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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 2744118, member: 36"]My favorite find ever wasn't resold or kept. I went to an estate/moving sale late and it was seriously picked over. Went through the entire house and picked up a teddy bear (left behind) and a CD. Then I went into the garage and came nose to nose with a Riddell Dallas Cowboys helmet, just sitting on a shelf. It may have been game worn and might just have been messed around in by the kid who owned it. Cost? $5. I put it in a box and gave it to my pastor (since retired) for Christmas; he's a die-hard Cowboys fan. (ain't none of us perfect) I heard about that one for years ... his wife said you should have seen his face when he opened it. The helmet was a holy grail purchase; he'd always wanted one but could never justify spending the crazy money to buy one. And here I dropped it in his lap. It sat in pride of place front and center on a bookcase in his office until he retired. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've found other peoples' holy grail pieces over the years, but that was the best one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 2744118, member: 36"]My favorite find ever wasn't resold or kept. I went to an estate/moving sale late and it was seriously picked over. Went through the entire house and picked up a teddy bear (left behind) and a CD. Then I went into the garage and came nose to nose with a Riddell Dallas Cowboys helmet, just sitting on a shelf. It may have been game worn and might just have been messed around in by the kid who owned it. Cost? $5. I put it in a box and gave it to my pastor (since retired) for Christmas; he's a die-hard Cowboys fan. (ain't none of us perfect) I heard about that one for years ... his wife said you should have seen his face when he opened it. The helmet was a holy grail purchase; he'd always wanted one but could never justify spending the crazy money to buy one. And here I dropped it in his lap. It sat in pride of place front and center on a bookcase in his office until he retired. I've found other peoples' holy grail pieces over the years, but that was the best one.[/QUOTE]
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