i just ordered mine! halloween’s my favorite holiday and with this, it just makes it better! what a bottle! just looking at it give me feely-good feelings all over.

This one is a must get….like the Caldera was….

Got my order confirmation. Nick, off topic I need the next address to send these labels to!!!!!!!!!!!! (Asked in 2 EMails) This is going to go for more than a year and will be forgotten about like 2006,(I never received one for that trouble)

Got my order in about 30 seconds after it started!!! Havent gotten a confirmation yet though.:(

I would just like to say-NO THANKS. $200.00 a bottle = $59,800.00. Not a bad days wage. I hope every one that sells down the road brings $1000.00 apiece so that 299 people can say “I told you so”. Use to be if you spent $75.00 with them you got something free-didn’t and still doesn’t apply to reserves. Just made up mind to sell all my Blair’s. Anyone interested send me a PM. I’m done.

ATKRIDER on 10/4/2007 at 12:20 pm said:

I would just like to say-NO THANKS. $200.00 a bottle = $59,800.00. Not a bad days wage. I hope every one that sells down the road brings $1000.00 apiece so that 299 people can say “I told you so”. Use to be if you spent $75.00 with them you got something free-didn’t and still doesn’t apply to reserves. Just made up mind to sell all my Blair’s. Anyone interested send me a PM. I’m done.

that is why i like blogs and America. freedom of speech. thanks for voicing your opinion.

i truely respect people like yourself.

2 years?

Nice bottle, and much better than last year. Just seems a little pricey and over hyped to me. Maybe next year?

Just got mine. It looks beautiful, and I’ve always liked the Halloween Reserves. I don’t know if I’m going to sell or keep it, but I want to at least have the option of doing so. Looks like a beautiful bottle.

And, not to be stupid, but….if Blair wants to charge $1000 or $10,000 per bottle, he has that right. He’s merely ASKING for that much. What’s wrong with that? If you don’t want to buy, then don’t, but there’s zero reason to dog someone out for merely ASKING a price for a bottle (no one’s forced to buy the product). Not really following why people would get mad because of something like that…. :/

– Ryan

just to clarify Ryan, i didnt bash him at all. i just like the fact that people can say theier thoughts and beliefs on this blog.

you are right, he can charge whatever he wants. to ask 200 bucks, there must be a reason… maybe
2 years of research/design
paying 12 artist to paint 25 bottles a piece
the cost of shipping engraved bottles and resin from italy
gold skulls
time and materials
etc

i heard it through the grapvevine that the majority of his profits for his company doesnt even come from the reserves. wether thats true i cant say. just what i heard.

ATKRIDER on 10/4/2007 at 12:20 pm said:

I would just like to say-NO THANKS. $200.00 a bottle = $59,800.00. Not a bad days wage. I hope every one that sells down the road brings $1000.00 apiece so that 299 people can say “I told you so”. Use to be if you spent $75.00 with them you got something free-didn’t and still doesn’t apply to reserves. Just made up mind to sell all my Blair’s. Anyone interested send me a PM. I’m done.

Do you have the 04 Halloween?

do you have any pre-am’s? i’ll give you $199.99 bucks.

Nick Lindauer on 10/4/2007 at 12:57 pm said:

$199 a bottle is expensive but look at the work that goes into it. In the collectible hot sauce market, everyone makes money - the manufacturer, the re-seller and the collector (who in turn sells the bottle for a profit). And you know what, the manufacturer probably makes the least out of everyone on the list.

$199 for a piece of chilehead art is fine by me.

as i clearly stated that in my #10 comment.

Ryan Bell on 10/4/2007 at 12:33 pm said:

Just got mine. It looks beautiful, and I’ve always liked the Halloween Reserves. I don’t know if I’m going to sell or keep it, but I want to at least have the option of doing so. Looks like a beautiful bottle.

And, not to be stupid, but….if Blair wants to charge $1000 or $10,000 per bottle, he has that right. He’s merely ASKING for that much. What’s wrong with that? If you don’t want to buy, then don’t, but there’s zero reason to dog someone out for merely ASKING a price for a bottle (no one’s forced to buy the product). Not really following why people would get mad because of something like that…. :/

– Ryan

Hey Ryan don’t get me wrong I really do like the bottles I have and I’m not “Dogging” anyone. It’s my opinion and trust me I am opinionated. I yes I have the money to spend as I see fit and I chose not to spend it with them. Not to be a smart a$$ but maybe you’ll have better luck selling this that that T-99. How many times have you listed that anyway?? Enough said.

Negative on the 04′ Halloween. Where are the CaJohn’s bottles that cost $199 or even $100.00??? $50.00??? when purchased new. Maybe I’m missing something.

Ya know I think I just felt like starting something. It’s been way toooo quiet here lately. Now it’s started.

Sorry-forgot that one. And yes I have 1. Seems to me you got an extra with that though so I reject that answer.

oh its on.
where is parker and blane again to get things hot in here. wait, nevermind. it is hot in here cuase i am here. ROFLMAO.

i just kill myself.

ATKRIDER on 10/4/2007 at 1:09 pm said:

Negative on the 04′ Halloween. Where are the CaJohn’s bottles that cost $199 or even $100.00??? $50.00??? when purchased new. Maybe I’m missing something.

CaJohns Red Aluminum Sauce 10 collector’s bottle at JJ’s cost at show $250.00 and they all sold.

So Ryan, who’s mad? I’m not. Like you say, you wanna play, you gotta pay. I don’t wanna pay, so I ain’t gonna play.

I didn’t buy one last year. Not one regret in that decision at all. Just what I’m lookin’ at from my point of view and opinion is that it’s over priced and has been over hyped. I’m sure there was a lot of hard work involved with it, and I don’t mean to take away from that at all. But what it was hyped to be vs. what it actually turned out to be to me is just a little disappointing. Maybe my expectations were too much, or I just had a very vivid imagination of the possibilities of the outcome, but either way, I don’t want it, I didn’t order it, and I won’t get it. My choice. The same choice everyone else had that decided to get it and comment on how much they like it. So I’ll darn well say why I didn’t get it. My opinion’s just the other side of the coin. But an opinion that I think should be heard, along with everybody else’s.

But mad? Give me a break. Mad is when I order a $200 bottle and recieve it leaking all over everything, call the manufacturer and am told that’s normal, sorry. That might just piss me off a tad.

Ordered mine within the first 2 minutes of availability and got my confirmation shortly, thereafter. - and I’m glad I did. There’s no way this will not go up in value. Expensive? Yes. So what?

just out of curiosity DK, what would you have paid for it now that you have seen it?

BLANE on 10/4/2007 at 1:18 pm said:

CaJohns Red Aluminum Sauce 10 collector’s bottle at JJ’s cost at show $250.00 and they all sold.

And I didn’t buy one of those either. There again, that’s just me.

But where was the hype? Who knew about that bottle before it was available? If this bottle (Halloween ‘07)would have come out without a word said to hype it up, then maybe, just maybe it would have a little more wow factor to it.

generallee on 10/4/2007 at 1:34 pm said:

just out of curiosity DK, what would you have paid for it now that you have seen it?

150

Were there any pissed people at Dave when he put his holiday reserve out for 200 bucks? Just wondering.

DK on 10/4/2007 at 1:36 pm said:

150

thanks for being honest. as always, i respect your opinion. even though sometimes you dont know what you are talking bout, i still respect it.

Ordered mine 30 seconds after I got the e-mail (9:00 PST). Still no confirmation.

Scott on 10/4/2007 at 1:37 pm said:

Were there any pissed people at Dave when he put his holiday reserve out for 200 bucks? Just wondering.

i think being pissed and dissappointed are different. like for instance DK, he is not pissed but maybe dissappointed. please correct me if i am wrong.

Scott, maybe you used the wrong word when you used “pissed” ?

generallee on 10/4/2007 at 1:34 pm said:

just out of curiosity DK, what would you have paid for it now that you have seen it?

Seriously, $100 is tops for me on any bottle. Only one bottle I’ve ever paid more for.

I’ve got plenty on my shelves that I’ve paid ten bucks or less for that you couldn’t give me every ‘07 Halloween made to replace ‘em. Every one of ‘em has just as much hard work and dedication to quality in them as any of the ‘07 Halloweens. So yea, the Halloween’s pricey. To me. But it ain’t priceless.

you don’t want to hear what I have to say

and by the way y’all, we forgot to include DK on his first 2 bottles that sold for over $500 just a few weeks ago. lots of hard work went into them for sure and i am proud of you man. glad they went to a good cause. you inspire me man. all kinda of appreciation to you chilihead.

please parker. i am good at begging.

ATKRIDER on 10/4/2007 at 1:04 pm said:

Hey Ryan don’t get me wrong I really do like the bottles I have and I’m not “Dogging” anyone. It’s my opinion and trust me I am opinionated. I yes I have the money to spend as I see fit and I chose not to spend it with them. Not to be a smart a$$ but maybe you’ll have better luck selling this that that T-99. How many times have you listed that anyway?? Enough said.

I’ve listed it five times, but I’ve asked $400 for something I paid $150 for. I could’ve sold it to six separate people for $300-$320 but I turned it down. I want at least $350 for it, and I don’t HAVE to get rid of it….it’s just BONUS if I sell it….I’m keeping #17 for myself. …and my mother’s company pays for all of the eBay listings, so it’s no skin off my back to relist it (they have a big eBay budget). Not sure what the “nuff said” comment was about, like you “got me” or something….because you didn’t at all. Not a very cool thing to say bro.

generallee on 10/4/2007 at 1:39 pm said:

i think being pissed and dissappointed are different. like for instance DK, he is not pissed but maybe dissappointed. please correct me if i am wrong.

Scott, maybe you used the wrong word when you used “pissed” ?

Yeah, Used wrong wording there. To be honest I was hoping for this to be just 100 bucks. Also was hoping the T2-99 was only 100 also. I didnt get the T2-99 because of that reason only.

Oh, and ATK Rider: Just FYI: I sold the first bottle of T-99, #60 for $515. Just thought ya might wanna know.

atkrider, he called you bro. i wouldnt take that.

Well I got my order in about as fast as the site put the picture up. No conformation yet, which is always troubling, but I am sure it will come soon enough.
As a business man, selling products to the public, I have come to realize that there is such thing as a specialty market. I can sell my Brisket for as much as I’d like, but that does not mean that I would sell any. Obviously, I sell my Brisket as compared to my competition and what the local market will bare. However, my beef jerky and specialty BBQ sauces are a different story, special product merits special pricing. The same is true for businessmen like Blair and Cajohn who are out their selling their “special” bottles. Their regular sauces, I find comparable to others on the shelf. But their collector’s items, especially those with such a high manufactures cost, well who’s to say, I’ll buy them anyway because I am a collector and sometimes being a collector is expensive. I say charge what you like and if they don’t sell, like these won’t heh heh heh, well thats another story.

just buy the bottles you want to buy. I think this one is quite unique, like the Caldera…and you don’t see those up for sale very often.

I’ve eBay listed my #1 multiple times, and received some nice offers, so I understand Ryan’s sticking to his guns about a certain price he’s willing to sell for.

As for the WOW factor; I’m impressed. I put my order in and received confirmation at 12:06. I didn’t even hesitate this time.

As for the price, well…whatever. It’s an investment/collector’s item/art piece. Every bottle I’ve purchased, excluding the 4AM, has been thought of as an investment. So, no matter the cost now..in about two months; you can make money…even if it’s only 50 bucks. Better than keeping the money in a saving account.

I never got a confirmation but called over there and they said my order went through. Im just curious to what number I will get. Like I said before, I got the order in about 30 seconds after it was possible to order.

I just sold my #7 pre-am for $12,121.21. Wait, no, that was a dream.

Sorry.

Nick Lindauer on 10/4/2007 at 12:57 pm said:

$199 a bottle is expensive but look at the work that goes into it. In the collectible hot sauce market, everyone makes money - the manufacturer, the re-seller and the collector (who in turn sells the bottle for a profit). And you know what, the manufacturer probably makes the least out of everyone on the list.

$199 for a piece of chilehead art is fine by me.

Not to take anything away from Blair and Cajohn, because I do agree that they make the best collectibles out there and have much love and respect for both makers. I do think however you’re selling newcomers short.
The Tamales and FKS have a couple of spiffy collectible items in my opinion. Danny Cash as well we can’t forget him.
I spent 6 months conceptualizing, working on my reserve sauce, the packaging and the waxing. Oh yeah, and people got to try what was in the bottle too. What a concept.
I lost quite a lot of epidermis doing the waxing being a first timer and all and have the scars to prove it.
I thought we all did pretty good with our efforts. I guess I was wrong.
Hey guys, let me know how the Halloween Reserve tastes.

I like my Uncle Big’s Private reserves.

Scott on 10/4/2007 at 4:41 pm said:

I like my Uncle Big’s Private reserves.

Thanks buddy. Good to hear.

Uncle Big on 10/4/2007 at 4:56 pm said:

Thanks buddy. Good to hear.

I got #14 tagged and bagged and #15 non bagged. Thanks to Brant!!!

Nick Lindauer on 10/4/2007 at 4:29 pm said:

Not selling anyone short by any means - I appreciate and can empathize with the work that all makers put into their concepts. I was making that point more towards the “higher” end pricey items that people seem to get their panties in a twist over. My earlier comment just came out wrong I guess.

In fact, I think the newcomers have to put a lot of thought & effort behind their new stuff then anyone else - for a couple of reasons: It’s a learning process, it’s hard to be different and it’s harder to do when you have less capital to work with, you often have less people to help get all the bottles together and they are often harder to sell (at first).

Nick,
No offense taken, I’m just sayin’.
Blair and Cajohn raise the bar with every new release, that keeps all of us upstarts on our toes in hopes that someday, with any luck, we’ll be on their level.
This bottle looks awesome, and with the Canuck Buck being on par with the Yank Bank, it would be a great bottle to add to the collection especially for us Canadians.
For me, collecting has taken a back seat to buying diapers. Hmm…maybe I should start collecting dirty diapers? Nah, that would just be weird…..

New name for hot sauce^^^^^^^^^^^ “Dirty Diapers”. Nahh, maybe not. But then again , Nahhhhhh it wouldnt work.

$200, $100, $2000, who cares, hot sauce was meant to pour on food. Keep your collections, I want the sauce. I can buy fancy bottles and glass at the Renassiance Faire. I can understand the profit investment, that is all good, but I am about the bottomline. Belly must be happy

Uncle Big on 10/4/2007 at 4:20 pm said:

Not to take anything away from Blair and Cajohn, because I do agree that they make the best collectibles out there and have much love and respect for both makers. I do think however you’re selling newcomers short.
The Tamales and FKS have a couple of spiffy collectible items in my opinion. Danny Cash as well we can’t forget him.
I spent 6 months conceptualizing, working on my reserve sauce, the packaging and the waxing. Oh yeah, and people got to try what was in the bottle too. What a concept.
I lost quite a lot of epidermis doing the waxing being a first timer and all and have the scars to prove it.
I thought we all did pretty good with our efforts. I guess I was wrong.
Hey guys, let me know how the Halloween Reserve tastes.

Yea-I want to know how it tastes as well. I’ll never know though because I DIDN’T BUY ONE!!! I did buy a Serial Killer though and will keep it-Thanks UB. The line in the sand is drawn. Bring it on-I’ll taste it but, I won’t buy it just to let everyone know what it tastes like and as far as Art-I’m not a Art collector. I collect Hot Sauce. Accept it or get over it!! I want to see more of the bottles with tasters…Genius.

ATKRIDER on 10/4/2007 at 5:51 pm said:

Yea-I want to know how it tastes as well. I’ll never know though because I DIDN’T BUY ONE!!! I did buy a Serial Killer though and will keep it-Thanks UB. The line in the sand is drawn. Bring it on-I’ll taste it but, I won’t buy it just to let everyone know what it tastes like and as far as Art-I’m not a Art collector. I collect Hot Sauce. Accept it or get over it!! I want to see more of the bottles with tasters…Genius.

Speaking of tasters, how did your salsa try out go?

Buddah on 10/4/2007 at 5:58 pm said:

Speaking of tasters, how did your salsa try out go?

ask DK.

generallee on 10/4/2007 at 6:02 pm said:

ask DK.

I’m working on it!

ATKRIDER, sorry for the delay bud. had more irons in the fire than I could handle. Soon, very soon.

Buddah on 10/4/2007 at 5:58 pm said:

Speaking of tasters, how did your salsa try out go?

Budda Belly want to be happy-PM me your address. I’m in a giving mood. How hot you want. Member the breif time we met?? What was the topic of discusion than POOF-there I was. Jerky is coming soon. Samples will be sent “No Charge”.

What the hell-the next person to post will be sent a FREE 2 Am. Just PM me your address. Never seen daylight except at Extreme.

Come on-Its FREE!!!!!!!!!

ATKRIDER on 10/4/2007 at 6:47 pm said:

What the hell-the next person to post will be sent a FREE 2 Am. Just PM me your address. Never seen daylight except at Extreme.

Ah baby, bring it on!!!

Hello???

Feel like sending that baby over the border??

Sh!t-I would have to send it to Canada!! It’s all yours UB. The world is my witness.

Nice, Thanks ATK. You da man!!

PM me your addy Big Guy.

I waited, the silence was deafening. Hee hee.
It will improve US/Canadian relations. I’ll let the Prime Minister know what a wonderful thing you did ATK!

You don’t have a linky thingy for me to PM.
Shoot me an email: unclebig@unclebig.com
That’ll work.

NICE

Uncle Big on 10/4/2007 at 4:20 pm said:

Not to take anything away from Blair and Cajohn, because I do agree that they make the best collectibles out there and have much love and respect for both makers. I do think however you’re selling newcomers short.
The Tamales and FKS have a couple of spiffy collectible items in my opinion. Danny Cash as well we can’t forget him.
I spent 6 months conceptualizing, working on my reserve sauce, the packaging and the waxing. Oh yeah, and people got to try what was in the bottle too. What a concept.
I lost quite a lot of epidermis doing the waxing being a first timer and all and have the scars to prove it.
I thought we all did pretty good with our efforts. I guess I was wrong.
Hey guys, let me know how the Halloween Reserve tastes.

Awww (yes awww is a word if your from Jersey) UB don’t be sad.
I agree in the respect that us littler guys really do have to go “above and beyond” so to speak when we have the “higher ups” such as Cajohn and Blair setting the bar so high. There are some beauties out there.

In my opinion, you surpassed any first timers version of a collectible if I may say so myself. So did the Cash crew ( and at a great price), as well as FKS ( still the prettiest colored wax ever). Great concept with the tasters and loved the bagged and tagged. So morbid!! hehe Anyway….

Its all in the eye of the beholder I spose. A collectible to me is but a rare thing, a delicate flower hard to come by, something you wait months, years, a lifetime even to see and hope to get your hands on. Its something you have to search for and be blessed to find. ( are we likin the drama?). This being said…

Some may have no problem shelling out $200, $300 at a clip month after month for collectible after collectible. This is typically not the case though. Perhaps some would be more likely not to be aggravated and just flat out sickened by the whole collecting concept if it were in fact something really special. I feel like the numbers of collectibles has gotten WAAAYYY out of hand. This probably makes each collectible worth less and less likely to be scooped up cause you know another is right around the corner and maybe you’ll just get that one instead.

Sometimes the higher prices are justified, sometimes they’re not I’m sure. As a manufacturer who put out one of the higher priced bottles, I know that its not a huge money making idea once all is said and done. Will we do it again, of course but not anytime soon. Not by a long shot. Not for that price. Do we want to put out something really unique and special from time to time as a sort of earmark for our business and our success? Absolutely. Do we want to put out a collectable everytime the wind blows, hell no. My way is no better than any others, like I said earlier, its in the eye of the beholder. I just know what I like. I like the newbies trying hard and SUCCEEDING!!!!! Keep it up!!!! I also like the bar being raised by the more experienced folk in the biz.

Eat it, collect it, smash it, oh wait no don’t do that. However we all express ourselves as chilheads is up to the individuals. I just don’t want to feel insulted as a consumer by YET ANOTHER collectible.

God women do talk alot………

kristi on 10/4/2007 at 6:56 pm said:

Awww (yes awww is a word if your from Jersey) UB don’t be sad.
I agree in the respect that us littler guys really do have to go “above and beyond” so to speak when we have the “higher ups” such as Cajohn and Blair setting the bar so high. There are some beauties out there.

In my opinion, you surpassed any first timers version of a collectible if I may say so myself. So did the Cash crew ( and at a great price), as well as FKS ( still the prettiest colored wax ever). Great concept with the tasters and loved the bagged and tagged. So morbid!! hehe Anyway….

Its all in the eye of the beholder I spose. A collectible to me is but a rare thing, a delicate flower hard to come by, something you wait months, years, a lifetime even to see and hope to get your hands on. Its something you have to search for and be blessed to find. ( are we likin the drama?). This being said…

Some may have no problem shelling out $200, $300 at a clip month after month for collectible after collectible. This is typically not the case though. Perhaps some would be more likely not to be aggravated and just flat out sickened by the whole collecting concept if it were in fact something really special. I feel like the numbers of collectibles has gotten WAAAYYY out of hand. This probably makes each collectible worth less and less likely to be scooped up cause you know another is right around the corner and maybe you’ll just get that one instead.

Sometimes the higher prices are justified, sometimes they’re not I’m sure. As a manufacturer who put out one of the higher priced bottles, I know that its not a huge money making idea once all is said and done. Will we do it again, of course but not anytime soon. Not by a long shot. Not for that price. Do we want to put out something really unique and special from time to time as a sort of earmark for our business and our success? Absolutely. Do we want to put out a collectable everytime the wind blows, hell no. My way is no better than any others, like I said earlier, its in the eye of the beholder. I just know what I like. I like the newbies trying hard and SUCCEEDING!!!!! Keep it up!!!! I also like the bar being raised by the more experienced folk in the biz.

Eat it, collect it, smash it, oh wait no don’t do that. However we all express ourselves as chilheads is up to the individuals. I just don’t want to feel insulted as a consumer by YET ANOTHER collectible.

God women do talk alot………

Forget all that Kristi, when am I going to get my first bottle of Garlic Lover’s Chicken Sauce XX?

Mandy really likes it, but I’m just ho-hum about it. No bother though, we’re not spending that kind of cash on it.

How many people here buy these things as an investment? I’ve never sold a bottle, have no intentions to do so, but I suppose I would if the crap hit the fan.

I think you may be on to something……..

kristi on 10/4/2007 at 7:06 pm said:

I think you may be on to something……..

Ooooo! Maybe there could be a Mustard Lover’s Knish Sauce down the road too?

Mmmmmmm ZERO…….

Buddah on 10/4/2007 at 7:09 pm said:

Ooooo! Maybe there could be a Mustard Lover’s Knish Sauce down the road too?

Buddah I think you’re in the wrong business…

Mmmmmmmm-BEER!!

DK on 10/4/2007 at 1:35 pm said:

And I didn’t buy one of those either. There again, that’s just me.

But where was the hype? Who knew about that bottle before it was available? If this bottle (Halloween ‘07)would have come out without a word said to hype it up, then maybe, just maybe it would have a little more wow factor to it.

My thought is I don’t care what you buy or if you pass, how does it effect me. MMMMMMMMMM it dosen’t. Works the same in reverse…

BLANE on 10/4/2007 at 7:36 pm said:

My thought is I don’t care what you buy or if you pass, how does it effect me. MMMMMMMMMM it dosen’t. Works the same in reverse…

Reverse is a great gear. Had a truck once that only had reverse.

Uncle Big on 10/4/2007 at 4:20 pm said:

Not to take anything away from Blair and Cajohn, because I do agree that they make the best collectibles out there and have much love and respect for both makers. I do think however you’re selling newcomers short.
The Tamales and FKS have a couple of spiffy collectible items in my opinion. Danny Cash as well we can’t forget him.
I spent 6 months conceptualizing, working on my reserve sauce, the packaging and the waxing. Oh yeah, and people got to try what was in the bottle too. What a concept.
I lost quite a lot of epidermis doing the waxing being a first timer and all and have the scars to prove it.
I thought we all did pretty good with our efforts. I guess I was wrong.
Hey guys, let me know how the Halloween Reserve tastes.

Hey UB, thanks for appreciating all the hard work THT put into our collectible bottle! After seeing yours by Kristi’s, I regret never have getting a set for myself! Not to mention how nice FKS bottle was for WOF at Jungle Jim’s this summer. And I do have most of DC’s collectible bottles.

It is so true on how so called “new comers” have to put that little extra piece of themselves into a collectible project to make it stand out from the rest. And it does show in the finish pieces. But as I have seen from some of the “old timers” and some of the “new comers”, we have all been keeping each other pushing the envelope in this hot sauce world from collectibles to new sauces. And in each great piece, you can most definitely see a piece of that particular manufacturer in the completed project. The love of all things hot always shines through!

Now as a collector myself. I get what I want, if I can afford it at that time. Sometimes I miss something because my funds are not unlimited and are needed in other areas of my life. No one pressures me to get something I don’t want. And I would think that most collectors are the same. They get what they want. If you don’t want it, don’t buy it. If you want it, buy it. Very simple. As long as your purchase does not affect your financial responsibilities, whether it be a $10,000.00 bottle or a $2.00 bottle, all is good.

Again, these are just my opinions and we all know the saying on that one!

DK on 10/4/2007 at 7:51 pm said:

Reverse is a great gear. Had a truck once that only had reverse.

I LOVE trucks that only drive in reverse! My cousin had one, what fun riding in that was!

DK on 10/4/2007 at 7:51 pm said:

Reverse is a great gear. Had a truck once that only had reverse.

Great DK, now all I have is that “BEEP BEEP BEEP” backing up sound going through my head!!!!!!

I’ll agree with ATK. Not me, not for .99.

Cajohn is the top dawg of hot sauce in my opinion. I’m in a huge minority, but I have watched prices rise and fall, go crazy, rise and fall. It seems a cycle like everything else. It’s worth what you are willing to pay. I kept a small fraction of my collectible hot sauce when I parted it out on ebay. CaJohns, Short Bus, CapeFear and Mild to Wild are the only ones I kept. Why? because they were given to me by great people during great times and have great memories. You could not offer enough cash to get me to part with them.

IMHO, thats the way to collect. Not to make money, but fond memories.
People think I’m crazy for buying ” pennies” for 1-2 K at a time, to each his own.

I forgot a bottle….a JJ’s bottle from Bret sits proudly among the bottles I have left.

Jodie on 10/4/2007 at 8:16 pm said:

Great DK, now all I have is that “BEEP BEEP BEEP” backing up sound going through my head!!!!!!

Thanks Jodie….Now I have it

“People think I’m crazy for buying ” pennies” for 1-2 K at a time, to each his own”.

Skateboards for 2-5k….

I know how you feel

Arizona Jack on 10/4/2007 at 8:26 pm said:

I forgot a bottle….a JJ’s bottle from Bret sits proudly among the bottles I have left.

And I forgot a bottle from Randy, my MSK bottle 1/24. And my Tamales Garlic Lovers signed, won at ZestFest ‘06, and my Scottie B’s signed special, and my RedRum. Stoopid Jack, I feel like Steve Martin at the end of The Jerk… ” All I need is this chair”

Im sorry folks, I’m raggin today. HSB has treated me well, too well sometimes. I should not even type when I’m crabby, had a bad day.

And this lamp…..and that’s it!

parker394 on 10/4/2007 at 9:57 pm said:

Thanks Jodie….Now I have it

BEEP BEEP BEEP……

wow!

Your welcome. My family firmly believes in sharing the insanity Who am I to break a tradition?

Look at all the ‘old timers’ posting again! And we all have Blair to thank

Nice to see THT, Blane & AZ Jack jumping in again. Talk about doing a nice job on a collectible! Would love to have had one of the THT’s- almost made me consider being a collector Your RDITD Jack, is sitting in good company next to the signed Garlic Lovers Someone also donated a ‘bagged & tagged’ to me for the StepUp- pretty cool & I’m widya on the morbid neatness of it

Off thread- Thanks for the note Buddah- I’m booted from the forum again though so couldn’t reply.

Jim- StepUpForCharity.org on 10/4/2007 at 11:39 pm said:

Look at all the ‘old timers’ posting again! And we all have Blair to thank

Nice to see THT, Blane & AZ Jack jumping in again. Talk about doing a nice job on a collectible! Would love to have had one of the THT’s- almost made me consider being a collector Your RDITD Jack, is sitting in good company next to the signed Garlic Lovers Someone also donated a ‘bagged & tagged’ to me for the StepUp- pretty cool & I’m widya on the morbid neatness of it

Off thread- Thanks for the note Buddah- I’m booted from the forum again though so couldn’t reply.

Great to see you too Jim…
LOL, It has been an off year of sorts for me, but I’ll get right back into it again. Watch your mailbox and you’ll be hearing from me during FMK for sure !!!

booted from the forum? wha???

Jodie on 10/4/2007 at 8:06 pm said:

Hey UB, thanks for appreciating all the hard work THT put into our collectible bottle! After seeing yours by Kristi’s, I regret never have getting a set for myself! Not to mention how nice FKS bottle was for WOF at Jungle Jim’s this summer. And I do have most of DC’s collectible bottles.

It is so true on how so called “new comers” have to put that little extra piece of themselves into a collectible project to make it stand out from the rest. And it does show in the finish pieces. But as I have seen from some of the “old timers” and some of the “new comers”, we have all been keeping each other pushing the envelope in this hot sauce world from collectibles to new sauces. And in each great piece, you can most definitely see a piece of that particular manufacturer in the completed project. The love of all things hot always shines through!

Now as a collector myself. I get what I want, if I can afford it at that time. Sometimes I miss something because my funds are not unlimited and are needed in other areas of my life. No one pressures me to get something I don’t want. And I would think that most collectors are the same. They get what they want. If you don’t want it, don’t buy it. If you want it, buy it. Very simple. As long as your purchase does not affect your financial responsibilities, whether it be a $10,000.00 bottle or a $2.00 bottle, all is good.

Again, these are just my opinions and we all know the saying on that one!

Waves at Jodie !!! Say hi to the gals too !!!

I expect 08 to be better. Rehab, accidents, heart attacks, job change, wow, I have had my hands full. Come on MArch !!!! Looking forward to FF again !!

I think $300 for a bottle of sauce is over priced. blair just made $90,000 in 1 day

volrathy on 10/5/2007 at 1:43 am said:

I think $300 for a bottle of sauce is over priced. blair just made $90,000 in 1 day

Yep, and it SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN 6 HOURS” too…
And Im sure there are many of us that wish it was us that made / sold that in a day. We can all speculate how much we think this cost to make vs what the asking price was. It isnt ALL profit as there are costs involved, but it still is up to the manufacturer to set the selling price. Supply and demand, right???

Im not siding with Blair here. There has been an Explosion of collectibles the past year or so. It seemed that every time you turned around it was another chunk of money to keep up with it. But at the same time, it also made collecting and owning it all harder and causing not everyone to own the same thing. So in that respect, its kinda good that people need to buy, sell, or trade selectively to get the bottles they really want in there collections.

If you had enough extra money to buy all the collectibles, would you really value your entire collection? Why would it be special then? Except for the issue of the lower numbers, that would kinda seperate it a bit. Well, maybe thats a dumb question. Its like saying would all the money in the world make you truly happy. But, Im sure it’d help

I, like others, have alot in my collection. And its most of the smaller “regular” bottles I value, and remember getting. Mostly where I was that day, and why I decided to buy it. Kinda like looking at a photo album in a cheesy way. Or it can just be because I liked the look of the bottle. There are collectibles I value too. But collecting, its what you want out of it, and what you want it to be, and really, what you can afford, or are willing to sacrafice for the bottles you really want on that shelf.

In this case, I like the look of this bottle, regardless of all the thoughts on the “too many overpriced collectibles”, and who Im paying for it. Or if its too much $. If you drill down and ask me that question, I would say yeah, I like its look. I dont have $300 to spend on it even if it wasnt sold out. If I had alot of the things I want to get in life, and had the extra $, I think Id have bought it. Because I liked it, thats all.

So whatever you opinion on it, its cool to say it here. But even in this over-loaded collectible market, it seems that a collectible wont sit and collect dust. If its out there to buy, someone will buy it. There have been a few exceptions…lol but that a whole different topic

Arizona Jack on 10/4/2007 at 10:15 pm said:

Im sorry folks, I’m raggin today. HSB has treated me well, too well sometimes. I should not even type when I’m crabby, had a bad day.

I hear ya AJ. While I realize you are going through quite alot of truly meaningful life changes, I’ve just quit smoking!!! UGH!!!!! Day 16 with no cigs. KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I should keep my mouth shut as well, I’m having a crabby past 16 days.

Hope everything starts regaining some normalcy for ya. Hang in there!

Jim- StepUpForCharity.org on 10/4/2007 at 11:39 pm said:

Look at all the ‘old timers’ posting again! And we all have Blair to thank

Nice to see THT, Blane & AZ Jack jumping in again. Talk about doing a nice job on a collectible! Would love to have had one of the THT’s- almost made me consider being a collector Your RDITD Jack, is sitting in good company next to the signed Garlic Lovers Someone also donated a ‘bagged & tagged’ to me for the StepUp- pretty cool & I’m widya on the morbid neatness of it

Off thread- Thanks for the note Buddah- I’m booted from the forum again though so couldn’t reply.

Thanks Jim! now whats this craziness you speak of? Booted off the forum?????? I haven’t smoked in weeks so I’m ready to let off some steam!!! Whose A** do I need to kick. Noone boots JC off the forum!!!!! Well, and gets away with it.