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Posted By: Todd

One of my best friends (and fellow VBC lurker) was actually one of the top bidders on that card. His reasoning was that the card looked exceptional for the grade and that he specifically wanted this pose with the Old Mill back. He is a Cincinnati-only collector and frequently eschews the market price to get a card that he wants (don't we all at times). Beyond that, I have no earthly idea why the two top bidders went over $100 beyond his extremely generous bid.

Apparently the runner-up on the card in question was simply after any T206 Bescher (Hands Up) that was available and he did indeed get his man a mere 24 hours later when he purchased this overgraded example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1909-1911-T206-Bob-Bescher-Hands-in-Air-PSA-4_W0QQitemZ8815752037QQcategoryZ31718QQssPageNameZ WDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

After seeing this particular card, does anyone now think that the extra $290 would have been money well spent on the Old Mill (or are we all just scratching our heads over PSA's grading standards)?

It's all an endless source of facination to me and speculation is the spice of life.