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What card have you bid on the most?

mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
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Which is the most elusive star or common that you have bid on and lost via ebay time after time?

I lost another one tonight that I have tried for years to get and thought sure I would get today for a good price. I sniped at 6 seconds and someone else sniped after me! I bet its someone on this board!

My goal- even though I am doing a raw set has been to buy quality and a price I can afford. I need a couple stars/commons to finish my set and the snider/hodges/fords are the annoying, moderatly priced stars that I can't seem to get in nice condition, at a good price. But I will keep trying!!! I shall not be deterred! image

So I ask the board...which card have you found most annoying/toughest to get?


In case anyone is wondering...
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  • spacktrackspacktrack Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
    Any 1952 Topps card on eBay. I have never won a single one. Regardless of condition. Just can't get them.
  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    That 54 Snider is a nice card - just make a nice 150% SMR bid in the waning seconds next time.

    BTW - it wasn't me who won it image

    If I ever saw a nice 1952 Topps Snider PSA 5 I would bid - one of my favorite cards of all time, and certainly the nicest looking 52 Topps card.
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  • StumpStump Posts: 927 ✭
    69 Shannon 110 Lost four times in last three months. There are only 5 in eight. Cant lose again.image
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  • mrc32mrc32 Posts: 604 ✭
    1420- Thanks for the advice but 150% SMR is a little much...

    The reason I lose is because I am desparate to win at a good price. I could have bid $200 for it and probably won....but that would defeat the purpose.

    I like my #1 Current Finest 1911 T-205 Gold Borders Set! image
  • toppsguntoppsgun Posts: 787 ✭

    Ahhh, you didn't want that Snider. It's from Canada. That's OPC, right?image

    I used to bid on '63 #92-Hector Lopez (Yankees) frequently. Lost many times when it went for $55, then $80, then $94, then over $100. Finally won one a few weeks ago at under $35. Must've faked all the other bidders right out of their jock straps.

    Hey, wait a minute. Maybe that WAS a wiwag card.image
  • jaxxrjaxxr Posts: 1,258 ✭✭
    1979 Molitor # 24 ( first solo card ) in PSA 9

    Over the past two years I think only 5 or 6 have come up on ebay. Final prices were $ 87.00 low to $ 121.00 high. The SMR lists the card ar $ 45 in 9 ??? I once bid up to $ 91.00 on one that went for about $ 97.00. Centering on this item is very tough to get nice. I have several PSA 7s and 8s of which none is even 55-45, I do have a SGC 8.5 which is also at least 65-35 top-bottom. While I'm not a Beckett booster by any means, in their Vintage Mag. they show a more realistic price of this particular card in graded as 70 -120 for mint copies.
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  • MickeyCMickeyC Posts: 153


    << <i>Any 1952 Topps card on eBay. I have never won a single one. Regardless of condition. Just can't get them. >>



    If you are interested in raw, I've had success on Yahoo auctions with 52's. Bill Henderson ususally runs auctions for raw 52's in lots of 10-12 for around $50. $5 a card for 52's isn't bad, and they run about G/VG. AND...there are never any bids, so you are pretty much guaranteed to win the auction with the opening bid of $49.99.

    I have over 25% of the set, and I've picked up about 15% of those from Bill's Yahoo Auctions.

    Mark
  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    anything this guy decides to buy.
    If we both shall snipe........will it be me to gripe?
  • chrisrenaudchrisrenaud Posts: 176
    1970 Topps Willie Stargell in PSA 8 and 1970 Topps Billy Williams in PSA 9 which I finally got tonight bidding probably 6x SMR
    Collector of baseball PSA sets from the 1970's & hockey rookie cards; big New York Rangers fan (particularly now that they are sleeping with the enemy with Holik and Kaspiritus). Also starting to collect 53 Bowman Color as I think they are the most beautiful cards I have seen.
  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    slightly off topic, but so funny......
    ................I had to get up and mix another drink

    some cheese with that whine perhaps??
  • yawie99yawie99 Posts: 2,575 ✭✭✭
    man, that alanmarcsmith doesn't mess around, murcerfan. he bought a beautiful psa 8 bobby orr rc last week and a friend told me he also bought the last psa 8 orr rc that was on ebay. almost anything he bids on he winds up winning. a psa 9 koufax rc and a bvg 8.5 '52 topps reese readily come to mind as two of his more notable recent acquisitions.
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  • BasiloneBasilone Posts: 2,492 ✭✭

    1965 Willie Stargell...it is one of the few 1965 cards that has gone UP in price over the past year in PSA 8 condition.

    John
  • ydsotterydsotter Posts: 500 ✭
    I never seem to have any luck winning a psa 8 1971 Topps Nate Archibald rc... the last time I threw down a $120+ bid which was about double the last several loses I had. Anyways, I still lost it. It's just not meant to be.
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  • BasiloneBasilone Posts: 2,492 ✭✭
    Murcerfan while you are up can you get me a white russian?

    Here was the original post over at the Network 54 boards:

    Here are four cards for the Topps 1957 set, all PSA 10 and all deserving of this grade. Each one is spectacular. However, each card books for $8! You could go to a major card show, and get a spectacular card of any of these guys for under $20. You probably won't get as good as here, but it would save you $700-$800. I realize that one can buy what one wants, but these are incredible prices (in my opinion) for common commons.


    Here is one of the responses:

    T206Monsta

    It's the PSA holder...that commands such a high price. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




    Can you believe the seller did not think to resubmit them to SGC, SCD,GEM,PRO, etc...before listing on eBay. Man those Network 64 guys are so ahead of the curve.

    John
  • boggs301012boggs301012 Posts: 1,135 ✭✭
    The card I can never seem to obtain is the 1983 Topps PSA 10. I could have bought it tonight. But yesterday I bought a car. Put down more money then need, made the first payment and paid for insurance. I didnt want to be broke so I settled for the 1983 Fleer PSA 10. I bought it tonight. BTW prices seem to be going back up on Boggs material ...high end anyway.


    James
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  • murcerfanmurcerfan Posts: 2,329 ✭✭
    yeah, count me in on some of those $8 '57 t psa 10's.
    i don't collect them.................. but how can you resist such an opportunity to save $$.
    ooppps.......i guess the netwerk 54 link was broken somehow.
  • BobSBobS Posts: 1,738 ✭✭
    I actually won the one that has been out of reach a few times just this past week-end.
  • VirtualizardVirtualizard Posts: 1,936 ✭✭


    << <i>1970 Topps Willie Stargell in PSA 8 and 1970 Topps Billy Williams in PSA 9 which I finally got tonight bidding probably 6x SMR >>



    Chris,

    A month ago I would have said the same thing. You must have missed the auction several weeks ago. I finally got this one in PSA 8 - paid less than the last 3 or 4 went for - $40 or so. image

    I guess the card that goes to the top of my list now is the 1970 #1 World Champions in PSA 8. Rarely comes up on ebay and goes for multiples of SMR.

    JEB.
  • CyphilissbCyphilissb Posts: 250
    I think i won the 1971 psa 8 archibald your talking about, i won it with a 150 dollar bid which is way over any quoted prices i see.
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  • diamantedudediamantedude Posts: 55
    I can never get Koufax PSA 7+ 1960 or 1961 cards or any Mantle PSA 7+ cards. Count me in with all of the other guys who just want the card at dirt-cheap prices and don't want to use "buy it now"

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  • spacktrackspacktrack Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
    I have a happy ending to report. Not long after saying I have never won a 52 Topps card on eBay before, I won two! The first one was a high number no less and the second one was a common. I was happy to have them both for a combined $27. Woo hoo!
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