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Topic: Astronaut Scholarship Oct./Nov. 2012 auction
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ASF1984 Member Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
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posted 10-02-2012 08:52 AM
SAVE THE DATE!The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's 10th Annual Auction of Astronaut Experiences and Memorabilia catalog and registration open Friday, Oct. 12. In total, 60 lots are up for grabs, including FLOWN items and one-on-one astronaut excursions. Bidding begins Friday, October 26, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. EDT and concludes Saturday, November 2, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. |
spkjb Member Posts: 144 From: Merritt Island, Florida USA Registered: May 2011
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posted 10-06-2012 10:33 AM
Is there a link to the auction items yet? |
Greggy_D Member Posts: 977 From: Michigan Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-07-2012 03:35 PM
The catalog opens Friday, October 12th. |
ASF1984 Member Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
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posted 10-12-2012 08:20 AM
And we're off! You can now register to bid and view the 60 lots of space autographs, mementos, and astronaut experiences here.Good luck! Bidding officially opens October 26 at 9 a.m. EDT and ends Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 p.m. EDT both online and in person at the Apollo 17 event. |
stsmithva Member Posts: 1933 From: Fairfax, VA, USA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-12-2012 01:46 PM
The experiences are very good as usual, but the number of great signed and/or flown items is incredible. Dozens and dozens of them, all with nice low opening bids! |
ASF1984 Member Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
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posted 10-26-2012 08:06 AM
Auction has officially opened for bidding! We have 60 lots up for grabs including netting from the Apollo 16 lunar lander, vintage Skylab astronaut boots, a section of the Apollo 13 Command Module couch, a SPACEHAB locker, and more. Bidding concludes online and in person at the Apollo 17 40th Anniversary & Apollo Program Celebration Dinner in Cocoa Beach on Saturday, November 3. Please note that the auction ends at 10:30 p.m. EDT; this is a change from 10:00 p.m. for previous auctions. Good luck!
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ASF1984 Member Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
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posted 10-26-2012 08:14 AM
Yikes! We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with bids. Please standby as we work to quickly troubleshoot the issue. Sorry! |
ASF1984 Member Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
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posted 10-26-2012 08:41 AM
And we're back! Sorry about that. Bidding is now working properly. |
ASF1984 Member Posts: 167 From: Titusville, Florida USA Registered: Sep 2009
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posted 11-01-2012 11:55 AM
Our annual auction will be on display LIVE tomorrow and Saturday at our Astronaut Autograph & Memorabilia Show at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Bidding is open both in-person and online through 10:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, November 3. Hope to see some of you at the show! |
Greggy_D Member Posts: 977 From: Michigan Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 11-03-2012 09:40 PM
Anyone else notice the major delay with bidding at the end? I submitted a bid approx 30 seconds before the end time and it rejected my bid about 5 seconds after the official end time because the auction had "ended". |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-04-2012 06:39 AM
Well, the final bid of $24,601 for the shuttle engine model, beat me by $22,500. I just missed it. WOW!!!!! |
edgeofspace Member Posts: 15 From: United States Registered: Nov 2011
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posted 11-04-2012 08:00 PM
Why was the rocket engine going for so much? |
SpaceAholic Member Posts: 4437 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-04-2012 08:26 PM
Does seem odd since another went unsold just the day prior at Heritage. Perhaps some gratuitous bidding between two parties to drive the price up. |
Grounded! Member Posts: 367 From: Bennington, Vermont, USA Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 11-05-2012 09:37 AM
In the end, my pockets were not quite deep enough and I was outbid on several "experiences." The Grand Canyon train trip with Dick Gordon would have been a lot of fun. |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-05-2012 10:56 AM
quote: Originally posted by SpaceAholic: Does seem odd since another went unsold just the day prior at Heritage.
Thanks for the info. I just made the purchase and saved $300 from my top bid at ASF. A win win for me. |