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Topic: Cooper SP - $319 at R&R - WOW
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spaceflori
Member Posts: 1499
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-21-2004 04:19 PM
   
Guess someone somewhat overpaid for a Gordon Cooper SP :
http://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker.cfm?IID=3086845 Wow.....
Florian |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-21-2004 04:49 PM
Wow.
Makes the Ap 16 uninscribed litho at $3311 look a bargain!I see that Donnis is just about cleared out of Coopers, so there's obviously a run on the market. I wonder why? Paul |
spaceflori
Member Posts: 1499
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-21-2004 04:56 PM
Farthestreaches should still have a good supply of Coopers...Never understood why people pay a premium after a person passed away...I can't think of a single case where the price didn't come back after some time... Florian |
Rob Sumowski
Member Posts: 466
From: Macon, Georgia
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 10-21-2004 10:32 PM
I must commend the way Steve Hankow and Donnis Willis have handled Gordo's passing. Thankfully, it's been 5 years since an astronaut passed away. Remember what happened when Pete Conrad died? SO MANY people went straight for profit and jacked up their prices to make a quick buck. Donnis and Steve have done nothing of the sort, and I respect them enormously for their refusal to exploit Gordo's passing. That's the way to be, fellas. An example for us all.
Rob |
fabfivefreddy
Member Posts: 1067
From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 10-22-2004 11:04 PM
Carl Jung's "Archetypes" describe this phenenomenon well. People often relate to the death of famous people. Princess Diana's death was a great example of this. Tahir |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 11-14-2004 12:21 AM
It's sad that people try to make a quick buck on other's emotions or needs. I have never condoned price gouging but at least it does reveal the greedy to the public, like those vendors who inflate the price of bottled water and plywood during natural disasters. Hopefully the public will remember these uncaring scum and complain like hell to the owners and management of these places afterwards.
Even though Gordo may have signed a lot of things in the past, you do have to remember that he has left this physical world.
Never again will one get to meet this amazing man. Never again will he sign anything.
What he has left here is all there is.
Considering this, I would expect to pay a higher price now. It's up to the public to decide just how much they're willing to spend on something they can never again get in person.
I suppose it's still 'supply and demand' that rules. After everyone who sincerely purchases a Gordo autograph to keep and not sell, there still may be thousands of his autographs still available. Or there may be only a few hundred. I really don't know how many times Gordo may have signed, but that number, of course, will one day play a big part in how much his signature is worth.
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nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 11-14-2004 09:07 AM
I'd like to echo Rob's sentiments on Donnis and Steve. The fact that all prices stayed as they were, and that there was no "advertizing" of the fact that they could sell out fast or something, shows us just how much these guys thought of not only Gordo himself but of us the customers. Little wonder they have such a loyal customer base ! Adam |
dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-14-2004 03:06 PM
That's class. Well done, guys.------------------
Don |
fabfivefreddy
Member Posts: 1067
From: Leawood, Kansas USA
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 11-14-2004 03:52 PM
look at this one of Armstrong- http://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker.cfm?IID=3091705 Tahir |
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