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04-13-2005 06:25 PM |
Just when you have all but given up....
Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>I recently picked up a tough item on my want list that I had all but given up on finding. <br /><br />About 6 years ago I saw a Chief Meyers M113 "Baseball Magazine" Poster in an antique mall in Sout Portland, Maine. Since I had never seen one previously, I was reluctant to purchase it. Furthermore, since it had a large tear on one edge, and a $200.00 price tag, I passed on it. I few weeks later, I returned and it had been sold, and I regretted not purchasing it.<br /><br />I have often thought about how nice that item would compliment the other 25-30 Chief Meyers items in my collection. Only passing on a mint Buck Weaver 1911 OBAK in a New Hampshire antique mall that had a price tag of $90.00 about 10 years ago has haunted me more than my decision not to buy that Chief Meyers M113 poster. Seeing reprints of the poster only made me regret it further. <br /><br />When one finally appeared on EBAY a few weeks back, I couldn't believe it. Although another bidder drove up the price, I was fortunate to win it for about $60.00.<br /><br />It now proudly sits on my Cedar chest in it's new Rosewood frame.<br /><br />Sometimes, it's worth the wait for that special item. Now if I could only find an excellent or better Roger Bresnahan T222 Fatima card!<br /><br />Anyone else have stories of finally finding an elusive item?
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