Shulgin signed blotter art ecstasy MDMA LSD Rafti Start Price USD 195.00 Current Price USD 195.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Monday, May 19, 2008 Location Amityville, New York See more about 'Shulgin signed blotter art ecstasy MDMA LSD Rafti' Description Ann and Sasha Shulgin were kind enough to hand sign ten of these prints for the artist (Me) William Rafti on April 30, 2007. This print is of a three-neck reaction flask containing any of the known elements as displayed against a background of synthesized double rainbows. Depending on how you view what's within the flask you might notice clouds of gas and swirling liquid, or the slack jawed spirit within.  Sasha recently received a successful heart valve transplant and is doing quite well, if you'd like to leave a message for him you can do so at: http://caringbridge.org/visit/sashashulgin I met the Shulgins in Basel Switzerland During the LSD Symposium in January 2006, and personally found them to be brilliant, charming and overly generous- they are living legends. I implore you to do whatever you can to either see them in person or to support them through purchasing anything they’ve created (such as the books PiHKAL, or TiHKAL). For those of you who would like free podcasts describing the Shulgins life work (including his most famous discovery: the action of MDMA/Ecstasy) I think you’ll find these links extremely interesting: NEWLY POSTED! Podcast 138 - “The Shulgins at Mind States 2005″Podcast 100 - “Psychedelics and Spirituality Conference - 1983″ (Part 1)Podcast 053 - “Ask the Shulgins” (Burning Man 2006)Podcast 025 - “Cacti: A Discourse by Sasha Shulgin”Podcast 022 - “Natural vs. Synthetic Psychedelic Chemicals”Podcast 021 - “Psychedelic Psychotherapy and the Shadow”  All proceeds of this auction (minus eBay and PayPal fees, printers charge, and shipping costs) will go to the Shulgins themselves. Over the first 16 months this has amounted to an average of 82% (about $160) from every signed print sold going directly to them; this has helped to offset convention related expenses that conventions do not cover, such as hotel lodging and RV rental. NOTE I still have signed "Ruby Slippers" prints available (photo below), if you'd prefer that design just ask for it when making your purchase. This print is professionally printed on an offset press on archival quality (acid free and lignum free) blotter type paper, and signed in Pigma Micron archival ink. A certificate of authenticity detailing the circumstances surrounding the signing will accompany the print (also printed on archival paper). This is not a captured frame from from a movie, or someone else’s design downloaded and desktop printed as “blotter art”; this is a serious collectible printed on a Heidelberg press. Note all Dali blotter prints are illegal reproductions and violate eBay policy. My opinion of some other eBay blotter art sellers, and how to avoid being ripped off by con artists eBay blotter art sellers that I know and trust: joyoflex, neck05, acid-tabs, bromo-dragonfly eBay blotter art sellers that I trust but don't know: cactuspete, astanhope, mycophile, the_psychedelic_shoppe Sellers who sell low quality goods that are desk top published and misrepresented with fake 50% off sales, dates of origin, refund claims, etcetera. brandon.scot A.K.A. orange_wind_falls A.K.A watter_falls . A.K.A. dead_head6x (he creates new seller accounts frequently), previously went by the name the.love.of.life, and 500$bill before that and glassluver2 before that; fraudulent listings and provenances of illegal reproductions of prints, printed on an ink jet and hand perferated which is why he warns not to get them wet! He also sells illegal reproductions of a glass blowing video. Seller closes acount after recieving payment to prevent negative feedback, then opens an acocunt under a new name, over and over and over. The prints he sells were created starting @2004 by him in Florida, not in the 90's, or in California, or at some comic book convention from some "roadie". If you have any additional comments about this lying thief please feel free to contact me. Please contact me if I forgot to add your name! Consider what a sound investment this rare collectible is; this print will surely continue to increase in value for generations. Size of print: The perforated area is 7 ½ x 7 ½” (19 CM x 19 CM) and composed of 900 ¼” (.635 CM) squares. The image area extends slightly beyond the perforated area and is about 7 3/4” square (19.68CM). The total sheet size is 8 x 9” (20.32 CM x 22.86CM). There is approximately a 1” (2.54 CM) strip on the bottom edge that is embossed by the artist by hand. Note: the Shulgins signatures are being sold elsewhere on a limited edition print of 50 copies for $1,000 to $2,000!!! Albert Hofmann’s signature on blotter art is currently valued at $3,000 to $5,000! You will be helping the Shulgins to help the world, and will also get a bargain price on an investment with tremendous appreciation potential. God the greatest of all creators made humanity in his image, some people went on to become creators themselves, a few of those became chemists, and a few of those created analogs that did not exist previously; God saw this and was pleased. Via deliberate methodology Sasha (Alexander) Shulgin produces brand new compounds of unknown activity, and toxicity, that he tests on himself and his wife, to learn which of these myriad creations may be of any use. This art was created to honor the efforts of the Shulgins, and research chemists working in all fields. !!!BUYER BEWARE!!! A USA Today article states “The appellate court found that eBay was immune from liability for actions caused by its sellers under the federal Communications Decency Act of 1996, which protects "interactive computer service providers" from the misdeeds of their users.” So buyer, beware!!! http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002/06/27/ebay-full.htm eBay policy on forged signatures. http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/autographs.html ebay articles on the prevelance of forged signatures on eBay: http://reviews.ebay.com/LEARN-HOW-TO-SHOP-FOR-quot-REAL-quot-AUTOGRAPHS-A-MUST-READ_W0QQugidZ10000000000940915 http://reviews.ebay.com/A-REAL-Andy-Griffith-Signature_W0QQugidZ10000000000081868 http://reviews.ebay.com/Identifying-Fake-Forged-Beatle-Autographs_W0QQugidZ10000000000116097 http://reviews.ebay.com/Avoid-Fraud-An-Autographed-Memorabilia-Guide_W0QQugidZ10000000000839526 http://reviews.ebay.com/Buying-Autographed-items-without-getting-fakes_W0QQugidZ10000000000899733 What to do about fakes: http://reviews.ebay.com/Fakes-What-To-Do-Autographs_W0QQugidZ10000000000028329 I am also including two small “Ask the Shulgins” stickers that the Shulgins themselves authorized William Rafti to produce- this is a nice deal at a very fair price for a bona-fide collectable. Please examine the other original blotter art designs by William Rafti; Liquid Stars and Stripes, Hollywoodland, Double Rainbow and Spectrum Synthesis. Place a Bid!