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Quite the rare item on eBay right now: an early Amiga 2000 dealer demo unit (unserialed, apparently only 200 of these were made) featuring the fabled Amiga keyboard with Cherry MX keyswitches and red 'A'miga keys.

I first heard about these many years ago, but have never seen one pass through.

ebay.com/itm/306235581977

eBayRARE Mint Condition Amiga 2000 Dealer Demo (One of 200 Made, Unserialized) | eBayCommodore produced an initial run of 200 NTSC Amiga 2000s for dealers as demo units and were not supposed to be sold. The motherboard is revision 3.9 of the Haynie/Fisher design with Buster tower for the Zorro II slots.

🚨 Lovely Peeps!! 'Tucker' opportunity for a great cause! :Blobhaj_Heart_Trans: 🚨

@Wiswell's next book will be about a grumpy #dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy.

You can bid on having YOUR NAME as a dragon rider!!

He promises the winner will *not* be devoured by a dragon in the book. 👍

(He cannot promise the winner will not be devoured by a dragon in real life. 😬 )

John Wiswell writes beautiful, heart-punch short stories, & you may have heard of his little debut novel 'Someone You Can Build a Nest In', which is *everywhere* & up for awards. 💛

The auction is 'Genre Creators for #TransRights in the UK and SA' in response to the deplorable UK Supreme Court ruling, & funds raised "will be going to Gendered Intelligence, a trans-led trans-involving charity in the UK & the brilliant trans NPO, Gender DynamiX in South Africa".

I would LOVE this for myself, more than almost anything. But the next best thing is that one of you lovely lot can have it instead. 🥰

Do take a look through the auction; lots of books, but so much more, from a few dollar / pounds to a few hundred.

('Tuckering' means an author using the name & characteristics of a real person they know, for a minor character in their novel as an inside joke. From Wilson Tucker, American #SciFi writer who would use his friends' names.)

32auctions.com/organizations/1

32auctionsYour Name as a Character in John Wiswell’s BookAuction item 'Your Name as a Character in John Wiswell’s Book' hosted online at 32auctions.

Hudson's Bay to seek court permission to auction off charter, art and artifacts
Hudson's Bay is expected to seek court permission today to auction off its art, artifacts and the 355-year-old royal charter that launched the company, which announced Wednesday it will liquidate all its remaining stores.
#business #law #auction #News #Canada #Manitoba
cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/hu

Ciao Mondo.
Ecco l'idea:
***ASTA***
- Volpe (culona) seduta -

🦊 Prezzo di partenza € 5,00 con cui pagare il costo della spedizione
🦊Se arriviamo a € 10,00 la spedizione sarà a mio carico
🦊Durata asta 7 giorni a partire da oggi.
🦊Scadenza 25 aprile

Essendo un prodotto artigianale non è esente da difetti

Datemi una mano 😉
#repost per favore

#asta
#auction
#fox
#handmade
#homedecor
#craftmanship
#artigianato
#artisan
#clay
#clay_pot

Ik denk dat ik ook eerst moet doodgaan voor ik goed ga verdienen aan mijn schilderijen... ;)

Bekende schilderij 'Reflets' van Rik Wouters levert recordbedrag van 2,4 miljoen euro op (Christie's) ... portret uit 1912 van zijn echtgenote en muze Nel.

Stroming: Brabants #fauvisme

RIK WOUTERS (1882-1916)
Reflets
oil on canvas
21 5⁄8 x 18 in.
Painted in Boitsfort in Summer 1912

Estimate
EUR 650,000 – EUR 850,000

I've been avoiding acquiring 'stuff' for a while, particularly for the #workshop, but I decided to bid on half a dozen items in a local #auction, for things I know I'd certainly use in my #woodworking and never-ending home reno chores.

One can never have too many clamps, drill bits, nor router bits, so I'm taking a shot at some of those with low bids that'll probably fail.

Will announce my haul later!