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Topic: Aurora's 10/15-16 catalog online
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machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 10-12-2005 01:54 PM
   
Mine arrived today whilst I was out at work via FedEx. I'm glad they put it through my letter box (as opposed to having me sign for it!) as I'd probably not have got it before the auction otherwise.As always, a nicely presented catalogue, thanks Victoria!! Regards, Derek |
Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 10-12-2005 06:37 PM
Catalog received a-okay here in Huntington Beach today.Thanks! ------------------
Kind Regards Douglas Henry Enjoy yourself and have fun.... it is only a hobby!
http://home.earthlink.net/~aztecdoug/ |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 10-12-2005 11:28 PM
Victoria has been kind enough to add one more lot to the auction - lot #698. It's not on the Aurora web site, but you can see the lot at http://www.wowiewebdesign.com/bear.pdf It will [hopefully] be on the ebay live auction site. This is a cause that is very near and dear to my heart - and a cause that hits VERY close to home for me. I ask that you all consider bidding on this very worthy item. For even more info: http://www.corpangelnetwork.org Thanks in advance!
Tracy
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spaceflori
Member Posts: 1499
From: Germany
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-13-2005 12:40 AM
Hi Tracy,that's a cute bear !!! I'd love to get it for my wife and just placed a bid on ebay (though I hope I get outbid for your cause). Anyway you can also bid online on ebay Make sure you register for the auction first as you need to register again for each ebay live auction ! Good luck ! I'll watch the auction in the live bidding ! Florian P.S. Tracy, what's the size of the bear ? [This message has been edited by spaceflori (edited October 13, 2005).] [This message has been edited by collectSPACE Admin (edited October 13, 2005).] |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 10-13-2005 10:16 AM
He's a small bear, about 8 inches, but he has a VERY big heart.Victoria said that she's going to measure him and put his size up on the ebay site. BTW, Corporate Angel Network should hit 22,000 free flights for cancer patients sometime this month! I am one of 60 volunteers who finds flights for those that need to get to treatment. At the present time, the #1 requested destination is MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX - home of NASA - so this is very much space related. Alan Bean's wife, Leslie, put together MD Anderson's entire patient affairs department. She and Alan [and hopefully several other astronauts] will be helping CAN put together a project for CAN's 25th anniversary and 25,000 flight sometime in 2006. But we can't do it without everyone's help. This is a very cute bear who deserves an excellent home for an excellent cause. I never get on my soapbox about personal charities, but I am so excited that Victoria and Aurora have agreed to help us out on this one that I'm just bursting at the seams with pride. That white scarf is also a perfect spot for an autograph of your favorite pilot, too!!!! Cheerz!
Tracy |
zee_aladdin
Member Posts: 781
From: California
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 10-14-2005 11:28 AM
I havent gotten my catalogue yet ... Maybe i'll just bid on ALL the items !!!  |
Astro Bill
Member Posts: 1329
From: New York, NY
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 10-14-2005 05:56 PM
Thanks Victoria. I received my catalog for the auction today. The catalog is a collector's item itself. Every lot is illustrated. Lot #316, a painting by astronaut Alan Bean, is featured on the cover. The catloog is 321 pages long and it includes a "Space Mission Reference Guides" section (pp. 290-309), which lists all manned US missions and all USSR/Russia and China manned missions. The prices realized for the April auction are included. I will spend hours examining every lot in this auction. I plan to review this auction in a future issue of the Astrophile of the Space Unit. [This message has been edited by Astro Bill (edited October 14, 2005).] |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-15-2005 09:36 AM
Thanks to Victoria rushing me a catalogue I got two!One criticism I've raised in the past is the resolution of the photos in the on-line PDF, eBay and hard copy catalogue. Take two lots: #147 Grissom and Young signed litho, or #369 Ap 8 crew. The contrast/resolution is so poor that in the former I can hardly make out the signatures at all and in the latter, the evidently faint Anders is invisible. As a buyer I'll be bidding blind. As a seller I'd be a bit miffed that these items weren't getting the attention they deserve. Sadly these aren't the only examples.
Maybe worth addressing in the Spring catalogues? Paul |
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