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You know that warm feeling you get when ...

XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
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... you manually snipe an auction and you win it for 40% of your high bid?

Yeah. Uh-huh.

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The best part was that I was watching the auction all week but never imagined I would be in a position to actually win it. When I saw that it was at 1/5 of what I though it would go for with 6 hours left I got excited but figured the heavy hitters would swoop in with snipes. They didn't. image

The other best part was that my high bid was significantly under what I thought it would go for. I think the fact that it's not listed in the SMR helped.

You remember that episode of CHiPs when Ponch got up at the discoteque and sang "Celebration?" Bingo. image

Arthur

PS. Sorry guys, sometimes you're just so excited you gotta share it with others and you guys are the only ones I knew would understand. image

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  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    You know that warm feeling you get when .............................................. you pee in your pants?
    Collector of:Baseball
    1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better

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    Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Arthur,

    I am completely with you on that. I have been looking relentlessly for a decent and affordable 71 greatest moments Munson for 2 years now. One came up recently that I was watching for 10 days. I put in a snipe and won it for 50% of my max snipe.

    It made my day not only getting the card finally, but for such a great price !
    "The other teams could make trouble for us if they win."
    -- Yogi Berra

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Smells like....

    Victory.

    Congratulations
    mike
    Mike
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    Bri, the gambler in me still won't feel entirely happy until I actually have the card in my sweaty little hands. Even though the seller has 100% feedback and consistently deals in high-dollar sales (both as seller and buyer) with positive feedback left and the item is insured .... I still need to have it before I get too excited. That's why I haven't said what it is yet. I don't want to jinx it. image

    Mike, I've found that as we walk through our day-to-day lives, any time we find ourselves quoting the indelible words of Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore ... all is well in the universe. Charlie might not surf but he apparently wins the occasional auction. image

    Arthur
  • MikeyLikesItMikeyLikesIt Posts: 501
    Are you going to let us know what it is once you get it?
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    Mikey, absolutely. I'm quite proud of this pickup. I'll post it in my favorite thread, the MAIL CALL one. image

    Arthur
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>You know that warm feeling you get when ... >>



    ...... you win all 27 Emmitts you put snipes on. Yes I know it well image

    matt

    1994 Pro Line Live

    TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject

  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    Matt, what happened? I was rather fond of the old pic in your sig line. What were those? Classic? Pro Line?

    Arthur





























    Emmit Smith
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Sorry Arthur. 9 minutes, Im slacking!

    The old sig was 1994 pro line. One of my favorite sets image


    edit: I get bored and like to change it every once in a while

    1994 Pro Line Live

    TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject

  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    is it kinda like climbing the rope in Gym class?





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  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>is it kinda like climbing the rope in Gym class?





    image >>

    image

    1994 Pro Line Live

    TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject

  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718


    << <i>is it kinda like climbing the rope in Gym class?





    image >>



    Sort of. But that's more of a warm funny feeling. image

    Arthur
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718


    << <i>Sorry Arthur. 9 minutes, Im slacking! >>



    What happened Matt? Did the battery die in your Motorola ES22 pager? image

    Arthur
  • bbne1bbne1 Posts: 137
    Xan - CHiPS??????
  • sagardsagard Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭
    I actually do feel weird when I win at 40% of my snipe. I start questioning if I know what the hell I'm doing being willing to pay 2.5x what others are.
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718


    << <i>Xan - CHiPS?????? >>



    Sorry image

    Arthur
  • Webhead1968Webhead1968 Posts: 187
    Congratulations on winning an auction at a great price and remembering that from CHiP's. You either have a good memory or watch a lot of nick at night.
    My Ebay Store
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    Webhead, I only saw it once when I was a wee little tot knee-high to a grasshopper. But, let's face it, any time you see something like that it's burned into your memory forever, whether you like it or not.

    Arthur
  • Webhead1968Webhead1968 Posts: 187
    image
    My Ebay Store
  • XanaduNowXanaduNow Posts: 1,718
    It came today. Pop 5 with none higher. I can lay the paranoia to rest. image

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    Arthur
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