Good day everyone
Well, we didn't get up to the reserve, but I spent the morning emailing lighthouse-antiques (the high-bidder at $3100.51) and we came up with $3500.00 for the Gold Fort Tompkins! Mary will be able to pay her bill off and it will make it easier on her now. That was all that mattered.
The gentleman that bought it is also looking for the following items: lighthouses, lightship, Life-Saving Service, Revenue Cutter Service, US Signal Service, Mass. Humane Society, or Early Coast Guard, Edward Rowe Snow, or Nantucket items. I should email him back and tell him to visit here!
Anyway, I thought you would all like to know the final outcome. That last bid came in about 4 seconds before the end of the auction. Thank you all for the great support you showed I LOVE IT HERE!!!