06-13-2014, 06:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-13-2014, 06:18 AM by DrMitchJ.)
A Good (lucky) Mail Day
A Good (lucky) Mail Day
I was very excited when I checked out eBay to see an elusive 1/1 of one of my PC guys!
It was an auction with a BIN option, and although I feel I might have been better off letting market prices prevail, I pulled the BIN before getting unlucky and have some bidding war ... Or forgetting to bid before it closed.
So, why was it a lucky mail day, other than nailing down a 1/1? Well It seems that the guy I purchased from was a real cheap dude. He mailed a $55 card (yeah, like I said before ..., probably overpaid it) in a toploader w/ pennysleeve in a large padded envelope ... Giving it way too much wiggle room to slip totally out of the toploader. I was lucky, all the edges looked good and no visible sign of damage. .... But really? $55 card with $3 shipping ... Invest in a 10cent team bag? Too expensive? Maybe a piece of paper around it with a piece of tape? Some people .... What are they thinking?
So here it is .... Without further adieu ... My 2013 Tribute Casey Kelly onyx 1/1
![[Image: null_zps2eab466d.jpg]](http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q641/DrMitchJ/Casey%20Kelly%20Collection/null_zps2eab466d.jpg)
I believe that the scratch seen here was on the surface of the one-touch. I'll confirm when I get home to see it again. I didn't notice anything before. Hmmmm? Maybe not lucky ... I'll have to keep you posted.
Here are some others that I already have.
![[Image: null_zps2d9bf935.jpg]](http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q641/DrMitchJ/Casey%20Kelly%20Collection/null_zps2d9bf935.jpg)
![[Image: null_zps946bb286.jpg]](http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q641/DrMitchJ/Casey%20Kelly%20Collection/null_zps946bb286.jpg)
It was an auction with a BIN option, and although I feel I might have been better off letting market prices prevail, I pulled the BIN before getting unlucky and have some bidding war ... Or forgetting to bid before it closed.
So, why was it a lucky mail day, other than nailing down a 1/1? Well It seems that the guy I purchased from was a real cheap dude. He mailed a $55 card (yeah, like I said before ..., probably overpaid it) in a toploader w/ pennysleeve in a large padded envelope ... Giving it way too much wiggle room to slip totally out of the toploader. I was lucky, all the edges looked good and no visible sign of damage. .... But really? $55 card with $3 shipping ... Invest in a 10cent team bag? Too expensive? Maybe a piece of paper around it with a piece of tape? Some people .... What are they thinking?
So here it is .... Without further adieu ... My 2013 Tribute Casey Kelly onyx 1/1
I believe that the scratch seen here was on the surface of the one-touch. I'll confirm when I get home to see it again. I didn't notice anything before. Hmmmm? Maybe not lucky ... I'll have to keep you posted.
Here are some others that I already have.
![[Image: Ch4Mt.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Ch4Mt.png)
I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.
![[Image: ce8f6545-0bdb-49f7-be76-b13239e656d6_zps6d8f6973.png]](http://s965.photobucket.com/user/redskins316/media/ce8f6545-0bdb-49f7-be76-b13239e656d6_zps6d8f6973.png.html)
![[Image: image_zpsd3640c04.jpg]](http://s1213.photobucket.com/user/aelberson/media/image_zpsd3640c04.jpg.html)
