[For Sale] Hilton Flooring
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Hell, I bet we could get 25 of us throwing a a grand or 50 throwing in 500 and buy and flip it and get our money back. Whose game? Of course, the original group would take the best pieces for ourselves.
If this is a business, there would be some nice profit in the best pieces (free throw lanes, center circle, end lines).
Pollard could hand the project over the Foundation. It's not like he would be cutting and hauling the pieces himself.
Maybe he is waiting to do something big with the floor next time as a big fundraiser, perhaps when the team is better and the market value is higher.
It's not just the presence of the logo. It's a marketing effort that is built on the university's brand. Plus, if something like this is going to be done, surely it would be done by the Foundation as a major fundraiser. We may just have to wait until next time.
I would pay $500 for a 1-2 sq ft piece that included part of the center I-State logo.
I would also pay close to that for a section that included part of one of the "XII"'s.
A COA would be a nice touch, but if I was sure it was authentic it wouldn't be a deal breaker.
My wife bought me a 3'X3' piece from the 1993 flood. She had it signed by Johnny and I later had Fred sign it. Unfortunately, I mean fortunately, I'm still married to her and still have it.
Yea, I bet any logo pieces would sell fast. Wonder how big the market would be for the other pieces.
I saw this when the auction went up, I follow ISU Surplus on FB, and had the delusions of buying and piecing out at profit until I realized that it was not a one man job.
I worked for Ogden in '98, mostly outside of Hilton, but have seen the floor pulled up and put into storage. Pretty impressive! I believe the ice arena setup was still in the storage area, although I never saw that setup.
I also worked for ISU Surplus from '99-01, out at the old Purchasing Warehouse. Saw lots of cool stuff from the AD - either on pickups or coming through the warehouse. Lots of other interesting/cool ISU stuff (the original safe from Beardshear, the president's chair, etc.; a memorable bid/auction like this was one of ISU's planes in '00.) Hilton related note: last I knew, the checkout tables at the sale were the old scorers' tables from Hilton.
I worked for Ogden in '98, mostly outside of Hilton, but have seen the floor pulled up and put into storage. Pretty impressive! I believe the ice arena setup was still in the storage area, although I never saw that setup.
I also worked for ISU Surplus from '99-01, out at the old Purchasing Warehouse. Saw lots of cool stuff from the AD - either on pickups or coming through the warehouse. Lots of other interesting/cool ISU stuff (the original safe from Beardshear, the president's chair, etc.; a memorable bid/auction like this was one of ISU's planes in '00.) Hilton related note: last I knew, the checkout tables at the sale were the old scorers' tables from Hilton.
I know the guys that bought the flooring. Right now they are deciding what to do with it. I know both of them will be using parts of it for flooring, but are interested in selling parts of it in smaller sections.
There was talk of selling the I-STATE as a solid piece, as well as the pioneer logos.
What kind of interest would there be in those pieces, or, say a 2x2 section of the ISTATE?
Cheers!
There was talk of selling the I-STATE as a solid piece, as well as the pioneer logos.
What kind of interest would there be in those pieces, or, say a 2x2 section of the ISTATE?
Cheers!
I personally have a very high interest in purchasing. Would be interested in the options you listed as well as any other smaller/random pieces. Feel free to PM me if you want to discuss further.
