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Originally Posted by Mark17
Several years ago when I was starting my bat collection, I came across an ebay auction for a Louisville Slugger bat of a guy named Owen Bush. The bat looked pretty old and the auction was ending in less than 8 minutes. The high bid at the time was less than $100.
There were no inch marks on the knob, so I figured I was about to score a valuable bat, since Owen Bush is, of course Donie Bush, famous Tiger shortstop of the Ty Cobb era. Even if it was a vintage store model, I figured I'd be doing okay if I could get it for around $200. Well, I did snipe that bat for something like $150 and spent the rest of the evening patting myself on the back.
A few days later, a USPS medium flat-rate box was delivered to me and inside was the bat. Turns out... it was a mini bat! I frantically went back and looked at the auction listing and sure enough, the measurement of the thing was in the listing, which I hadn't noticed because I was so caught up in the moment, and with the auction ticking down, and so on.
It was my fault of course. I didn't complain to the seller, just learned my lesson and sold it a couple years ago for about a hundred dollar loss. The education was well worth it.
So... don't feel too bad, you have a nice display piece, and it's your hobby. Some people have hobbies like going on cruises, or hitting the casinos, where they might spend a few thousand a year and justify it as "entertainment." And that's fine, but it sounds like your hobby has been basically dollar-neutral, so that puts you way ahead.
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I have a similar story with regards to a Jackie Robinson card I purchased when I first joined this site. I noticed it on E-Bay with a few minutes remaining and in my haste I bid on it as I seen a low offer of around $10 dollars or so.
I quickly read the description (not all of it) and ended up winning it, which I thought was a great P/U.
After I won it, I read further and realized it was 1 of 200 printed in 2010!
The original description/ad was definitely deceptive but further down the ad, it was right there and was totally, 100% my fault for not noticing it.
Like, Leon mentioned, if you are not making mistakes, you are not learning.
