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				 Sid Smith Brown Old Mill 
 
			
			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
 
			
			
			
			
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