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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1821450, member: 56859&quot;]Yes, as I said, it was a gamble, a gamble I&#039;ve taken before (on lots with similar language) and until this one I had been pleased.&nbsp; It was a risk and this time it didn&#039;t turn out in my favor.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for assuming I would have been outbid if there were sleepers, that&#039;s presumptuous, and the admonishing tone of your post was unnecessary.&nbsp; I had already laid the blame on myself, why pile on?</p><p><br /></p><p>To reiterate, no one held a gun to my head and forced me to bid.&nbsp; I took a gamble and this time it wasn&#039;t worth it.&nbsp; Now I have a bunch of coins which at best might be fun to attribute, but I could&#039;ve had the same fun with a random inexpensive uncleaned eBay lot-- at least for the bulk of this group.&nbsp; I&#039;ll probably liquidate most of these and recycle the money... probably not on another mixed lot, at least not one from Stack&#039;s or one I haven&#039;t seen (or had a delegate see). </p><p><br /></p><p>I will post the Athens and the Pompey eventually, along with any coins which turn out to be interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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