I. Can't. Believe. I. Screwed. the. Pooch. on. This. One. :(

coinpictures

Talk about dain bramage. I can't believe I did this.

I won a coin tonight. Only afterwards did I realize that I had stupidly referenced the wrong Krause # when I placed my bid. Naturally I won it.

The coin below is a Maximilian 1 Peso, PCGS AU55. Since I didn't have any Maxamilian pieces, I thought I'd try for this one. When I was deciding my max bid, like an idiot I looked up KM 388 ("Go" mint mark) and not the much more common KM 388.1 ("Mo" mint mark). I'll end up being into the coin for $190. OUCH! At least it didn't go to my max bid...

Words to live by: PAY ATTENTION WHEN BIDDING!!!

That, and late-night and early-morning bidding are danger zones...

I'll honor my bid of course, but I am pissed at myself.

wybrit

I think many members of this board will have "been there, done that" stories. I know I do.

spinaker2000

yep, sucks don't it!!

Aethelred

<< <i>I think many members of this board will have "been there, done that" stories. I know I do. >>



More than I care to think about!

ROBERTB

If it was a TT auction and you really don't like the coin when it arrives, send it back. They don't mind the rare return. If it's ebay, then

AuldFartte

<< <i>I think many members of this board will have "been there, done that" stories. I know I do. >>



Me, too
Don't sweat it ... Learn from it and move on.
DO pay attention to your level of alertness before hitting the "bid" button. Hard lesson to learn.

CIVITAS

At least it's a really nice coin....

Cruzi

Rather impressive side-burns !