posted 05-09-2006 04:01 AM
Yes, I have seen the framed displays at the KSC site.I think they just want to be able to say that they have some astronaut autographed items on their site -- anyone who knows a little about the hobby would know that they could duplicate the displays for significantly less money.
I suppose if one was looking for a gift for a friend, and money was not an object, then purchasing one of these displays might be an option (although Kim Poor would provide much better value for the money, I think) and would keep the buyer from having to do any sleuth work to find items to frame -- not to mention the time it takes to then do the framing. The framing on the Shepard piece would probably cost $400-500 retail, I'm guessing.
Heck, for just 1,000 bucks more, you could get Shepard and ALL the other Moonwalkers (except Armstrong, of course) framed from Novaspace!
I say, let 'em charge what they want to ... ultimately, the market will determine what the correct prices for memorabilia should be!
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John Capobianco
Camden DE
[This message has been edited by capoetc (edited May 09, 2006).]
posted 05-09-2006 02:55 AM
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