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Paid a world record by accident!

bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭
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When I went online to bid for this coin I accidently moved the decimal point one tick to much to the right for my top bid. I did not catch my mistake. It was obviously 10 times higher than what I had in mind. I ended up buying the coin. Fortunately their were several underbidders and I didn't pay to much away from what I had hoped to get the coin for originally but clearly in retrospect that was scary.

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I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Been there, Done that! image
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Me tooimage
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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Might I suggest to only leave a proxy bid online (and really only then if you or an agent has reviewed the "coin" ).

    Never mess with eBay Live!

    What could happen is the "whole note - - - stacatto", meaning you intend to hit the BID NOW button when the bid is showing $500 (thinking this would be a nice rip), but by the time the computer/internet recognizes your "$500" bid, the actual floor bids have reached, say $3000, and your "input" is recognized as $3200. Pssst. You just outbid the potted palm. image

    Lucky You!!!!

    BTW, nice looking coin, esp. the obverse.
  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭
    Very nice coin! How much did you end up paying, if you don't mind telling us?
  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Might I suggest to only leave a proxy bid online (and really only then if you or an agent has reviewed the "coin" ).

    Never mess with eBay Live!

    What could happen is the "whole note - - - stacatto", meaning you intend to hit the BID NOW button when the bid is showing $500 (thinking this would be a nice rip), but by the time the computer/internet recognizes your "$500" bid, the actual floor bids have reached, say $3000, and your "input" is recognized as $3200. Pssst. You just outbid the potted palm. image

    Lucky You!!!!

    BTW, nice looking coin, esp. the obverse. >>

    Yes thank you...but this was not an ebay purchase . I had reviewed the coin so I was okay with leaving my top bid ( which was clearly high bid which I intended but not by ten times due to my keypunch error that I did not catch). This one bought at major auction.
    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




  • bidaskbidask Posts: 14,017 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Very nice coin! How much did you end up paying, if you don't mind telling us? >>

    $13,000, not including the juice. It is a PCGS Proof 66 Eliasberg. 12 struck in Proof!
    I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
    I give away money. I collect money.
    I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.




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