I appreciate your offering them here for the story value. And as disillusioned as I am, the attraction of these sandals is understandable, so you need to cash all the way in for these.
I think you should go after the rich guys in Fairfield, the Zimmermans, or whoever else are the names who have the bucks and the belief system. If I had their money I would be all in for some version of the 10- whatever thousand dollar range for these. I would put them in my Stapatya Veda house in a shrine and would appreciate them as the relic they are for the right believer. And every time I had a dinner party with people for whom my chef prepared each meal with the RIGHT churna for their prakriti and the season, they would take a moment to see these sandals under the glass or even hold them if they were soul brothers and sistas. Hold the great Maharishi's sandals just as I did at his feet in India, getting the Vedic buzz of a lifetime. I understand. I really do. I hope you can find the right buyer who will cherish them and can translate that feeling into dead presidents. Good luck! --- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > On Jul 18, 2011, at 10:17 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > > > > Thank you, J, we're pretty much on the same page. I'm not > > > aware of pro-MMY forums. Are there such and what might > > > they be? > > > > Mark, I don't know their names. I'm pretty sure there's at > > least one Yahoo Group. You could try doing a group search > > for "Transcendental Meditation" here: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/ > > > Thanks again, I'll try. > > > > Maybe others here will know some names. > > > > > I used to think that some day there would be a world class > > > auction of M's things, including his Mercedes or whatever > > > car(s) he ended up with, you know, like at Christie's or > > > Sotheby's. > > > > Who has custody of his things now? > > > His family. I suppose it's possible they would do an auction someday to > raise more money. > > > > I don't mean to conjure false hopes, but I'd be astonished > > if MMY's sandals wouldn't be a very desirable item for a > > wealthy devotee. But you have to get the word out. You > > might think about finding out who the wealthy ones are and > > doing a private snail-mailing. > > > > > I've begun that via email, but haven't gotten very far with it. > > > I wish you the best of luck. It can't be easy for you to > > part with those sandals. > > > Thanks, I guess I'm finally ready to. > > > > > But that thought is fading. And you're right, for me, SS > > > wouldn't be enough to live on even in Costa Rica... > > > > > > On Jul 18, 2011, at 9:50 PM, authfriend wrote: > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Mark Landau wrote: > > > > > > At sixty-five, I have very little savings and have lost my job. I > > > > > > was planning to work into my seventies. My predicament forces me to > > > > > > attempt to sell them. I am hoping that the person they are meant to > > > > > > go to will have the wherewithal and will to honor their value. As > > > > > > 108 for over four years, I spent around $100K working for the > > > > > > movement pretty much seven days a week (when not rounding). As > > > > > > 108s, we weren't paid, paid $1000 a month "so as not to be a > > > > > > financial drain on the movement," and paid all our own travel (and > > > > > > sometimes other) expenses. Small amounts will not be considered. > > > > > > > > > > > > Another possibility is donating to me so I can donate them to the > > > > > > movement. > > > > > > > > > > > Mark, this sounds familiar. Didn't you try > > > > > selling them here a few years back? Did > > > > > you ever try the suggestions about ebay? Sorry > > > > > to hear you're in such dire circumstances, but I > > > > > am failing to see what the sale of the sandals, even > > > > > if they were to bring in, say, $1000, > > > > > > > > "Even if"? You have to be kidding. He just said "small > > > > amounts will not be considered." He wants, and should > > > > get, many times $1,000. If I were him, if he hasn't > > > > already, I'd check out auction houses that deal in > > > > celebrity collectibles. > > > > > > > > > is going to do for you in the long run, > > > > > > > > If he sells them for what they should bring, he could > > > > buy an annuity (unless he has some major expense he > > > > needs to pay, like medical bills). > > > > > > > > not to mention that > > > > > trying to sell MMY memorabilia on a forum filled with > > > > > disillusioned former TMers is a serious losing battle. > > > > > > > > Let's hope he's tried other forums that are more pro-MMY. > > > > But you never know who's lurking here. I can't imagine > > > > there isn't some wealthy TMer who would pay him what > > > > they're worth, either to own them or to donate them to > > > > the movement. To anyone who reveres Maharishi, these are > > > > priceless. > > > > > > > > > You're 65? Then you're eligible for SS. > > > > > > > > Which may or may not be enough to live on. > > > > > > > > > You don't say what your "predicament" is, > > > > > but there are various programs in most states for seniors on > > > > > fixed incomes, or no income. > > > > > > > > > > Sal > > > > >
