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Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:02 PM Jun 2012

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Exceedingly rare political memorabilia

(mostly because everyone else has destroyed theirs)

How much should I ask on eBay?

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Exceedingly rare political memorabilia (Original Post) Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 OP

Whatever the traffic will bear! FarCenter Jun 2012 #1

save them for awhile. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #2

Yeah I wouldn't unload them now. Wait awhile. calimary Jun 2012 #4

I have several original Elihu Root for President pins from 1916 slackmaster Jun 2012 #3

I majored in history and consider myself reasonably informed, but even I had to look up to see who Puregonzo1188 Jun 2012 #7

Do you have any mini buttons that the Edwards' campaign claims aren't theirs? rufus dog Jun 2012 #5

99 cents shugah Jun 2012 #6

I wasn't serious. Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 #8

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

1. Whatever the traffic will bear!

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:04 PM

Jun 2012

As much as you can get!

Although, why are you selling them. They may appreciate faster than gold coins, and certainly faster than US Treasury Bonds.

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

2. save them for awhile.

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:11 PM

Jun 2012

calimary

(81,322 posts)

4. Yeah I wouldn't unload them now. Wait awhile.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:20 PM

Jun 2012

They will go up in value.

slackmaster

(60,567 posts)

3. I have several original Elihu Root for President pins from 1916

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:13 PM

Jun 2012

His bid for the Republican nomination failed.

Puregonzo1188

(1,948 posts)

7. I majored in history and consider myself reasonably informed, but even I had to look up to see who

Reply to slackmaster (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:48 PM

Jun 2012

that was.

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

5. Do you have any mini buttons that the Edwards' campaign claims aren't theirs?

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:28 PM

Jun 2012

Then you may have something of value.

shugah

(4,037 posts)

6. 99 cents

Reply to Jackpine Radical (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 08:42 PM

Jun 2012

here is a list of completed auctions for similar items:

http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=john+edwards+political+pin&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

8. I wasn't serious.

Reply to shugah (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:03 AM

Jun 2012

I was just cleaning out a drawer & found them, then decided they were worth posting here for the hell of it & as a sort of monument to my gullibility. I expect I'll throw them out.

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