King Kenny Posted Tuesday at 08:29 PM Posted Tuesday at 08:29 PM It suddenly occurred to me the other day I had put a bid in for a nice looking penny on eBay. I had to put the bid in early as I had a long drive when it was due to mature. By the time I got home the auction was over. Now here is my conundrum. I could check with the web site to see if I had been successful or not. But if I did I might have failed in my bid and had lost the coin. However, if I don’t check it out I could still hold the winning bid, but I won’t know until I looked at the listing. Therefor, I might have won that coin, or not, until I find out one way or the other. I( I have lost the bid then I would be disappointed, so am I in a better position by not looking? Unless I have won it. 2 Quote
Peckris 2 Posted Tuesday at 09:10 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:10 PM You don't want to know if you won the penny? Quote
King Kenny Posted yesterday at 12:01 PM Author Posted yesterday at 12:01 PM I don't want to know if I lost it! Quote
Bronze & Copper Collector Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago On 6/2/2026 at 4:29 PM, King Kenny said: It suddenly occurred to me the other day I had put a bid in for a nice looking penny on eBay. I had to put the bid in early as I had a long drive when it was due to mature. By the time I got home the auction was over. Now here is my conundrum. I could check with the web site to see if I had been successful or not. But if I did I might have failed in my bid and had lost the coin. However, if I don’t check it out I could still hold the winning bid, but I won’t know until I looked at the listing. Therefor, I might have won that coin, or not, until I find out one way or the other. I( I have lost the bid then I would be disappointed, so am I in a better position by not looking? Unless I have won it. The true conundrum is whether or not it is the coin/variety that you are expecting. If you've been unsuccessful in your bidding, then it might have been or might not have been. If successful, then you won't know until you open the packet with the coin. If you don't open the packet then it might or might not be what is expected. What to do????? Final advice: "What, me worry." Quote
King Kenny Posted 4 hours ago Author Posted 4 hours ago Never thought of that. Goodness, it's a complicated business. Quote
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