Casascius 0.5 Silver sells for a steal on eBay!

[HabBear]

Did any of you watch the eBay auction for a Casascius BTC0.5 Silver today? It just ended 30 minutes ago.

Wow, what a steal of a price and the real action happened in just the final minutes.

The coin, with less than 5 minutes to go in the auction, is only bid up to 0.5689BTC >>> http://imgur.com/a/nDQ67

In the final minute the price gets run up to BTC0.734 >>> http://imgur.com/a/lpKc5

I did participate in the action but I knew I was going to get out bid. Check out the bidding history >>> http://imgur.com/a/bUCUT. I feel bad for the bidder that was holding the highest bid for the day leading up to the close, but as always it's the biggest pocket that wins these games!

Exciting to watch! Congrats to the seller and winner...I'm sure you're lurking around here!
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More importantly, though, I want to offer an apology for anyone in this collectibles community that's been upset or annoyed with any comments I've left. I've read through my past comments and seen some that make me look like an ass. I'll knock that snarky sh*t off.

Also, I know some of you feel I don't have any knowledge of the topic. You can believe what you want, but I've been following these coins since 2014. I have a few Casascius coins, but my collection is small. The only reason I'm not able to participate in more auctions is because my bitcoin pockets aren't as deep as others here. The amount of coin y'all pass around is impressive! I envy it.

Last, some of my comments have been opinion-based and rooted in expanding the discussion we have here about these coins. I'm a huge supporter of Casascius coins and I've opened my mind after reading your praise for other coins. I hope you can extend me the same courtesy if/when I'm offering an alternative perspective to any topic.

I enjoy roaming the threads with you all. If you're ever in my area, look me up so we can get a pint. I'll buy the first round!

Cheers, "HabbyB"

[dumbchump]

Notice all the dots on the hologram.  That coin has it pretty bad.  I had a similar one that I had a thread about but couldn't find it quickly.  I don't think it impacts the content under the hologram though... I saw that auction but no chance I was bidding on it

Edit:  found it - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1546635.msg15548811#msg15548811

[cpfreeplz]

I love how you posted this after the auction ended hahaha. Less competition = lower price am I right...? Oh and auctions for anything always are at the last second. Anything before that is just a joke.

[HabBear]

I love how you posted this after the auction ended hahaha. Less competition = lower price am I right...? Oh and auctions for anything always are at the last second. Anything before that is just a joke.

Well, yeah! Although I'm sure most of the core coin collectors here make quick glances on eBay just in case some deal pops up.

I actually thought this was a deal, but...

Notice all the dots on the hologram.  That coin has it pretty bad.

I did notice the dots when I first spotted the coin but I convinced myself that it was probably on the plastic of the case and (no joke here) forgot about it completely until you mentioned it again in this post. I would have been so pissed to receive a coin with a spotted/pitted hologram. And I had no idea that this has happened to other Cas coins, thanks for sharing the thread link.