"maywood" is like 60 ..owns his own company and didnt really know what he was getting into,told me he thought he won the money when he found the coin...when i showed him the flyer from The Sharper Image for the Isis puzzle he was shocked at how much they where to buy...the coin on the other hand ,much harder to barter....He actually called the free isis search a "scavanger hunt"..He didnt realize the puzzle came with a booklet,untill i showed it to him....during our "interview" i made it quite clear i would not open it for him,or give him any info on how to...i told him i had no idea about the encrypted codes...i explained to him very professionaly about the pyramids and the riddles at which point he looked at me blankly and stated "your kidding ,right?"...thats when the blank check came out....
the end of an obsession...i did not post 2 additional trips to the museum...there where 3 isis hidden in chicago,but i only worked on this one....its a trophy,a benchmark in my personal adventure...rarely does the actuall treasure hunter keep a found artifact..there is always a private collector willing to buy....on this day i wasnt the finder...but i am the collector...before writing the check,i contacted a SW rep. to make sure this was firstly legal,and secondly that SW wouldnt be angry...they said if he will sell,i could enjoy the covetted treasure without any ill will from SW...
i am now proudly displaying the october 07 usa free isis search coin and puzzle...found by "maywood"...i will not be registering this ball...its my 3rd Isis 1,..
the coin is in bad shape from weathering but i dont care....
if you guys dont verbally abuse me too badly i may post a picture.
its not how i wanted to get it,but at the end of the day..i have it
p.s. i emailed him 1/2 a million times before he agreed to meet me..we had coffee at the museum,then he took me back to his office when he realized i wasnt gonna mug him or something
it took like 4 month
(edit)this isis will never be registered..i didnt find it so i will never register it..just a trophy,conversation piece...even though SW said i could register it i won't...