Hick Has Brass Bells

If you stop to browse at the flea market where Hick has his Storage Unit Store, you might overhear past or future customers say that Hick has brass bells. That is at least partially correct. Hick has ONE brass bell. He thinks.

As Even Steven would have it, Hick didn't even KNOW he had a brass bell. It was piled amongst his hoard from the original 18 storage units he bought, and Hick just found it several weeks ago. He sent me a picture:

It's not the best picture, even for Hick. And the description doesn't set the world on fire, either.

"bell with dragon found in first lockers I bought"

I didn't ask him if that toothbrush was something he found from the storage lockers. Probably. Because who carries a toothbrush around over at the BARn and the Freight Container Garage? Hick is not so devoted to oral health that he brushes his teeth all willy-nilly as the mood strikes. I'm pretty sure he was using it to clean the gunk off the shiny parts of his dragon bell.

That's another thing. What is the actual NAME of this object? I've tried to look it up online, but haven't found an exact match. Walmart has a version for around $18. I think I saw another one that sold at an auction for $50. Whatever the value, Hick has no money in it, since he's made all his investment back from his 18 storage units. He says he has it sitting at his Storage Unit Store. Asking $12.00 for it, but I'm sure he'd jump at $10.00 in a heartbeat.

It's really hard to search comparative pricing, because nobody calls it the same thing.

Vintage Brass Asian Chinese Dragon Bell Gong

Vintage Solid Brass Tabletop Dragon Bell

Feng Shui Dragon Gong Bell

Some of them are quite similar, but the mouth of Hick's dragon (heh, heh, something strikes me funny about that phrase, like it could be a euphemism for something naughty) is different than the others I've seen. And Hick's hole-in-the-head where the bell/chime hooks in is also shaped different from the rest. The four large spines on the dragon are another anomaly.

I don't know whether the fact that it's not an exact match for those I've looked up is good or bad. Maybe that means it's not a mass-produced replica. Or maybe that means it's a cheaper knock-off of a cheap knock-off.

The only thing for certain is that, whatever Hick gets for his BELL DRAGON, it's going to make him a profit.