[Leon]

First of all besides Joann I am not sure we have a better writer on the board than Brian. (But I already knew that.) Nice story Brian...and it's ok to OT a little to the 1950's on the main board, every once in a while. So far you are still the only collector that has sang a jingle to me on the phone to create realism with what you wrote. Once again, fantastic job!!

Now to the question. I will pay a premium for cards I don't think I will see again, or if I do, it will be many years. As a rarity collector and type card collector there are some things I just have to have. It was funny in the other thread about what to buy for long term value. My good friend Dan D (and thanks again for the 1916 Big Head yesterday) joked with me about paying a lot for the E100 printers scraps? I have. Funny thing is that the first one I got my snipe was literally 4x my winning bid, and then I lowered it to, what became 3x the winning bid, as I figured I didn't want to go quite that high. The 2nd one I won (really, when will we see another?) was only 2x the winning bid. As I look through my collection and notice the staggering high prices I have paid it becomes evident I am just another card junkie having fun.....and spending a bit too much (for my own liking) as I do it. best regards