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Topic: Heritage Sept. 2007 Air & Space auction
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andrewcli
Member Posts: 328
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 09-21-2007 10:48 AM
   
Thanks Scott. You always seem to have the right answers.Andrew
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andrewcli
Member Posts: 328
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 09-21-2007 11:11 AM
Looking at the price realized sheet that Robert provided the link to, lot2570 is not listed.
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Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 09-21-2007 11:36 AM
It was an impressive auction last night. I watched the lots and prices with much interest. After watching the Apollo 12 Robbins Medallion from the 1715 Plate Fleet sell for $9K, I must tell Howard that I don't hate him anymore.  A most impressive auction in sales and, from the comments of the successful bidders, service. ------------------
Larry McGlynn
A Tribute to Apollo |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-21-2007 12:32 PM
Yes a well-run auction and the live video/audio feed was a real bonus. It would be nice not to have to stay up until 3am to place live bids next time though.
Can anyone enlighten me - Ebay says the second session starts at 16:00PDT, but the catalogue says 4pm CT. I thought there was 1 hour difference between PDT and CT, or not?Paul |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 09-21-2007 01:15 PM
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Originally posted by gliderpilotuk:
I thought there was 1 hour difference between PDT and CT, or not?
It's a two hour difference, with the Mountain Time Zone falling between Central and Pacific. I believe the original start times of 4pm CT were shifted back to be 6pm CT at some point for both sessions. So I think tonight's session starts at 6pm CT and 4pm PDT. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-21-2007 04:05 PM
Thanks Mark. I'm definitely NOT staying up until 3am again, so I guess they get no live bids from me!Paul |
4allmankind
Member Posts: 1043
From: Dallas
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 09-21-2007 04:27 PM
I would like to echo what others have said regarding their online auction experience.I won 1 lot, and received my winning email with my total by the time I had signed on this morning. The online experience was fault-less. Also kudos to the auction house for getting us the follow-ups we needed regarding the lots in question, with a fair amount of time remaining for interested parties to weigh their interest in those pieces. A refreshing experience when compared to some other recent space auctions that had caused me nothing but drama.
The AP wrote an article on the auction. Jay in NJ. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 09-22-2007 08:47 AM
The Associated Press has a story about the sale of Buzz's handwritten prayer note being sold at Heritage. |
mjanovec
Member Posts: 3811
From: Midwest, USA
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 09-25-2007 11:56 AM
I posted in another forum about one of the Heritage lots already being offered on eBay, under somewhat suspicious circumstances. I wanted to post the link here, if it will help attract the attention of Heritage and possibly the true buyer of this lot (assuming the buyer is not the eBay seller). If Heritage did not sell this item to the person in Italy, they may wish to take action to stop this auction. |
poofacio
Member Posts: 268
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 10-03-2007 07:03 PM
That is the way an auction should be run! |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-10-2007 06:35 PM
I had to e-mail twice before recieving information on my total amount owed, but honestly..that's not that big a deal compared to some horror stories I've heard about other auction houses. Anyways, I may have overspent a bit on my Bill Anders signed cover ( $350 ) but I really liked the full "Bill Anders" signature instead of a lot of "Anders" signatures I'd seen available in the past..Plus I needed it to complete a full Apollo 8 crew. So for me it was worth the cost.All I need now is a relatively inexpensive Jack Swigert and Stu Roosa and all my crews will be complete!! What to do THEN?? |
stsmithva
Member Posts: 1933
From: Fairfax, VA, USA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 02-03-2008 10:39 AM
I know this auction was completed over four months ago, but I just noticed what lot #25274 contained, and just as importantly what it sold for. If the winner is a cS member: wow, congratulations! I'll copy and paste the list:"Gordon Cooper, Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Deke Slayton (two autopens), Alan Shepard (secretarial signature), Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Roger Chaffee, Alan Bean, Buzz Aldrin, James Lovell, Thomas Stafford, Elliot See, Dave Scott, Walter Cunningham, Bill Pogue (one authentic, one autopen), Al Worden (autopen), Joe Irwin (autopen), Charles Conrad, Frank Borman, Ed White, Gene Cernan, Jack Swigert, Jack Lousma, Vance Brand (autopen), and many others." And all that sold for just $1075. Sure, that's a big "just", but isn't $1075 how much three, maybe just TWO of those, could sell for? About eight of the rarest, most expensive astronaut autographs are in there. Some of them signed across Mercury stamps on index cards, which somewhat obscures the signature, but others, like an inscribed White, are very good examples. There was also good provenance in the form of letters from NASA to the person who originally obtained them. Someone either filled a lot of holes in their collection or is going to take the time to sell these for two or three times what they got the lot for. Here's the link, but you might need to sign in to see the details. | |
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