Re: Lunar Lander Exhibit from USSRC in Alabama up for auction on September 3, 2003!

Hey Dave, do you know who snagged the exhibit???? Hopefully not a junk dealer.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Tom Cloud
  To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
  Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 1:55 PM
  Subject: Re: VECTOR: Lunar Lander Exhibit from USSRC in Alabama up for auction on September 3, 2003!

  Sorry vectorlist. the last msg should've been private. -:^0

  Commander Dave <cmdr-dave@spamcop.net> wrote:
    Here is the link to some pictures. I am going to post this over on RGVAC/M
    now...

    http://tinyurl.com/lsfz

    Thanks,
    -Commander Dave

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Commander Dave"
    To:
    Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 8:59 PM
    Subject: VECTOR: Lunar Lander Exhibit from USSRC in Alabama up for auction
    on September 3, 2003!

> Everyone,
>
> The U.S. Space in Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama retired their Lunar
> Lander game exhibit due to a monitor that malfunctioning (looked to me it
> needed some caps or something). By law, they have to submit it to the
    state
> of Alabama for the auction process to get rid of it.
>
> When I say Lunar Lander exhibit, it is a regular Lunar Lander game, but
> removed from the cabinet an! d placed in a custom cabinet (exhibit). It is
> VERY large and resembles a moon lander. Missing from the game is all of
    the
> control panel buttons and lights except for the thrust control. Even if
    you
> dumped the custom cabinet, you would still have some good parts and
    monitor.
>
> Here is the tough part... it is on location at the USSRC in Huntsville,
    AL,
> but the auction is in Montgomery, AL (along with a lot of other things).
    You
> would have to go to Montgomery and bid and if you won, pick it up in
> Huntsville.
>
> Here is the web site to get all the nasty details: WWW.ADECA.ALABAMA.GOV.
> You will then need to click on SERVICES then SURPLUS PROPERTY, and then
> PUBLIC SALES. On that page of information is a link to download an Excel
> spreadsheet of the whole lot listing. The Lunar Lander is at the bottom of
> the list. *** THE AUCTION IS ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2003 ***
>
    &g! t; I just wanted to pass this on as I was going to go and try to get it
    really
> cheap, but since I started the new job I will not be able to go at all. So
    I
> thought I would pass it on so that someone in the collecting community
    would
> have a good shot at it.
>
> I have only posted this to Vectorlist so far... if no one writes and says
> that they are going, then I will probably post this to RGVAC/M in a couple
> of days.
>
> I hope this info helps someone get a good game (or parts). BTW, I have a
    few
> pictures of the exhibit if someone wants to see it. If more than one
    person
> asks I will place them on the web.
>
> Cheers all!
> -Commander Dave
>
>
>
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