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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 3446346, member: 24633&quot;]In 2005, I spotted this 3-medal set for the 1969 ANA Convention in an auction listing on eBay.</p><p>(Images courtesy of Bob Campbell)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]914975[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]914976[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]914977[/ATTACH]</p><p>I really liked the rendition of Libertas Americana created by the Chief Engraver of the Mint, Frank Gasparro. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the time, I was a relatively new member on the NGC forums, and I mentioned that I was going to bid on it. Unfortunately, one of the other members decided to bid against me without saying anything, and his &quot;snipe bid&quot; won it for $152.50. As it turned out, many of the other members expressed their disapproval to this well-known and, certainly, respected member for his &quot;sneaky trick&quot;. However, I defended his actions stating that &quot;He wanted it more than I did.&quot; That is also how I learned about snipe bidding.</p><p><br /></p><p>As it turned out, someone else listed another 1969 set about two weeks later. I was determined not to lose it, and after enrolling in &quot;Bidnapper&quot;, I placed a ridiculously high bid of $250. When the auction ended, I was the winner for $51.00!!!!! So, in spite of the fact that I lost to someone who eventually became a very good friend, he actually saved me $99.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>After that, I went on to use Bidnapper for all of my auction bidding on eBay, and it not only helped me to amass a winning record of 85%, but lurking in the background until the last second enabled me to save a lot of money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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