View Full Version : AUCTION: GET SELECTED FOR SPECIAL FORCES signed copy
Warrior-Mentor
07-21-2005, 17:50
Team Sergeant called me today...had a great idea I couldn't pass up.
You know the deal...listen to the Team Sergeant.
He recommended I offer a SIGNED COPY of GET SELECTED for auction here.
Here's the deal...
The auction winner gets:
> a custom signed copy of GET SELECTED. Let me know what you'd like it to say and I'll sign it. If you like, the winner can PM his background and I can customize it as well.
> I'll also throw in a WEEK OF FREE PERSONAL COACHING. Got questions? Give me a call.
> An advanced copy of the FREE Special Report on RUNNING: A CrASH Course for Beginners that I am working on with STu Mittleman. Here's your chance to influence what you'd like to know by giving us other questions you'd like answered BEFORE it's published.
> To make it interesting, TEAM SERGEANT is now throwing in a few hours of pistol instruction too (When the weather in Phoenix cools down of course!)
How much is that worth to you?
Anybody interested can make a bid in this thread.
Bidding starts at $25.00 (+$4.20 shipping & handling).
The auction closes at noon on Monday, August 1st.
Do I hear $30?
Roguish Lawyer
07-21-2005, 17:55
$50.
What is personal coaching? :munchin
Desert Fox
07-21-2005, 18:07
Sounds like a challenge.
75.
I will not quit that easy, youll see.
Warrior-Mentor
07-21-2005, 18:09
The coaching was geared towards our studs preparing for SFAS. I was guessing they'd have questions on their PT Programs, injuries, whatever.
The idea is to add as much value as possible.
Ambush Master
07-21-2005, 18:18
What is personal coaching? :munchin
Sign an 18X Contract and find OUT !!!! :D :munchin
Roguish Lawyer
07-21-2005, 18:22
Sounds like a challenge.
75.
I will not quit that easy, youll see.
$150. :p
Roguish Lawyer
07-21-2005, 18:28
Hey DF, just so we're clear, payment is to be in United States dollars. :D
Desert Fox
07-21-2005, 18:58
Hey DF, just so we're clear, payment is to be in United States dollars. :D
I was waiting that one!!
By the way I know it's in USD!
170.
:lifter
Roguish Lawyer
07-21-2005, 19:00
$200. :lifter
It's got to be the personal coaching driving this. DF and I both need it badly. ;)
Desert Fox
07-21-2005, 19:02
FIDO.
220.
At BUD/S they use emulation. They don't have to talk a lot.
Desert Fox
07-21-2005, 19:07
Damn.
How much a very good lawyer makes in a year???
Wait for those 18x nuts and youll be smoked no question!
Now I go for dodo.
aricbcool
07-21-2005, 21:23
$250
I assume proceeds go to SOWF?
Team Sergeant
07-21-2005, 22:37
$250
I assume proceeds go to SOWF?
You guys are nuts.... :rolleyes:
Yes, the money goes to SOWF.
Maj M,
These guys don't let the many take part in the auction..... You may have to do it again... ;)
To make it interesting I'll throw in a few hours of pistol instruction to whom ever takes this book. (When the weather here in Phoenix cools down of course!)
Team Sergeant
jsragman
07-21-2005, 22:47
If only I wasn't a poor college student..
Derek
aricbcool
07-21-2005, 23:18
These guys don't let the many take part in the auction.....
The many can take part all they want. They just gotta pony up... :D
To make it interesting I'll throw in a few hours of pistol instruction to whom ever takes this book. (When the weather here in Phoenix cools down of course!)
Sounds good to me. How bout you RL? You gonna let me win this one too? ;)
--Aric
The Dave
07-21-2005, 23:31
You guys are nuts.... :rolleyes:
(When the weather here in Phoenix cools down of course!)
Team Sergeant
So January? :D
Warrior Mentor, PM on the way!
Roguish Lawyer
07-22-2005, 09:29
The many can take part all they want. They just gotta pony up... :D
Sounds good to me. How bout you RL? You gonna let me win this one too? ;)
--Aric
Maybe. :D
Roguish Lawyer
07-22-2005, 10:31
Maybe not. $300. :lifter
With these prices it looks like I am just going to have to pretend the copy I bought was signed.
Roguish Lawyer
07-23-2005, 10:47
With these prices it looks like I am just going to have to pretend the copy I bought was signed.
Looks like aric is going to puss out now. :munchin
Desert Fox
07-23-2005, 13:06
Looks like aric is going to puss out now. :munchin
Pure PSYOPS, you are getting nasty. :D
(still watching the show)
aricbcool
07-23-2005, 13:15
Looks like aric is going to puss out now. :munchin
Nah... Just scrounging.
It's amazing what gets buried under couch pillows...
$350
:cool:
--Aric
Roguish Lawyer
07-23-2005, 20:59
I will not quit that easy, youll see.
:munchin
Desert Fox
07-24-2005, 08:25
:munchin :munchin
Roguish Lawyer
07-24-2005, 10:55
:munchin :munchin
Already quit and watching to see who wins, or just thinking about quitting? :munchin
Desert Fox
07-24-2005, 18:11
Already quit and watching to see who wins, or just thinking about quitting? :munchin
;)
Smokin Joe
07-24-2005, 19:20
Nah... Just scrounging.
It's amazing what gets buried under couch pillows...
$350
:cool:
--Aric
I would pay that just for Team Sergeants' intro to pistol marksmanship.
Roguish Lawyer
07-24-2005, 20:08
Joe is right. DF, I don't get it. I thought you said you don't give up easily. Looks to me like you quit real quick.
aricbcool
07-25-2005, 13:13
$351.00. :lifter
Nice!
You're gonna have to hit me harder than that to knock me out though. :D
$352
--Aric
the sprint to the finish here is hardly breath-taking... :munchin
Warrior-Mentor
07-25-2005, 15:24
the sprint to the finish here is hardly breath-taking... :munchin
I'm predicting a come-from-behind, off-the-top-rope, elbow-drop with a sprint past the leader in the closing minutes of the auction...
:munchin
Any other predictions?
___________________
P.S. Had a PM ref the closing time on the auction...the time standard will will be
www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/s/-7/java
Fair enough?
The Reaper
07-25-2005, 15:34
I'm predicting a come-from-behind, off-the-top-rope, elbow-drop with a sprint past the leader in the closing minutes of the auction...
:munchin
Any other predictions?
___________________
P.S. Had a PM ref the closing time on the auction...the time standard will will be
www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/s/-7/java
Fair enough?
You anticipating a snipe, or arranging some sort of secret deal?
TR
Warrior-Mentor
07-25-2005, 15:59
Just guessing based on the PM ref the auction closing time...
besides...watching the current snails pace is no fun... :munchin
Desert Fox
07-25-2005, 16:33
I dont think i'm smarter than anybody, maybe lucky!
Roguish Lawyer
07-26-2005, 15:15
So DF quit and aric won, right?
Warrior-Mentor
07-26-2005, 15:41
RL,
Aric is in the lead with $352.
The auction closes on Monday, August 1st at noon according to this web site:
www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/s/-7/java
6 days and counting...
Do I hear $353?
Roguish Lawyer
07-26-2005, 15:43
RL,
Aric is in the lead with $352.
The auction closes on Monday, August 1st at noon according to this web site:
www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/s/-7/java
6 days and counting...
Do I hear $353?
Duh, I missed the "August 1" part and just saw Monday. Tell me when you get tired. :o
So, DF, have you quit or not?
Desert Fox
07-26-2005, 18:04
Duh, I missed the "August 1" part and just saw Monday. Tell me when you get tired. :o
So, DF, have you quit or not?
Attention to details!
Did I say I quited?? :)
Warrior-Mentor
07-31-2005, 17:07
Aric is in the lead with $352.
The auction closes on Monday, August 1st at noon according to this web site:
www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/s/-7/java
19 hours, 50 minutes and counting...
Do I hear $353
Roguish Lawyer
08-01-2005, 11:42
Tick tock . . .
:munchin
Warrior-Mentor
08-01-2005, 11:54
1 Hour; 4 Minutes and counting...
:munchin
aricbcool
08-01-2005, 12:56
376 (just in case) :cool:
--Aric
aricbcool
08-01-2005, 13:02
$377 :lifter
I think you're late bro.
Check out the time difference...
http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Mountain/s/-7/java
About 4 minutes. :p
WM?
--Aric
Roguish Lawyer
08-01-2005, 13:11
Looks like the ps.com clock is 3 minutes behind the official clock.
Perhaps there should be a bidding run-off given the uncertainty and importance of the cause? :munchin
aricbcool
08-01-2005, 13:20
Looks like the ps.com clock is 3 minutes behind the official clock.
Perhaps there should be a bidding run-off given the uncertainty and importance of the cause? :munchin
I'm game if jatx is.
WM, what do you think?
--Aric
Roguish Lawyer
08-01-2005, 13:22
I'm game if jatx is.
WM, what do you think?
--Aric
I suspect that jatx will stipulate, being a gentleman and all. :munchin
Hmm, what do you have in mind? A match of wits or of brawn? How about a test to see who can do the most star jumpers with a twist before collapsing?
Roguish Lawyer
08-01-2005, 13:27
Hmm, what do you have in mind? A match of wits or of brawn? How about a test to see who can do the most star jumpers with a twist before collapsing?
More bidding. :rolleyes:
aricbcool
08-01-2005, 13:32
:munchin
Warrior-Mentor
08-01-2005, 13:32
RL is right...we shouldn't stop an auction in the middle of bidding...
Open to suggestions.
TS what do you think? besides putting this on e-bay next time?
Team Sergeant
08-01-2005, 13:34
I'm not a lawyer but I know who is..... :cool:
RL what do you think would be fair?
The Reaper
08-01-2005, 13:43
Some auction boards (other than ebay) have an anti-sniping measure to keep last second lurkers from waiting to see what the price will be and jumping on it.
They require an additional amount of time to expire after the last bid, extending the auction (even if the closing time arrives) another 15 minutes or so to allow others to up their bids.
TR
I'm sure that Aric would agree there was no snipe here. We both stood there and stared at each other across the ether for ten minutes, but were unfortunately going by different clocks. I'll go along with whatever you guys think is fair, though.
But if we're still bidding, I'm in for $400. :)
:munchin
You edited your bid! :confused:
aricbcool
08-01-2005, 14:42
You edited your bid! :confused:
Yeah, I thought I might be overstepping, as the admins hadn't decided what to do yet.
It was 380 FWIW.
--Aric
Warrior-Mentor
08-01-2005, 14:45
What if TS & I agreed to double to booty and allowed you to freeze your bids at the 12 noon price?
You BOTH WIN the auction at the price you agreed to pay at noon.
You BOTH WIN by getting ALL the loot you wanted.
The Warrior Foundation WINS and almost DOUBLES their take?
Fair enough?
JM
P.S. Where the hell is DF with the smack talk about not quitting? :munchin
Roguish Lawyer
08-01-2005, 15:58
W-M is all about winning. I like the proposal, so I will defer any response to the question posed above until we hear from the parties.
aricbcool
08-01-2005, 16:07
What if TS & I agreed to double to booty and allowed you to freeze your bids at the 12 noon price?
Fair enough?
JM
That would be very generous and more than fair...
I'm game if everyone else is.
Regards,
Aric
Desert Fox
08-01-2005, 17:12
P.S. Where the hell is DF with the smack talk about not quitting? :munchin
!!
With all due respect sir, I think I will take a normal copy, and acquire a new BC with the extra money! :D
Seriously, 400 is 500 here, and it is too much for my wallet. And beside I know there are some serious 18xrays nuts out here who are coming from many months of basic and infantry training, and they didnt spent much yet, lol! Not mentioning RL, who is also pretty rough on touch.
Warrior-Mentor
08-01-2005, 17:18
Fair enough...I wouldn't have called you out if you hadn't posted this...
Did I say I quited?? :)
Just checkin' to see if you were still in the neighborhood... ;)
The Reaper
08-01-2005, 17:33
!!
With all due respect sir, I think I will take a normal copy, and acquire a new BC with the extra money! :D
Seriously, 400 is 500 here, and it is too much for my wallet. And beside I know there are some serious 18xrays nuts out here who are coming from many months of basic and infantry training, and they didnt spent much yet, lol! Not mentioning RL, who is also pretty rough on touch.
It is a lot of money, and you should not have to pay it if you didn't bid on it.
At the same time, let's save the trash talking in the future unless you are really serious.
TR
Sounds fair to me, too. PM inbound, WM.
$400
Let me know where to send the money? :munchin
Take care.
Roguish Lawyer
08-01-2005, 23:55
$400
Let me know where to send the money? :munchin
Take care.
LMAO
Roguish Lawyer
08-02-2005, 00:47
Why? :munchin
1. The auction ended before you bid.
2. You are a QP.
3. Do you need the lessons? ;)
1. The auction ended before you bid.[/qoute]
Damn!
[quote]2. You are a QP.My family don't know...give them some insight. :eek:
3. Do you need the lessons? ;)Always looking to learn. :D
Take care.
Warrior-Mentor
08-10-2005, 01:41
JATX,
Got your check for $377 made out to the Warrior Foundation in the mail today.
- Book will be in the mail tomorrow.
- Will get the Special Report in the e-mail today.
- PM'd you with my phone number.
- TS knows your cleared hot for pistol tng.
Thanks again for supporting a great cause.
Best,
JM
Warrior-Mentor
08-10-2005, 16:29
Aric,
Got your check for $380 made out to the Warrior Foundation in the mail today.
- Books already in the mail.
- Will get the Special Report in the e-mail today.
- PM'd you with my phone number.
- TS knows your cleared hot for pistol tng.
Thanks again for supporting a great cause.
Best,
JM
Roguish Lawyer
08-10-2005, 17:01
Thank you for supporting a great cause, gentlemen.
aricbcool
08-10-2005, 17:53
Thank you for supporting a great cause, gentlemen.
Anytime...
I look forward to beating, er... seeing you in the next charity auction RL. ;)
Thanks WM, and TS for putting this on, and being willing to double the pot at the very end.
Regards,
Aric
Warrior-Mentor
08-10-2005, 17:57
No hay de que, Amigo.
The Reaper
08-10-2005, 18:06
Anytime...
I look forward to beating, er... seeing you in the next charity auction RL. ;)
Thanks WM, and TS for putting this on, and being willing to double the pot at the very end.
Regards,
Aric
Aric:
They didn't double the pot, you did.
Thanks to you and jatx for your generosity to a worthy cause.
TR
Roguish Lawyer
08-10-2005, 18:07
Thanks to you and RL for your generosity to a worthy cause.
I think you meant to thank jatx. I just ran up the final prices. :D
aricbcool
08-10-2005, 18:11
I think you meant to thank jatx. I just ran up the final prices. :D
You sure did! :D
My original spending limit was $300. lol
aricbcool
08-10-2005, 18:13
No hay de que, Amigo.
No comprendo... :)
I looked it up in babelfish.
"It does not have of which, Friend"
Now I'm going to get laughed at by all the 7th groupers, I can see it coming...
:D
--Aric
aricbcool
08-10-2005, 18:14
Aric:
They didn't double the pot, you did.
Thanks to you and jatx for your generosity to a worthy cause.
TR
Point taken. :lifter
Looking forward to the next one, Sir.
--Aric
The Reaper
08-10-2005, 18:15
No comprendo... :)
I looked it up in babelfish.
"It does not have of which, Friend"
Now I'm going to get laughed at by all the 7th groupers, I can see it coming...
:D
--Aric
"(Think) Nothing of it, friend."
TR
aricbcool
08-10-2005, 18:19
"(Think) Nothing of it, friend."
TR
Yes, that makes a little more sense; thanks. :o
--Aric