ISO new Euro EV Gold/Brass EV Zippo Variant please and thanks!- FOUND!!
elwayvedder
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UPDATE: FOUND!
where do i start?
I honestly don't know where to start. Getting old in age and realizing there are bigger things than merch, I gave up collecting most PJ/EV merch except for 2 things...I just couldn't walk away for my love of PJ guitar picks and EV Zippos. I obsess over both and decided if i could stand my ground no longer collecting everything else, then having the thrill and chase of still collecting picks and zippos was ok.
Ever since I was a kid - I collected things and my parents called me a "completist". To them that meant I collected one of everything. Every hot wheels or match box car. Every Star Wars figure. Every John Elway card ever made...those were my goals that somehow were in my personality even as a young child and here I am still trying to do the same today.
So when I heard the rumor that a variation EV Brass/Gold Zippo for the Euro tour was happening and only 30 would be made (less available as I think EV kept #23 and Tsurt kept #7 (my #!!), I was beyond disheartened. I have spent the past 10 years collecting EV zippos and except for the Wrigley Friends Family version, I had worked hard to have every zippo made available to us, the fans and public.
Then there it was...the gold/brass zippo in Ireland.
I had so many friends over time help me but I didn't have a lot at the show in Ireland
I am blessed with so many friends over time including this past tour help me get to where I am today but then the brass/gold happened and I was SOL...my collection would be incomplete
Then I got a PM..from @lastexitlondon
and my hope restored. That feeling of hope, excitement and the chase was back...everything as a kid and as an adult I love to feel as a collector
I didn't want to say anything or celebrate until it was in hand. That happened yesterday. I learned a long time ago that sometimes shipping goes wrong. Especially overseas and with customs etc. So I held my breath for a good week but yesterday it arrived. I traded the UPS driver a cold bottle of water for a box. Got inside and opened her up and voila- a gold/brass zippo keeping my collection complete (again not counting the F&F Wrigley one although one day I hope that happens too LOL).
There are no true words to thank everyone involved. Everyone who Pm'd me to offer to help. Everyone who put their wants, wishes and needs for their personal collecctions aside to wish me luck and of course @lastexitlondon
and his friend for helping make it a reality.
I sit here in awe.
Now I think it's time to get a display case. This collection deserves better than sitting on a shelf.
Each zippo represents something and someone. Each represents a story. Each zippo represents a friendship in how the zippo got in my collection.
That's what's great about collecting. The hunt is fun. Then the achievement feels good. However the best part is the stories, the friendships and helping each other or helping others in need. That's what binds us all together. This band and this circle of fans we complete with each other
-EV
ISO new Euro EV Gold/Brass EV Zippo Variant please and thanks!
Help!!
where do i start?
I honestly don't know where to start. Getting old in age and realizing there are bigger things than merch, I gave up collecting most PJ/EV merch except for 2 things...I just couldn't walk away for my love of PJ guitar picks and EV Zippos. I obsess over both and decided if i could stand my ground no longer collecting everything else, then having the thrill and chase of still collecting picks and zippos was ok.
Ever since I was a kid - I collected things and my parents called me a "completist". To them that meant I collected one of everything. Every hot wheels or match box car. Every Star Wars figure. Every John Elway card ever made...those were my goals that somehow were in my personality even as a young child and here I am still trying to do the same today.
So when I heard the rumor that a variation EV Brass/Gold Zippo for the Euro tour was happening and only 30 would be made (less available as I think EV kept #23 and Tsurt kept #7 (my #!!), I was beyond disheartened. I have spent the past 10 years collecting EV zippos and except for the Wrigley Friends Family version, I had worked hard to have every zippo made available to us, the fans and public.
Then there it was...the gold/brass zippo in Ireland.
I had so many friends over time help me but I didn't have a lot at the show in Ireland
I am blessed with so many friends over time including this past tour help me get to where I am today but then the brass/gold happened and I was SOL...my collection would be incomplete
Then I got a PM..from @lastexitlondon
and my hope restored. That feeling of hope, excitement and the chase was back...everything as a kid and as an adult I love to feel as a collector
I didn't want to say anything or celebrate until it was in hand. That happened yesterday. I learned a long time ago that sometimes shipping goes wrong. Especially overseas and with customs etc. So I held my breath for a good week but yesterday it arrived. I traded the UPS driver a cold bottle of water for a box. Got inside and opened her up and voila- a gold/brass zippo keeping my collection complete (again not counting the F&F Wrigley one although one day I hope that happens too LOL).
There are no true words to thank everyone involved. Everyone who Pm'd me to offer to help. Everyone who put their wants, wishes and needs for their personal collecctions aside to wish me luck and of course @lastexitlondon
and his friend for helping make it a reality.
I sit here in awe.
Now I think it's time to get a display case. This collection deserves better than sitting on a shelf.
Each zippo represents something and someone. Each represents a story. Each zippo represents a friendship in how the zippo got in my collection.
That's what's great about collecting. The hunt is fun. Then the achievement feels good. However the best part is the stories, the friendships and helping each other or helping others in need. That's what binds us all together. This band and this circle of fans we complete with each other
-EV
ISO new Euro EV Gold/Brass EV Zippo Variant please and thanks!
Help!!
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Oooohhh nice! Good luck!0
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wow -- good luck Dave. I'm sure someone will help you out!0
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is that all of the Zippos EV has done?0
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yes not including the new brass/gold one and the EV Wrigley F&Fterrym08 said:is that all of the Zippos EV has done?0 -
Thats gunna be a tough find.0
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thanks, where are the two red and white ones from. 3rd and 4th from the end.elwayvedder said:
yes not including the new brass/gold one and the EV Wrigley F&Fterrym08 said:is that all of the Zippos EV has done?0 -
2011 Aussie Tourterrym08 said:
thanks, where are the two red and white ones from. 3rd and 4th from the end.elwayvedder said:
yes not including the new brass/gold one and the EV Wrigley F&Fterrym08 said:is that all of the Zippos EV has done?0 -
Someone please hook Dave up with those 2 Zippos!2006 Clev,Pitt; 2008 NY MSGx2; 2010 Columbus; 2012 Missoula; 2013 Phoenix,Vancouver,Seattle; 2014 Cincy; 2016 Lex, Wrigley 1&2; 2018 Wrigley 1&2; 2022 Louisville0
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This one will be impossible. Only 30. Can’t imagine the eBay price.0
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Hope you find one, DS!0 -
bump.couldn't sleep because i was dreaming of gold/brass ev zippos LOL0
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ISO’s do the same for me :(
good luck, somebody take care of this for him!I'm like an opening band for your mom.0 -
Wow, that's pretty cool. Were these at the shows @elwayvedder?elwayvedder said:ISO new Euro EV Gold/Brass EV Zippo Variant please and thanks!
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This must be the fuckin holy grail of lighters full stop. What a fuckin beauty
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -0 -
OMG!!!!!!elwayvedder said:ISO new Euro EV Gold/Brass EV Zippo Variant please and thanks!
Help!!
what would it take??????0 -
More than us mortals could gather
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -0 -
That’s some bling bling for you smokers...2006 Clev,Pitt; 2008 NY MSGx2; 2010 Columbus; 2012 Missoula; 2013 Phoenix,Vancouver,Seattle; 2014 Cincy; 2016 Lex, Wrigley 1&2; 2018 Wrigley 1&2; 2022 Louisville0
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Was this zippo sold at the Merch stands or was it another friends/family thing?0
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I have posterslastexitlondon said:More than us mortals could gather
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