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No this is not about a seller of fake items, or how eBay helps foster them. This is a confession. Since I have spent the last 40 minutes or so praying to God, and promising Him that should he deliver me from my own stupidity I would confess it to the World. This is a tale of a man who to save about $5.00 almost cost himself thousands! While I have never been one to wait until the last minute to bid on an item (generally I forget about them before I could do that) I did happen to be looking earlier today and found a David Jansen autograph on eBay. One of my all time favorite made-for-tv movies of the 1970s was Moon of the Wolf starring David Jansen and Brad Dillman. I thought I would like to have his autograph and found several checks on eBay for $49.95. Then I found an auction for something around $16.00 what the hay I would bid on that one. During the day I got outbid so when I got home from work I checked again. I thought I will bid up to $44.99 that is $5.00 less than the ones listed. So, I merrily typed in what I thought was 44.99 and a box came up that said something about bids over a certain amount might not be honored by PayPal and the bidder might have to contact the seller. I thought gee I never saw that before must be something new...CLICK. My bid went in, and I was the high bidder!!! I was very happy. There comes a time when a grin on the face changes to a look of utter horror. I happened to look at my maximum bid it was not $44.99 it was $4,499.00!!! Somehow when i clicked the period on my computer it must not have registered! So there I was staring at the possibility of having to spend $4,499.00 on a David Jansen signed check!!! Normally I am very good in stressful situations but a feeling of sheer panic set in. Maybe I could dye my hair and set off for Mexico even though it didn't do that great for that rich kid in Texas. Then I thought ok the only way I will have to pay that much is if my long-lost idiot identical twin brother was bidding on the same check. Fortunately, as i watched the seconds pass like hours and bid go up up just under my original mark finally the moment where the green box says YOU HAVE WON THIS AUCTION at the price was under my $44.99 original bid! So, I have now fulfilled my promise to God to show my stupidity to the World (thankfully I thought twice before offering to work in a Leper Colony).

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