Steve Jobs autograph bidding frenzy

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burningwheelburningwheel
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
high bid now $2,000



:eek: :confused: <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



from macminute:

A premier issue of Macworld magazine autographed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs is being auctioned on eBay and drawing bids in excess of US$900 ? comparable to prices paid for John D. Rockefeller or George Washington signatures. Michael Hecht, a director with the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), told c|net that a signature of George Washington goes for about $500 to $1,000 and Rockefeller gets about $250 to $500. "The prices people are willing to pay for Jobs is ridiculous," Hecht said. "Even Jobs, who probably considers himself an important guy, wouldn't consider himself this important."



<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14433&item=2151450 105" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14433&item=2151450 105</a> :eek: :confused: <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />



PS: hey what happened to my my head shaking smiley? glad to see the smoking smiley leave



[ 01-04-2003: Message edited by: burningwheel ]</p>
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  • Reply 1 of 33
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    If Jobs wanted to he could defuse this kind of stuff by signing 100 more and handing them out at an apple store.
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  • Reply 1 of 33
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    Money grubbing fool... how much does this guy actually want? It still hasn't met reserve at $1999.99.



    It was at $890 when I saw the C|Net Article yesterday.
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  • Reply 3 of 33
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    These bidding people are crazy! :eek:
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  • Reply 4 of 33
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    $1999 - 13 hours 20 min
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  • Reply 5 of 33
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    [quote]Originally posted by MCQ:

    <strong>Money grubbing fool... how much does this guy actually want? It still hasn't met reserve at $1999.99.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    i know!
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  • Reply 6 of 33
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Cool, I should learn that signature and make a few myself.



    $2075... reserve not met... shouldn't there be some sort of authentication when you're asking over 2 grand for a signature?



    I'll take a new Mac over an old magazine anyday.
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  • Reply 7 of 33
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    hey yeah murbot ! that way you could buy more macs...(pun intended) :cool:
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  • Reply 8 of 33
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Yea. Maybe he needs it to buy Apple's overpriced hardware.
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  • Reply 9 of 33
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Ok, who gave Matsu Scott's password?



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  • Reply 10 of 33
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    Well, it's over. High bid is $2274 US and it didn't meet the reserve.



    Greedy bastard.
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  • Reply 11 of 33
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    the guy bid on it looks like a loser <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    [ 01-06-2003: Message edited by: burningwheel ]</p>
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  • Reply 12 of 33
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    up for auction again. oh he now got Woz's sig added to it



    ]<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2155564921"; target="_blank">Macworld Auction</a>





    $5,101.01 Â* (reserve not yet met)





    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[oyvey]" /> <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[oyvey]" /> <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[oyvey]" /> <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[oyvey]" />



    [ 01-25-2003: Message edited by: burningwheel ]</p>
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  • Reply 13 of 33
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    What a complete fraud. He should be a lot smarter if he's going to try to scam people on ebay. The two items you should never try to scam on ebay: Martin Guitars, and Apple collectibles. There are too many watchdogs like this. You'll never get away with it. Congrats!



    Our office has informed Mr. Lockyers office in California, and they will be investigating. Contact will also been made with Apple's PR department. This gentleman will likely end up in jail.
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  • Reply 14 of 33
    rick1138rick1138 Posts: 938member
    Cool.
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  • Reply 15 of 33
    superkarate monkeydeathcarsuperkarate monkeydeathcar Posts: 2,407member
    i don't know, it got a lot of attention the first try, leo laporte even talked about it on screensavers the night woz was on. (this was the night woz uttered the immortal line "so i told them to go get my segway out of my humvee...")

    imean this is the second go at selling it. it's not like they haven't had a chance to bust his chops...

    but i never understood the concept of "buying" an autograph anyway? doesn't that kind of negate the whole appeal.

    "oh that autograph? no i never met him i bought it on ebay!"



    [ 01-25-2003: Message edited by: superkaratemonkeydeathcar ]</p>
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  • Reply 16 of 33
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    man it's up to $5,500 er so.



    i might email the higher and tell him my pen-is was autographed by pamela anderson and ask him if he wants it <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
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  • Reply 17 of 33
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    must be nice to be this rich



    Current bid \tUS $7,600.00 Â* (reserve not yet met)

    :eek: <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[oyvey]" />
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  • Reply 18 of 33
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    It's worth it!
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  • Reply 19 of 33
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    What is the problem with this guy? He doesn't want to sell this thing? "Reserve not yet met"... haha greedy fool will never sell it.
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  • Reply 20 of 33
    objra10objra10 Posts: 679member
    For the record, our office has placed a bid of $27000 on the item. It still didn't meet the reserve. Additionally, in case anyone cares. It will be interesting to see what happens since we will be monitoring this VERY closely.
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