GBD 9242...lost....

Several of you sent me this Ebay auction and I appreciated the thoughfulness! I sold a Rad Davis earlier this week in hopes of making a play for this one. I thought it might go $200 but didn't really expect it to get to nearly $300.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/371163311534?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&autorefresh=true
I put in a last seconds bid of $156, which was quickly blown out. I just couldn't justify that kind of money given the condition of this one.
This one was a bit of puzzler. It has no visible grade stamping and the rest is quite worn. There is a big tooth mark on the button. The button is not shown clearly, but appears to be orific, so the date in the ad makes sense.

I suppose I should count my blessings at having grabbed this New Standard earlier in the summer at half that price. I was smoking this one as the final seconds ticked away, but it didn't bring me any luck.

It's interesting that two 9242's have been on Ebay in the past six months. I typically see one about every 12-16 months.

No loss here, it's always exciting to see the price spike like this one. I had no illusions that I'd win. Condition-wise, it probably wasn't worth the $150 I put in let alone double that. I have no idea how the one I bought in the summer went unnoticed. But, that auction did end on a Tuesday night and the vendor had no other pipe auctions. Power pipe sellers do prevail, like "colwright" with a 3000+ rating.

Well, here's the ficklen side of Ebay. This 9242 New Standard only brought $174 this afternoon, sold by a non-pipe vendor. I put in a last second 169.99 bid and immediately lost to a $174 final bid. I didn't need it, but at that price, this was a good investment. Restored and marketed correctly, it should bring close to $300 is my guess.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-GBD-New-Standard-9242-Bent-Rhodesian-With-Beautiful-Birdseye/261634030822?_trksid=p2052191.m2338