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Subject: 
The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.announce
Followup-To: 
lugnet.market.auction
Date: 
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 16:38:04 GMT
Reply-To: 
lpien@iwantnospam.ANTISPAMctp.com
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Subject auction, which we discussed here and via e-mail in the February
timeframe, will hopefully get under way soon. I have begun constructing
the lots at
SeriousCollector and hope to launch by Friday.

Featured lots so far:

4537 Twin Tank unopened                 - Donor: Mike Collins
2556 Model Team Ferrari                 - Donor: Osvaldo Fernandez
Halloween bucket, unopened              - Donor: Tom Stangl
Misc Parts lot                          - Donor: Christopher Weeks
Custom Hopper Car in your color choice  - Donor: Larry Pieniazek
Custom Red and White passenger car      - Donor: Larry Pieniazek

That last lot needs a bit of explanation. This car has some history, it
has been on display at various PNLTC shows throughout the Pacific NW for
the past 9 months or so, and rather than having it returned, I've
decided to donate it. The winner will have their choice of getting title
to the loaned one, and leaving it on loan with PNLTC, or getting an
exact replica constructed and sent to them.

We certainly welcome additional lot donations if you so choose.

All proceeds will be used to buy LEGO with an eye to maximising value
for the dollar and donated to the play area at a yet to be determined
Ronald McDonald house (most likely in southern California, where Gary
lived). If you may be able to assist with the process of securing and
delivering the bricks, please let me know.

Please forgive posting this to announce, but this is rather a special
auction, I think. Followups to market.auction (where the formal "start"
will be announced)

--
Larry Pieniazek    http://my.voyager.net/lar
FDIC Know your Customer is wounded, thanks to you, but not dead...
See http://www.defendyourprivacy.com for details
For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
- Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
- Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
- This is a family newsgroup, thanks.



Message has 15 Replies:
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
(...) I just about spewed coffee all over my keyboard when I saw an auction announcement in the .announce group, and from Larry of all people. This appears to really be pushing it, I think. But: More than this is an auction, it is fundamentally a (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
(...) [snip] (...) Can people make direct donations of opened sets. For instance, I just got 2 950 piece buckets from S@H on sale. While they may bring more than I paid at auction, the quantity would probably be appreciated. Or is the idea to only (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
(...) These lots are now available for bid. Please visit: (URL) examine them and contemplate bidding. (26 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
(...) (snip auction listing) (...) Has anyone asked s@h or customer service if they would maximize the purchase (special discount for charity) and deliver directly to the site? It never hurts to ask. Louise (26 years ago, 8-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
Bidding is perking along nicely, and 3 additional lots have been added. Here are the stats: (URL) lots are: - a cherry 6074 Black Falcon's Fortress, donated by Matt Chiles - two brand new stickers for the classic mid 70's London Bus (one sticker per (...) (26 years ago, 9-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
Well, I am happy to report that another lot has been added: - 3442 LegoLand California Truck, Donated by Russell Clark and Ardjan Besse will be donating two more lots which I will have up soon: - A shell promotion packet, #2537 ( (URL) ) - an (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
As a side note, we have enough lots now that it may make sense to choose **TWO** houses and give 1/2 the proceeds (in bricks) to each. We need to decide which one(s), and we need to identify the southern California volunteer who can actually do the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
(...) I'll need a shill as it's not allowed by the site. I will announce who the shill is on RTL, on lugnet.market.auction and in the forums at the site, should I decide to do it. Mike said he would. Speaking of Mike Stanley, we have 5 more lots. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
What a cool auction! The lots just keep coming. We're at 18 now. Ardjan's lots are up. Nice little raft, AWESOME Austrian soccer starter set. And John DiRienzo and James Brown (the hardest working man in LegoLand) (1) have donated a nice Imperial (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
Wow! With the addition of Kevan Houser's space landing plates lot (URL) Derick Bulkley's Imperial Trading Post lot: (URL) are up to TWENTY lots. That is sooooo cool! Thank you everyone. Please visit and contemplate bidding. Donations still welcome (...) (26 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
We're up to (lucky) 21 lots, with another emotionally significant lot, donated by Russell Clark, a LegoLand Ambassador keychain. (URL) of good deals on lots yet, and the amount of money we're going to raise is VERY impressive. Thanks to all bidders (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction. Lots advancing
 
The following lots are in G2 state and will go sold later today if no additioal bids arrive. A1290 Gary Louie Memorial Auction - Custom Passenger Car $50.00 5h 13m russell A1289 Gary Louie Memorial Auction - Custom Hopper $61.00 4h 55m John A1288 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
The auction is winding down (1) and we have a number of winners. Some of the early lot descriptions aren't as clear as others. If you're a winner and I haven't sent a note to you directly, here's what you have to do. (this is a bit more complicated (...) (26 years ago, 10-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
Here's an update on pay/ship status. Update also going via email so if you are a participant and you don't get a copy by tomorrow, please drop me an email to my ctp account. The wrapping in this is terrible but I just have too many cols in my spread (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: The Gary Louie Memorial Auction
 
OK, it's been a while since I sent one of these. We are making progress. But we're not done yet. Biggest thing missing is that I have a LOT of holes around who has shipped and who has received their goodies. Good news is: We have raised over 800 (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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