What wood you do?

Every so often, one of those eBay coupons gets passed around Twitter.

Sometimes it's for $3. Sometimes it's for $5. It works for some. For others, no dice. I'm not sure who is valid or why they work or don't. I'm not even sure if eBay knows. It's a crapshoot.

But this coupon was $25 free if it worked. That's not chump change! The requirements were that the card must have been priced $25.01 or more, before shipping and taxed!

Tip: you can set a min price of $25.01 to start your search.

I hurriedly went to my saved listings, where a few cards fit that bill. I put a card in my cart (without committing to buy), entered to promo code to see if it worked, and sure enough, the code was successful!

I didn't have a card that struck me right away as a must-have for that money. My wish list is kind of bare right now, as I'm sort of in an unfocused hobby rut. I'm a little bored with collecting right now, honestly. I could have gone a few ways with it, I guess. But nothing popped into mind directly. No autograph I've been wanting. No vintage card I've been drooling over.

Not wanting to take too much longer out of fear of the code no longer being valid, I snagged a Tino I had been eying for a while. It was in the running to be my 1,000th Tino if I decided to splurge. And since I never did, I applied the code and got this for $6 plus shipping.

Pretty awesome card. It's a 1998 Leaf Z2 Axis Fractal Materials Wood Die Cut. I don't know what all that means. I just know it's got an attractive die cut, which always appeals to me. It's one of just 20 copies, numbered 17/20. The woodgrain on the card is really attractive, as well. I've never seen another one of these, and it had been sitting on eBay a while, so into my Tino collection it goes.

I wish I was a little more organized or focused right now, but when in doubt, I can always find a rare Tino. So in that, it was a success!

Did you see or take advantage of this code? If so, what did you snag?