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Apollo 11 Flag Swatch Goes Unsold At L.A. Auction

Posted by timothy on from the now-how-much-would-you-pay dept.

According to an Associated Press report, a "strip of fabric shorn from the flag planted on the moon by the Apollo 11 astronauts pulled in a top bid of $60000 at a Los Angeles auction, but didn't meet a minimum price so it won't be sold." Another $35,000 would have nabbed it, but — caveat emptor — the strip of fabric under discussion is one that never went to the moon itself, but rather was snipped off before the rest of the flag was stuffed into a tube for the mission.

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  1. Who cares? by utkonos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If it didn't go to the moon, who cares that it even went to auction?

    1. Re:Who cares? by SuricouRaven · · Score: 1, Insightful

      It's practical value is nothing. It's economic value is what someone will pay for it. Thus it's worth $60,000.

  2. Just like the 1000's of flags... by NtwoO · · Score: 3, Insightful

    that came off the same roll of fabric. This little bit is also just a bit of that roll that stayed behind. Sure, it has a sig, but it could just as well be another flag that was signed. Guess it is worth what a fool will pay for it.

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  3. Re:Really? by quenda · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yay for consistency in the media. NPR reports

    Ah, NPR, the intellectual arm of American media that reports such gems as

    to hold the banner out straight on the gravity-free moon.