........that it would sell this cheap, I would have bid on it. Every time I see a different medal, or in this case, a plaquette from any of the International Expositions, I always like to try to add it to my collection. I'm particularly fond of the 1900 Exposition because it was held in conjunction with the Paris Olympics that year. I've only seen photos of this plaquette, and I knew that it would probably be expensive, but I never thought it would go this high. Maybe once the feeding frenzy has subsided, a few more will surface and I can get one at an affordable price. Chris http://Support-the-Collectors-Society.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140573607318&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Man that sucks. I feel your pain, she is a definite beauty. I hate when I do that too, I second guess myself and don't put in low bids feeling it will never go that cheap and I am just wasting my time. Frank Robinson even warns of that in his book, (the coin dealer, "Confessions of a Numismatic Fanatic"), saying he puts in lowball bids for every thing, you never know what will be going cheap. I just had it happen to me with a large group of Russian bronzes, they went for 1/5 of what I would have bid. If it makes you feel better, just say to yourself the winning bidder had bid 20k so you wouldn't have won it anyway. Sometimes that helps me. Btw, is the St Louis world's fair stuff reasonable? I have always loved that one for all of the US food that originated at that fair. It seems half our menu either first appeared there, or was popularized there. Chris
One of the official medals of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair/Olympics just sold a few weeks ago for $4K+. Chris
