Actually, Doug, Mr. Barnum never said that! Here are just a couple of
many references:
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Giant
Bill Barnett
'53 Red Car
On 2/15/2010 10:20 AM, dwflagg wrote:
> As P.T. Barnum said, "There is a sucker born every day!!"
>
>
>> What also makes me laugh is I will go to a live general auction and
>> someone
>> will want to sell a copy of a book and they will print out a copy of
>> the
>> Ebay auction with the wishful price on it and say that's where we
>> should
>> start the bidding. Sad thing is I have seen people stupidly paying
>> more
>> than the price on the printout...
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "dwflagg"<dwflagg@juno.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 12:58 PM
>> To:<healeyrick@yahoo.com>
>> Cc:<healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] I Hope EditorGary Has a Secret Stash
>>
>>
>>> Rick,
>>>
>>> Check out eBay item #280460143163. $269.98 for a soft cover copy
>>>
>> of
>>
>>> Clausager's "The Original Austin-Healey"!! Midlifeclassiccarbooks
>>>
>> has a
>>
>>> new copy (the other one is used) for a mere $249.00. Are there
>>>
>> really
>>
>>> people out there who pay this much?? Guess I should have Christies
>>>
>> (?)
>>
>>> auction my hard copy starting at a mil!!
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>> Wow, $250 BIn for the Restoration Guide
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/Gary-s-401K Hope
>>>> he's got a secret stash of these. Maybe time for a new
>>>>
>> printing?
>>
>>>> Rick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
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