Antique help!!!! 3 items!!!!!!!!

[elefante12]

The First Is a Railroad tie. very old. has metal moving parts i bought it at the auction house this week. i have no clue what it is how much it is worth and only bought it cause it went 250 below the asking price thought i could make a flip but i cant fine anything like it on the internet. it weights atleast 200 pounds its heavier then some of the antique furniture i have picked up. here is a picture of it. i got it for 75 can someone tell me how much it could also be worth.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9266199

http://p2.la-img.com/378/25144/9266199_1_l.jpg

2nd and third item are these northwest tribe club hammer and ivory carved hook. i bought it at the auction and again it went low so i bougth it. i have no clue what its worth hopefully someone can give me an idea.

http://p2.la-img.com/378/25144/9266530_1_l.jpg

seriously any advice would be so much loved!

[waywardangler]

Hmmm, I wonder why the railroad jack sold for $75 when the opening bid was supposed to be $150? I have no clue as to what those are really worth but I do know they would be a monster to move and display. I would think it would be of interest to only a museum.

My question is why are you being the high bidder at an advertised auction and you know nothing about what you are buying? Do the other competing bidders know something about the market that you do not?

I think the items are worth what you paid and the under bidders dropped out because the prices had reached the current auction market value. JMO.

[cogar]

Most railroad tools, etc. were marked with the RR name on them ....... and said name is what determines the "collectibility" value.

Being made of iron and wood ........ I have serious doubts that it is/was a RR jack.