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Rich Bottles Jr. (aka: captainrich)
Western PA/Pittsburgh Area Token Collector
Although I now live in another state, my roots are in the Pittsburgh area and that’s where my collecting interests are concentrated. I collect all types of tokens from the western Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence, including “lucky” encased coins.If you’ve got any interesting, unusual or rare Pittsburgh area tokens that you’re not planning to post on eBay, I’d welcome the opportunity to correspond with you about them. And if you are planning on posting any such tokens, I’d also like to hear about it so that I can get in on the action.
One area that I’m especially interested in are the aluminum tokens used in schools for lunches, such as the 25mm-sized tokens issued by the Rieck-McJunkin Dairy Co. or any “5-cent” 27mm-sized tokens from the following Pittsburgh schools: Business School; Carrick; Fifth Ave; Gladstone; Knoxville; Langley; Latimer; Oliver; Peabody; Perry; South Hills; or South Side. These are considered as “maverick” tokens, since the token inscriptions do not include the name of the city. A couple of other Pittsburgh mavericks I'm interested in include Mutual Supply Co. coal scrip and Independent Brewing Co. (IND BRG CO) 'Good For' trade tokens.
Aluminum Maverick Lunch Tokens from the Pittsburgh Area
I’m also a member of the Pennsylvania Area Token Collectors Organization (PATCO) and help out with the newsletter from time to time. If you’re interested in the club, just send me an email and I’ll tell you more about it.
Tip for new collectors, courtesy of your friends at PATCO: Those 1922 Pittsburgh Railways Co. streetcar tokens that are consistently posted on eBay have not increased in value since the day they were issued. These fare tokens were purchased for a nickel each back in 1922 and are not worth much more than that today.
Also, I’m especially proud of my feedback as both a buyer and a seller during the short time I’ve been a member of this fine eBay community. Be sure to check them out, you won’t be sorry you did (only a little jealous)...
Top 10 Feedbacks
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User: wishywashy (61)
Date: Mar-31-07 01:18:08 PDT
Neutral: He’s okay I guess. I mean, he did pay and everything on time. And sending me flowers at the end of the transaction was nice, I guess.
User: spamseller (412000)
Date: Apr-01-07 04:01:00 PDT
Praise: I’ve had about a half million auctions, but captainrich is the best buyer by far!
User: toogoofy (8) Date: Apr-02-07 09:11:05 PDT
Praise: I was so impressed with his quick and polite email response that I decided to send captainrich his item for free!
User: revpat (700)
Date: Apr-04-07 12:25:01 PDT
Praise: This transaction has changed my life! I’ve decided to now worship captainrich as my personal savior!
User: britneyspears (69)
Date: Apr-05-07 12:31:36 PDT
Praise: Never have I come across such a great guy as captainrich. Please let me bear your children!
User: smutpeddler (5231)
Date: Apr-06-07 02:26:21 PDT
Praise: Hey Richard Bottles Jr. of Fairmont, WV, you are indeed the King of the Private Auction buyers!
User: moneybags (80413)
Date: Apr-07-07 12:16:32 PDT
Praise: I’ve wasted a fortune buying junk on eBay, captainrich has been the only seller to properly describe his valuable merchandise!
User: militiadude (47)
Date: Apr-10-07 11:10:44 PDT
Praise: I love how you camouflage illegal weapons as being different items in your auctions. Decoding them is almost as fun as bidding!
User: jailbait (16)
Date: Apr-15-07 03:49:24 PDT
Praise: Thanks for selling me the adult S&M videos even though I’m underage (and deserve to be spanked). Let’s chat about them soon!
User: psychick (0)
Date: Dec-31-09 12:59:59 PDT
Praise: Although we haven’t begun our transaction yet, the spirits tell me all will go well...
Token used by the Pittsburgh, Allegheny & Manchester Rail Way Co. in the 1860’s
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