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Thank you for your interest in this door. With a
title like that how could you not be interested? Let me start off by saying
I am selling this for someone else, but I have been given more than enough
information to answer any questions so Please feel free to ask. This door
was purchased in the late 90's by a woman who was getting a new start on her
life. Her 25 year marriage had just ended in divorce and this was purchased
for the apartment she was moving into. When she got the door it did not
really appear to be anything special. It was after the door was hung and she
stood back and noticed IT. IT? was the clear and precise image of a figure
on the door. She took as a comforting open-armed Spirit that was present to
help her adjust to her new life. It was a sign of someone or something that
would point her in a positive direction. In a positive direction she went.
She moved on, made new friends, stood on her own 2 feet and eventually fell
in love and remarried. When the time came that she moved in with her husband
she let her daughter move into the apartment with the door. The daughter
lived there off and on for the next 3 years approximately. She took the
image as Virgin Mary. She felt like the image was there to protect her and
her home. Her daughter also claimed that it had a very calming and
comforting effect. The damage to the door occurred while she lived there and
was somewhat interesting as well. The scrapes that appear showed up during a
time when she was depressed and crying a lot. The daughter said it seemed
like the door swelled just as her eyes swelled with tears and her heart
swelled with sadness. It would get stuck opened, half-opened and sometimes
closed due to the swelling. This few month period was the only time the door
ever stuck. Over time her daughter found happiness, gained independence and
eventually also found love and moved on. All the while the Virgin Mary was
protecting and comforting her. Next, the lady let her son and
daughter-in-law move into the apartment with the door. Since this is a
pocket style door, it was hidden while they were looking at and moving into
the apartment. When her daughter-in-law finally noticed the door she
immediately hated it! She thought the image was Death or a Ghost. The door
was always to be left in the open position so that the image was hidden in
the wall. The couple only lived there approximately 6 months and then moved.
They actually moved into an apartment where rent was more and it was a
longer drive for both of them to work. One of the reasons given for moving
was the creepy image on the door. The daughter-in-law still talks about the
door at some family events. She still hates it. Well there you have 3
different opinions from 3 different women all in 1 family. I asked the
current renter living in the apartment his feelings about the door. His
commented that it worked good, blocked the room off and it made for some
great conversations. Other than that? "nothing." I looked at the pictures
and thought it looked like an alien. I definitely agree with him, the door
is a great conversation piece. The woman who owns the door tragically and
suddenly lost her husband to a heart attack. After hearing about the success
of the grilled cheese sandwich and other auctions here on Ebay, she asked me
to list it for her. She hoping to get enough to pay the remainder of the
estate bills. I asked her about donating part of the profit to a charity
associated with veterans in memory of her husband. He was very patriotic and
proud of the service he provided to the United States. She thought it was a
wonderful idea. So if this type of item is your type of item please place
your bid now. Thanks for taking the time to read the history of this
beautiful and interesting piece.
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