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rdwyer
11-30-2011, 05:33 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Tobacco-Pack-Lot-T206-T205-Era-Sweet-Caporal-/280775619194?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415f87f27a
$46! I thought it was ending PM, not AM. :(
caramelcard
11-30-2011, 06:00 PM
Ouch. That's beyond dirt cheap.
Been there.
Rob
docpatlv
11-30-2011, 06:26 PM
Guys, don't rub it in too much, I was the underbidder:mad:
Mike
HRBAKER
11-30-2011, 06:28 PM
Guys, don't rub it in too much, I was the underbidder:mad:
Mike
Mike that makes you beyond, beyond dirt cheap, eh?
docpatlv
11-30-2011, 07:02 PM
Jeff, simply......yes;)
mrvster
11-30-2011, 07:15 PM
Oh my god that sux!!!!
canjond
11-30-2011, 08:17 PM
The Pin Head alone (although not related to baseball cards) is worth 3x the hammer price, alone.
mrmopar
11-30-2011, 10:08 PM
Apologies to anyone who might take this wrong, but why would anyone NOT be sniping on ebay these days? Besides an occasional malfunction (if you're worried, set a snipe and try to bid live), you practically guarantee yourself not to miss an auction. You might not win, but you won't be caught sleeping again.
iwantitiwinit
12-01-2011, 01:07 PM
Any chance those are not real period pieces? Seems like the majority of what that seller has sold is non vintage, lower priced items. If real I agree that was a heck of a scoop.
canjond
12-01-2011, 01:27 PM
Some are period, some are later. The Mecca and Hasson boxes looked right to me. The Sweet caporal packs are period (actually the cig packs looks older - maybe 1900s). The Turkish Trophies, Mecca Paper label and the Helmars are all later - 1920s-30s.
chaddurbin
12-01-2011, 02:28 PM
worse offense here is being the underbidder at that final price
docpatlv
12-01-2011, 02:33 PM
worse offense here is being the underbidder at that final price
You guys are killin' me. Would anyone else like to rub in some salt?:D
egbeachley
12-01-2011, 02:41 PM
You guys are killin' me. Would anyone else like to rub in some salt?:D
I thought the underbid was just a placeholder?
egbeachley
12-01-2011, 02:44 PM
Apologies to anyone who might take this wrong, but why would anyone NOT be sniping on ebay these days? Besides an occasional malfunction (if you're worried, set a snipe and try to bid live), you practically guarantee yourself not to miss an auction. You might not win, but you won't be caught sleeping again.
Completely agree. Even if I see an auction with less than 10 minutes remaining I will use my snipe program. Sure, sometimes they fail (hasn't happened to me). But it's much, much rarer than bidding live since some sites send bids from multiple servers.