Variation Hounds - the one that got away...

[hcv123]

I had something like that happen in reverse sort of -

A guy had told me he had a 1962 Bazooka box 20 piece variation with Clemente - It is a box I have seen only seen once. When I met him he told me he had made a mistake and the box he had was Aaron, not Clemente. I was DEEPLY disappointed. He asked if I was interested in the Aaron box. I wouldn't have been except it was one of the nicest condition 1962 bazooka boxes I had seen. I was on the fence for a while about buying it. Finally I decided the condition was too good to pass up. I sent it in to PSA to get graded. It graded an 8. BUT WAIT A SECOND! PSA had mislabeled it according to the posted grades as a 1960 box - when I received it, in fact IT WAS a 1960 box! I was so disappointed that it wasn't Clemente, I neglected to notice the fact that in addition to being Aaron it in fact was the MUCH scarcer 1960 Bazooka issue and NOT the 1962!

[brob28]

Originally Posted by hcv123

I had something like that happen in reverse sort of -

A guy had told me he had a 1962 Bazooka box 20 piece variation with Clemente - It is a box I have seen only seen once. When I met him he told me he had made a mistake and the box he had was Aaron, not Clemente. I was DEEPLY disappointed. He asked if I was interested in the Aaron box. I wouldn't have been except it was one of the nicest condition 1962 bazooka boxes I had seen. I was on the fence for a while about buying it. Finally I decided the condition was too good to pass up. I sent it in to PSA to get graded. It graded an 8. BUT WAIT A SECOND! PSA had mislabeled it according to the posted grades as a 1960 box - when I received it, in fact IT WAS a 1960 box! I was so disappointed that it wasn't Clemente, I neglected to notice the fact that in addition to being Aaron it in fact was the MUCH scarcer 1960 Bazooka issue and NOT the 1962!

Now that's a good story Howard, nothing like a pleasant surprise!