Chris,since you are "the man" at collecting from members on the list, IMHO you were the obvious choice to collect the opening bid on the "General" plate. I am well aware of what it would take and was NOT suggesting you attempt the feat. As it was, no bid was placed. I wonder if it will show up again. Was a great topic for discussion tho and even brought out into the open a letter from the curator, John B.
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chris Zizzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Brockmann, caught up in the f'ray over the General's number plate on > E-Bay, asked: > >How about it Chris Z? > > What???? How did I get sucked into this???? > Well OK, John, you opened the door. These remarks are not directed at just > you, though. There have been a number of posts. Only a couple have > brandished the voice of reason. > > This is a case of some guys on this list flying into an emotional tizzy over > something they know almost nothing about. It helps to have the facts before > making decisions. > > I went to the E-Bay page and I am struck by the open and apparently > straightforward nature of this auction, including much offered documentation > and provenance. It would be a fairly simple matter to do some research on > this. For one, contact the Civil War museum in Kennesaw and the Cyclorama > museum in Atlanta. They can provide a great deal of information about the > engines in the chase and the travels of their various parts. The curator of > the Kennesaw museum might be very interested to hear of this auction. > Secondly, contact the seller and ask him (NICELY!) how he comes to be in > possession of this artifact. Discuss with him your concerns about it being > lost to a private collector when it might best be rejoined with the > locomotive. Perhaps there is a story there. > Third, do a little research on the engines and find out about the different > numbers and plates they have worn over the years. The Internet is an open > book. > > Finally, do the math. At $5000 and each guy chipping in $10, you need 500 > contributors. I just spent 4 months getting the money straightened out and > product shipped to 85 guys in that Caig project. Who is going to organize a > 500 Man March for the General's number plate? Come on, step forward. Get > it started and I'll send you my check. > > Or, alternatively, you can write a quick post on a trainlist and demand that > the owner of a valuable antique donate it, for free, to a museum because > that's what you think is right. And it doesn't cost you anything because > talk is cheap. > > > Chris Zizzo S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
