Bea Arthur - Must Read - Unbelievable Story
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:41 am
Long story...I'll make it as short as possible.
I've loved The Golden Girls since I was one year old...honest to God! My first success in my collecting "career" was the lovely Ms. Betty White. I got Rue McClanahan shortly after her death (I had sent it over six months before she got ill, though, so I believe it is real). Estelle Getty passed before I started collecting. Therefore, I was missing the stunningly talented Bea Arthur.
I logged into my eBay account after a year to look for her autograph. I found a photo of her with the rest of the cast that came with COA and the bid was at $15.00. I waited until last second to enter my bid and, to summarize, I lost. I would have won, but I waited too long and it didn't take my bid; I was one second too late!
I was depressed for about an hour. I looked for another one: I wanted Bea Arthur more than anyone else. Anyway, all of the other Bea Arthur autographs on eBay were hundreds of dollars and I was not going to pay that. After a while, I came across a signed photo of her and the bid was at $10.00. The catch? It was already dedicated to someone else. I opened up the page nonetheless and it was personalized to MICHAEL; MY NAME! I was absolutely stunned! I did not hesitate and hit "BID" and this time, I won!
Take a look: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater
I am still in disbelief; The hunt for my most wanted autograph has ended! Three out of four Golden Girls ain't bad and this is, perhaps, my most prized autograph!
I've loved The Golden Girls since I was one year old...honest to God! My first success in my collecting "career" was the lovely Ms. Betty White. I got Rue McClanahan shortly after her death (I had sent it over six months before she got ill, though, so I believe it is real). Estelle Getty passed before I started collecting. Therefore, I was missing the stunningly talented Bea Arthur.
I logged into my eBay account after a year to look for her autograph. I found a photo of her with the rest of the cast that came with COA and the bid was at $15.00. I waited until last second to enter my bid and, to summarize, I lost. I would have won, but I waited too long and it didn't take my bid; I was one second too late!
I was depressed for about an hour. I looked for another one: I wanted Bea Arthur more than anyone else. Anyway, all of the other Bea Arthur autographs on eBay were hundreds of dollars and I was not going to pay that. After a while, I came across a signed photo of her and the bid was at $10.00. The catch? It was already dedicated to someone else. I opened up the page nonetheless and it was personalized to MICHAEL; MY NAME! I was absolutely stunned! I did not hesitate and hit "BID" and this time, I won!
Take a look: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater
I am still in disbelief; The hunt for my most wanted autograph has ended! Three out of four Golden Girls ain't bad and this is, perhaps, my most prized autograph!
I luckily got her autograph TTM years ago before she passed. May she R.I.P.