I tend to agree with what Ron said...I'd presume the card in question was purchased for what an ordinary SL old mill would sell for when it was purchased...that is unless the seller was touting it as an om brown back...and your dad was banking on that and paid a significant premium.
So then if this was the case...that a significant premium was paid...to me it's no different than seeing a card on ebay that one thinks is a rare error/variation...and pays a significant premium for it...in the hopes of a big payday...that turns out to be common...lesson learned and move on.
we all make mistakes.
These lenox/om brown back variations are very challenging to differentiate in some cases...and there should be no embarrassment or shame in making a mistake such as this...or in this case 2 people making the same mistake.
What's most important is the error was corrected...lesson learned.
Last edited by ullmandds; 06-26-2010 at 09:09 AM.
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