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On 5/22/2010 8:52 PM, cnntp wrote:
IIRC one auction ended there around. I was watching it but when it went over $40.00 I stopped bidding. Poking around a little bit ... Here's a thread from 2003 indicating that the first RCC medal, the one ember, did sell for $10 when introduced. It's not clear if they were all sold in this way. But they soon wound up on eBay, with some hammer prices exceeding $100. http://tinyurl.com/2d3grnk or http://groups.google.com/group/rec.c...4bcfb938077156 Other threads indicated this bidding frenzy died down, and at least in the mid-2000s the typical eBay hammer price was $30 to $40. I acquired mine in a trade with Ian Milne, another former regular here, someone who I used to tussle with a bit here but who I later became friendly with. We did several trades. Among the areas I specialize in are ancient Athenian Owls and their copies. I also like quirky stuff, and this piece squarely falls into this realm. -- Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos |
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On May 22, 10:43*pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote: I acquired mine in a trade with Ian Milne, another former regular here, someone who I used to tussle with a bit here but who I later became friendly with. We did several trades. Ian is still with us, but not as often as usual. He has been quite busy in the non-numismatic world, you know, work, fixing up the house etc. Jud -Reports of my demise are premature- PS...Did you end your penultimate sentence with a preposition? Tsk tsk tsk. |
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On 5/23/2010 1:36 AM, Jud wrote:
PS...Did you end your penultimate sentence with a preposition? Tsk tsk tsk. That was last considered bad grammar about a half century ago. At least on this side of the pond. Among many cites online about this: http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarf...sitionmyth.htm -- Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos |
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In article , Reid Goldsborough wrote:
On 5/23/2010 1:36 AM, Jud wrote: PS...Did you end your penultimate sentence with a preposition? Tsk tsk tsk. That was last considered bad grammar about a half century ago. At least on this side of the pond. Among many cites online about this: http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarf...sitionmyth.htm as churchill said, that is something up to which i shall not put! beats the lame crap chmberlain spewed. |
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"Jud" wrote in message ... On May 22, 10:43 pm, Reid Goldsborough wrote: snipped - TB;DR PS...Did you end your penultimate sentence with a preposition? Tsk tsk tsk. But he'd never start a sentence with a conjunction. -- Jeff R. |
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On 5/22/2010 10:43 PM, Reid Goldsborough wrote:
Poking around a little bit ... Here's a thread from 2003 indicating that the first RCC medal, the one ember, did sell for $10 when introduced. It's not clear if they were all sold in this way. But they soon wound up on eBay, with some hammer prices exceeding $100. Did anybody here actually buy one of the original RCC one ember tokens for $10? In Google Grouping around, I noticed a lot of discussion of them before they were sold and discussion of them selling on eBay afterward. But I couldn't find any announcement that they were finished and now for sale. This was eight years ago, but I don't remember this either. -- Consumer: http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur: http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos |
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On May 22, 5:36�am, nohope587 wrote:
Thank you all for your input. I recognize that they do not have much if any intrinsic value. I have five each of 2002 5 Embers 2003 10 Embers 2004? Half Flame I have a couple of the original tokens and a spark. But unlike Mr. Goldsborough I like those and intend to keep them around a bit longer. I will construct a sale thread i guess and see if there are any takers $25 would also seem to me to be more than reasonable. Richard (nohope587) Reid Goldsborough wrote: On 5/21/2010 11:30 PM, Reid Goldsborough wrote: Eric can get indications of what the entire group of these have sold for in the past... Actually not Eric but Richard, the OP.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Say, "Hello," Richard. (Borrowed from the Rocky Horror Show). I'll toss my own trime's worth of info here. For the most part, the RCC tokens don't seem to be anything more than a novelty anymore. Sad, too, because they're pretty good works of art with a lot of thought and input by a close bunch of people. Doing a google search from the old days, Eric Tillery sold a complete set of six different tokens for the RCC Legal Defense Fund and brought in $255.00. Granted the high price realized was in part due to the reason for the auction. I seem to remember another set being sold a couple of years later for $135.00. Jerry |
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On May 22, 8:52�pm, "cnntp" wrote:
? "Reid Goldsborough" ?????? ??? ... On 5/22/2010 7:40 PM, cnntp wrote: 1) the average price for the Athena medal was around $50.00-$60.00 back Do you know/remember what this Athena RCC one ember medal sold for when it was released in 2002? It was $10, according to one poster back in 2004, though he indicated uncertainty about this. I couldn't say as I was not reading rcc that time:-( But....I doubt the issue price was just $10.00... Maybe someone who acquired one token directly from the source could offer his/her insight. Interesting that it reached as high as $60 at one point. Didn't know that. Another poster indicated in 2005 that they were then selling for about $35. IIRC one auction ended there around. I was watching it but when it went over $40.00 I stopped bidding. rgrds I was the one who wrote the original issue prices post back in 2004. Read my earlier post about Eric's LDF auction. I wrote the issue price of the 1 Ember being $10, and the remaining tokens issue priced at $15. I have two complete sets, including the Spark tokens. Jerry |
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On May 23, 12:58�pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote: On 5/22/2010 10:43 PM, Reid Goldsborough wrote: Poking around a little bit ... Here's a thread from 2003 indicating that the first RCC medal, the one ember, did sell for $10 when introduced. It's not clear if they were all sold in this way. But they soon wound up on eBay, with some hammer prices exceeding $100. Did anybody here actually buy one of the original RCC one ember tokens for $10? In Google Grouping around, I noticed a lot of discussion of them before they were sold and discussion of them selling on eBay afterward. But I couldn't find any announcement that they were finished and now for sale. This was eight years ago, but I don't remember this either. -- Consumer:http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur:http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit:http://rg.ancients.info/bogos http://tinyurl.com/2fnma9n Jerry |
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On May 21, 11:30*pm, Reid Goldsborough
wrote: On 5/21/2010 10:47 PM, Bruce Remick wrote: Er You should do something about this problem. he simply asked if these were still collected by rcc members and what their value might be. *Gogu gave him a pretty good idea in a single sentence. And I gave background as I observed it on how the first token came into existence. And you feel you have to offer your sage commentary on my doing this. Got to stick your two cents in no matter what. Not even two cents, more like a farthing. No, not even a farthing, more like a chocolate coin that fell behind a sofa cushion a couple of years ago and is now chalky white and worthless. Gogu's offer is one indication of the value of the first of these, but only one person's, which is not a "pretty good idea" of its value, and this was just for the first token whereas the OP indicated he had a bunch of these, suggesting different ones. Along with asking here, Eric can get indications of what the entire group of these have sold for in the past by doing a Google search, or I can: http://www.collectingbanter.com/show...t=33830&page=3 andhttp://www.cointalk.com/t57/ -- Consumer:http://rg.ancients.info/guide Connoisseur:http://rg.ancients.info/glom Counterfeit:http://rg.ancients.info/bogos I wouldn't give more than $20 for it and shipping would need too be free. |
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