jr. had donated an 800 with commemorative pan for the auction. I was bidding on it with intention of taking it home, but I quit bidding to soon. If I had it to do again that other fella (MZ) may have still took it home, but I would have bid a few more times. I took it as a lesson learned and now I determine how badly I want something and set a max before hand, no more thinking on the fly at auctions again for me.

Dale: Quit teasing these folks. Hit us with some details such as that thick bar of iron for a base plate and the swells in the crosspiece caused by the riveteers pounding. And more please.

Priorities were far different back then. And I am sure some of those priorities were not conducive to good memory..

You got a pretty good eye for such an old timer.
I am curious to know what traps you would like to have back.
I just hope it's not the ones your missus sold me while you were out galavanting at the MN. Trappers Convention....

So that's where all my good stuff went! I thought someone just walked off with them since there was very little in my cash box. Seriously, I think the traps I regret letting go the worst were several Hawley clutch traps, several Taylor set guns, some early stag horn clamps, some Hart and Standish long springs and some very early Blake Lamb traps that I now chase after. Just as trapper48 said up above, the 70s were a great time for me finding stuff but I let most slip through my fingers.

That's not pitted I can show you pitting LOL.