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stsmithva | I could be annoyed that this lot consists of a bad forgery and a bad counterfeit Apollo 11 "flown" display... but instead I'll hope that together they work to warn against each other. Edit: never mind about people being warned — it has lots of bids up to several hundred dollars. Gaahhh. |
David C | Sheesh, didn't even try. |
Chuckster01 | And some poor sap is out $426 on a piece of crap. What amazes me is there were 30 bids on this. |
Jonnyed | Seems to me like the NASA Inspector General could investigate it since the compiler of the [sham] display used the NASA symbol on it. Correct? Not sure what the IG could do — there must be way too many of these sorts of things — but a sternly worded letter from NASA IG could at least but the fear of God into them? |
garyd2831 | NASA IGs reach might be a little far seeing how it's overseas unless there is an agreement between international agencies. Argument could be made that it's the responsibility of the bidder to ask questions and to fully investigate anything they are bidding on. Sad thing is this is the gamble we all take when using eBay. I had a gentleman last year who tried selling me a display of forged STS-51L signatures. Not to mention it was all assembled with cheap materials including a blown up photo of Columbia from STS-1's launch. |
Robert Pearlman | There is a chance that the bids were all shills, designed to lure in a real bidder, but unsuccessful in the end. |
Jonnyed | I scoff at this kind of a sucker-line too: I have been a devoted collector of memorabilia for many, many years and I can therefore guarantee the authenticity of all autographs shown. Sure, buddy.
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neo1022 | I love the Armstrong inscription: "Good Luck" indeed... |
SpaceAholic | Obviously an error... intended for Mr. Gorsky. |
Jonnyed | Humorously, the wire is probably from the back of the seller's clothes dryer. The wording the seller used with the sham NASA symbol behind the wire is quite amateurish and the terminology is off. Here's the wording if you can't see the eBay listing: Apollo 11 Space Used [sic] Wire. This encapsulated piece of wire was used aboard the Apollo 11 Spaceship [sic]. This piece of wire was used in the control board wiring of the CDOS module. What is the huckster referring to with the acronym "the CDOS module"? |
Mike_The_First | Ah, the wire's back. I was wondering when we'd see it again. |