Leon,
I don't know if you remember or not, but I was embroiled in controversy with that card as well. I offered $8k privately, then was turned down. Then it was listed as a private auction, which was a poor choice, in my opinion. Then I bid $8k right away, and it didn't meet reserve with that. Then the seller privately emails me that even if reserve isn't met that he'll sell to me if I'm high bidder (weird, in my opinion, and sketchy). To make matters worse, right after that conversation, someone bid over and over right up to bslow my high bid by $1. (also sketchy) Then the seller tells me he is going to lower the reserve down to $8k so that my bid would make the auction "reserve met". (not only did I not like that as well, but eBay has protections in place so that can't happen anyway - lowers the top bid to $1 under the new reserve to protect bidders) All of those bad moves by the seller enraged me, and took away my interest in the card. I always felt that this card was a gem and would constantly appreciate in value, so I'm envious of your purchase. The brown old mill strike is the key, in my opinion, to its true value, not Cy Young.
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