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Sunday, March 31, 2002
$1,000 find
This evening I struck gold. Sort of. I found four Peter Gagarin Wheaties boxes. At $227.50 pre box (the latest price at ebay), four boxes is worth almost a grand.
Mary and I were at my sister's birthday dinner at my Dad's house when I mentioned that a Gagarin Wheaties box had gone for over $200 at ebay. My Dad said that there were probably a couple of old Wheaties boxes up in the attic (I've still got a couple of boxes of old junk in my Dad's attic).
We went up to the attic with a flashlight in hand, planning to search around a bit and see what we could find. Right away we spotted it -- a stack of Wheaties boxes with Peter smiling right at us.
One of the side panels of the box has a bit of info about Peter and orienteering. I learned two new things reading the box.
1. Peter's other athletic endeavors include playing hockey.
2. The final criteria for selection to appear on the box included "athletic ability, athletic and community-related achievements and personal character."
People will collect just about anything, check out:
Peter Gagarin is my dad's best friend - they've been Orienteering and Rogaining together for over 30 years. When I was a kid, Peter was on the box - when my parents divorced, my mother somehow ended up with the box of Wheaties with Peter's smiling face (and uncharisteristically neatly combed hair) on the front. Last time I checked, it's still on top of her fridge.
