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BarbaraD
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One man's trash.....
« on: Nov 11th, 2007, 8:24am » |
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Gotta tell this story - and it's true...
Ya'll know I'm still sorting thru my stuff and trying to decide what to keep, what to sell at a garage sale and what to burn... (decisions decisions decisions). Well, I ran across an old autograph book that I had in the third grade (back in 1953) and guess what? It had Elvis Presley's autograph in it.
My parents had a motel back in those days and Elvis stayed there (several times) and I got his autograph along with his band's (Scotty, Bill and DJ). Actually TOUCHED him to boot!!! Aren't I special! 
Anyhow, my sister-in-law has an account on E-bay so I told her to put the thing on it and see what it would bring. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE what a guy paid for it. Several THOUSAND dollars!!! And his check cleared!!! I'm still sitting here in shock! I would probably have put that thing on the BURN pile! Go figure.
Now I'm going thru stuff LOOKING for treasures. I know I've got some OLD scrapbooks from my youth somewhere (I never thew anything away - it's got to be somewhere). Maybe I'll find something else relating to Elvis.
Guess you just never know.... Anyone need any German beer glasses. Got a deal going on them this week. Stolen from some of the best places in Germany....
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #1 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 8:56am » |
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wow nice find there !! 
get looking for some more, you could be rich
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #2 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 9:19am » |
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That's very cool Barb! Good for you !! 
I've got an autographed true first edition first printing of Gone With The Wind. I wish MM was in as much demand as Elvis!
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #3 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 9:24am » |
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« Reply #4 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 9:26am » |
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Oh cripes Barb, and here I thought you were going to tell us the thrills of dumpster diving. 
Cool about the autograph. Nice work!
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #5 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 9:37am » |
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I saw Elvis once. Oooops, wrong thread, this should be in the 70's thread, sorry. 
Cool about the autograph BD. 
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #6 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 10:19am » |
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on Nov 11th, 2007, 8:24am, BarbaraD wrote:| Maybe I'll find something else relating to Elvis. |
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Stuff like that from him is a treasure, hardly anyone left that old or so forgetful to have just discovered original...
oh, nevermind. Great find Barb. Wow!
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #7 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 12:30pm » |
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Oh, my friend Laura is a huge Elvis fan! She would have loved to have that...
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #8 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 12:31pm » |
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Nice find, Barbara.
What makes it especially nice, as far as the signatures go (and there are zillions of fakes out there on the signatures market) is that you had the provenance--you knew where the signatures came from, and you had proof that they were genuine.
Good job--and congratulations.
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« Reply #9 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 1:06pm » |
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Quote:I would probably have put that thing on the BURN pile! Go figure.
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I can understand getting rid of that old hula-girl lamp-shade from the 40's Barb....but this?????
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #10 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 2:10pm » |
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You are talking about Elvis Costello, right???
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #11 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 2:22pm » |
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on Nov 11th, 2007, 8:24am, BarbaraD wrote:Several THOUSAND dollars!!! And his check cleared!!!
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #12 on: Nov 11th, 2007, 7:21pm » |
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Anyone wants my autograph ? 
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #14 on: Nov 12th, 2007, 12:36am » |
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Nice going!
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Re: One man's trash.....
« Reply #15 on: Nov 12th, 2007, 1:34pm » |
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I just read that someone paid 1250 euros for a hair from Elvis Presley head
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