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RC_McKenzieOne of the reasons I prefer ebay over the phone order auction houses, is that I get to see who I'm bidding/competing against. Back in 1998, when I was a saucer-eyed, ebay greenback, I remember seeing an Old Judge common for under $50 that looked like it had been washed and dryed. I thought I'd pick it up on the cheap, as I'd never owned an Old Judge card before. I was the high bidder with 12 hours left. The next day, I realised that I had been "sniped" by J@sempratrading. I knew then that if I wanted any Old Judge cards I'd have to outbid sempratrading. It's like that old joke... you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the other guy he's chasing.
A few months later, I bought a Connie Mack Old Judge Throwing from Jay Miller and didn't know what I had bought. I sold it on ebay at no reserve to fullcount who said that they had been looking for that card for a long time.