what a joke

slidekellyslide · #1 08-15-2013, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryTotino

I won the Brown Old Mill Sid Smith.

To answer some of the questions people had:

* I was almost 100% sure that the back of the card was brown.
* I was willing to take a chance even if I was wrong and set my max bid to several thousand dollars higher than the ending price.

I first noticed the card shortly after it was listed and was keeping an eye on it to look for any unusual bidding. This would be a clear indication that others had also spotted the card. The bidding appeared normal with only a few minutes left, but I was still very worried that someone else had seen the card and was waiting to put in a last minute snipe. To my utter amazement and shock I couldn�t believe that the ending price was only $51.50

I actually started to second guess myself because no one else bid up the card, but since the winning bid was so low it really didn�t matter at that point if I was wrong.

Needless to say I was a very happy camper after examining the card in person.

I still have no clue how others didn't spot this card. There are some extremely knowledgeable collectors that I know look for items such as this on eBay. How everyone else missed this card is still mind blowing to me.

A few people have inquired about whether the card was for sale and my answer was no. At this point I want to keep it in my collection.

Thanks,

Jerry

I think my biggest worry would have been someone catching it before PWCC sent it out and cancelling the transaction....I'll bet that was an anxious few days before you finally had it in hand. Congrats on what has to be the biggest steal I've ever seen on ebay.

JerryTotino · #2 08-15-2013, 12:11 PM

Dan,

For some reason the thought of the eBay transaction being cancelled didn't even cross my mind, but you bring up a very valid point. I was much more worried about the card being lost in the mail.

The whole thing still seems surreal.

Thanks to all for the kind words and congratulations.

Jerry

slidekellyslide · #3 08-15-2013, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryTotino

Dan,

For some reason the thought of the eBay transaction being cancelled didn't even cross my mind, but you bring up a very valid point. I was much more worried about the card being lost in the mail.

The whole thing still seems surreal.

Thanks to all for the kind words and congratulations.

Jerry

It's a good thing you didn't ask them to insure it for $10,000.

wazoo · #4 08-15-2013, 01:47 PM

It's going to a great guy. Congrats Jerry, you deserve it.

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