This is an odd phenomena. It has happened to me several times. You locate an item. You cultivate the owner for a lengthly period of time. You are ready to give them a fair market value for the item. You tell them what they have and why it is important. You plead with them to contact you when they are ready to sell.
They then turn around and sell it to a total stranger for less than you were willing to pay without so much as a phone call!
Go figure!
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