On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:53:53 -0500, "Doodybutch"
wrote:

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
...
Hey folks, check this one out...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ADME:B:BN:US:1

The Lindbergh Foundation is auctioning a Retro Rocket that went into space
in Spaceship One, the only one available to the public! The auction
started today, I put in the first bid at $2500 to get the ball rolling
(and I know it's going to get stomped flatter than a flounder real soon
now, but what the heck, I did my part and participated in this nice piece
of history! hehehe!).

How about passing the good word to help it sell for a good price and
benefit a good cause!

This sounds like a come-on ad to me, "Juan" - how stupid do you think we
are? Or, maybe you are trying to let us in on a really good deal! Sure!

I don't see how Juan would benefit from a "come-on". The auction is by the
Lindbergh Foundation, the money goes to this non-profit organization. It's not
only historic, it's artistic as well.

If you wanted any old junk that's flown in space, you can buy it for a LOT less.
Heck, one of my co-workers had a GAS experiment on the Space Shuttle, and he
just *gave* me a foot of O-ring from the canister. But this would be an
opportunity to gain a rare space-related collectable.

If I could afford it, I'd be bidding, too... :-)

Ron "Go flight" Wanttaja