Just to give you an idea, I had a couple who came to the house today to buy something my wife had on Craigslist. The girl looked over on the counter and saw the Tamboti Cigar that I posted yesterday and asked about it. I told her what it was and that I made it. She asked if I would sell it and I (not really wanting to sell it) said, "Sure I will take $50 for it" Without blinking she stuck it in her purse and gave me the cash.

I am only telling you this so you can see what kind of money they will/can bring. Now that was a luck kind of deal. I would have normally asked $35 for that pen. I only said $50 because it was my first cigar and I wanted to show it to a guy at work who buys lots of my pens.

I took the $50 and headed down to the wood store and spent $70 on a bunch of exotic blanks and some other junk I needed/wanted. 20 in the hole is better than 70 I guess.

Christian,

Congratulations on your sale. Since they are your pens, your time and your decision, you can sell them for whatever price you like. Besides, there's about a million people turning pens these days so it's not like they are a novelty.

If I was to have several days invested in a pen, then I would certainly ask more than if I only spent an hour or so turning, finishing and assembling it. But, to each his own and if you're happy then I'm happy for you.

Cody
Tyler, TX

I sure hope my last post didn’t sound like I was insulting the deal you made. I have 6 slims on my desk right now and if someone comes in and offers me $35 for two of them I will sell them in a heartbeat!! Where else can you go (casino if your lucky) and have that much fun and get all of your money back plus a little more?