Hey, pennant guys

[ooo-ribay]

I just picked this one up....it caught my eye months ago on ebay because it is a different material (nylon-ish) and color of another Giants pennant which, to my knowledge, was only produced in one color and the sliding player graphic was never used on other Giants pennants. That pennant, in itself, is fairly tough and will usually fetch around $100.

Anyway, the silver pennant had an opening bid of $90 and shipping was $25 from Argentina. I asked the seller a few questions: how big is it? is the top of the "S" in "San" cut off (misprinted) or is that just a wrinkle? The seller, who I'm sure only knew a little English, gave me the size in cm and told me "yes, the printing is cut off." I miscalculated cm to inches and replied "so, it's 14 inches?" The seller said yes.

So, the fact it was a mini and misprinted meant there was no way I was paying $115. A month or so later, the price dropped to $70. Still, no. Then it dropped to $40. Still, no. Finally she listed it for a buck and I was the only bidder.

It arrived today. First check out what $25 gets you at the Buenos Aires post office . Then, look at what I got. In Fballguy Rob's words, "pennant oragami." But it ironed out just fine, the print is NOT cut off and it's 18", not 14". I'm thrilled with it. I'm calling it a South American release. BTW, it never ceases to amaze me what crappy pictures some ebay sellers use in their listings (last image attached).