It’s not every day that you have a chance to find a product that is co-branded with space and Harlem. Ebay has a Harlem Spaceman watch up for $500. Note how the word “Spaceman” is in funky 70’s spacey font, whereas the word “Harlem” is in an Art Deco (think Harlem Renaissance) font.
Here’s the ALL CAPS copy on the ad:
THIS AUCTION IS FOR A VERY RARE SPACEMAN GENTS WATCH . CIRCA 1974 . SWISS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT (IT CAN ALSO BE WOUND MANUALLY AS WELL AS BEING AUTOMATIC). THIS WAS DESIGNED BY ANDRE LE MARQUAND AS A FOLLOW UP TO HIS FIRST INSPIRATION BASED AROUND THE ASTRONAUTS HELMETS USED IN THE MOON LANDINGS IN 1969 . THIS INCREDIBLE AND UNUSUAL WATCH IS CERTAINLY A REAL EYECATCHER AND GETTING VERY SOUGHT AFTER .
THE DIAL ON THIS IS BLACK WITH LUMINOUS BATONS AND A DATE WINDOW AT 6 O CLOCK QUICK SET. THE DIAL IS ORIGINAL. THE CRYSTAL IS ORIGINAL GOT SOME LIGHT SCRATCH.
THE CHROMIUM CASE GOT SOME LIGHT SCRATCH.
THE BRACELET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND TOTALLY ORIGINAL TO THIS WATCH AND COMPLETE. THIS WATCH IS RUNNING PERFECTLY AND HOLDING TIME WELL . THIS IS A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL WATCH READY TO WEAR .
Large Landlords vs. Small Landlords
An interesting study on eviction filings that compares eviction filings on the basis of rental portfolio size is out from Housing Matters. The study concluded that:
Promote policies that incentivize capital investment by local residents and stakeholders, whose social relations in the community may be a more effective strategy for maintaining housing affordability.
The study reveals that “Large landlords filed evictions 186 percent more often and medium landlords filed 55 percent more often than small landlords.” This is driven by ownership structure, Gomory explains. “Filing rates before a sale were similar across properties, but filing rates for buildings bought by large owners quadrupled in the sale year and then remained higher than before.” The authors attribute this in part to the relationships between landlords and tenants. “Opportunities for informal decisionmaking made it less likely for small landlords to file an eviction; arms-length relationships with tenants and bureaucratic management practices allowed evictions from large landlords to be more instrumental.”
