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Brian T.Remember, before her story broke there was one sitting on eBay for $28K for months and months. It is amazing what a little publicity will do for you. That guy upped his BIN, then dropped it and turned it into a straight auction once the news of her card broke. As memory serves, his trimmed one then brought far more than either of his BIN prices.
As far as Richard's $35K over/under on the next one, I would only expect it to go that high if another one surfaces quickly. While I agree that the next one will sell for substantially less, it all depends on how soon the next one hits the market. If not soon enough, all the momentum will be lost and its price will return to more realistic levels - kind of a "strike while the iron is hot" thoery.