I collect celebrity signed checks, and this one was
waaay out of my normal price range (which is "el cheapo"
) but it fell into the category of "gotta have it"... if memory serves me right it was a "Buy It Now or Best Offer," I made a "Best Offer," and it was accepted.
It's a Casey Stengel check written October 12, 1961, two days after the expansion draft in which the players who would comprise the inaugural 1962 Mets were selected... note the reference in Casey's very own hand to "N.Y. Expenses N.Y. Mets," six months before the Mets would play their very first game. Unfortunately the "N.Y. Mets" part is affected by bank cancellation holes, but it's still a pretty neat item.
Not sure I want to say exactly how I paid for this but it's my understanding that, given the price of Casey Stengel checks in general and the historical nature of this one in particular, I got a great deal.