Posted By:
David AtkatzLet's see.
Hounding the guy 'till he finally breaks down.
Offering, not to buy the card, but to pay for his trip to Europe, knowing full well that a teacher would be stretching to take his family to Europe, would have been worrying whether or not he could really afford it, etc. and might very well find the offer to be a relief from that gnawing worry.
Turning around a bit later and selling the card for 48 times what they paid, and, finally
Bragging about their cleverness.
Well done, indeed.
(The interesting "collecting" story would have been the teacher telling how he found the card in a book that he bought.)