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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2718386, member: 78244&quot;]This one happened in December 2014, and it still hurts. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie44" alt=":drowning:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There was a raw AU/MS 1921 Half Dollar with full luster, and all of the diagnistics were there to match with one of the two known die pairs. As far as I was concerned, it was genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was early in my eBay buying career, so I did not know all of the rules of sniping. I did not trust my internet, so I decided to snipe a little early, around the 20-second mark. The bid was currently at $75 or so, and it jumped up to $175 after putting in my $350 bid. Unfortunately, that gave the other guy enough time to inch up his bid. When I noticed what was happening, I tried to put in a $400 bid, but it got eaten by my internet, and the other guy outbid me at the 0.5 second mark. I was still winning when the timer reached 0 and the page refreshed to the post-auction view, but when the page loaded, I was greated by a statement saying I lost and the bid was $355.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was pissed and angry at my stupidity, as it was a $2000+ coin. The profit would have more than paid for the musical instrument I was looking to buy at the time. But oh, well. Maybe it was fake and I dodged a bullet, but I doubt it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This experience taught me a dear lesson about sniping, and I have made much more than $2000 since then, so not all is lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>Make me feel better by posting your <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie44" alt=":drowning:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> stories.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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