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Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: bwood on February 02, 2005, 01:53:17 AM

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I came across an auction for the "original" green TPiR contestant seat covers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4071440881&rd=1 (http://\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18839&item=4071440881&rd=1\")

I would love to have them but it's up to $102+ now with reserve not met.
These sure would look good framed in my basement, but I don't make the big bucks. Pretty cool nonetheless.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: cmjb13 on February 02, 2005, 10:52:31 AM

It has been mentioned.

Since the TPIR promo slide eventually went for a lot more than this, wonder what the final price will be?

The fact that it's a reserve price tells me (and I could be way off here), they are not willing to part with it that easily.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Jimmy Owen on February 02, 2005, 11:25:50 AM

It won't go for much.  Most of the guys that would want it don't have furniture and those that do have wives.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: tvwxman on February 02, 2005, 12:04:45 PM

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 11:25 AM\']It won't go for much.  Most of the guys that would want it don't have furniture and those that do have wives.

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LOVE that sig. Reminds me of my youth, getting the TV guide and IMMEDIATELY flipping to Friday listings to see if anything was about to change in daytime! :)

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: aaron sica on February 02, 2005, 12:05:49 PM

[quote name=\'tvwxman\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 12:04 PM\']
LOVE that sig. Reminds me of my youth, getting the TV guide and IMMEDIATELY flipping to Friday listings to see if anything was about to change in daytime! :)

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I love it, too, and I'm angry at myself for not thinking of it first!! :)

I, too, used to flip immediately to the Friday listings for the same reason.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Jimmy Owen on February 02, 2005, 02:11:02 PM

Thanks for the props on the sig.  I did the same thing as you guys and thought I would pay tribute.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: GS Warehouse on February 02, 2005, 03:30:23 PM

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 02:11 PM\'][quote name=\'sig file\'][Last sig of the series. "Rhyme and Reason," a new game show, premieres Monday in this time slot.][/quote]
Thanks for the props on the sig.  I did the same thing as you guys and thought I would pay tribute.

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We don't see it anymore, that's for certain.  No more calls please, we have a winner for...

LINE...OF...THE DAY!

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: aaron sica on February 02, 2005, 03:45:16 PM

[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 03:30 PM\']We don't see it anymore, that's for certain.  No more calls please, we have a winner for...

LINE...OF...THE DAY!

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No chance of it, considering they've condensed the daytime listings down to only a few pages with "Various Programs" if things differ. But this is not the place for a TV Guide rant, so I will refrain.

I do, however, have your back on the "Line of the Day". For sure!

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: TimK2003 on February 02, 2005, 08:17:59 PM

[quote name=\'bwood\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 01:53 AM\']I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I came across an auction for the "original" green TPiR contestant seat covers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4071440881&rd=1 (http://\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18839&item=4071440881&rd=1\")

I would love to have them but it's up to $102+ now with reserve not met.
These sure would look good framed in my basement, but I don't make the big bucks. Pretty cool nonetheless.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the 'original' 1972 seat covers *other* than the green ones offered on E-Bay?  IIRC, they were either blue or orange with one of the TPIR words on each of them.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: mystery7 on February 02, 2005, 09:47:04 PM

I remember blue covers with the words on green.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on February 02, 2005, 09:48:07 PM

[quote name=\'mystery7\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 09:47 PM\']I remember blue covers with the words on green.

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Both....originals were used from about 72-76; the blue was used from about 76-83.  No, Zach; don't correct me if I'm off by a year.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: clemon79 on February 02, 2005, 10:29:57 PM

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 06:17 PM\']Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the 'original' 1972 seat covers *other* than the green ones offered on E-Bay?  IIRC, they were either blue or orange with one of the TPIR words on each of them.

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You are correct. They might be authentic, they might even be old, but they are not original.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: cmjb13 on February 05, 2005, 06:47:32 PM

Right now at $240.39 and still not enough to meet the reserve.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Matt Ottinger on February 05, 2005, 11:21:29 PM

A last-second bid by "goldenrd" shot the total to $449.44, which was still short of the reserve.  Seems an awful lot to expect to get for some cloth.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Jimmy Owen on February 06, 2005, 01:58:00 AM

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Feb 5 2005, 11:21 PM\']A last-second bid by "goldenrd" shot the total to $449.44, which was still short of the reserve.  Seems an awful lot to expect to get for some cloth.

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Is that the MSRP?

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: WhammyPower on February 06, 2005, 12:40:39 PM

If the reserve was $450 or $500, I'd go to a PiR taping.

Oh wait, I'm only 16.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: mystery7 on February 06, 2005, 01:40:51 PM

I think they've all overbid. Erase the bids please, and bidders, please go lower than $449.44.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: sshuffield70 on February 06, 2005, 02:26:13 PM

BZZZ!  BZZZ! BZZZ! BZZZ!

[quote name=\'mystery7\' date=\'Feb 6 2005, 12:40 PM\']I think they've all overbid. Erase the bids please, and bidders, please go lower than $449.44.

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225, Bob!!

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Robert Hutchinson on February 06, 2005, 02:47:18 PM

$420.69!

Oh, no, wait . . . $224.99!

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: cmjb13 on February 06, 2005, 04:32:16 PM

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Feb 2 2005, 11:25 AM\']It won't go for much

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Is that so?

Well, in actually it didn't go for anything.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Clay Zambo on February 06, 2005, 05:22:53 PM

Sidebar: I was at a taping week before last (for a show that'll air 2/23), sitting right behind Contestants Row (where does the apostrophe go, there?).  The type on the current seat covers is pretty damn worn.  I'm surprised that it looks at all decent on TV.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: Desperado on February 06, 2005, 09:33:40 PM

Well the host looks pretty damned worn too...

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: BrandonFG on February 06, 2005, 10:38:11 PM

Might not be line of the day, but a damn good zinger. I'll call that Honorable Mention. ;-)

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: TimK2003 on February 07, 2005, 09:18:32 AM

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Feb 6 2005, 04:32 PM\']Is that so? Well, in actually it didn't go for anything.

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A shame it wasn't won.  Had a bidder come within $2.50 of the reserve price without going over they would have won BOTH e-Bay showcases:  The Seat Covers, *and* a leftover Flokati Rug from an old Press Your Luck episode.

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: TunaHead on February 07, 2005, 10:05:11 AM

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 7 2005, 09:18 AM\']A shame it wasn't won.  Had a bidder come within $2.50 of the reserve price without going over they would have won BOTH e-Bay showcases:  The Seat Covers, *and* a leftover Flokati Rug from an old Press Your Luck episode.

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Now THAT is the line of the day!

Title: You Can Own The TPiR Seat Covers
Post by: catkins522 on February 07, 2005, 12:11:20 PM

[quote name=\'TimK2003\' date=\'Feb 7 2005, 09:18 AM\'][quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Feb 6 2005, 04:32 PM\']Is that so? Well, in actually it didn't go for anything.

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A shame it wasn't won.  Had a bidder come within $2.50 of the reserve price without going over they would have won BOTH e-Bay showcases:  The Seat Covers, *and* a leftover Flokati Rug from an old Press Your Luck episode.

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What!?!?!  There should have been a $10k anique fishbowl for a roll of 11 or bid starting at $15.

Charles