Broadsword auction ending soon:

http://www.rocketshoppe.com/cgi-bin...tem=21234570825

I would like to publicly thank Gordy for his high-quality merchandise and excellent service. The Estes Solar Probe arrived in perfectly well preserved condition.


To bring William Shakespeare into the 21st century, "Methinks I may have to avail the Sandman of his alien technology in *other* matters." (maniacal laughter)


Cheers,

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Jay Goemmer
"Centuri Guy"/"Tau Zero"
YORF Member 28
Semroc SAM #0029
NAR 86131


"I think about organizing things all the time. Never seems to happen. I find something that piques my interest and I'm off on a quest. Or a Centuri. "

--Bill Eichelberger, 02/22/2022


“Centuri fret buzz in an updated form.”
Bill “Wallyum” Eichelberger re: Estes Flutter-By
03 Sept 2014

Jay
I bid on the Solar Probe and notice you had placed a bid, then dug in my stash and found a Rocket Pad kit of a Solar Probe Jay I'm glad you won! What would I possibly do with two kits of the same rocket

Gordy
I recieved my Rainmaker also in a perfectly preserved condition .

Thanks Again Gordy
John

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John

NAR #91135 L1
SAM #0037

(thinking *extra* hard) Uh... You could've sent me one.

Thanks for being a good sport, John!


Cheers,

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Jay Goemmer
"Centuri Guy"/"Tau Zero"
YORF Member 28
Semroc SAM #0029
NAR 86131


"I think about organizing things all the time. Never seems to happen. I find something that piques my interest and I'm off on a quest. Or a Centuri. "

--Bill Eichelberger, 02/22/2022


“Centuri fret buzz in an updated form.”
Bill “Wallyum” Eichelberger re: Estes Flutter-By
03 Sept 2014

OK, somebody dig something really cool out of your rocket closet and post it!

I just went out to find something to bid on (yes, guilt finally overcame me ..) and there is nothing out there.

I'll be watching!

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

Before I learned of YORF, I put one of my Centuri UFO Invader kit (had two, one opened, which is the one I kept) on auction in the Rocketry Online website (before the "upgrade"
change took place). I had bought these two kits on sale at some hobby shop back in the
late 1970's when I went on a buying spree of soon to be OOP kits that I could find (and afford) at the time. Can't really remember how much I paid for the UFO Invader kits, probably around $7 each (they were marked down), the winning bidder on the Rocketry
Online auction site was around $80.

It was much later that Scott Hansen invited me to join this forum.....

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Dave, NAR # 21853 SR.

I just went to the upgraded auction page and everything said "0". So, no one is selling anything?

I put two SDI kits up for auction Sunday sold in less than three hours will be going to a new home.
I will have to dig thru thirteen boxes of stuff to see what else I can post. Kits I will never build.


BAR
John

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John

NAR #91135 L1
SAM #0037

I think it will take time. As the aution section is still relatively new, once we get more traffic, both professional and personal, then things will really start to go. The big thing that will attract sellers is the FREE portion of it, ie, free to join, free to sell. All you really need is something to sell!

What we might have to do (as a seller), and this will defiantely irritate some buyers, is avoid using the buy-it-now feature. By using the standard auction system, it will at least allow the item to be viewed online for a few days, making the site seem a bit more alive.

I missed the SDI stuff as they were only online for a few hours....the only thing I noticed before that was two starter sets, which I might have bid on if they were closer to me. I live in Toronto and sometimes it costs a fortune to get things shipped.

In any event, if we allow these items to "live online" for a few days, it will greatly help the site (and give more people the chance to bid!). Once the traffic and database grows, then we can start using the buy-it-now feature.

Does any one else feel the same way???

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"The rocket will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet.
It will open to him the gates of heaven." - Wernher Von Braun

"Up in smoke, that's where my money goes!!" - Tommy Chong

Yeah...instead of the buy it now, could just say the reserve is your buy it now price and then if you get more......

That reminds me.....I need to start using that reserve price thingy so my stuff doesn't go so cheap......

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Don
NAR 53455
"Carpe Diem"