Alan Hager - not off-topic exactly, just weird . . .

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Someone mentioned Alan Hager in another thread and wondered where he was. Not to dig up old news, but if you google him you get references to some old lawsuits, etc., but also this:

http://pennyondime.com/

Apparently he "discovered" this weird double struck coin, "certified" it with his grading service and will be happy to sell it to you for $10 million (!) since the odds of finding another are 15 billion to one. There are no uncles or grandfathers involved in the tale but there is an "auntie!!?!?"

But that's not the weird part.

It's the Youtube video. It features Neil Sedaka (!) singing "Killing Me Softly" (you assume at first the url is simply wrong) before finally getting around to showing you the coin . . .and showing you the coin . . .and showing you the coin . . . while Neil drones on. Almost ten minutes. I couldn't go the distance. Don't try this if you have epilepsy or diabetes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj4jXhIi9W0

Why mess around with trimmed Topps cards when you can sell a penny for $10 million?