1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS SPONSOR PIN SET "GREAT GIFT" Many sponsors that are still in business today. LOOK!!! Start Price USD 34.99 Current Price USD 34.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Los Angeles, California See more about '1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS SPONSOR PIN SET "GREAT GIFT"' Description LIMITED EDITION SPONSOR SET OLYMPIC COLLECTIBLE PINS   You are now bidding on a set of limited edition sponsor pins celebrating the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics.  48 pins total.   The Olympics is a major periodic world event that captures the attention of billions of people worldwide.  23 years ago, the XXIIIrd Olympiad was held in Los Angeles.  To celebrate, advertise, and make themselves memorable, many companies sponsor the Olympics.  The pins you are now bidding on features the logos of some of the major Sponsors of the Los Angeles Olympics.   Some Interesting Facts: 23 years has gone by and most of the Sponsors in this set still exist!  In 1996, The Southern Pacific was taken over by the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1999, Southland Corporation officially changed its name to 7-Eleven, Inc. In March 2000, Tribune Company bought the Times Mirror Company in a deal worth $8 billion. After nearly a quarter of a century, it looks like 22 of the 25 Sponsors in this set are still alive with the same name.  It will be interesting to see how many make it past the next quarter of a century and beyond.    This set is nearly 25 years old and still has its original cardboard box and original frame.  The pins are in very good condition.  The original frame and box shows minor signs of aging.      * * * * *   Original Product Description:    “LIMITED EDITION SPONSOR SET   Your Limited Edition Sponsor Set has been manufactured under license from the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee and is limited in production to 10,000 sets.  It is an unprecedented assemblage of collector pins representing many of the Official Sponsors of the Games of the XXIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984.  The following corporations have graciously approved use of one or more of their design in this grouping:   ABC TELEVISION * AMERICAN EXPRESS * AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH * ANHEUSER-BUSCH * ARA SERVICES * ARROWHEAD PURITAS WATERS * ATLANTIC RICHFIELD * BUICK * COCA-COLA * CONVERSE * FIRST INTERSTATE BANK * FUJI PHOTO FILM * LEVI STRAUSS & CO. * McDONALD’S * MOTOROLA COMMUNICATIONS * PACIFIC BELL * SANYO * SOUTHERN PACIFIC * SOUTHLAND CORPORATION (7-ELEVEN) * TIMES MIRROR * TRANSAMERICA * BUDGET RENT-A-CAR * UNITED AIRLINES * WESTINGHOUSE (PERRIER) * XEROX   A wave of pin collecting fever has swept this country in the months leading up to the 1984 Olympics.  The goal of the avid collector is to obtain all the more than 300 corporate identity pins which have been created bearing the Stars in Motion and Sam the Olympic Eagle.  Pins must normally be obtained directly from the company identified on the pin or through trading with other collectors.  This is an excellent starter set for the novice collector and a beautiful display piece for the well established collector to compliment our Series 1, 2, and 3 Limited Edition Sets in home or office.   The manufacturer sincerely appreciates the cooperation of the Sponsors named above and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee in making production of this set possible so that these pins can be enjoyed by all who desire them. ”   * * * * *     PAYMENT ACCEPTED ONLY THROUGH PAYPAL. Payment must be received within 5 days of the end of auction.  Unless you notify me in advance, a non-paying notice will be sent out to eBay if payment is not received within 5 days.   Shipping: UPS ground plus a $5 handling charge.  Shipping only to the continental U.S., no exceptions.  Shipping will be done on Mondays and Thursdays after payment is cleared.  If payment clears by Friday, shipment will go out Monday.  If payment clears by Tuesday, shipment will go out Thursday.  Place a Bid!