They also get publicity in the world media, mostly newspapers, I would guess. I'll probably be doing interviews. We shall see.
On Sep 16, 2011, at 5:03 PM, obbajeeba wrote: > If an auction house has a stake in something, they are going to contact those > who like to purchase things and they definitely advertise the items before > the auction, they have something to gain. > No bidders, are out of the question, I am sure. There will be bidders. > : ) > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > > > Well, we do now know what I'll settle for, though I would always try to get > > more if it were in my hands. I'm agreeing to let the auction house sell > > them for $70K, if they get offered that. They would keep 15%. So I would > > get 59.5 if they sold for that. And no, Sal, my entire life in the near > > future is not being based on these selling at all, though I am, quite > > consciously, cutting it very close... And I did say I've already turned > > down 10K. I won't give you proof of that, but it's not fabrication. Unless > > something happens soon, November will tell the tale. To be honest, I > > wouldn't be that surprised if the sandals got no bidders, though I would be > > more surprised if they didn't... > > > > On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:03 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: > > > > > I don't know anything beyond what Mark has shared publicly. I was > > > commenting on how we really don't know anything about the potential > > > buyers of Mark's sandals, or what he will settle for. I hope he makes a > > > bundle. Why not? > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Of course there's a lot of people like that, > > > > Jim~~but so far I've seen no evidence that > > > > anyone even close to that league is the least > > > > bit interested. Have you? That's at least one > > > > thing I meant about dangerous delusions. It > > > > seems Mark's entire life in the near future is > > > > being based upon these selling for a significant > > > > amount. So far the only offers I know of are > > > > lurk's and yours. Or have I missed something? > > > > Sal > > > > > > > > 2011, at 1:16 PM, whynotnow7 wrote: > > > > > > > > > There's a lot of people in the world to whom $70K means nothing - its > > > > > like spending $100 to you or me. As to the intentions of the > > > > > potential buyer, who knows? Maybe they just like famous shoes. :-) > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> > > > > >> wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> On Sep 16, 2011, at 5:06 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> I'm hoping that Ted can put my set of flip-flops > > > > >>>> up for auction at the same time that he puts up > > > > >>>> Maharishi's sandals, so that I might get some > > > > >>>> "spillover" traffic from wealthy foot and fraud > > > > >>>> fetishists. Thanks to you and obbajeeba for > > > > >>>> suggesting the idea. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I wonder whatever happened to the idea of, > > > > >>> if you need $$, getting a job. I think > > > > >>> Mark is living in a dream-world, perhaps > > > > >>> even dangerously so, if he thinks these > > > > >>> decades-old "relics" are going to become > > > > >>> his salvation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
