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fredtrav
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posted 03-06-2014 11:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for fredtrav   Click Here to Email fredtrav     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I will just leave it as this... Why? eBay item 271418833962
You are bidding on a fantastic autographed pair of Astronaut Richard Gordon's Tennis Shoes.

Lunar rock nut
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posted 03-06-2014 11:36 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lunar rock nut   Click Here to Email Lunar rock nut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

YankeeClipper
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posted 03-06-2014 12:45 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for YankeeClipper   Click Here to Email YankeeClipper     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
So you can clearly walk (or play tennis) in the footsteps of greatness?! Obvious really...

Actually these shoes have put up some serious mileage on eBay for quite some time. They fall into the same bizarre category as flown Soviet underwear...

Grounded!
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posted 03-06-2014 05:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Grounded!   Click Here to Email Grounded!     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have a pair just like them I'll sell for half that price. I'll sign them too!

MCroft04
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posted 03-06-2014 07:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MCroft04   Click Here to Email MCroft04     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It doesn't give the shoe size.

gliderpilotuk
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posted 03-07-2014 04:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for gliderpilotuk   Click Here to Email gliderpilotuk     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Retrieved from the trash can and taken to a show to be signed? I suppose Odor-Eaters would enhance the value.

moonnut
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posted 03-07-2014 09:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for moonnut   Click Here to Email moonnut     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Odor eaters would decrease the value, do you take the patina off of ancient statues? Heck no! LOL.

I will say, I don't want anybody's stinky old shoes, no matter if they are a celebrity or not... gross.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-07-2014 09:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't know about stinky, but I am thrilled to own these Adidas "sportsboots":
These sportboots, as described by cosmonaut Gennadi Manakov, were launched to the Mir Space Station with its 22nd crew on-board Soyuz TM-24 — the same flight and crew as Manakov was originally slated to command, had medical problems not led to his being grounded fives days before launch. With not enough time to unpack the Soyuz, these Adidas brand sneakers, sized for Manakov's feet, made the trip into space only to be discovered by Valeri Korzun, Manakov's replacement. Korzun stamped the toes of each shoe with ink postmarkers that were only on Mir and then shipped them back to Earth (and Manakov) with the visiting STS-79 crew on-board Space Shuttle Atlantis.

riolag
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Am I being daft or did the seller actually forget to show the autograph part? I know my eyesight is bad, but I didn't realise I was looking for invisible ink... lol

jvertrees
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posted 03-11-2014 03:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jvertrees   Click Here to Email jvertrees     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have assisted at a couple of astronaut signing events. I am always surprised at the items people want signed.

I too missed the signature on the shoes.

Other than space items only early-mid 1970's New Orleans Saints items would work. Too bad they didn't get a title ring in that era, a moon orbiter and Super Bowl champ would be a unique and very cool combination.

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