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Topic: 390325997560: 100 Apollo 11 Voyager patches
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Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 06-25-2011 01:30 AM
   
The eBay seller thejumpingfrog has listed 100 vintage bare cloth backed Apollo 11 Voyager Emblem Inc. patches with a copy of the original bill of sale on eBay lot No.390325997560 for a Buy It Now of $28.50. This was a RARE patch before this listing.
The seller is only selling to U.S. buyers.  |
Besixdouze
Member Posts: 235
From: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 06-25-2011 02:54 AM
Any of our American friends willing to help us poor Brits get hold of one of these before they are snapped up? I have a vacant slot in my Apollo 11 set waiting to be filled by this particular variant. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. |
mama04
Member Posts: 151
From: Haarlem, N-H, Netherlands
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 06-25-2011 04:49 AM
I would appreciate any help from our American friends as well! Is there anyone willing to help? |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 06-25-2011 08:44 AM
Up-date:
37 now sold so far in just over a week. (63 left gents). |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 06-25-2011 12:01 PM
The seller e-mailed me to say he will "not ever" again ship out of the U.S.A., for reasons stated with the item.So it looks like if anyone this side of the pond would like to buy any, we will need the services of a middle man. One of our members here on this forum has volunteered to do this, but I won't say who until he posts a reply to confirm that fact. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 06-25-2011 01:30 PM
I will help if needed. If the other member can not do it, let me know.Fred |
benguttery
Member Posts: 547
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 06-25-2011 03:54 PM
I have already taken care of one European patch nut and can take care of others too. |
spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 06-26-2011 03:26 AM
Ben, I can just picture you in your volcano lair stroking a white cat as you ponder the elimination of your European patch collecting rivals... quote:
Originally posted by benguttery:
I have already taken care of one European patch nut and can take care of others too.
Muahahahahaha! 
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Besixdouze
Member Posts: 235
From: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 06-26-2011 05:46 AM
And there was I thinking Ben was doing me a favour! I'll have to find myself a proxy to open the spore infested package instead.Levity aside, thanks to Ben for his generosity of spirit in helping me out with this purchase. I hope I'll be able to repay the compliment one day. |
benguttery
Member Posts: 547
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-05-2011 10:09 PM
I received a handful of these today. They are beautiful patches. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 07-06-2011 03:27 AM
I see that now 56 of these Voyager Emblems Inc. Apollo 11 patches have so far been sold since the seller, The Jumping Frog listed 100 of these vintage patches on eBay on the 25th June.Many thanks to Ben and Fred for volunteering your help to assist us NASA patch collectors this side of the pond. (I see you have had seven so far Ben).  |
lm5eagle
Member Posts: 429
From:
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 07-14-2011 06:02 AM
quote:
Originally posted by benguttery:
I received a handful of these today. They are beautiful patches.
I would like to say a huge thanks to Ben for helping to acquire one of these beautiful patches. Safely delivered in Scotland this morning. |
Besixdouze
Member Posts: 235
From: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 07-19-2011 03:08 PM
I heartily second that. Mine arrived in England today and looks like it was embroidered yesterday, the colours are so rich and vivid. Thanks for those hands across the water, Ben. |
MikeSpace
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posted 07-19-2011 06:10 PM
I'm not a regular patch collector but when I read the thread it sounded like it was a good buy, so I bought two.They arrived yesterday, and like others said, look like they were just made, and the colors, especially on the border, almost glow. Really glad I got these, I'll use these as part of a display or something. Fantastic. Kevin and/or anyone, do you have a little more information/history on this specific run of this specific patch? I'd ask the auctioner but I have a feeling the CS community might know a bit more. |
JFS61
Member Posts: 101
From: Bryan, Texas USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 07-19-2011 07:37 PM
This is (at least) the second time that this particular seller has offered these patches up for sale on eBay, as I picked up one from him several years ago. They are definitely nice patches, far more attractive and faithful to the original artwork than the AB offerings of the time. Worthy additions to any collection. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 07-20-2011 03:37 AM
No, sorry Mike, I can't add anymore information to the little we already know about this patch. See Chris Spain's website. Update: 63 have now been sold so far. 37 of the 100 are still left with 3 1/2 days to run. |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 07-25-2011 02:40 AM
The sale of these vintage Voyager Emblems Inc. Apollo 11 patches ended this morning with 68 sold, with 32 left to re-list at another time. |
benguttery
Member Posts: 547
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-21-2011 04:16 PM
I asked this vendor if he might sell me another patch. I had already bought 6 or 8 to pass along to others. He said he does plan on listing more at a higher price! Shouldn't the price be lower now that the market is saturated? |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 08-22-2011 07:06 AM
Logic would say so Ben, but maybe he didn't expect to sell as many as he did in that 30 day listing. He sold 68 out of the 100 patches, (if the sales figures are correct). |
Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 08-23-2011 12:37 AM
The seller has now re-listed another 50 of these patches, this time at $32.50 (£19.77) each.It begs the question just how many of the original 510 patches on that invoice has he sold, and how many dose he have left from the original consignment? |
Beau08
Member Posts: 159
From: Peoria, AZ United States
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 08-23-2011 07:42 PM
Hey Kevin I received my patches in great condition... Thanks again. I bought one of these Voyagers as well. |
benguttery
Member Posts: 547
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-23-2011 08:58 PM
I'd guess about 432. |
JFS61
Member Posts: 101
From: Bryan, Texas USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 08-23-2011 10:18 PM
I went back through my eBay records, and found that I had bought two of these patches from Jumping Frog back in November of 2002. I seem to recall that they disappeared not long afterwards, and assumed that the seller had more than likely run through his stock. Needless to say, I was more than just a bit surprised to see them resurface after an almost decade long absence. |
JFS61
Member Posts: 101
From: Bryan, Texas USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 08-23-2011 11:57 PM
Went and ran the name Joseph Piskor (the individual who ordered the patches in 1969) through the Social Security Death Index and found that someone by that name died in Hartford, Connecticut (the address on the shipping label) on March 23, 2001, a little over a year and a half before I first encountered them on eBay.Also of note is the fact that The Jumping Frog, the antique book/ephemera dealer selling the patches, is from Hartford as well, so it's probably a safe bet to assume that they acquired these directly from the estate of the late Mr. Piskor as it was being liquidated. It would be interesting if someone were to contact the owner of The Jumping Frog, Mr. Bill McBride, and see if he might be able to supply us with any further details or info regarding the patches, or possibly even Mr. Piskor himself. |
Beau08
Member Posts: 159
From: Peoria, AZ United States
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 08-24-2011 08:33 PM
He just raised the price again to $42.50... they must be selling well!
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benguttery
Member Posts: 547
From: Fort Worth, TX, USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 08-24-2011 08:46 PM
I have not found this vendor to be the jolliest of elves. I believe I will wait on purchasing one. |
Beau08
Member Posts: 159
From: Peoria, AZ United States
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted 08-29-2011 05:04 PM
Just got my Voyager patch today and its detail was unexpected... looks great. |
AJ
Member Posts: 511
From: Plattsburgh, NY, United States
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 08-29-2011 05:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by benguttery:
I have not found this vendor to be the jolliest of elves. I believe I will wait on purchasing one.
His feedback is horrendous, including a lot of items never shipped with the excuse of it being lost in storage. Also an alarming number of items the seller claims to have sent, buyers claim not to have received, and the seller's only response is that it wasn't returned as undeliverable (ergo, not his fault/responsibility). It sounds like everyone has actually gotten their patches, but I'd be pretty wary of this seller. |
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