old farm scythe, why so expensive?

[OSAO]

I was just looking at ebay, researching some old tools, including some farm tools.

Usually, I am pretty good about figuring out the qualities that seperate a $10 tool from a $100 tool, but in this instance, I am hoping that someone here may be able to tell me what it is that I am missing.


Why are these 2 scythes selling for $130:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Scythe-...098?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb348993a

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Hand-Si...645?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5644b8883d

while other similar scythe tools are selling in the $10 range?

 

[HookWorse]

GASP! *runs out to the barn to see where the hell I put that old one*!

I have no clue. Neither seems unique compared to others listed.

 

[Coach James]

Because some folks will pay crazy money for "vintage" stuff to put on their walls.

Coach

 

[LawnDart79]

****, I sometimes still use mine...

 

[J.A.F.E.]

I'm no expert but I believe those are sickles. A scythe is a two handed tool like the grim reaper carries. A sickle is a one handed tool as in those auctions.

 

[Ford12508]

I'm no expert but I believe those are sickles. A scythe is a two handed tool like the grim reaper carries. A sickle is a one handed tool as in those auctions.

Correct, not a scythe in that auction

 

[Wakefield]

Some of those things seemed to have much better steel than others,at least they took on a sharper edge. Some good ones might have been made in Austria. Now we have Stihl.
Probably the high price expected to attract wealthy collectors.

 

[Wakefield]

A scythe was a big old blade thing with a curved long handle with two other wooden handholds attached that you had to learn how to"pull" through with it,if it were sharp it cut pretty good if you got the swing-pull motion down just right,otherwise it didn't do too much.

 

[mtnkrake]

I like his 89$ utility knife in his other auctions.

 

[Jim C.]

Are they snap on???