Found a surprising and rather professional site called "Bottlespot". They claim to be putting buyers and sellers together to purchase - are you sitting - "collectible containers", ie bottles! Just one thing though - it so happens that each and every one of the bottles I found were full and unopened bottles of collectible/desirable spirits. Let's face it - no one, but no one is buying the dodgy line that seems to accompany each ad:
I'll say it again "The value of the item is in the collectible container, not its contents". Really? Really? Hey if it walks like a duck..."For Sale: Ardbeg Ardbog | 52.1% ALC/VOL – 750ML
Price: $ 170.00
Pay with: Paypal Cash
Seller: Private Party
Account: Unregistered
Listed On: Monday, September 28, 2015
Listed In: Whisky
Location: Plano, Dallas, Texas - Map
Whisk(e)y type: Scotch, Single Malt
Ardbeg Ardbog | 52.1% ALC/VOL – 750ML
A limited edition Ardbeg released during the Fèis Ìle whisky festival. Aged in a combination of bourbon as well as some Manzanilla sherry casks. Released on June 2013.
Buyer must be 21 or older.
Can meet face to face in Frisco, McKinney, Plano or Richardson, TX. Cash $170
If shipping is required, $190 shipped with Adult Signature. Buyer pays PayPal fees.
The value of the item is in the collectible container, not its contents."
The ad includes a luscious photo of what appears to be a very new box, and bottle, both mint and untouched. The bottle seems as originally purchased. Now to me, this is a clever scam. Every "collectible container" I could find on this law skimming site miraculously happened to be full of the original spirit.
I doubt the legality of this scheme. No one, but no one is buying "the value is in the collectible container, not the contents" argument. The buyers are buying bottles of desirable spirits, period.
Anyone see it differently?
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