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Topic: [American Space] Charity auction (Feb 2021)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45931
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-27-2021 01:06 PM
   
The next American Space Museum charity auction will be held on Feb. 20, 2021 beginning at 12 noon EST. Bidding is now open on Invaluable. The auction includes 350 lots of astronaut autographs, space-flown items and historic badges and photographs — deemed authentic by the museum's professional memorabilia analyst. This auction will be held online only. There will be no live in-person bidding at the American Space Museum in Titusville, Florida due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1031
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 02-19-2021 08:38 AM
Tomorrow is our Charity auction and we hope you will attend.With Covid restrictions, all fundraising events for 2021 have been cancelled and these auctions are our main source of funding to keep the museum open. Please look at the auction items and support the American Space Museum. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2241
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 02-20-2021 10:02 PM
Some pretty healthy prices were realized ... it is nice to see some large bids to help out the museum.For example, I saw a Eugene Kranz signed modern photo from Apollo 13 (the same one Farthest Reaches sells for $65) sold for $1,000 not including buyer’s premium. |
velocity
Member Posts: 67
From: Scotland
Registered: Oct 2017
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posted 02-21-2021 03:13 PM
I noticed at last night's auction that there was an STS-82 flown bayliner section, over 7x9" in size, lot (#239) that sold for only $40. Looked like it came with provenance from Ken Havekotte too. Was there are reason this sold at what seemed like a such a low price or is that the going rate now for reasonable flown shuttle items of this nature? |
Chuckster01
Member Posts: 1031
From: Orlando, FL
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 02-22-2021 07:05 AM
If an item is listed with no reserve it will sell for the highest bid. Even if that is a very low amount. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 3199
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-22-2021 07:47 AM
It was a great auction, Chuck, and thanks for all your hard work and dedication in handling and operating all of the ASM auctions! If the flown bay liner went for a low price, as Chuck explained, that's fine by me as I am glad that a shuttle collector was able to pick it up for such a bargain. Some of the larger flown orbiter payload bay sheets can be more, of course, but they have been on the circuit out there for many more years now and may be more common. |
denali414
Member Posts: 750
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 02-22-2021 10:33 AM
Great auction Chuck! Really glad as others have said, prices were big on many items. In the covid crisis, to raise money for the museum very welcome I'd guess. |
Tomy1
Member Posts: 183
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 03-31-2021 06:06 AM
I sold some items during this auction and still haven't received payment from the museum. Any idea when funds will be distributed? Thanks. |
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