Remember those "invitations" we got last week....

[Clio the Leo]

.. or at least some of us got last week?

I am not gonna post a link because I dont want to blow up anyone's spot ..... but check out ebay .... they're going for up to $100.

Too funny.

Mine is currently on my dresser underneath a package of sanitary....... oh nevermind. :)

And yes ..... I'm swag hunting. Hush. :-p

You can also get one of these....

http://images.npsstore.com/images.aspx?photo_id=279645

How flippin cute is that!

[NYC_SKP]

1. I know I'd be saving mine for a long time to come.

But I could KICK myself for not picking up and saving a NYT issue in the lobby of a hotel in SF where I had a meeting on November 5.

[Clio the Leo]

2. I'm sure you could find one...

... on ebay.

*I* could kick MYSELF for not putting my "invitation" up before my cat decided to lay on it. Just got a bit wrinkled.

And it's headed to my acid free box for all of my other mementos, I do appreciate it.

Now look what I found....



No, i'm not getting them.

[NYC_SKP]

3. What on earth are the two black things for?

At the bottom of the pic.

[Clio the Leo]

4. I'm not sure...

.... I was too afraid to investigate them further.

[NYC_SKP]

5. I WANT them!

:rofl:

That we don't know what they are makes me want them MORE!

[HughMoran]

6. Guess I'll take good care of it

I wasn't sure if it was something special or not.

[Clio the Leo]

8. Well ya know.....

..... the only value ANYTHING has is what it's worth to YOU.

My pink Obama t-shirt .... the one I wore for every major speech .... and most importantly .... to VOTE in (snuck it into the polling place)?

Priceless.

[HughMoran]

10. I love the mementos that I've collected too

I have one of those blue T-Shirts I got from donating, the Obama/Biden picture from another donation, and apparently this invitation is a real item to be saved. Oh, and I bought some of the Sheppard Fairey posters MoveOn was selling.

[Clio the Leo]

13. Hang on to those posters for sure....

.... Fairley's stuff will really be worth something someday. The original version of his Obama poster is now in the Smithsonian.

[Mz Pip]

7. Mine is on my refridgerator

attached with a magnet right next to my exercise class schedule.

I will save it, though. It is a nice keepsake.

[Clio the Leo]

9. Now THIS is cool....

(also on ebay)

I dont know that it's $35 worth of cool, but it's better than the shoes.

[Mojorabbit]

11. I am ticked

I did not get one.

[Undercurrent]

12. I just checked eBay,

and some of the selling prices are even higher.

Here's one that had 24 bids, and went for $249.50.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Official-President-Barack-Obama-Inaugural-Invitation_W0QQitemZ270328661143QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item270328661143&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

I had a frame ready for mine, but I may decide to keep it in it's envelop with the other papers that came with it, and put it in safe keeping.

I pre ordered the Spider-man Obama first print comic, and it's already going for $75 to $100. I'd planned all along to store it, and not open the wrapper.

(Keeping things in their original packaging is the way to go. I'm no expert, but I've collected furniture, art, vintage clothing, Star Trek items, and other stuff for years, and used to have a vintage clothing and collectibles store in Austin.)

[mmonk]

14. I think I'll wait and hang on to mine until the price goes up.

;-)