Comments on: Cape Cod Shoe

By: Full Interview: Rob Walker on Significant Objects | Spark | CBC Radio

Full Interview: Rob Walker on Significant Objects | Spark | CBC Radio — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:49:01 +0000

[...] example, this porcelain shoe originally cost $4. After being paired with an original story by Sheila Heti, the final price was [...]

By: Our Top 25 Objects | Significant Objects

Our Top 25 Objects | Significant Objects — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:05:20 +0000

[...] Cape Cod Shoe. [...]

By: Average price, week by week | Significant Objects

Average price, week by week | Significant Objects — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:08:02 +0000

[...] was $17.82. The unusually high price for the Boot is part of the issue — but only part, since Sheila Heti’s Porcelain Shoe story also went for an unusually $77.51 that same week (in an auction that actually closed before the [...]

By: Good Copy Sells « Marketing Artist

Good Copy Sells « Marketing Artist — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:31:10 +0000

[...] this example, the “Cape Cod shoe.” The story, by Sheila Heti, helped sell an item for $77.51 (original cost: [...]

By: Planner Reads » Blog Archive » Full Interview: Rob Walker on Significant Objects

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:01:05 +0000

[...] example, this porcelain shoe originally cost $4. After being paired with an original story by Sheila Heti, the final price was [...]

By: maggi rankin

maggi rankin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:34:35 +0000

thank you for writing this about happiness.
Maybe that is true happiness; to be made happy by something and not even be conscious of how happy it’s making you. Maybe you have to not know it’s acting on you in that way to even feel it in the first place. And you don’t even know you felt it till it’s past.

By: Top Ten Sales To Date | Significant Objects

Top Ten Sales To Date | Significant Objects — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:11:13 +0000

[...] Porcelain shoe + Sheila Heti story. Fossil. Original price: $4.00. Final price: [...]

By: mortimer snerd

mortimer snerd — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:25:09 +0000

…the cape cod shoe found a home ; )

By: phineas

phineas — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:30:08 +0000

good job, teejay…didn’t let that little tease bid at the end throw you off…a glass slipper…$4.00…heti concoction…$73.51…a faithful sister to carry out your evil bidding while you’re internet is down…priceless…see you at the lake ; )

By: Joshua Glenn

Joshua Glenn — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:36:22 +0000

TJ, I didn’t think to include the penny when I packaged the shoe just now. Maybe I’ll tape it to the underside of the box?