The one that got away.....and then you got it back!

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I don't know how many years ago now - probably about 25 - a fellow collector alerted me to a gentleman who worked for general mills who had in his possession original art from the 1962-63 Post and Jello sets. He was not a collector but understood what he had was unique. I made him what I thought was a very strong offer for the whole collection. He told me he wanted like 10X what I offered him as they were each "1 of a kind". I spent some time with him and did my best to explain that one of a kind does not equal priceless in the baseball card world. I followed up a couple of times to no avail. Fast forward about 10-15 years from then and they show up in a Mastro auction. I win the 1963 Jello set (minus the Aaron - that story is in another thread somewhere on the board) and the 1962 Post Clemente art. I got them for something close to what I offered the guy years earlier!