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Topic: Who says space collectors are mad?
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spaced out
Member Posts: 3110
From: Paris, France
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 11-24-2003 07:49 AM
   
"But honey don't you think it'd look nice in a glass cabinet in the hall?..."I think many of our 'better halves' reckon we're mad paying serious money for photos with ink squiggles on them or even more serious money for bits of tinfoil in paperweights or for 10 cent flags stuck to faded certificates. Maybe if you're in this situation you should go all the way and buy this classy memento of the space age: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3640622964&category=13903 Okay so it has "some soiling", but you'd certainly stand out from the crowd if you took this somewhere to get an astronaut to sign it!  By the way if you want to spend serious money on a signed photo try this Charlie Duke signed photo going for a mere $409! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3639939085&category=13903
Does it have a flown flag glued to the back?? |
Edward Horsley
Member Posts: 260
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 11-24-2003 08:02 AM
Heres another by the same seller.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=48&item=3255423601#ebayphotohosting Ron Evans, signed the back card, not picture, going for $450 !!!
Scott Carpenter for $219.
Maybe I am sat on a fortune here  Ed |
Keith Barber
Member Posts: 326
From: Warwickshire
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 11-24-2003 08:24 AM
This seller has been trying for a while to sell these items,I am sure he is baffled to why they have not sold yet !!. |
Rodina
Member Posts: 836
From: Lafayette, CA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 11-24-2003 09:56 AM
If folks will buy a bolt or a 1" square of insulation, I don't see what's the matter with a fecal bag. |
Cliff Lentz
Member Posts: 655
From: Philadelphia, PA USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-24-2003 05:03 PM
There is a rather nice (if "nice" is the word!) collection of various fecal bags in the museum at SpaceCamp in Huntsville, Alabama. I have a nice bit of video of myself explaining these to my son.Cliff |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 11-24-2003 05:09 PM
From an educational standpoint I see nothing wrong with a fecal bag. After all, what is one of the questions most commonly asked of an astronaut ..... "How do you go to the toilet in space?"I own one already and when I'm flush I'll buy another..... Not really, just wanted to get the flush gag in there somewhere. Regards, Rick. |
Rizz
Member Posts: 1208
From: Upcountry, Maui, Hawaii
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-24-2003 07:05 PM
If I recall these were also known affectionately as a ‘sh*t mit’Now if it was ‘flown’…
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spaceuk
Member Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 11-25-2003 12:36 PM
As Rick said they are good for educational use as this is definitely THE question that comes up every time at schools,colleges and even tech groups and societies.I even had to feature it on the Collexctors Lot Tv programme that showed my collection since that's what tickled them :-) I've done hundreds and hundreds of space talks over the years and it is the question that is asked most. I've got most types now so can cover most 'angles' !
Phill
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