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pootshwan
Posts: 68
Joined: Dec 2013
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| Wednesday, March 23, 2022 5:46 PM | |
This Griffey is mine
You could have had one these for significantly less money just a few years ago.
I took for granted how good prices were and now it's outside of my range.
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egreenwo
Posts: 115
Joined: May 2020
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| Wednesday, March 23, 2022 8:59 PM | |
My two are T206 Cobb portrait and a Joe Jackson strip card.
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jimetal7212
Posts: 4,849
Joined: Dec 2016
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| Wednesday, March 23, 2022 9:47 PM | |
Kind of lengthy list at this point, but for a single card it'll be the 68 Ryan. I had been saving up for a decent copy to finish my set. About that.....
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Vvvergeer
Posts: 2,058
Joined: Jan 2014
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| Wednesday, March 23, 2022 11:30 PM | |
I'm right there with jmetal. That thing's skyrocketed. Sigh.
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spazmatastic
Posts: 5,905
Joined: Dec 2014
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| Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:19 AM | |
I actually don't have a card that fits this. If I don't have it yet because it's too expensive now, it just means I haven't waited long enough yet when I am willing to spend the money. I guess my dream card right now would be the Stan Musial RC but that was never low enough that I could afford to buy one in the condition I want anyway. I've never had the chance to buy one so far. I held out for 25 years to get an Ozzie Smith RC in the condition I wanted and ended up getting it in a trade instead of paying for the card. Good things come to those that wait for it!!! So I'll just keep waiting for the great stuff and hope I can pounce when it shows up.
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NO PWE's EVER!!! PLZ PM me 1st before sending any offer. ONLY selling cards as of March 2024. No trades or purchases right now. _______________________________________________________________________ Largest total PC card collections by Team, then Athlete (as of 3/22/24): STL Cardinals (MLB) - 8810; Carolina Panthers - 2888; GB Packers - 1790+ cards Mark Martin (NASCAR) - 2038 cards; Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR) - 1875 cards; Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) - 1594; Ricky Rudd (NASCAR) - 839; Ozzie Smith (MLB) - 707 |
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gwhy11
Posts: 34
Joined: Jan 2015
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| Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:41 AM | |
1948 Bowman Musial RC. I waited too long. It's the only card I need to complete my birth year set. He was also my father's favorite player.
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Gunny
Posts: 1,323
Joined: Jan 2009
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| Thursday, March 24, 2022 4:58 AM | |
There was a KSA graded Mario Lemieux O-Pee-Chee rookie on COMC. I had the credit available but held off for some reason and in few days it was gone.
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Sportzcommish
Posts: 6,017
Joined: Oct 2016
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| Thursday, March 24, 2022 5:24 AM | |
For the record, as one who esteems Willie Mays in the highest regard above all baseball players I REFUSE to call ANY Mantle card a dream card (but I am responding to the OP)...
Even though I need whichever card it was, I passed up either a 1958 Topps or 1961 Topps Mantle All-Star card for $20.00 simply because he was not Mays.
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vrooomed
Posts: 14,954
Joined: Dec 2012
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| Thursday, March 24, 2022 5:36 AM | |
The 1966 Bart Shirley / Grant Jackson card. It is 1 of 2 Phillies cards from the 1960s that I don't yet own (the other being the 1963 Hernnstein/Stargell/etc. RC).
When I first started actively seeking the missing cards from 1955-present day (back in 2012), it had a "book value" of $20, but Icouldn't find it for less than $50 (in mediocre condition, nice ones were $60 - $100). Pre-pandemic, the BV on it rose to $200 as that was actually more reflective of the sales I was seeing. Now, even beat up copies are usually selling for over $100.
I could have gotten one for under $100 (in really nice shape), but I wasn't willing at that time to go above $40 (which was double BV at that point). Now, I'd probably be willing to grab a "decent" one for $60. I still can't justify more than that for Grant Jackson/Bart Shirley. There are plenty of them out there and they are not great players (Jackson had a solid career, but nothing spectacular). But looking back in retrospect, I probably should have jumped on that one opportunity I had, but at the time, I didn't know how good a deal it was or would be.
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TaterR
Posts: 69
Joined: Aug 2020
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| Thursday, March 24, 2022 7:06 AM | |
1992 Winner's Choice Mainiac set. A small racing card set featuring drivers in Maine. I decided I wanted it not long before I found someone with a set at a card show. This is probably around the year 2001-02. He wanted $20 for it, which 17-year-old me thought was too much, so I passed. I have never seen one since.
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