Several members indicated an interest in a forum auction of a 2005 Dancing Man lamination peel. These are the images from the other thread:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10124/2005__1_obv.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10124/Sat_Jun_29_12-24-32.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10124/Sat_Jun_29_12-19-52.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10124/Sat_Jun_29_12-20-19.jpg)
Further pictures (eg reverse) are available upon request.
I've decided to go with the traditional auction so it will be up for auction for the next 5 days (closing 7.00pm Friday 5/7/13). Interested bidders can place their bids on this thread. Alternatively bidders who wish to remain anonymous can PM me their bid and I'll assign a proxy bid for them (just make sure to tell me whether the bid amount is your maximum bid or just what you want to enter at that time. If it is your maximum bid then I add it incrementally (in amounts of 50 cents) up to your maximum).
The auction will end at 7.00pm 5/7/13 or 5 minutes after the last bid whichever is the latter.
All proceeds go into the charity bucket next time I go to the shopping center.
I'll provide free standard postage.
All suggestions welcome.
Fulvio indicated in the other thread that he has a starting bid of $2.00.
Regards
Steve
ok I bid $5
Make it $6 :)
I'll go $7
OK I will go $8
Make it $9
I'll go $10 :angel:
$11.
ok , ok , you got me ,
ok .$ 15.00 my last bid .
steve I am away from tomorrow , Thursday 04/07/13 till Tuesday
09/07/13
if I win it at $ 15.00 , I will make contact with you Tuesday night ..
,, kel ,,
16.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='20234' dateline='1372828713'16.
Sigh. $17
Serves me right for guesstimating it would reach 20.
21.
Argh. Too rich for me. Enjoy. :(
OK I'll play $25
AH HA this is what I've been waitin for..now to watch the big boys play :good:
:scratch_one-s_head: Mark goes $27 so trout counters straight away with $29 :mocking:
$29.01.
AAAARRRG :dash1:
$32.67
watch him Mark, this is what he done to me with wedding sets :laugh2:
$33.38.
can't you guys be more entertaining and go in $1 increments?
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20276' dateline='1372843887'can't you guys be more entertaining and go in $1 increments?
OK $33.78 :)
:sun_bespectacled:
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20284' dateline='1372849412':sun_bespectacled:
:D:
:cool:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='20277' dateline='1372844418'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20276' dateline='1372843887'can't you guys be more entertaining and go in $1 increments?
OK $33.78 :)
$33.92. That's 14c which is equal to $1. In Hong Kong.
gee ,,
I was very optimistic thinking I would get it for $ 15.00.
,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'markn' pid='20301' dateline='1372888767'Quote from: 'trout' pid='20277' dateline='1372844418'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20276' dateline='1372843887'can't you guys be more entertaining and go in $1 increments?
OK $33.78 :)
$33.92. That's 14c which is equal to $1. In Hong Kong.
$33.93 + ZIM $100,000,000 Thats an increase of about 2 cents :laugh2:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='20322' dateline='1372910691'Quote from: 'markn' pid='20301' dateline='1372888767'Quote from: 'trout' pid='20277' dateline='1372844418'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20276' dateline='1372843887'can't you guys be more entertaining and go in $1 increments?
OK $33.78 :)
$33.92. That's 14c which is equal to $1. In Hong Kong.
$33.93 + ZIM $100,000,000 Thats an increase of about 2 cents :laugh2:
$35.02. An increase in US$1.
This is turning into a two horse race at the moment.
I recon if Jef offered free postage he my get some bids
from the gallery :diablo::ok:
Sorry Jef this Steves auction and it is free posting.
All I saw was auction and my blood lust came to the fore :)
Quote$33.93 + ZIM $100,000,000 Thats an increase of about 2 cents
Sorry Jim, Zimbabwe currency was suspended years ago. Only currency valid there now is USD, SA rand and British £.
So, I suspect that is not an allowable bid increment.
But, it is the sellers call.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='20328' dateline='1372912634'Quote$33.93 + ZIM $100,000,000 Thats an increase of about 2 cents
Sorry Jim, Zimbabwe currency was suspended years ago. Only currency valid there now is USD, SA rand and British £.
So, I suspect that is not an allowable bid increment.
But, it is the sellers call.
This may well be said about US currency the way they are going :diablo:
OK $38 in good solid Aussie dollars :dance2:
throw in a Maria Thaler
internationally recognised currency
$39.
yeah
you can pick up a thaler for that (*giggle*)
Quote from: 'markn' pid='20342' dateline='1372924580'$39.
If PP saw you bidding this much for this piece of junk she would SOO bash you Mark :diablo::laugh2:
$41 :)
I told her. Full disclosure here. $42.
I am sooo tempted
$38.78 USD = $42.50 AUD
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20355' dateline='1372928775'I am sooo tempted
$38.78 USD = $42.50 AUD
You just
KNOW I'm now wondering if my $2 is worth double that, right? LOL :angel:
I am terrible at auctions
it is dead easy to outbid me as I am very hesitant
$24.50 is my first and final bid SORRY - TYPO - IT WAS $42.50
soooo
the high rollers have to beddies eh?
$24.50 or $42.50? $42.75.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='20380' dateline='1372934639'$24.50 or $42.50? $42.75.
She
SAID she was hesitant. It was $24.50, just a tad late is all.
When in doubt, procrastinate. :angel:
I knew I should have kept those instead of returning them to circulation.
I got sick and tired of finding them..........
sorry guys I buggered up
2 things
bid too late - I thought it went onto tomorrow night
and yes, I made a typo - I am dyslexic (in case you hadn't noticed)
and anyway, mark was the highest bidder before 7.00 at $42 and at 6.25 pm
and then he has outbid me on what may have been my final and too late bid !! ha ha
I need an adjudicator guys
Robbie , I just copied this from the OP, The auction will end at 7.00pm 5/7/13 or 5 minutes after the last bid whichever is the latter.
So we still have another 19 1/2 hours to go.
& i'll bid $45.00
$47.
This has gone a bit higher than I thought it would. I'd just like to remind bidders that it doesn't include my wife, house, car or motorbike.
As per the original post I'll be donating all proceeds to charity (probably Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia).
To ensure the highest bidder is happy I'll mail the coin off to them before payment is made. They can then have a look at it in the hand so they know exactly what they're getting and if happy they can then make payment.
Quote from: 'Steveqld' pid='20409' dateline='1372976960'This has gone a bit higher than I thought it would.
Steve, you worry too much. :)
Quote from: 'Steveqld' pid='20409' dateline='1372976960'As per the original post I'll be donating all proceeds to charity (probably Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia).
Ok. $48.
thanks accums
for the auction info
I shall stay away from the auctions as I have done so since I joined
I don't need to get anyone else more confuddled than what I am already!
And all bids are in. Many thanks to the bidders.
I'll PM Markn and post a copy of the receipt from the Prostate Cancer Foundation when finalised.
Steve
Fulvio ..... procrastinate now!
PS: Steve, congrats on a great auction!
Well done Markn!!!
I want to sell my home to Markn. He certainly "bids with confidence".
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='20482' dateline='1373015334'Fulvio ..... procrastinate now!
Hehe.. I was considering going $49.99 just to get him to $50, but time was too short and I really didn't want to pay that much myself. :)
these guys do good work
if you click the side headings there is lot's of great info about prostate ca
http://www.prostate.org.au/articleLive/
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20487' dateline='1373017457'these guys do good work
if you click the side headings there is lot's of great info about prostate ca
http://www.prostate.org.au/articleLive/
Yes they are fabulous and that's the site I'll donate through under the "How you can help PCFA" tab. Hopefully they email a receipt.
Prostate cancer is a killer. A lot of websites state it is benign and a sufferer will die of old age before prostate cancer is advanced enough to be a worry. NOT TRUE!
Take the common statement "he died with prostate cancer, not from prostate cancer" with a grain of salt.
It is not a nice way to go -I speak from experience.
Please take it seriously.
Jeff
I helped out a mate with newly diagnosed ca of pros. last year with that web - site
it was great!
Back home after a fabulous week spoiling my granddaughter rotten and repaying my son for the years of anguish he caused me.
Mark and I made arrangements for a store credit instead of exchanging funds for the winning bid. So I've upped the donation to $60 and divided it equally between the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia just to be gender neutral.
Copies of receipts in my personal gallery:
http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=357
http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=356
JeffH's statement "It's a killer" applies to both as well as many other insidious diseases. A lot of it comes down to the genes and our lifestyle but the one thing we can control is our regular checkups. Do NOT put them off as early detection can influence the outcome.
Everyone deserves the pleasure of a colonoscopy at least once in their lives not to mention the pap smear or DRE.
Thanks everyone for their involvement, especially MarkN, and the proceeds will benefit worthy causes.
Steve
Quote from: 'Steveqld' pid='22371' dateline='1374402538'So I've upped the donation to $60 and divided it equally between the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia just to be gender neutral.
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Great outcome! Well done guys.
Very nice!
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well done Steve
I was off having one of those day surgery tests just this week, which explains why I have been hanging around the forum so much the last few days and it has been a nice pleasant way to recover - and yep got the all clear too, i will be back in another 5 years (family history)