[{"id": 9895235, "authorName": "1993lse", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/1993lse/", "bidAmount": 500, "content": "$500 bid placed by 1993lse", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666908213, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9895156, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hello everyone and welcome to my F50 Literature auction! This auction is special in my opinion as it contains several \"unobtanium\" items but the stars are- Carbon cover presentation book and the truly unobtanium BLANK WARRANTY CARD. Included in this auction are- \n\n1. Blank F50 Warranty Card, Ferrari publication (Can be used with all F50's and impossible to find and priceless if you have a car without warranty card.) # 992/95 \n2. Carbon Fiber Cover F50 Presentation Book (Only given to buyers of the F50/delivered with car) I have seen this book alone sell for $15,000.00!\n3. Cardboard Cover F50 Presentation Book (Only given to Press and friends of Ferrari), limited to 1000 copies # 1002/95\n4. 1995 F50 Us Owners Manual, Ferrari Publication # 993/95\n5. 1995 factory Dealer Directory (Sales an Service), Ferrari publication # 1029/95\n6. F50 factory Spare Parts Manual, Ferrari publication #1018/95\n7. F50 Factory press kit, Ferrari publication # 954/95\n8. Factory Ferrari press kit with full ineup (F50, 355, 355 GTS, 456, 512M) \n9. Alitalia F50 Press release for transporting F50 to shows around the world. \n10. Cornes, official Japanese Ferrari Dealer F50 press kit.\n\nI will be adding a few more interesting items as the auction goes along. GOOD LUCK to everyone and I will do my best to answer questions quickly and thoroughly!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666908347, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9895305, "authorName": "Castlemount", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/castlemount/", "bidAmount": 750, "content": "$750 bid placed by Castlemount", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666908633, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9895787, "authorName": "mikemchugh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikemchugh/", "bidAmount": 1000, "content": "$1,000 bid placed by mikemchugh", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666910647, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9896341, "authorName": "DethMerc", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dethmerc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So you can read about the car you can't afford...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1666915429, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9896511, "authorName": "Spider_Mike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spider_mike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The seller makes some very interesting points. I'm gonna guess that there are at least two F50 owners out in BaT land, with deep pockets, who want this collection. I think the last two minutes of this auction will provide some real entertainment.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666917013, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9896676, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Spider_Mike, your comment is appreciated and correct. I know personally of two F50\u2019s that are not only missing their warranty card, they are missing all their books, period. Anyone who buys a 5M car is going to expect that car to be complete down to the last paper. That\u2019s why I have these books. I was asked to source them. There was an F50 deal and the buyer was taking 50k off the price because the seller had no books. The deal fell apart and the owner did not want to buy them so here they are! The other owner I do not know, just know his car so hopefully he will see this auction.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1666918564, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9900853, "authorName": "petersmercedes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/petersmercedes/", "bidAmount": 1700, "content": "$1,700 bid placed by petersmercedes", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666981505, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9902761, "authorName": "nero308qv", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nero308qv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Vivian11 - sorry, but I have to comment on two points of your list of items.\r\n3) The cardboard cover presentation book was possible to order and buy for everyone from a Ferrari dealer. I myself bought three of these books when they became available.\r\n7) I was at the world premiere of the F 50 at the Geneva Motor Show and received this press kit there. Yours is not complete, as it should contain 11 slides, not only 3.\r\nThere was a later press kit with a different Ferrari print number, although it looked the same, and that version contained 7 slides. But there never was a variant with 3.\r\n\r\nTo round up the available official Ferrari F 50 publications of the time, it should be noted that there were also 3 or 4 different factory posters.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666988746, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9905276, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@nero308qv, thanks for your comments and no need to be sorry. We may know each other. I owned the company Ferrari Literature and ferrariliterature.com until 2019. \n\nMy assistant made some errors in the listing and this post should correct them.\n\nFirst, you are right, just like any other dealer brochure or numbered publication, the F50 presentation book in cardboard could be ordered by a dealer. However, it\u2019s important to note that there were only 1000 of the books printed and each cardboard book is numbered with a small white tag which mine bears and is pictured. It is number 965. The issue with these little white tags are that many of them were lost because they were placed on the outside of the cardboard in many cases and the books came shrink wrapped from the factory. Many times these were lost. I have two others in my collection, both numbered. \n\nSecond, there is a mistake in the description of the Press Kit. This particular kit, with three slides was included when the Japanese dealer Cornes launched the F50. I have one additional such kit in my personal collection and it too has the same three slides. Coincidence? Possibly, but not likely. \n\nYour comment about there only being a few posters to round out the F50 factory publications is inaccurate. While your poster comment is correct, FNA printed a separate F50 brochure, the 1995 factory yearbook features the F50, the factory V65 book has the F50 in it and there are others, these are the only ones that come to mind without going to my archive. \n\nThanks for your comments and hopefully this helps!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1666999351, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9910827, "authorName": "nero308qv", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nero308qv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Vivian11 - thanks for your reply. When I mentioned the posters, I only wanted to remind about items specifically on/with the F 50. That's the reason I didn't mention the yearbook or the V65 booklet or range brochures.\r\nFNA for me is not the factory, just the importer, although owned by Ferrari, therefore I didn't mention their publication.\r\n\r\nBut actually there is one more item, which I just discovered: the 1995/96 Christmas/New Year greeting card from the factory, # 1026/95.\r\n\r\nGood luck with the auction.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667073857, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9911033, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@nero308qv, thanks!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667074710, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9911211, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@nero308qv, nice call on the Christmas card but you would also need to include the following factory printed lithographs with their print numbers and quantity printed below- \r\n\r\nF50 front view # 958/95 \u2013 1.5M-03-95\r\nF50 rear view # 959/95 \u2013 1.5M-03-95\r\nF50 side view # 960/95 \u2013 1.5M-03-95\r\nF50 blueprint # 961/95 \u2013 1.5M-03-95", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667075664, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9911251, "authorName": "nero308qv", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nero308qv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Vivian11 - oh boy, right, how could I forget these? But now I can always say that it's due to my age ...\r\nThanks for the reminder and listing", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667075710, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9918038, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Happy Sunday to everyone and thanks for the questions, comments and thanks to all the early bidders!\r\n\r\n@petersmercedes\r\n@mikemchugh\r\n@castlemount\r\n@1993lse\r\n\r\n@Monzapolis where are you? I figured this would be right up your alley!! \r\n\r\nGOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667160927, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9918104, "authorName": "Castlemount", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/castlemount/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Vivian11 - indeed a great set. Re the carbon version of the presentation book 1002/95, has the inside back page been handwritten with the car order number and customer name ?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667161369, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9919595, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Castlemount, excellent question and I\u2019m embarrassed I did not include in my auction description. No, this book came direct from a friend at the factory is in mint/new condition and was never filled out for a particular chassis number/F50, it is blank. Photo attached. Thanks much for your question and GOOD LUCK!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1667174757, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9920688, "authorName": "Castlemount", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/castlemount/", "bidAmount": 1800, "content": "$1,800 bid placed by Castlemount", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667201013, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9925849, "authorName": "chrisdugan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chrisdugan/", "bidAmount": 2500, "content": "$2,500 bid placed by chrisdugan", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667247881, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9929134, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another day of the auction almost over\u2026 Thanks to @Castlemount and @Chrisdugan for your bids!! Good luck!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1667267065, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9936692, "authorName": "petersmercedes", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/petersmercedes/", "bidAmount": 2800, "content": "$2,800 bid placed by petersmercedes", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667341802, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9937864, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hi everyone, just a couple days left! I\u2019m excited to see the final result! Thanks to @petersmercedes for your bid and to the past bidders- \r\n\r\n@chrisdugan \r\n@mikemchugh\r\n@castlemount\r\n@1993lse\r\n\r\nGood luck to everyone!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1667352036, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9942801, "authorName": "Castlemount", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/castlemount/", "bidAmount": 2900, "content": "$2,900 bid placed by Castlemount", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667416785, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9945285, "authorName": "Monzapolis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/monzapolis/", "bidAmount": 3050, "content": "$3,050 bid placed by Monzapolis", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667426642, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9946519, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just one day left! Thanks to @Castlemount and @Monzapolis for your bids! Going to be interesting to see what tomorrow brings! \r\n\r\nGOOD LUCK TO ALL!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667436080, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9948831, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Welcome everyone to the last day of my F50 auction! It will be interesting to see who is lurking in the shadows as the auction comes to a close! Thanks so much to all of the bidders thus far- \r\n\r\n@Monzapolis \r\n@petersmercedes\r\n@castlemount\r\n@chrisdugan\r\n@mikemchugh\r\n@1993lse\r\n\r\nGOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667488633, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9949271, "authorName": "davenichols", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/davenichols/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by davenichols", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667492084, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9949308, "authorName": "davenichols", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/davenichols/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Seller, I should have asked this prior to my bid, but if I win this auction, are you able to hold these items for me until late Dec as I will be visiting family in the Dallas area for the vacation?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667492398, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9949324, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@davenichols, thanks much for your bid and yes, I can hold the items for you, no issue! \r\n\r\nGOOD LUCK!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1667492550, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9952838, "authorName": "Formymom", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/formymom/", "bidAmount": 10250, "content": "$10,250 bid placed by Formymom", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667507524, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 9952884, "authorName": "Vivian11 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vivian11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Formymom, congrats!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1667507692, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 9952885, "authorName": "Formymom", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/formymom/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 11/3/22 for $10,250 to Formymom", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667507702, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 9953732, "authorName": "davenichols", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/davenichols/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I don't think the average viewer had any idea how rare this package is. Congrats to @Formymom.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1667511509, "type": "comment"}]