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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb
He already says it will never come up for sale again during his lifetime.
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And any time a high dollar card makes the news, or a different card stands a shot at breaking the record, this card will be given free publicity...and it's not for sale. Its inaccessibility even to the few who could afford it will eat away at them. They are not used to hearing the word "no". This will drive the desire to turn that "no" into the "By all means, sir!" that they are so freely given in most other avenues in their lives. It becomes much less about the card itself and far more about being denied the result that they want. Who would better understand this mentality than one of their own? Some will offer even more ridiculous sums of money, but still the answer will be "no" until O'Leary gets his price.
If he says it won't be sold during his lifetime, he's clearly full of it. With the possible exception of his immediate family members, everything is for sale. He's spent his entire time in the spotlight saying as much. All you have to do is find his magic number. Certain people would sell their souls for the right price, with the prerequisite being that they had a soul to sell.
This was purchased by a group; there are endless possible scenarios in which the card comes back up for sale before the time they had initially envisioned.