If I had a desk belonging to the only President of the United States to resign, I probably wouldn’t want to sell it.
If I did want to sell it, I probably would use a high-end auction house. I probably would not put it on Craigslist.
And if I did put it on Craigslist, I’d probably put “NIXON’S DESK!!!!!” in the headline — all in CAPS, with plenty of exclamation points!!!!!
I’m just sayin’.
But right there on the New York Craigslist is this:
Gorgeous mahogany desk — $1450 (Westport)
And the photo:
But not until you read the text do you find (verbatim):
Mahogany desk. Spectacular.
This desk was president Nixons. I do not have a certificate of authenticity. But if you are interested and come see the desk I would be more than happy to tell you the story.
It’s 72″ x 36″ x 30″. The condition is “like new.”
And here’s the Craigslist map, showing where it’s located:
If an “06880” reader ends up with Nixon’s desk, please let us know.
And if you spot any Spiro Agnew furniture for sale on Craigslist, tell us too.
I am the one who posted it. And if you read the posting correctly, you would see I do not have a certificate of authenticity therefore it cant be proven. So how the hell would i sell it at a high end auction house genius.
Hey, Jeff – you have two problems – you apparently don’t know how to type English correctly and you have a very unpleasant attitude. I hope your day will be pleasant and maybe you will feel less pugnacious, and sell your desk, too.
Whoa, someone’s feeling a little pugnacious today!
And of course I read the posting correctly. I wrote the story about it.
Great. Send me the info of a high end auction house that wouldn’t need any sort of proof of authenticity.
Nah. Instead I’ll send info on how to read a light-hearted blog post without getting all bent out of shape.
Hopefully it’s being sold because you’re moving that bad attitude out of Westport and somewhere else.
Hi Jeff,
I don’t think Dan’s column was meant to criticize you. (I sure didn’t read it that way!) 🙂
~~Would you be willing to share your story about the desk with us here? I’m very curious about it now! Was this from Nixon’s home?
How much is a Bubba Clinton desk worth ?
Joyce…wow you can tell all of that from a simple blog comment. You must have nothing better to do today than put your 2 cents in on random blog comments that have nothing to do with you. Sheltered life indeed.
Yup, nothing better to do on a snowy day – aren’t I lucky? And you sure are cranky. Low blood sugar at this hour, maybe?
Here’s a tip,,,look for a remote tape recorder switch under the right side
Dan,
From your title caption I was sort of hoping, actually praying, it was Trump’s desk.
We can dream can’t we?
yo Gil, i’m with you ! i went out to the store for 15, came back, hit the blog,
read the header, and thought: “wow, that was fast ! what did Rumphole do
whilst i was acquiring bananas ?” alas, it was just Dick….
Yikes! For a split second it seemed that you were referring to a fictitious London barrister!
Sadly, he has chosen to pollute the lovely “Resolute Desk”.
Might have been Nixon’s, but not in the Oval Office.
Jeff-please share your Nixon story. I would love to know it!