Thank you, Roger, for the kind words. However, I just got my integrity called into question by another board member vai PM. He wrote:
"Not saying the price isn't fair, but you are wrong about paying more than that from what I see. The past auctions tab shows "Final Bid(Includes Buyers Premium): $389.00. The maximum (could be lower) sales TX state tax is 8.25% so that would bring it to $421.0925. You aren't making much profit, but it would be erroneous to say that you "paid a lot more". When you really (at max) paid $4 less.
I didn't want to call you out on the board since it was information that you didn't even have to share and I really do think the price is still fair (even though I can't do it)."
I won't mention names, but I will clear up his comments just in case anybody else was wondering the same thing.
Yes, the lot closed at $389. However, that DID NOT include the Buyers Premium of $48.63 (12.5 %). So, $389 + $48.63 = $437.63. If you look at VCP, it shows exactly $437.63. Now, I paid another $36.10 in Texas state sales taxes. That made my grand total $473.73 (not even including shipping). At $425, I would have taken nearly a $50 loss.
At this point, I think I'm just going to hold onto the card. Thanks for all who looked and were interested and the kind words that were said.
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