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Dear Diary
October 19  
  Thank you ebay for contributing to my rainy day account; I'm in the money.  Look out Warren Buffet.  One of games that I had placed up for auction had a winning bid of $8.75.  The opening bid was $2.00.  The bidding escalated in a flurry during the last thirty minutes of the auction, first to $4.75, then to $6.75, $8.25, and, finally, to $8.75.  Sold to the young person in the hat by the window.  Congratulations.  (I wonder if I could have received a higher bid as someone was scratching their nose at $8.75.  Maybe, they were bidding?  I'll learn as I go along.)

The name of the game that sold at auction was titled "Mr. President."  My item description on ebay was as follows:

This is the 1967 copyright version of the Mr. President Bookshelf Board Game by 3M. It is "The Game of Campaign Politics" and it is the "highly
realistic re-enactment of campaign events leading to the election of the President and Vice President" of the United States. Bookshelf games are
neat as they are stored in a container that can be conveniently stored on a bookshelf. This game is in terrific condition. It has been played, perhaps, a few times. The interior parts and box are in great condition. The exterior "bookshelf" box is also in super condition with some minor dings near
the corners. Vote early and vote often on this no reserve auction. Buyer to pay shipping of $4.65 if in the USA (this is my estimate; if it is less, I will enclose a refund). International buyers will pay more (I'll get the exact rate once country of buyer is known). Buyer to pay for insurance if this is desired. Payment to be made by money order. No matter your party of preference or affiliation, you'll want to practice your inalienable rights with the Mr. President Bookshelf Boardgame.
(End of item description.)

I particularly liked my last line of the item description.  I did notice that my copy of the game sold for less than for what other copies in similar condition had sold.  I noticed one key difference in our item descriptions; other included a scanned image of the game.  I believe that a scanned picture of an actual item lends credibility to its existence and enables people to see and review it.

The other game, Facts in Five, did not sell at auction.  It's opening bid was $2.00.  I did receive a few emails during the last few minutes of the auction for the Mr. President game:

Perspective or actual bidder:  If your on right about now, what would you do for the shipping if I bid and won BOTH of your 3M games listed?

Me:                                         Whatever the cost is, that's what I'll charge...it should certainly be less then 2x easily.

Perspective or actual bidder: Well, looks like Im unable to afford the President game. Would you consider a $1.00 bid on the Facts In Five game?

Me:                                         If the other game does not sell at auction, I would then be receptive to offers (I'm just trying to be ethical as the
                                                auction is still going on).

Perspective or actual bidder: Thanks, the president for 9.00 is too rich for me.

Perspective or actual bidder: Congrats on selling the game.

We'll see what will become the fate of the 3M Facts in Five Bookshelf Boardgame from 1967.  (Any takers out there?)

One of the children next door will be having a birthday party with Pokemon as the main theme.  I surfed over to Amazon.com (toys), eToys, ToysRus, and KBKids in order to investigate what type of Pokemon toy we could get as a gift; and we (Amy and I) did not find anything that struck our fancy at the time.

By the way, I love my wrinkle free khaki slacks from Lands' End.

   
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