neglus
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posted on March 5, 2005 06:52:37 AM new
It's been awhile since we had one of these threads....
I sold a postcard to a national tv news anchor (the only one worth watching) a couple of months ago. He was very gracious and everything went smoothly - thank god!
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"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "...holy sh@#...what a ride!"
http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards
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TheFamilyBiz
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:03:09 AM new
Who was he?
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Gtootie
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:11:55 AM new
Yeah, Neglus, who was it?
I have never sold anything to someone famous. I sold some pins to Lacy Peterson's cousin and her Mother wore one on a TV interview once. And during the election, I sold pins to some staffers of a couple of Senator's and Congressmen.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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amber
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:22:06 AM new
I have never sold anything to anyone famous that I know of, but an exciting one for me being English myself, was selling a figurine of a Beefeater, to an actual Beefeater in the Tower of London. I also sold a tea set to a museum of Anne of Green Gables author.
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TOMWIII
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:22:58 AM new
Oh yeah! Hey! Ralphie! Remember when ya sold some pencil lead to Bob Dole, & you were all worried you were gonna get stiffed? But everything got straightened out in the end, remember?
"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" Prez.Jim Beam, at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
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Gtootie
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:27:55 AM new
Tom, you are soooooo bad!!!
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown
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TOMWIII
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:36:53 AM new
ME? Hey! Blame it on da DOG!
amber: those guys sure put on a great show at the TOWER -- they're all real HAMS, and do a wonderfully gruesome job of describing the history of the TOWER. Interestingly, they're all retired military fellows, living in quarters right there on the grounds!
"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" Prez.Jim Beam, at the White House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
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imabride2b
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posted on March 5, 2005 09:10:20 AM new
I sold a Gown to Delta Burke.
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HerbsCraftsGifts
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posted on March 5, 2005 09:43:38 AM new
I'm not sure. I saw one of our scarves on a woman on the View last week. She was talking about baby furniture and gadgets for babies. Maybe and maybe not!!
Also had to hand deliver a couple dozen red scarves to LaPrairie (Cosmetics)on 5th Ave. for a promotion they were doing at Saks and Bloomingdale's. She wrote in the afternoon and we had them there the next day by noon for the promotion the following morning at 9.
Louise
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sthoemke
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posted on March 5, 2005 11:43:37 AM new
I sold a football card to the person that was pictured on the football card.
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ltray
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posted on March 5, 2005 11:47:33 AM new
Not lately, but when I had my shop, I sold an antique wash stand to Tom T. Hall's wife, a set of 50's pyrex bowls to Tom Pru-due's (?) niece (she said she was going to give them to him for a birthday present). I was also asked by an Entertainment tonight film crew to comment about OJ Simpson while he was in PC playing golf. I replied NO COMMENT!
When I was traveling for business, I flew a lot. Sally Fields once shared her champagne and on another trip I sat next to Jay Osmond.
In the early 90's I even found myself sitting between a bunch of old rock singers talking shop. Really stuck my foot in it when I asked them if they played for anyone I had ever heard of. They asked me if I had ever heard of a group called Paul Revere and the Raiders? Seems I was being entertained by all 5 of them. Oops!
But that was not as bad as when a friend introduced me to Jerry Garcia and I did not have a clue who he was until the band started playing, lol.
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Libra63
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posted on March 5, 2005 11:53:24 AM new
I sold a Minnesota Tie to a Minnesota Congressman, and a book about Lucy and the author bought it. Other than that just plan ole folks.
_edited to add a word.
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cherishedclutter
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posted on March 5, 2005 02:43:50 PM new
ltray- I would have known who Jerry Garcia was, but who is Tom Prudue?
Edited to add - I don't think I've ever sold anything to a celebrity.
[ edited by cherishedclutter on Mar 5, 2005 02:44 PM ]
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EclecticClutter
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posted on March 5, 2005 03:19:36 PM new
Sold a bunch of old optical stuff to Universal Studios. thought it was cool. One item was a eye chart that went for around $200.00, go figure?
Recently sold an id badge from AC Motors (Michigan) to a guy in New York he was in our local news later that week for the history exhibit he's creating about AC, that was weird.
No real celebs that I know of
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estatesalestuff
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posted on March 5, 2005 03:36:53 PM new
Couple years ago, sold some things to Heidi Fleiss, the Hollywood Madam, (noticed her ex-boyfriend/girl-friend beater, Tom Skidmore, was in the news this week).
Sold a Boxing related item to the pugilist producer at ESPN ... but since ESPN doesn't do many stories about the world of boxing, I don't know what they wanted it for, but they bid it up to almost a hundred smackers. LOL.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on March 5, 2005 03:54:37 PM new
I sold an old-fashioned style wig block clamp to the guy in charge of windows at the Barney's store in New York.
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sparkz
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posted on March 5, 2005 04:05:51 PM new
A few years ago,I sold an item to a lady in Iowa. The delivery address was the Iowa Governor's office. I've also sold a couple of things to famous authors. I've had three or four items deliver to movie studios in Southern California.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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replaymedia
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posted on March 5, 2005 04:49:09 PM new
Nothing lately, but I did once sell three copies of a book to George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Quentin's mother.
Apparently they were thinking of doing a movie based on the book, and it was getting hard to find. They didn't do the movie, however ;(
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ltray
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posted on March 5, 2005 05:36:20 PM new
Cherished... Knew I should have looked that up before I posted. I totally mispelled and misprounounced it! Chef Paul Prudhomme from K-Paul's in Louisiana. He had fame before Bam!Bam! Emeril made a hit on TV.
Also in the days before Ebay and before my shop, I had a really cool movie projector that was in its original crate. I acquired it when I bought my first ever "whole house estate". Darn thing weighed close to 80 lbs and I just wanted it out of the garage.
Some guy bought it for $150 and called me a few weeks later wanting to know what else I might have. Turns out he did props for a Dallas movie company and had rented(!) it out for a film for $250. It was later used in a museum display.
From the same estate items, I also sold a 1st edition (1910) of the original Boy Scouts manual to the director of the Bowling Green KY Scout museum. Weirdly, the national museum in Dallas had a fire shortly after that which destroyed much of their collection.
On ebay, I have sold many things to people who do window displays, but nothing as exciting as the good ole days...
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ebayvet
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posted on March 5, 2005 06:07:12 PM new
No celebrities that I know of, but I have sold to government officials (like undersecretaries of certain departments) - Okay, far from a celebrity, but as I am a political news junkie, I've actually heard their names before. Also sold to the head of tickets at a major league team (I know this because they had it delivered to the stadium, so I looked up the person at the website) - Won't do me any good, as the team is 2000 miles away....
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cherishedclutter
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posted on March 5, 2005 06:21:02 PM new
Thanks ltray. Now I know who you're talking about. Before I thought it was just another example of me being out of touch!
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classicrock000
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posted on March 5, 2005 06:54:06 PM new
didnt sell to anyone famous,but I did sell drugs to an undercover agent once.
[ edited by classicrock000 on Mar 5, 2005 06:55 PM ]
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TOMWIII
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posted on March 5, 2005 06:59:53 PM new
My son, although they say confession is good for the soul, I just hope you enjoy bunking with yer new roomie: BUBBA!
Here's Ralphie's sage advice for you: "Wear the SOAP on a ROPE"
"AARP? Ain't that a bunch of old geezers?"
After attacking the AARP, what next for the GOP?
According to Lester Fudgebucket, RNC Director of Stupidity, MOM and APPLE PIE!
Quote Lester: "Did you know that EVERY SINGLE MOM in history has been the same sex as...LESBIANS? And, all those FRUITS in Apple Pie are either Pinks or downright REDS!"
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classicrock000
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posted on March 5, 2005 07:05:23 PM new
much worse then that Tom-I sent the dude some bad sh*t and and he did a charge back on his credit card and threaten to have me suspended from Ebay-no sense of humor<snicker>
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meowmix71
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:25:36 PM new
I sold something to a designer/author of a few decorative painting books. I even have a few of her books. Thought that was cool!!
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longtime1
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posted on March 5, 2005 08:36:17 PM new
I "dated" 3 of the Old Spice girls all together one night 25 years ago. Too bad that ship came back to port.
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TOMWIII
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posted on March 5, 2005 09:54:15 PM new
"Old Spice means quality,
Said the Captain to the Bosun!
So look for the bottle
With the ship that sailed the ocean!"
Yo! Ho! (where?)
"AARP? Ain't that a bunch of old geezers?"
After attacking the AARP, what next for the GOP?
According to Lester Fudgebucket, RNC Director of Stupidity, MOM and APPLE PIE!
Quote Lester: "Did you know that EVERY SINGLE MOM in history has been the same sex as...LESBIANS? And, all those FRUITS in Apple Pie are either Pinks or downright REDS!"
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tradersjones
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posted on March 6, 2005 11:50:53 AM new
Not to anyone whose names are readily recognized, but I sold to a couple of artists, Albert Guibarra and Buster Simpson, the Mayor of Vancouver, WA, and several museums, including one for auto racing and one for the US Gov't Int'l Border Crossing / Immigration.
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popnrock
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posted on March 7, 2005 06:20:45 AM new
As far as I know I have not sold anything to any one "major" but I have sold things to "has-been" and one hit wonders. The company I deal with works directly with celebs (sports, music, tv and movies). You would think with the money they make they buy
the goods like everyone else. No, they want everything free!
Miss J
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stonecold613
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posted on March 8, 2005 08:38:10 PM new
A couple of years back, I sold 4 Minnesota Twins Bobblehead Dolls to a scout of the Minnesota Twins.
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Alive in 2005
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