[pct-l] Old PCT marker on Ebay!

[Bighummel at aol.com (Bighummel@aol.com)]

Rubberchuckie,

Please don't you and anyone else go out and remove these classic relics of 
history from the PCT regardless of the price on ebay.  You can buy one for a lot 
less from Ron Moak who has a few that he has been selling at gatherings 
lately. 

Yes, I do still plan to make replicas of these for sale thru the PCTA 
webstore for the benefit of the PCTA and as an attempt to stop the pilfering of those 
few that still exist out there.  Many hikers have seen them deeply buried 
into the bark of old trees and, instead of taking them, have just taken classic 
pictures.

I have the quotes for making the dies, and the design exactly recreated in a 
digital format.  All I need is a bit of capital to get it all started for the 
first batch of 500 to 1000.  Any wealthy benefactors out there willing to help 
me get this started?

The PCTA may be selling these for around $20 or so.  Considerably less than 
the $200 that a few have gone for on ebay recently.  

And don't display these on your livingroom wall if you happen to be one of 
those fortunate few who own one.  There is a rumour that Mad Monte is snooping 
around to snatch these off of your wall to sell them on ebay in order to put 
food on the table for his young ones! ;-)

Greg "Strider" Hummel



In a message dated 5/28/2004 4:40:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
rubberchuckie@yahoo.com writes:
An old Pacific Crest Trail marker is currently on sale on Ebay for $199.99, 
with a "Buy It Now" price of $285. This is wrong. But if this person is able to 
sell it for that much, I'll be the first to remove the remaining seven I saw 
in Oregon and Washington!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllViewItem&category=13886&item=3914363758&rd
=1&ssPageName=WDVW


Strider...do you still have plans to make such a replica?

-Chuckie V (Funnybone!)