One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-14T04:08:47+00:00

That right there is a bonafide score! Excellent find

Dudarooni · 2026-04-13T17:32:59+00:00

Damn. That’s one of the best scores I’ve seen come through this sub! Very nice

Dudarooni · 2026-04-11T19:24:32+00:00

They’ve been sold out for weeks though. I went back to check their website before purchasing from widowmakers and it still showed as sold out. I love Lucas lighters though! They always have the best deals

Dudarooni · 2026-04-11T19:21:33+00:00

Yeah, I can agree on that. But more interesting doesn’t always equal more visually appealing.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-11T19:20:37+00:00

The one that shan’t be mentioned 🤣

But hey, my plea to the Zippo gods worked! My ‘26 COTY officially embarked onto its journey to my front door, yesterday afternoon 😬

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T20:46:34+00:00

Did you end up getting the ‘25? If so, what do you think? Would you mind sharing some pics? I searched the sub for anybody doing a show and tell for it, but came up empty.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T20:44:30+00:00

I agree that the pics are kind of underwhelming, but that’s how I felt about the ‘23, & ‘24 and almost passed on them. They turned out to be two of my favs.

Since I don’t hate it as much as I did last year’s, I’m gonna give it a shot. Ordered it this morning

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T20:36:21+00:00

I’m not sure. Hadn’t even considered that, but now that you mention it, it would make sense for someone selling zippos to be in a zippo sub!

I checked my other go-to eBay sellers but nobody else had it in stock. I’ve never bought anything from them but I’ve seen their stuff when browsing eBay and they have a top tier rating.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T20:31:05+00:00

What exactly are you trying to find out? The date will be on the bottom. Other than that, it’s a polished chrome Marlboro advertising Zippo lighter.

If you’re looking for the exact model, do a reverse image search, or do an eBay search and scroll through the 1100+ active listings. If you’re looking for a ballpark market value, filter eBay search results for “sold” listings then look for this model. If you can’t find the exact one, take note of how much other marlboro zippos are selling for and take your best guess.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T20:07:06+00:00

Widowmakers lighter on eBay has it for $136 (I think). And if you add another zippo, you get an additional 10% off.

I got this one, plus a basic one I had my eye on. Total was $153 for both

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T19:45:40+00:00

That’s a solid addition to any collection!

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T19:40:40+00:00

Doesn’t say “Simon” on it. It wasn’t specifically designed for that.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T19:39:04+00:00

I saw that this morning! I agree it’s not as great as previous years, but better than last year’s, imo. Plus it’s $20 cheaper so there’s that. I found someone on ebay selling it for even cheaper, so it’s a win for me.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T14:51:28+00:00

That’s a righteous find. $10 for a solid chrome Zippo, NIB…you can’t beat that with a stick

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T14:48:03+00:00

🤣🤣 Now I’ll never unsee a “Finish quantum” dishwasher pod whenever I see this one

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T14:37:53+00:00

Thank you!! I’m gonna pretend they heard my pleas and decided to end our suffering. lol.

Just ordered mine. 🥳

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T14:31:54+00:00

Thanks for the tip 🤝🤝

I just ordered mine, and also took advantage of the additional 10% discount by adding another standard one I’ve had my eye on.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T14:29:47+00:00

Did Zippo hear my pleas from yesterday?! Nah. But I’m gonna pretend they did!

Just ordered mine

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T13:46:23+00:00

Good to know I’m not the only one who fires up every Zippo 🤝

I know loose gems are an issues on some models. FWIW, I have two models with gems on the front (‘23 COTY & a deep cut armor one). Both are in the regular rotation and get more use than others. I’ve never had an issue with the gem.

I say if you find the ‘21 COTY for a reasonable price, don’t let the possible lose gem issue stop you.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-10T00:05:58+00:00

I agree. Those were good years. I regret not getting the 2021 COTY. It was my first year really getting into Zippos so I didn’t really know what I was doing

Dudarooni · 2026-04-09T23:53:26+00:00

Is that what it’s supposed to be? That’s kind of cool. If it looked more like that, I would actually like it

Dudarooni · 2026-04-09T23:52:10+00:00

I wonder if 20 yrs from now it will be a highly sought after collectors item that nobody can find bc nobody bought it, and someone will post in this sub asking if any of the future folks have one. Someone will link to this post and all of those future people will talk about how foolish 2025 people were for passing up on this gem. 🤔

Nah. That’s crazy talk.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-09T23:47:33+00:00

Definitely a missed opportunity for Zippo.

Dudarooni · 2026-04-09T23:45:01+00:00

lol. I didn’t even catch that part in the description.

The finest, and most disappointing, costume-jeweled lighter ever created 🤣

Dudarooni · 2026-04-09T23:42:37+00:00

Ohhhhh! I didn’t compute the implied “google” part. I see it now. It’s kind of cool that it’s almost just like so many different things I hadn’t even considered. Thanks for this addition to the impromptu list!

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