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This is the cutting board I plan on listing on ebay.

Looking for any ideas or feedback on how to price the listing.

yellowheart, wenge from Africa and Black cherry from Memphis. Curly maple from Ohio.

the black cherry is priceless.

About 12 years ago we lived in Bartlett, Tennessee which is a suburb of Memphis. In the Sunday paper we noticed a classified ad for cherry and walnut lumber @ a dollar a board foot. Never missing a wood bargain, we called, got directions and drove into southern Memphis to take a look at it. Seller met us at an old shed across the street from an old church. Shed was stuffed with rough-cut boards of cherry and walnut. Dusty, and undisturbed for many years it really looked like a mess. Not to go home empty handed my son and I dug through the pile of lumber, finding the best of the bunch. We came up with pretty big pile, about 140 bft.
When the seller was helping us load the wood into the pickup he told us about the wood. The trees came from accross the street and once were on the grounds of the Babtist Church. He said he was the minister of the church and the trees were blown down many years earlier by a tornado. When we were about done loading he told us the trees were special, .... special because Martin Luther King had once visited the church and prayed while under the trees. Story stuck to the wood and has followed it everywhere since. I made many items from that lumber, a shaker clock, a chair, dresser, boxes and now cutting boards for the save the children event.

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Awesome board. Good luck with the auction.
 

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cutting board is up to 97 bucks !
 

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great. I'm out is Stewart still in?

I think Stewart is still the high bidder.
 

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Yes. I'm still there. Things have gone quiet..
 

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Ooops, That might cost me. But it's for charity!
 

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you can withdraw your bid
 

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But then I'd have no chance of winning your lovely board!
 

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upto $113
 

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exciting!!! I was wondering what happened!!!
 

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2 more days…. gosh$113 wow.
 

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Great project, great story. Has the auction ended?
 

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sold for $113
 

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Well, it should have netted more, but that is still a fine donation. Way to go Dan.
 

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hey, not bad, not bad.
did you have any correspondence with the buyer? Was he/she intrigued by the history of the wood?
 

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the cutting board sold to this person

she is one of my best ebay buyers having about a dozen of my pieces in her house
 

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Have you had a lot of success selling on ebay. I have tossed the idea around but haven't taken the plunge yet. I have made a few toyboxes and have received great feedback from them. I thought about trying to sell a few of them but they are so heavy. Awesome, awesome board. And by the way, it is priceless.
 

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give ebay a try ... here is alink to a ebay blog that might be helpful
 

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Dan, I'm from Somerville, TN and very much enjoyed this. Now live in Houston but travel frequently back to Somerville area to visit family.
 

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Thanks Charlie
Two weeks ago we drove to McMinnville, Tn to visit my Son and family. It is about a six hour drive.
Regards
DAN
 
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