{"id":219,"date":"2006-04-06T20:50:05","date_gmt":"2006-04-07T00:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getgood.com\/roadmaps\/?p=219"},"modified":"2006-04-06T20:50:05","modified_gmt":"2006-04-07T00:50:05","slug":"what-do-thomas-edison-frank-sinatra-elvis-presley-and-tupac-shakur-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getgood.com\/roadmaps\/2006\/04\/06\/what-do-thomas-edison-frank-sinatra-elvis-presley-and-tupac-shakur-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Tupac Shakur have in common?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, it&#8217;s not that they are all dead, because Elvis? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sourceid=navclient&#038;ie=UTF-8&#038;rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-24,GGLG:en&#038;q=elvis+sightings\">Who really knows for sure? <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The answer is that rare signed memorabilia from all of them &#8212; plus dozens of other famous (and infamous) folk &#8212;\u00a0 is part of a special auction event next week at online auction site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/\">Bid4Assets<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Full disclosure: <\/strong>Bid4Assets is a client. Also, unlike previous auctions that I have written about here, this is NOT a charity auction. <\/p>\n<p>But there is some really cool stuff in this auction &#8212; worth checking out just for fun. And if you happen to be a collector, you just might find something worth adding to your collection. Here are some of my favorites.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0in\" type=\"square\">\n<li style=\"mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240212&#038;STI=514669http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240212&#038;STI=514669\">Thomas Edison Signed Patent for the Incandescent Light Bulb<\/a><br \/><em>This is just cool.<\/em> <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240126&#038;STI=514676\">Babe Ruth Signed Document with exceptional Full Signature<\/a><br \/><em>This is a letter cancelling a spokesman gig. Apparently the way he signed was unusual for him, making this pretty rare.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240202&#038;STI=514682\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">Frank Sinatra&#8217;s Signed First Driver&#8217;s License<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240194\">Elvis Presley &amp; Colonel Tom Parker Early Signed Document<\/a><br \/><em>In which Colonel Tom gets a 25% cut<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240158&#038;STI=514645\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">Gone With The Wind: A Shawl Worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O&#8217; Hara<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240247&#038;STI=514683\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">Muhammad Ali Ring Worn Signed Trunks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial\">And my personal favorite, the <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"square\" style=\"margin-top:0in\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/auction\/index.cfm?auctionid=240200&#038;STI=514651\">Tupac Shakur One-of-a-Kind Personal Relic Display<\/a> <br \/><em>There are no words. You just have to look at this item.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are tons more signed items &#8212; Beatles, sports figures, presidents, celebrities. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bid4assets.com\/storefront\/index.cfm?sfID=279\">The auction<\/a> also has a lot of jewelry and rare coins, plus real estate in prime recreation areas, including the Southeastern US, Hawaii and the California\/Nevada border.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>One day only. Bidding starts at 5pm Tuesday April 11 and ends at 11pm Wednesday April 12. <\/p>\n<p><small>Tags: <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/auction\">auction<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/online+auction\">online auction<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/real+estate+auction\">real estate auction<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/jewelry+auction\">jewelry auction<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/memorabilia\">memorabilia<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/collectibles\">collectibles<\/a>, <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/coin+collecting\">coin collecting<\/a><\/small> <\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#008;text-align:right;\"><small><em>Powered by<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qumana.com\/\">Qumana<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, it&#8217;s not that they are all dead, because Elvis? Who really knows for sure? The answer is that rare signed memorabilia from all of them &#8212; plus dozens of other famous (and infamous) folk &#8212;\u00a0 is part of a special auction event next week at online auction site Bid4Assets. 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