Auction #2 - World Trade Center Set

[jeff]

AUCTION #2: [profile=skiprat]Steven Jackson's[/profile] World Trade Center Pen Set Ends around 9pm ET Feb 14

Steven has donated his absolutely stunning piece: Lower Manhattan - World Trade Center 1 & 2
THANK YOU, STEVEN!

More of the story of this piece is HERE

 

[jeff]

Here we go with our second auction of Bash 12.

Take it away auctioneers!

 

[BRobbins629]

$100

 

[Dalecamino]

Thank you Jeff! This will be the highest honor bestowed upon me since I joined IAP 2008!

Thank you Steven for, donating this set to benefit the IAP.

Who will start off this auction with an appropriate bid?

 

[Dalecamino]

$100

Nice going Bruce. :biggrin: Couldn't wait for the auctioneer?? :biggrin: Are you in Jeff's living room?? :biggrin:

 

[BRobbins629]

Who will start off this auction with an appropriate bid?

I tried to bid $1 but that was too few characters

 

[Dalecamino]

Bruce Robbins has first bid at $100.00

Thank you Bruce!! Do we hear $200.00??

 

[Bob Wemm]

This is just TOOOOOO AWESOME.
Thank you Skiprat.
$150US.

Bob

 

[Lenny]

$200 US just so I can say Skip, this is awesome! Thanks for your support of IAP! =)

 

[Dalecamino]

OK, we're moving along. Thank you Bob and, Lenny!!

We have $200.00 who will say $300.00?

 

[magpens]

I'll put out $300.00

That's an incredibly beautiful and skillful piece of work, Skip !!!!

 

[Dalecamino]

Thank you very much Mal!
We are rolling !! :biggrin: Who will say $400.00 on this one of a kind set made by our own Steven Jackson?

 

[Dalecamino]

Here is a little challenge for you to, give you an idea of what it takes to make a pen from stainless steel.

Get a 1/2" x 1/2" stock of SS and, polish all 4 sides to a mirror finish. :wink: That will be ONE piece :biggrin:

 

[The Penguin]

$400

 

[scotian12]

I'll put in a bid of $400.00 for this beautiful piece of artwork.

 

[Dalecamino]

$400

Thank you Shawn!

I'll put in a bid of $400.00 for this beautiful piece of artwork.

Sorry, Shawn posted $400 before you did. Would you like to go above his bid?

 

[stonepecker]

Just so I can say I owned it for a minute.......... $600.00

 

[Dalecamino]

Thank you Wayne!! But, you know how auctions go! :wink:
We are now at $600.00 Who will make it $700?

 

[Dalecamino]

Step right up! Don't be shy! You know you want this piece of Fine Art :wink: Find another one? I doubt it :biggrin: It took Steven DAYS to make this piece. AFTER...making a trip from Wales to New York.

Will someone break the $600.00 bid by Wayne?

 

[stonepecker]

CHUCK........... Quiet !!!!

Maybe they will forget
about this auction.
​

Besides,
They might be making pens
with the kids for the
Kids contests.

​

If I was running this auction
I would drop the hammer and say it was sold.
And then move to the next auction.

But that is what I would do if I was in change.​

 

[SteveG]

with great respect to Steven, the creator of this fine piece...$1000

 

[Dalecamino]

Wayne....it just doesn't work that way

Now... would you like to raise your bid now or, after someone else does :biggrin:

Good luck with the kids entries

 

[Dalecamino]

with great respect to Steven, the creator of this fine piece...$1000

WOAH!!!!! I didn't see that coming! Wayne distracted me for a minute. Sorry Wayne!

Thank you Steve! That's awesome!

The bid stands at $1,000 It's good to see the appreciation in Steven Jacksons artistry!

Waiting for the next bid!!:wink:

 

[bobleibo]

The MAN from the land of sun and sand has tossed down the gauntlet!! Wow, thank you Steve!

 

[Dalecamino]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I will say "Goodnight" :biggrin:

Feel free to continue bidding and, we will be back in the morning with fresh coffee. :wink:

 

[tbroye]

If I could afford it I would bid. I just dropped 2K on restoring my truck, should have wait a few weeks. That is absolutely Beautiful infact more than Beautiful

 

[bobleibo]

Steve
IF (big IF), after quite a few more bids, by some miracle you happen to win this stunning piece I wanted to offer my assistance.
We all know that people who live in the UK prefer that damp, cold, musty and rainy weather and would never want to go to Hawaii. Same goes for people like you who prefer that terrible sun and beach weather.
Since Mark James is taking the IAP collection and me with him to England as his luggage mule and carjacker, er, I mean Concierge and driver, I'll pick this up - AGAIN, you have to win it first - and deliver it to you in Hawaii. I just need to ask my boss Chuck for the time off from this job and to approve my travel voucher, but he wants pictures of some rock over there so I told him I'd do that too if he'd let me go.
Always willing to help
Bob

I like other parts of the country too, so who's ready to make Steve nervous and raise the bidding to $1,100 for this spectacular piece of art ?
Signing off, have to start packing. Feel free to keep bidding!
Good night everyone~

 

[jttheclockman]

Man I did not even get a chance to make a suggestive bid. Steven I love your work and it is worth every penny but it is out of my price range by a lot. Sorry. I do hope who ever gets this set appreciates the amount of work that went into it. The talent shows loud and clear but add the thought factor and the symbolism behind it makes it priceless. This piece will go down in the record books on this site as the most inspirational piece that has come through here. yes there have been top artisans work that have been auctioned off and brought top dollar but this carries with it much more and I believe the artisan has cemented his place in any hall of fame forum that is ever invented here. Truely a masterpiece.

Donating this work of art is in itself is a commitment to what we do here. Thanks Skip and good luck to all. I believe $2000 is not out of the question.

 

[skiprat]

Well guys....I'm gobsmacked !! I didn't imagine that it would reach these dizzy heights. In fact, my wife and I agreed that if it didn't do so good, we would bid just to keep it !!:biggrin:

Steve G is in a very commanding lead at the moment and I'm sure every member in IAP appreciates his generosity.

But....it ain't over till it's over, so they say...:biggrin:

So just to take the sting out of it a little, there is another, perhaps more practical pen as a freebie in the box. ( nothing special though ) All wrapped up and ready to go !!..

Thanks again :biggrin:

 

[Dalecamino]

Good Morning IAP!!! I see there have been some comments posted overnight. Thanks Tom, JT and Steven J. I'll have to find out what "Gobsmacked" means! :biggrin: Thank you Steve J. for making an additional offer. I would love to see that package opened.:wink: We stand at $1,000 bid with Steve G. on top. Who will make it $1,100?

 

[stonepecker]

Now there are THREE pens in the package.

Let me think about this...........

Chuck / Bob is there anything in the auction rules
that says two or three buddies can't pool their money?
We are really thinking this needs to be part of
The IAP Collection.

Maybe I should call my buddy Jessie and he could call
the 'Donald' and they would chip in.
:wink:​

 

[Dalecamino]

That is correct! There will be 3 pens in the box. Unless Steven has another generosity attack and, adds yet another one or two??? :biggrin:

Pool your money however you want but, only ONE member can post the bid :wink:

 

[jttheclockman]

Now there are THREE pens in the package.

Let me think about this...........

Chuck / Bob is there anything in the auction rules
that says two or three buddies can't pool their money?
We are really thinking this needs to be part of
The IAP Collection.

Maybe I should call my buddy Jessie and he could call
the 'Donald' and they would chip in.
:wink:​

Fantastic idea about the IAP collection.

 

[Dalecamino]

I agree! Mark would surely find a safe way to transport it with the collection.

 

[skiprat]

Chuck....they are shiny steel pens.....not the Crown Jewels :biggrin:

 

[Dalecamino]

Chuck....they are shiny steel pens.....not the Crown Jewels :biggrin:

They look like Crown Jewels to me buddy!! :wink::biggrin: And...should be treated as such :biggrin::tongue:

 

[SteveG]

I am enjoying holding on to the winning bid for these "crown jewels of pens" (at least for a while). This is what I call FUN!!

 

[Dalecamino]

Thanks again Steve! Right now, you are King of the hill! :biggrin:

 

[SteveG]

Chuck....they are shiny steel pens.....not the Crown Jewels :biggrin:

Skippy, you are too close to this pen group, having labored so intensely in making them, to understand the effect they have on us mere common pen turners.

They are indeed CROWN JEWEL PENS, brought to us by a CROWN JEWEL LEVEL PEN MAKER. These must be very hard to give up on behalf of IAP! Kudos in every way. :biggrin::biggrin:

 

[wizard]

I worked early this morning to finish at hospital just so I could get to say $1100 Doc
I hope that that's the right bid...last one was $1000..I think