Powerball at 700 Million...what would you buy?

[wondo]

....at least for 99% of us. Having unlimited funds just lets you buy whatever, whenever. I'd grab a Kaline PSA 9 collection.

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by wondo

....at least for 99% of us. Having unlimited funds just lets you buy whatever, whenever. I'd grab a Kaline PSA 9 collection.

I was thinking about this too. It would be like collecting 87-90 Topps right now where price is not a deterrent.

The ratios would be the same as that for all of the fun stuff we collect. The idea of unlimited want lists/limited resources is what makes the chase so much fun.

[tschock]

I know the OP excluded the Wagner, but....

1 ) Buy THE Wagner
2 ) Crack it out
3 ) Start up a company that authenticated cards but did not grade them
4 ) Have the Wagner slabbed as authentic (hey, we know the history anyway)
5 ) Travel and advertise buying cards, looking for that next great big find. Because for me it's as much the thrill of the hunt as anything.

[bnorth]

I would buy a minor league team and be worse than Al Davis was with the Raiders. I would also open a baseball card museum displaying the nicest set of T210s money could buy.

[Exhibitman]

The National: goodbye AC and Cleveland, hello Las Vegas!

A politician.

Every GDMF card I ever wanted and a home with a hellacious man-cave to enjoy them from.

I'd give 10 mil to my daughter's public high school so they don't have to raise money all the time to fund their programs. The next 10 after that goes to my favorite public radio station on condition that they never, ever do fund drives during my favorite shows, except that the drive time host I like gets 15 minutes to bitch about how corrupt and rotten station management is, because he does that all the time and it cracks me up.

I'd have pastrami from Katz's Deli flown in for lunch every Saturday. That would make my father very happy.

I'd hire Van Halen to play my birthday party.

Ringside seats for every major fight in Vegas.

Some cargo shorts.

Maybe something for the wife?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I'd have pastrami from Katz's Deli flown in for lunch every Saturday. That would make my father very happy.

This is the best idea I've read so far....next to mine. I wonder if they ship to Bora Bora?

[scooter729]

Weird part of the Powerball winner this morning - they announced the winning ticket was sold in Watertown, MA, at a store a block from where my kids go to daycare. The place was abuzz this morning when I went by - media trucks lined up and down the street.

Then a few hours later, the lottery realized they F'd up and the winning ticket was actually sold 90 miles away. Hope the first store owner wasn't lined up to get a giant bonus for selling the winner, then had it taken away, Steve Harvey style!

[nat]

My first thought was "...something ocean-going."

But then there's this.

The woman who won seems not to have taken the advice.

Also, there is a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.