Mansion up for bids
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Hey, somebody wants to spend time there…
Supporters of one of the largest high school districts in Illinois — Township District 214 in Arlington Heights — are auctioning off 49 “experience” packages on eBay this week. One of the items is a four-course dinner for as many as 10 people at the Executive Mansion in Springfield.
* But this is all they’ve bid?
High bid on the mansion package was $360 Tuesday evening after nine bids. The auction ends at 7 a.m. today. […]
[Mansion curator Dave Bourland] said the cost for dinner at the mansion is $34 per person. Tours are free.
Discuss.
- OneManBlog - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 12:24 pm:
If we had only known we could have bid and had a CapFax event…
- BIG R.PH. - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 12:31 pm:
Maybe we could invite G-Rod so he would know where it was at??
- Levois - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 12:46 pm:
Hmmm, I’d be game for a dinner at the little used Governor’s Mansion.
- Rich Miller - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 12:56 pm:
Good point, OneMan. That would’ve been fun.
- Siyotanka - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 1:04 pm:
Getting on my soapbox…
I is sad that for good and great causes…NO one supports these events. We are having a kick-off event for the Bicentennial this Saturday at the Mansion…not one…repeat NOT one elected offical or other person of stature who was sent a free invitation took up the chance for a real good PR and face time event. Has this state and the “Land of Lincoln” gone totally comotose? Sorry Rich…had to vent…just frustrated
- Siyotanka - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 1:05 pm:
I=It
- MOON - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 1:06 pm:
RICH
The fact that the “Mansion is up for bid” is not new!
It has been up for bid to the highest bidder for 6 years, with 2 more to go!
- Siyotanka - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 1:07 pm:
Dear BIG R.PH. we sent him an invitation to our event..and got no response…GO FIGURE
- Concerned Voter - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 1:59 pm:
Wow, maybe the guv will latch on to this idea to get Illinois out of debt. Imagine, you could stay in the Lincoln bedroom, from before he was president.
- South of I-80 - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 2:56 pm:
As for the dinner, at the rareley used Mansion, maybe the lucky winner should invite G-Rod and maybe the staff can give him a tour. I still like the idea of converting it to a B&B at least through the current term!
- missed it - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 4:30 pm:
That newspaper story was posted really early this morning and the auction didn’t end until afterward. When I went to ebay looking for it, after 7 am, it was already gone, but it may have been bid higher. Anybody know how to find out how much it actually went for? 7am is a strange time to end an auction, too.
- Concerned Voter - Wednesday, Feb 6, 08 @ 9:49 pm:
Ask you shall receive. missed it. Here’s a link to the closed auction on ebay, don’t know how long it stays up for, but it ended up going for $760. The heaviest bidding at the end was from people with 0 feedback. Since it’s for a charitable cause, I hope they weren’t screwing around.
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