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Holidays for Heroes - STUMPY for Auction - ends 31.5.12 at 1900
With grateful thanks to Auld_Sapper, Dave the Publisher, and the fantastic hound himself, I am delighted to offer Stumpy for auction. Obviously not the real dog, but a rather lovely stuffed facsimile, made by Blessed Baby Cakes for an ARRSE crawl, and kindly donated to raise money for 'Holidays for Heroes'.
The closing date of 31st May gives time for it to be sent to a UK or BFPO address well before the signing of Auld_Sapper's book on 8th June. If the winner can't take the dog in person, we do request that it's left with A_S until after that date. If the winner likes, they may collect the dog at the signing.
If the winner has already ordered one copy of the book, this will be included free with the dog.
This post includes two pictures, which I have. There may be other pictures, which I'll post shortly, along with a short note about existing bids.
The auction will run until
Thursday, 31st May at 1900 hours (UK Time)
All proceeds to Holidays4Heroes.
By bidding or taking part in the auctions in any way, you agree tacitly to abide by the Auction Rules
Last edited by Grownup_Rafbrat; 07-05-2012 at 18:07.
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
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I gather from A_S that there may have been some 'jumping of the gun', whilst we were waiting for everyone to OK this, and some bids have been placed on the thread about the book.
As of my last information the bids now sit with Auld_Yin at £45 so please start bidding from there.
Thank you, and apologies for this being a slightly unconventional way of starting an auction - it's a combination of very enthusiastic bidders, and my having very demanding company for the weekend.Last edited by Grownup_Rafbrat; 07-05-2012 at 18:08.
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
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£60
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- 07-05-2012, 18:16 #4Senior Member
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Thank you Joker.
And I'm sorry but I can't seem to upload pics copied from the 'Auld_Sapper and Stumpy' thread. Could a clever person do that for me please?And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
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- 07-05-2012, 18:39 #5
Not clever, but hope this helps. Enlarged version.
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Just so I get this straight in my mind the prize includes the book for free plus Stumpy? All that will be paid by te winner is the amount bid in total on this thread.
Originally Posted by grownup_rafbrat 
For example, Joker has bid 60 sovs which equates to an unsigned book and £35. Now as my previous bid was for £45 and I expected to pay £25 for the book, I will now raise that to £70 Bank of Scotland one pound notes."Patience is counting down without blasting off."
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Thank you, Monty. Originally Posted by Monty417 And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
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[QUOTE=Auld-Yin;4386763]
Just so I get this straight in my mind the prize includes the book for free plus Stumpy? All that will be paid by te winner is the amount bid in total on this thread.
For example, Joker has bid 60 sovs which equates to an unsigned book and £35. Now as my previous bid was for £45 and I expected to pay £25 for the book, I will now raise that to £70 Bank of Scotland one pound notes.
I believe the free book only applies where the person has ordered it already, A-Y. No doubt A-S or Dave will confirm that.
In the meantime, thank you for your bid of £70 Edinburgh. (Assuming that's higher than £45 Sterling?
) And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
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£80 of the only money worth using, proper Bank of England's finest, the only British money accepted out side of GB
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- 07-05-2012, 22:44 #10
£85 thats Sterling to those who never had to listen to Dougie donnelly on the box.
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