At 11:08 AM 2/4/03 -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote:
At 10:53 AM 2/3/2003 -0800 Miller, Jeffrey wrote: >> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3205287911&; >> category=1 >> 3904 >> >> Not there anymore, apparently. What was it? >> >> Or shouldn't I ask... > >eBay is aggressively patrolling for shuttle auctions.The link above was not an auction as well, but simply a tirade against "shuttle vultures." Personally, I don't understand why he had his underwear in a knot. Now, while selling pieces of Columbia is not only crass, but illegal, I definitely see nothing wrong with the selling of mission patches.
For $50K apiece?
Indeed, I think that it is a great way for some people to remember the victims.
How many sold at that price are to grandparents who are putting them away for their grandchildren when they get old enough to understand, versus those being snapped up by scalpers who hope to corner the market and sell them for an even higher price?
-- Ronn! :)
Almighty Ruler of the all,
Whose Power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe,
O grant thy mercy and thy grace,
To those who venture into space.
(Robert A. Heinlein's added verse to the Navy Hymn)
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