--- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > Yes, I did, n, and replied to you. Thank you, I do tend to agree with you, > though, I must say, though probably shouldn't publicly, that I may be > softening a bit on that. Perhaps you'll inspire me to harden up again...
Of course this got my attention, but I am going to skip my usual prurient interest to discuss the cash. The market for this item is highly restricted for a few reasons. The group think mentality of the higher ups with their "rules" someone mentioned about this sort of thing puts a downward pressure on the top guys buying this item and being frowned upon by their uppity peers. You don't know what affect this is going to have on your universe of possible buyers and I believe puts Nabby's enthusiastic appraisal in the unrealistic zone. My guess is that you are not going to retire on this item and will be more likely to find that the end price is in the low 5 figures if it gets there at all. Vaj's idea about Shri Ravi Shankar seems like the best idea yet with the combination of deep dhoti pockets and the supporting belief necessary. Plus he would basically be spending other people's donation money for this luxury item so that might allow for a higher price. And he is outside the shame zone of the believers with their old biddy gossip circles and their lives premised on living within the boundaries of "It would be good if..." Oh damn I really can't stand it anymore, I have to ask. Were you writing that last line with complete innocence or were you giving us a bit of a wink and a nudge? I mean a nudge is as good as a wink for a blind horse if you catch my drift. Can there really be such innocence in this world? Perhaps the sandals really have had an affect on you through the years. I'm quite sure they would instantly incinerate if I thrust myself into them... > > On Jul 19, 2011, at 10:29 AM, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > > > > Very few people knew about this till now, almost none of the Rajas. Yet > > > again, I'm hoping that some of you here who may be in contact with > > > appropriate people might forward my original email to them. Perhaps that > > > won't work so well for this group... And I know there certainly aren't a > > > ton of sandals out there. If I am right, there is the pair that I have > > > from the time M left India or, at the most, one other pair from the 50s > > > to the 70s that and then the two pair that I ordered for him that his > > > family may have. And, perhaps, he only ended up using one of those two > > > pair consistently. The sandals are well made and, I'm sure, last many > > > years. > > > > Did you see my post ? Don't sell them for under 1 mill$, 5 is better. There > > are people out there with so much money 5 mill is peanuts. > > > > >
