Challenger - Mickey Thompson's own story

[Stainless1]

Actually a little early based on Jon's hour and a half or so left, the cutoff is just before Jon goes to bed... around 9.  Jon are you up to declare a wiener.... 

[Bville701]

 

[racefanwfo]

so who got the book?

[John Noonan]

I think Stainless was 5 seconds late on the auction.      

I think the guy from Canuckistan won the Auction based on the timer on this site..

Either way thanks to the person that donated the book minus his cost...

[desotoman]

Stainless did you win?     

Tom G.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Oh, man, now you've got me wondering.  I said I'd quit it at "bedtime", which became defined as 9PM EST (even though we ended up with company and didn't get to bed 'til darn near 10!

But my Forum timer reads an hour different -- so when a post shows a time stamp of 10.00.05 PM -- it really means 9.00.05 PM - I think.  Crap - why don't you let me go to the house and see if the 'puter there reads difference from what it says here, just in case.  I sure hate to turn down Stainless's extra few bucks, but by the same token -- if I should award the book to Scott and instead give it to Stainless -- maybe Scott'll never sell another oil rig (or whatever it is that he does) and we'll run out of oil really soon.  I know Scott is enroute from Ethiopia to East Texas or something right now and doesn't have internet service 'til tomorrow -- so I've got a little while 'til I've gotta sort things out.

You'll know the result in a couple of hours, okay?  

Geeesshhh, what a mess, hey?

[Stainless1]

OK guys, this ain't ebay and I was in at 9... not 9:01, but Jon can declare the wiener and it won't matter to me whichever way it goes.  

However, should Jon decide my bid was the winner, We will start another loosely based on Sparky's idea.  If someone wants to read my book, go the the thread I will start on who wants to read the MT book, enter your name, the book will be yours for 2 weeks after it arrives.  Your obligation will be to contact the next person via PM on the list and mail it via one of those PO priority envelopes (less than $5).  Sounds easy, all you have to do to get your name in is post your name on the thread and then send Jon $25 or more and you will get t read the book.  Same deal for everyone, if the book needs to ship to Australia, England, Denmark, wherever, it can go by 1st class for around the same shipping.  It is all for a good cause, and hopefully I won't get to read it for a couple of years, when I have more time.

Incidentally, there is one on Ebay right now for a $250 buy it now....from a foreign seller.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Geez, who woulda thinked that I'd have to try to nail down the end of the auction to the second?  So here's the final decision -- and since the book is in my hot little hand, I get to make such decisifycation:

I said I'd end the auction at 9EST, and Stainless' bid is time-stamped 9 plus five seconds.  So Scott wins.  Dang, Stainless, I really like your idea of sharing it, too.  I had thought of something like that while I was still reading it -- but the logistics (read:  doing it) seemed a hassle, so didn't offer the idea.

Lesson learned, assuming I'll do another auction -- nail down the ending time using the Nat'l Bureau of Standards clock system - - and be ready for another interesting last-second "What?  Why didn't I expect that?" issue.

Thanks to all that showed great support for this website of ours.  I appreciate it very much.

[Stainless1]

Well I guess my microwave internet connection is too slow for timing anything close, it was not on purpose, I just planned to look before it ended and enter the high bid, sorry to put you on the spot Jon. 

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Thanks, Stainless. And again -- thanks to all.  By the way, Scott has paid the auction price -m plus a nice bonus, thank you very much.  All's done for now except I have to ship the book all the way to Canada.  I think there's a sled dog race coming up around here soon, though -- so shipping ought to be easier.

[Richard 2]

Well, I didn't bid I thought Stainless had it. But that's ok I'm sending you a $ or two anyway Jon.
Richard

[jdincau]

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=thompson+borgeson&sts=t&tn=challenger&x=0&y=0

[hotrod]

Jon:

I have another idea for an auction item will forward details to you by PM and see if you like the idea.

Larry