Las Vegas bonanza...a real story of casino riches

Several years ago one of our local buyers made a BIG score but in a round-about way.

Auction buyer A bought a locker and found a casino chip in a box. I think it was a $1 chip as I recall.
Auction buyer B bought the chip from him for $5.

Auction buyer B put it on eBay and thought he would score a few bucks. It sold for $14,000 and change !

It was from the Landmark...one of the first old time casinos to be imploded.  The eBay buyer needed it to complete a collection...apparently there was more than one collector who wanted it.

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Yep, this is a true story and all the local buyers saw it happen on eBay. Only one thing wrong with this story....it wasn't me !

Buyer "A" must have been kicking himself in the ass for getting rid of something without realizing the true value! 

Buyer "A" must have been kicking himself in the ass for getting rid of something without realizing the true value! 

Both buyers A and B are based about 50 miles from me but the buyer B sells at the flea market I frequent. I think buyer A is a low-end buyer (and not that smart)....don't know if he ever found out about the big eBay sale. Certainly the guy who bought the token for $5 would not say anything or try to rub it in. It's about what you know (or don't know).

I bought an older Bose Wave from a flea seller for $10 and sold it for I think $280 7 days later on eBay as an example. We're all looking for the bargain buy that will result in a good return on investment.

Speaking of las vegas riches...well not exactly riches but making some money off nothing.

Was cleaning out a spare storage room of mine the other day where I keep personal stuff as well as storage stuff. Found note pad from the Stardust Casino with a hookers number on it from a trip I took with some buddies years ago. Was bout to toss it in the trash but figure Stardust being demolished I'd put it up on ebay and call it a piece of las vegas history. Sure enough sold for couple bucks lol.

Uhhh, did you write down the number.........just in case?