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<p>[QUOTE="PennyGuy, post: 2554810, member: 17502"]OK made it back home from the Huron Valley Numismatic Society Fall coin show. Didn't find much but picked up a 1847 1 Skilling for my Swedish type set.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now back to our previously scheduled program.....</p><p>Several years ago I noticed a Rarity-10 CWT store card at Heritage. It was in a Details holder as improperly cleaned, but I didn't care it is the only one known. Somehow I missed the end of the auction, just plain forgot. It sold for $160. Could of kicked myself. </p><p><br /></p><p>A month later the same store card turns up on eBay, for something like $1,600 BIN with a 30 day listing, and no Best Offer. The next month it was renewed. And again and again for a year and a half. Each month I would update my Saved list. Then it was listed with an opening bid of $191 or a $1,200 BIN. I placed a bid I thought would deter the bottom feeders and waited. Low and behold I won it at the opening bid. </p><p><br /></p><p>I collect store cards from the 4 Jackson County, Michigan merchants that used them so I am especially glad to get this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is....</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/waandersonatsbcglobaldotnet/WmJacksonMI525C-6bObvRevBlk_zpsf8165c18.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PennyGuy, post: 2554810, member: 17502"]OK made it back home from the Huron Valley Numismatic Society Fall coin show. Didn't find much but picked up a 1847 1 Skilling for my Swedish type set. Now back to our previously scheduled program..... Several years ago I noticed a Rarity-10 CWT store card at Heritage. It was in a Details holder as improperly cleaned, but I didn't care it is the only one known. Somehow I missed the end of the auction, just plain forgot. It sold for $160. Could of kicked myself. A month later the same store card turns up on eBay, for something like $1,600 BIN with a 30 day listing, and no Best Offer. The next month it was renewed. And again and again for a year and a half. Each month I would update my Saved list. Then it was listed with an opening bid of $191 or a $1,200 BIN. I placed a bid I thought would deter the bottom feeders and waited. Low and behold I won it at the opening bid. I collect store cards from the 4 Jackson County, Michigan merchants that used them so I am especially glad to get this one. Here it is.... [IMG]http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy106/waandersonatsbcglobaldotnet/WmJacksonMI525C-6bObvRevBlk_zpsf8165c18.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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