I have the following stories:

WORST BUY : Purchased 10 strikes from a non-collector on ebay for $115 only to find that they were removed from the capsules long ago and showed extreme damage. I assumed that they were in good condition, the listing did not have a photo of the items or state condition of the strikes. I don't think they would have been in any worse condition if you had kicked each down the road for a block on each side. Thanks to Lisa Jung, I recovered some cash.

BEST BUYS : #1 - Purchased a MGM Marilyn Monroe smooth lion on ebay for $31 and thought that I had overpaid according to Marv's guide until seeing one recently sale on ebay for $960!

#2 - Purchased 10 strikes for $122 on Yahoo, when they arrived I discovered that one was a Reno Circus Circus error!

#3 - Just came back from Las Vegas and had gone to the Plaza. Placed $20 into the machine near registration Sunday evening and won four strikes. The third was a Twin Towers blue capsule #35!