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Posted By: Tom Hines

Leon,
It is a real shame that you are still getting grief from that purchase. Frankly, if someone had the buying power to compete for those cards I would pray that they were not counting on the opinion's of others to make a call on bidding. I was watching that auction and had considered bidding on some (because I liked them and figured I would return them if they didn't grade) until they went out of my ball park. At the price you paid (bargain or not {it is a matter of opinion}) I don't think any scheme was even helpful. If anyone truely felt cheated or a victim it would only be because they were hoping the cards would sell for some ridiculously low amount ($2500 not $25,000) and just could not compete in the end. I love to read everyone's thoughts on cards here on this site but they are still just opinions. While I value some opinions over others I do not buy or sell (which I almost never do, I just can't part with cards) based on someone else's opinion. I collect what I want and how I want because lets face it, in the end our collections really only need to matter to one person, the one collecting. Conrgats Leon on the purchase of a great card! Who cares what someone else really thinks. You paid your own hard earned money for a card a lot of us can only fantasize about!

Tom