TORCH ID

[MERKEY]

Ok torch heads what is this torch. Says it has 5 heads.

I have the opportunity to buy it but the seller thinks it's a variation of a holy grail and wants a lot per head.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Just_Pete]

Pic?

 

[MERKEY]

Sorry...up now

 

[MERKEY]

Pic?

Gotcha my bad, had to drop it to cut out the phone number hahah

 

[Just_Pete]

Hard to tell. My guess it’s an Indonesian green tip.

 

[Just_Pete]

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[fishguy242]

kinda hard to tell from pic gotta ask how much for the 5 heads

 

[MERKEY]

kinda hard to tell from pic gotta ask how much for the 5 heads

He wants 1k....

I said no and his final offer is $500, So $100 a head.

So not a terrible deal.

 

[fishguy242]

DONT DO IT

 

[MERKEY]

DONT DO IT

Ya that's pretty much my thought...I'm seeing them come in around $50-100 a head for golds.

 

[fishguy242]

my thoughts exactly

 

[ADAM]

Ok torch heads what is this torch. Says it has 5 heads.

I have the opportunity to buy it but the seller thinks it's a variation of a holy grail and wants a lot per head.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

1. Is the pic a screenshot from your phone or the sellers?
2. More orange than yellow and has greenish tips = Not a Holy anything
3. Not a bad looking torch for the right price tho. It does look to be multi colored and getting orange shading while maintaining the tip color would be hard to do, if possible.
4. I would be ultra skeptical when someone claims its a Holy _ _ _ _ _ and wants a grand then when you question it they drop to $500!? If you were an unsuspecting/ uneducated buyer they would surely have stuck you for the GRAND!

 

[MERKEY]

1. Is the pic a screenshot from your phone or the sellers?
2. More orange than yellow and has greenish tips = Not a Holy anything
3. Not a bad looking torch for the right price tho. It does look to be multi colored and getting orange shading while maintaining the tip color would be hard to do, if possible.
4. I would be ultra skeptical when someone claims its a Holy _ _ _ _ _ and wants a grand then when you question it they drop to $500!? If you were an unsuspecting/ uneducated buyer they would surely have stuck you for the GRAND!

Made me laugh when he dropped so fast too

 

[MERKEY]

THANKS GUYS!!

 

[ADAM]

Ya that's pretty much my thought...I'm seeing them come in around $50-100 a head for golds.

Really, hook me up with that! 150 a head for larger 5+ heads is as low as Ive seen for any of the golds.

 

[ADAM]

Side Note: if they can figure out how to post a screenshot they could've uploaded an original pic of the coral, right? I always walk when a seller sends me a screenshot

 

[MERKEY]

Really, hook me up with that! 150 a head for larger 5+ heads is as low as Ive seen for any of the golds.

A couple different shops in the seattle area had them last week. Sold fast but they are landing.

This seller is farther away from me and claimed it was something it's not. I just wanted to confirm with others here.

 

[MERKEY]

Side Note: if they can figure out how to post a screenshot they could've uploaded an original pic of the coral, right? I always walk when a seller sends me a screenshot

Made me skeptical as well!