Printing Errors.. Why aren't they all valuable?

[JP]

Leon,

I don't know if you remember or not, but I was embroiled in controversy with that card as well. I offered $8k privately, then was turned down. Then it was listed as a private auction, which was a poor choice, in my opinion. Then I bid $8k right away, and it didn't meet reserve with that. Then the seller privately emails me that even if reserve isn't met that he'll sell to me if I'm high bidder (weird, in my opinion, and sketchy). To make matters worse, right after that conversation, someone bid over and over right up to bslow my high bid by $1. (also sketchy) Then the seller tells me he is going to lower the reserve down to $8k so that my bid would make the auction "reserve met". (not only did I not like that as well, but eBay has protections in place so that can't happen anyway - lowers the top bid to $1 under the new reserve to protect bidders) All of those bad moves by the seller enraged me, and took away my interest in the card. I always felt that this card was a gem and would constantly appreciate in value, so I'm envious of your purchase. The brown old mill strike is the key, in my opinion, to its true value, not Cy Young.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by JP

Leon,

I don't know if you remember or not, but I was embroiled in controversy with that card as well. I offered $8k privately, then was turned down. Then it was listed as a private auction, which was a poor choice, in my opinion. Then I bid $8k right away, and it didn't meet reserve with that. Then the seller privately emails me that even if reserve isn't met that he'll sell to me if I'm high bidder (weird, in my opinion, and sketchy). To make matters worse, right after that conversation, someone bid over and over right up to bslow my high bid by $1. (also sketchy) Then the seller tells me he is going to lower the reserve down to $8k so that my bid would make the auction "reserve met". (not only did I not like that as well, but eBay has protections in place so that can't happen anyway - lowers the top bid to $1 under the new reserve to protect bidders) All of those bad moves by the seller enraged me, and took away my interest in the card. I always felt that this card was a gem and would constantly appreciate in value, so I'm envious of your purchase. The brown old mill strike is the key, in my opinion, to its true value, not Cy Young.

That is a great memory JP and exactly the way I now remember it. It was really weird. Another strange twist was that this guy took about 2 weeks to mail the card to me. I was starting to get a bit nervous but had spoken to him several times on the phone so thought it would be ok, and it was ok in the end. It is a card I enjoy a lot and it's good to know it will be in demand if I ever want to part with it. I am sure I would be a little more transparent in it's sale than he was.

edited to say I also think the way he sold it, and his gyrations, cost him some money in the final price

[Anthony S.]

If memory serves, when the previous owner of Leon's card first came onto the board to discuss it (before he sold it to Leon), he mentioned that at one point his home had been burglarized and the robber(s) had stolen one stack of T206's, but had left behind the stack of T206's which contained this card.