QueenZone discussion #1304887

My selling point that Freddie sat upon it isn't intentionally misleading, I assure you. It just adds to the interesting seasoning of the item.

brENsKi wrote: if it's worth anything in reality, then why-oh-fucking-why are you too f**king lazy to auction the thing properly? through a proper auctioneers? or even failing that, if you were medium-sized lazy, why couldn't you even be arsed to stick it on e-fucking-bay? oh no. so bone-fucking idle, you thought that the easiest way to make a quick buck was to spam a fan site (or 3) with your cleverly-worded for sale ad...cos the "gullible twats on QZ will buy anything even remotely Freddie-related, no matter how fucking tenuous...cos we're all brain-dead morons who'll buy any old sh8t ok, you got me....but i drive a hard bargain lady...you want £9,000? well i'm not offering a penny over £35,000 ok? got that? now knob off

Micrówave wrote: Yes and why on earth would you call it "Freddie Memorabilia" if Michael Jackson spent time with it? Wouldn't that be a stronger selling point? Especially now???...unless maybe THIS is the place that Freddie secretly wanted his ashes contained in.

Sue Anne Mercury Taylor wrote: I thought you might find it interesting that at 3:59 in the video for "Too Much Love Will Kill You", there's Freddie sitting on top of that case, looking as if he's contemplating life.

Sue Anne Mercury Taylor wrote: Togg, I respect everything you said and I agree with some points you made. Please bear in mind that because I am open to negotiation, my asking price needed to be increased so that I may be "talked down." As well, I simply copy/pasted the exact context of the email which I sent to Hard Rock Cafe, a company which is most certainly capable of paying out somewhere near my asking price. You are right, it is merely a case that Freddie sat down upon, BUT, it also happens to be the case that housed the very camera that took most of the iconic photos of Freddie (Wembley, Knebworth, on and on) that we're all familiar with. It has also been to every major rock and roll event in which Mr. O'Regan was present. In essence, this case has really been around and seen things that we could only hope to. It just so happens that the greatest entertainer of all sat on top of it, making its value perhaps a bit grander. I disagree that this is "not rock history." This is undeniably rock history. This case housed the very camera that has allowed us to see Freddie, Queen, Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Faith No More, Van Halen and many others in brilliant form. It joined Queen throughout their very last tour with Freddie and sat in the front row at Knebworth and Wembley, as Mr. O'Regan snapped photos. It's rock history, but it might not be your kind of rock history - and I respect that. With regard to it perhaps never increasing in value, let me quote Jacky Smith, Queen fan club president: "When Queen are all dead and gone, there's no telling how much you could fetch for this thing. Hang onto it." link I thought you might find it interesting that at 3:59 in the video for "Too Much Love Will Kill You", there's Freddie sitting on top of that case, looking as if he's contemplating life. I've seen the same photo used in other Queen videos that include photo montages. Cheers!