AUCTION: 1990 CMC English Leather Version ENDS Aug 5th 3:30 PM PST

[akar]

Auction closed.

Winning Bid $115

I won't reveal the winner.

This seemed to work out well, the only thing I would change would be the number of days that the auction ran.
I think 3 days would be good.

I'll come up with something else to auction later tonight.

[freddie]

Originally Posted by akar

I won't reveal the winner.

No need to, we can see who won it via the list!

I have one of these now, but it's not the copy akar just auctioned. His excellent description prompted me to google 1990 CMC team sets, and I found this site:

http://www.lakecountryminors.com

I purchased an English Leather set and a Drug Emporium set from him for $19 each, and he says he has nine more sealed 89ers team sets but doesn't know what variations they are. I didn't mention what akar's copy was going for; so if anyone is feeling lucky, you should give him a call and get him to find and/or open those sets. I was really excited when they arrived on Saturday....

I just talked to them and all they have left are the Drug Emporium sets. I had him open all of them. So, if you need a Drug Emporium version give them a call.

Fantastic find Kevin!!! Very resourceful. Aren't you glad you weren't the guy who bid $115???

My bet is that it was adelith.

Originally Posted by knr47

I have one of these now, but it's not the copy akar just auctioned. His excellent description prompted me to google 1990 CMC team sets, and I found this site:

http://www.lakecountryminors.com

I purchased an English Leather set and a Drug Emporium set from him for $19 each, and he says he has nine more sealed 89ers team sets but doesn't know what variations they are. I didn't mention what akar's copy was going for; so if anyone is feeling lucky, you should give him a call and get him to find and/or open those sets. I was really excited when they arrived on Saturday....

[freddie]

I think the one who bid $115 is glad to have a copy of the card that no one else will probably be able to acquire.

To me, getting these classic hard to get cards are more satisfactory than any "1 of 1" card, unless they are one of the original flair masterpiece cards.

Originally Posted by freddie

I think the one who bid $115 is glad to have a copy of the card that no one else will probably be able to acquire.

To me, getting these classic hard to get cards are more satisfactory than any "1 of 1" card, unless they are one of the original flair masterpiece cards.

My point would be that a 1/1 is truly the only one. All other cards have various numbers of copies out there. I would never pay $115 for a card that I truly believe I could acquire much cheaper someday. Kevin shows what diligence, patience, and creative thinking can get you. In this game those are valuable traits. I cannot tell you how many "rare" cards I have found over the years by being patient. Juan cards will only get cheaper as time goes on which is fine with me because I never looked at collecting Juan as an investment. Luckily I am not in a hurry to complete my collection. I enjoy the hunt.