Starship Grande in my local thift store.

[Jonas Clark-Elliott]

Yep, there's a silver Starship Grande, minus cap, in my local Goodwill, which is Renton, WA. They want $70 for it. Globe is cloudy yellow/blue. Are these indeed hyper-rare? Does anybody want it? I could pick it up for someone. Photos linked below.

http://imgur.com/9QeVFkA

http://imgur.com/6PfpEuO

If I did get it, I'd have to go Sunday, hopefully it'd still be there.

~ Jonas

[Damion Salazar]

Would look awesome next to my Mathmos IO and all my other Grande's and Mathmos lava lamps.

[Damion Salazar]

I know I was the first to ask about buying the starship. Hope to buy it.

[Claude J]

probably have it chrome plated!

[Christian]

Would look great to my two Princess! 

[Claude J]

VERAX

I'm still sincerely interested in the Grande Starship

Please reach out

[Damion Salazar]

Don't know what happened. Maybe he's been busy. I've been interested also.

[Lamp Addict]

Any update on this? 

[Verax]

Hi all - I'm so sorry for the delay in getting back to this.  I didn't know exactly what I was going to do with it, since it's such a unique piece.

I have not gone through the forum rules yet, to see if this is allowed; but I want to do a bidding process, with 100% of that money going to a Covid relief charity.

Any chance there is a moderator, that can give me the green light to do an auction on here?  Still working on the particulars.  I'll find a good charity, with a contribution page.  After the bidding, the winner will donate that amount, and send me the digital receipt, and then I'll ship it out.

Thoughts?

[Claude J]

For me, it's going to depend on the particular charity.

Verax said:

Hi all - I'm so sorry for the delay in getting back to this.  I didn't know exactly what I was going to do with it, since it's such a unique piece.

I have not gone through the forum rules yet, to see if this is allowed; but I want to do a bidding process, with 100% of that money going to a Covid relief charity.

Any chance there is a moderator, that can give me the green light to do an auction on here?  Still working on the particulars.  I'll find a good charity, with a contribution page.  After the bidding, the winner will donate that amount, and send me the digital receipt, and then I'll ship it out.

Thoughts?

[Verax]

Yeah, I had not factored in thinking about a potential political rift that a Covid charity could flare up.

So, proceeds would go to the World Wildlife Fund.  (https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/one-time-donation.aspx)  Winner could enter the funds themselves via the link above, or I can do it for the winner, after a paypal/venmo/digital transfer of funds.  Price would include shipping (assuming no bottle)

(All of this is assuming mods are OK with a bid/auction on the site)

[Damion Salazar]

Sounds good to me. Just let us know when the bidding starts.

Verax said:

Yeah, I had not factored in thinking about a potential political rift that a Covid charity could flare up.

So, proceeds would go to the World Wildlife Fund.  (https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/one-time-donation.aspx)  Winner could enter the funds themselves via the link above, or I can do it for the winner, after a paypal/venmo/digital transfer of funds.  Price would include shipping (assuming no bottle)

(All of this is assuming mods are OK with a bid/auction on the site)

[Damion Salazar]

If I were to win I would rather send you the funds to your PayPal and just have you donate it. It would be easier that way so we don't get anything wrong.

Verax said:

Yeah, I had not factored in thinking about a potential political rift that a Covid charity could flare up.

So, proceeds would go to the World Wildlife Fund.  (https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/one-time-donation.aspx)  Winner could enter the funds themselves via the link above, or I can do it for the winner, after a paypal/venmo/digital transfer of funds.  Price would include shipping (assuming no bottle)

(All of this is assuming mods are OK with a bid/auction on the site)