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leonAgain, I am responding for sake of debate and the fact I believe you are mistaking. The buyer didn't buy the card to resell. You asked who would pay 18k for that card? I would if it was real.....This issue has nothing to do with reselling a card it has to do with an auctioneer standing behind his word.....and a collector (not an investor) being out 18k on a bad card. For the record the 3rd underbidder, right below my bid, is also a 30 yr veteran of collecting.....so he would have paid 15k, or so, for the card too....He has one of the best 1930's collections around......I wouldn't call the winning bidder, myself, or the 3rd underbidder, investors....but I have been called much worse.....Quite honestly when I first started collecting I didn't give a rats patoot about the monetary side of the hobby...but as I started putting more money into it I did become more aware of it...as most of us recent collectors have....All anyone has to do is go to my site, look at the for sale stuff, then the personal collection, and know what I do it for....I love the hobby as much as anyone....best regards