7 Trappists for Charity

wookieden · Post by **wookieden** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:46 pm

Hey All,
I'm donating a bottle from each of the 7 Trappists to a silent auction for a charity dinner my gf is running on Friday.

Does anyone have any thoughts for a starting bid for the collection as a whole? (All bottles are 330mL)
1. Westvletern 12
2. Rochefort 8
3. Chimay White
4. Orval
5. La Trappe Tripel
6. Westmalle Tripel
7. Achel Blonde

Thanks for the input!

Tapsucker · Post by **Tapsucker** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:59 pm

Good boy!

I can't help with the valuation, but you might want to print out a Ratebeer quote or something to present with each one to help the uninitiated understand what they are bidding on. Talking points tend to drive up value in these things.

wookieden · Post by **wookieden** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:07 pm

Thanks Tapsucker. Will do! I was going to put some kind of a write up, but using ratebeer is a great idea.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:17 pm

I'd say 60$ is a fair starting point?

nickelass · Post by **nickelass** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:20 pm

That's a great idea!

xocoatl · Post by **xocoatl** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:16 pm

Maybe a copy of one of the newspaper articles showing LCBO lines for the westy too.

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:27 pm

Seventy Five bucks. You did all the work and the point is that they're all in the same place and besides it's for charity.

ErkLR · Post by **ErkLR** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:36 pm

Are any of the bottles aged? People who know one or two things would probably appreciate the info.

esprit · Post by **esprit** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:59 am

Since I sell all of them except for La Trappe and since I assume they are all 330ml, you could buy them from me for about $37 so that should be your base. Don't know where the other guys get their numbers but I'd be glad to sell to them at the values they are quoting.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:14 am

No thanks Esprit!

, I pay less. This is a charity auction hence the suggestion. Besides, weren't you selling westy at 40-50$ a bottle last year?

wookieden · Post by **wookieden** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:18 am

Thanks to all for all the help and advice!
The event was last night and they ended up raising $175 for Women's Cancer Research.

Peter - I'll talk to you for a set for next year.

Thanks again everyone, this really is a great beer community.

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:15 pm

wookieden wrote:Thanks to all for all the help and advice!
The event was last night and they ended up raising $175 for Women's Cancer Research.
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Great stuff...every little bit helps!

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:11 pm

Congrats on the money raised. I did the same thing and donated a bottle of Amsterdam Goudenvond to a charity auction back in the fall when there was only a hundred bottles of it or so at the time. Ended up going for $60!...the wine collectors were all over it!

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:17 pm

iguenard wrote:No thanks Esprit! , I pay less. This is a charity auction hence the suggestion. Besides, weren't you selling westy at 40-50$ a bottle last year?

My work colleagues and I bought four cases off Peter last year. No where near $50 a bottle. Worked out to $16 a bottle. $480 or something a 24.. Not much more than what the LCBO was selling it for.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:11 am

TheBeeraholic wrote:
iguenard wrote:No thanks Esprit! , I pay less. This is a charity auction hence the suggestion. Besides, weren't you selling westy at 40-50$ a bottle last year?
My work colleagues and I bought four cases off Peter last year. No where near $50 a bottle. Worked out to $16 a bottle. $480 or something a 24.. Not much more than what the LCBO was selling it for.

I stand corrected then!

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7 Trappists for Charity

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