posted 09-22-2013 09:14 PM               

This is truly the only piece of the Apollo 11 command module in private hands. I bought this many years ago, at an auction in San Francisco. It's like owing a piece of Noah's Ark, an amazing historical artifact. But I'm finally willing to sell it and I'm trying eBay first. So here's your shot to own one of the most unique artifacts in the world. It's genuine, it's completely rare and it can be yours if the price is right. Jeff Bezos, if you're out there, I'd gladly make this yours.

When I bought this item, there was still some issue of NASA's claim upon it, or else I probably could not have afforded it. But NASA declined to make such a claim and I have enjoyed ownership for more than a decade.

I'll be maniacal about payment and transfer of ownership, but I guarantee authenticity.

posted 09-22-2013 09:15 PM               

If the original auction paperwork is intact and there is a distinguishing tie between the auctioned item and the piece offered (i.e. serial and part number match ideally) then I'd say it looks to be the real deal, though it would make me nervous otherwise. Duplication is increasingly in the realm of possibilities these days.

posted 09-22-2013 09:17 PM               

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Originally posted by mode1charlie:
...but then found this article from 2000 about the apparent c. 1970s era disassociation of the handle from the Columbia spacecraft that is at the National Air and Space Museum.

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