This we know–the free-market value of an original print by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoon by the Houston Chronicle’s Nick Anderson is $32.49, thanks to a fierce battle between exactly two bidders.
Congrats to Mother Anderson for prevailing over your spouse.
As of this writing, a total of 12 separate individuals have bumped bidding up to $43.00 for an autographed picture of LST’s Fearless Leader appearing to hump an inflatable rhinoceros.
In other words, we’ve already won.
The question now is–how painfully can we run up the margin of humiliation? Rhino-humping pic twice as valuable as liberal Chron chicken-scratchings? Worth three times as much? More?
Bidding ends at 5:36 this afternoon.
BENZION ADDS: Since we’ve already proven which is worth more in a head-to-head contest, I’ll sweeten the pot (and try to bump up the profit)–winner will be allowed (within reason) to commission a Squawkbox photoshop or post an ad for their business or favorite charity, along with links, right here on LST’s front-page.
Win the pic and write it off as a business/advertising expense.
UPDATE: C’mon people! $67.00 for a piece of history, a Squawk photoshop, a featured advertisement and a business writeoff! Get over there and bid this thing up! Only 2 1/2 hours to go!
WINNING BID– $78.01, to Chicken Mom!
Let the drinking begin.
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You’d think at the markup over fair market value for his output, Nick Anderson would be drawing cartoons for METRO to illustrate Mary Sit’s blog posts.
Capitalist pigs. I like it here.
DB,
‘Bout time you sweetened the pot. I’m headed there now.
Can’t you throw in one of the inflatable rhinos?
David
I was gonna take it to $ 50.00 for my favorite charity yet when I got there it was already at $ 51.00
#6 Dov me too! at $50 it went outta’ my price range.
How long will the advertisement run?
Yea, and I bet at lease on of them is a Shill. ;=)
What if Headshaker wins?
I attempted to buy Nick’s artwork:
To Nick:
From Nick:
After the auction ended:
To Nick:
From Nick:
Yikes. I was reconsidering at $ 51.00 but not at $ 66.00
#8 Dave
Won’t Anderson feel silly when it ends up he has to buy his own cartoon?
Having suffered the humiliation of a SquawkShop, I’m beginning to think it might be worth the $67 to have it in my arsenal.
This print, this master piece of vinyl animal abuse, it too priceless. I cannot afford it. Perhaps prints would be offered for a tiny sum of ….. $5.00? hehe
Maybe your picture will sell better with some captions. So here is my “Top Ten” list of captions for that picture:
1) Which “rino” can I imagine I’m putting it to??
2) Now, you’ll know how the taxpayers feel!!
3) Dan, can this still be called “doggie” style?
4) Dan, are you sure this is the way to inflate these things??
5) Let me see if I can “goose” this thing into moving.
6) Dan, I think I can take this “rino” down from the backside.
7) Dan, do any of the callers give me a “chance in h*ll” of taking this “rino” down?
9) Dan, whose selling faster, me or this “rino”?
10) Dan, next time let me do the microphone because holding up this “rino” looks silly!!
Here see if any of these help???
Robert, I got to #4 and lost it! You have outdone yourself!
This picture is destined to take the place of the mudshark in your mythology. Better get it now!
Come on, guys, less than 30 minutes to go.
Own a piece of history!
I hate to lose, when I start something. I hope the ending bid was satisfactory to y’all.
I’m a sucker for competition. I hate to lose.
chickenmom = chickencoast?
Chickenmom rocks!
Make sure you pay via paypal chickenmom - that seller has 0 feedback.
Thanks Chickenmom!
We’ll make sure the company plane gets another coat of wax in your honor.
Chickenmom good job! I am sure this piece of art will be displayed in a grand spot.
Congrats on the infamous piece of artwork, chickenmom. You need to take a picture of it in it’s final resting place.
And so the birth of a new business venture is recorded right here on LST. How about that?
Crap! I was stuck in traffic when the auction ended. No way I could have sniped at the last minute on this one. I’m sure I could have gone up to 85.05 but I thought 75.05 was enough for a unique crap.
The Chronicle is a joke. I was making comments online and now they have blocked me permanently. I was a radical right winger and they couldn’t handle it.
Glad you are winning.
#28 BarryM:
I had my automatic bid way above what you were willing to pay. I would have outbid anyone. It’s always been all or nothing for me. In the infamous words of Ricky Bobby: “If you ain’t first, you’re last.”
chickenmom, yes you’re my kinda Gal! ;=)