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Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-02-2007 08:44 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A few months ago, the editors at Loaded contacted collectSPACE. They have a section in their monthly magazine devoted to suggesting cool products for sale, organized by lists of 10, that they label "The Right Stuff". With a name like that, it only made sense to include a list of 10 space collectibles, for which they desired our "expert" assistance recommending.

While it would be easy to list 10 one-of-a-kind artifacts, the purpose of this article was to feature space-related products that are available for retail sale. Though I could have selected 10 items from our buySPACE catalog, I thought it was more appropriate to choose 10 different dealers and 10 different types of items. Ultimately, I selected the following list:

  1. Space Shuttle Tile / Countdown Creations
  2. Giant Moon Panorama / MoonPans
  3. Moonwalkers Lithograph / Novaspace Galleries
  4. Astronaut Autograph Club / Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
  5. Speedmaster Professional / Omega
  6. Moonbuzz Lamp / Habitat
  7. Space Pen / Fisher Space Pen
  8. Apollo Spacesuit Replica / Global Effects
  9. Saturn V 1:48 Scale Replica / Nick Proach Models
  10. Space-Flown Cigarettes / Farthest Reaches
The tenth item on the list was chosen to represent unique artifacts for sale, and was selected in part due to the audience that Loaded reaches.

I just learned on Friday that the feature ran in the June issue of Loaded. A scan of the two-page spread is reprinted below. Click on the image to enlarge.

From their website: Aimed at 16-30 year-old-men, Loaded presents the edited highlights of a young man's interests and aspirations: football, cars, grooming, gorgeous women and gaming in clearly signposted sections. One of the UK’s biggest selling men's magazines, Loaded is a monthly publication that has millions of readers monthly, selling at newsstands in Britain, USA, Australia and worldwide. It has a monthly readership of approximately 1.4 million.

MarylandSpace
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posted 07-02-2007 10:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarylandSpace   Click Here to Email MarylandSpace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You gave them a fun and fair response, Rob.

Excellent work as usual on you part.

Garry

RMH
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posted 07-02-2007 12:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RMH   Click Here to Email RMH     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A very nice looking layout with a good assortment of things to buy. They couldn't have picked a better "expert." A million people will be thinking space when they see this, for as long as it takes to flip the page anyway.

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