The one that got away . . .
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Orlin Collier single-signed baseball. Very obscure Detroit Tigers ballplayer and autograph, with considerable PCL/minor league history.
With four days left in the eBay auction for this item, there were bids placed by only two bidders (of which I was one). Next thing I know, listing no longer available. I'm left wondering what happened ? I attempt to contact seller numerous times, but no response.
I later found out the details when I just happened to meet the other bidder (it pays to be familar with eBay ID names) at the 2001 National Show in Cleveland. Turns out the SELLER contacted the other bidder and offered to sell him outright, this signed ball (which he accepted).
I'm still debating whether the moral to my story is that it pays to always be the high bidder during the course of an auction. I suspect that had I been the high bidder in this instance, I would have been given the outright offer to buy.
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02-11-2010, 07:01 AM
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