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Offline Boorish Grobian

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Vintage Racing Programmes
« on: July 09, 2011, 08:38:21 pm »
Afternoon Guys,
Thought I'd throw this out there.  As some of you know, I'm a collector of vintage sportscar racing & F1 programmes, and have accumulated a fairly extensive library.  However one that has managed to elude me, despite my best efforts is a 1978 Austrian GP official programme.  I got to thinking that some of our German, or Austrian colleagues may have some contacts I'm unaware of.  I've exhausted most of the British racing memorabilia and book sellers.  Every once in a blue moon one will show up on Ebay, but as my luck would have it, the last one that came up for auction was during Sebring week, and I missed it.  If anyone has any suggestions I'll be very grateful, and of course I'm willing to pony up a reward for anyone that can give me a tip that leads to one of these.  I'm willing to cough up some pretty serious dosh for one.  Send me a PM if anyone has any ideas.
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2011, 11:32:55 am »
Why don't you use a Sniper to help you out on eBay?

You put in the amount you want to go up to and then leave it to do its thing. It then automatically bangs in a bid in the very last second on your behalf.

I've been using a few snipers over the last 18 months to score the vintage mountain bikes that i collect. Success rate is around 90% and i find that the final price remains much lower as you are not having to show your hand so early. Some guy thinks he has the item in the bag and BAM shes gone to me! Not very sporting i guess but if it means you find your unicorn.....

Si
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2011, 04:11:08 pm »
What Sniper are you using Si ?
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2011, 10:35:11 pm »
I didn't know that was available, it would have really come in handy recently.  One of these became available in August, but apparently I wasn't using to correct seach phrases to locate it on Ebay, and the programme went to some guy in the Czech Republic for a hell of a lot less than I would have paid for it...Really pissed me off that I missed it.
Thanks for the advice,
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2011, 11:31:41 am »
you may have seen these before.

http://www.peterrenn.clara.net/programmes.html

one for sale here, or at least it says its for sale.


http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/jackbill/overseas.html

another one here

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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2011, 08:21:06 pm »
Hi Nordic,
Yes I've seen those, unfortunately in both cases they're old web pages.  Both are long gone.
Its getting to be something of my white whale trying to track this down, it keeps escaping me.
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2011, 01:36:35 pm »
There is one on here for £25 www.eoinyoung.com
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2011, 10:32:08 pm »
Unfortunately that's an expired page too.  I contacted them about that one several months ago and its long gone.
Thanks for looking around though. :) I've actually purchased quite a bit of stuff from Eoin over the years, he has been a terrific source for memorabilia, especially in the pre-Ebay days.  I bought a '73 Dutch GP programme from him some time ago, that's a programme that's a rare as rocking horse pooh.  Obviously a tragic race, but a very historic one as well, being JYS's 26th GP win, beating Clark's record of 25, and has some terrific Michael Turner cover art.
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2011, 12:16:59 am »
Sorry.
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2012, 01:50:06 am »
Well this really stinks, there's one available in this lot on Ebay, but the bloke doesn't allow shipping to the US, so I can't bid on it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIVE-F1-GRAND-PRIX-PROGRAMMES-1970S-/260930341261?_trksid=e11003.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D10%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5546382373195236508
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2012, 10:33:03 am »
John,
I'll have a punt if you like and send it to you if I win it - what sort of bid are you happy to go up to?
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2012, 08:18:14 pm »
Hi Steve,
 Sorry it took so long to reply, had to drive to Indy this morning for work and just got back.  I would be enormously grateful if you could win that for me, I'm willing to go pretty high, a couple hundred pounds if that's what it takes, and if your willing go that high (and I'm very happy willing to make it worth your effort).  I'm a honost guy and I'm good for it.  The auction ends tomorrow.
Let me know if your still up for it.
Big thanks Steve!
John
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2012, 09:56:00 am »
Okay John.  I'm on it.
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2012, 04:19:23 pm »
Big thanks Steve, very much appreciate this.
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Re: Vintage Racing Programmes
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2012, 06:06:52 pm »
Job done  ;D
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