Very Cool Cobb Auto'ed Peice on Ebay.

[gnaz01]

Very cool Dave!

[benchod]

Isn't it government property?
I doubt he has clear title to the piece similar to the NASA going after the astronauts auctioning memorabilia

[tachyonbb]

I don't think it is government property. It was the part of the receipt given to Cobb. IMHO it would be Cobb's property at that time. According to the story Cobb threw the receipt at the sheriff, the sheriff retrieved and put it in his collection.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by tachyonbb

I don't think it is government property. It was the part of the receipt given to Cobb. IMHO it would be Cobb's property at that time. According to the story Cobb threw the receipt at the sheriff, the sheriff retrieved and put it in his collection.

But why would they have Cobb sign a receipt and then give it to him. I would figure they would keep it to prove once he signed he received his property back. Just a thought.

[Bilko G]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

But why would they have Cobb sign a receipt and then give it to him. I would figure they would keep it to prove once he signed he received his property back. Just a thought.

yeah that is weird. why would they have him sign and give it back to him?

[ksfarmboy]

Maybe they had a carbon copy underneath.

[batsballsbases]

That Clint always thinking! Looks like a nice piece to me. Thanks for the post Dave.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Maybe they had a carbon copy underneath.

Too early in the morning, hadn't thought of that

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Maybe they had a carbon copy underneath.

I could be wrong, but in every case where I've signed a carbon copy form, the carbon copy was the one I got, with the original being retained by whoever was shoving the form in my face. That being said, I've never been arrested or had to sign anything for a prison, so I have no idea what their procedures are. Seems more like a case of an official making a souvenir out of a form that he knew nobody would ever come looking for and would eventually be discarded after a time period along with all the others anyway.

[Bilko G]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Maybe they had a carbon copy underneath.

i did think that, but i thought they would keep the original and give him the copy? Who knows...

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

But why would they have Cobb sign a receipt and then give it to him. I would figure they would keep it to prove once he signed he received his property back. Just a thought.

Cobb was probably supposed to sign it and leave it in the ledger. It appears he tore it out in anger.

By the way, it's horrible what NASA/the government is doing to its astronauts. They were allowed to keep mementos from the journeys... the government scrapped this stuff anyway. Now, 40 years later when there is a huge collectors market, suddenly NASA wants its stuff back.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Cobb was probably supposed to sign it and leave it in the ledger. It appears he tore it out in anger.

By the way, it's horrible what NASA/the government is doing to its astronauts. They were allowed to keep mementos from the journeys... the government scrapped this stuff anyway. Now, 40 years later when there is a huge collectors market, suddenly NASA wants its stuff back.

I could say something about moon colonies and the need for the money, but I know we are not supposed to get political