Zippo seems to have clicked, 500 MILLIONTH Zippo made

[95ziv]

I'm gonna have to see if I can get one of those replicas, that would be a nice addition to the collection. I've got about 80 of them and they'll only go up in value. I've never smoked but my dad did and 20 years ago, we did those "Marlboro Miles" and that's when I got my first one. I carried that one, then the one I bought to have while it went back to the factory for years. I was pretty much the hit of the parties because I always had a light and tended to be a bit of a pyro at bonfires. I stopped carrying it because I fly around the country so much it's a pain to keep track of it and I'm always afraid that a TSA agent is going to like it more then I do.

If you find one laying around or can get them cheap they're worth getting a hold of. A buddy of mine gave me one he found in the back seat of a car he bought. That was about 12 years ago and at that point it was worth $115.

If you keep them filled and keep the flints replaced, they will give you service for an amazing amount of years, and in some pretty crappy weather conditions too.

[308Mike]

Well, so far, I haven't been able to find the 500 millionth replica model, even among the MOST expensive (18k gold at $15,000), and I'm still looking. I imagine you have to have an account on their site to get to the more restricted and more collectible lighters. Even if they sell those lighters at $500, and if they sell the whole lot of 60,000 made, that's a cool $30,000,000!!!!

[Kommander]

For a whole $11 you can convert a zippo to use butane.