The One That Got Away

[Al C.risafulli]

That's funny, Dean, because one of my "ones that got away" was ALSO a '15 Matty.

It was at a National in Chicago a few years ago. I saw it at a dealer's table - an outstanding PSA 5, absolutely gorgeous. The dealer wanted $1,500 for it. I agonized over it - not because the price was high, but because it was LOW. I thought there must be something wrong with it. The show closed for the day and I left the room.

That night, I decided to get on the shuttle first thing in the morning and buy the card. On the bus, I got into a nice conversation with Net54's Daniel Enright, and took my time getting into the show, which hadn't opened yet. When I got to the dealer's booth, the Matty was gone. I told the dealer the story, and he said that the person who bought it did the same thing - went back to his hotel, decided to buy it, and came back first thing in the morning. He beat me to the card.

Probably one of you guys.

-Al