Best sportscard trade/purchase ever made
tombo
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Hi, my name is Tom and I am a new member just trying to get my feet wet on this board. I've been collecting since kindergarten (1970) and have predominantly baseball cards. Just thinking about the best trade/purchase I ever made. Back in 1999, I purchased 3 raw Jordan rookies (2 '86 Fleer and 1 '84 Star) for $1600. I received an 8 and a 5 on the Fleer from PSA and a 7 from CSA on the Star. Sold the 5 and the 7 for $1700 and kept the PSA 8. Anyone else have that 1 killer deal in their memory?
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Welcome to the board.
Welcome. It looks like a slow nite!
I have many. But, I will stick with a trade...
In 1992/3 - I shared my table at a small show with a guy who gave me his 75T Ryan mini.
Last year I got around to having it graded:
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mike
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Unfortunately, I don't have the DiMaggio because it was very close to getting an 8 if graded.
Bob
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at the beginning of the 85 season. I ended up getting about $9 - $10 each. I miss the good ol days when
we can pick up bulk lots. Win some, lose lots.
Damian
Huge Braves fan that I am, that is an awesome item!! Too bad Furcal is no longer a Brave. Such is the state of the game now though. I hope the Braves can some how keep my now favorite Andruw. LONG LIVE DALE MURPHY AND GET HIM INTO THE HALL!!!
Damian
1st ...in 1996 i had a phone call asking if i purchased sports illustrated mags.
i said yes, so he brought the stuff down in a pickup truck. He had about 10 boxes full
of sports ill and other magazines. I didnt even go through the stuff. I aked him what he wanted for the lot. He said $150
I said thats fair enuff and paid him. I had all the issues from the 70's up til about 1992 if i can remember correctly. Now for the good stuff...1 of the boxes only had a couple magazines on top. Below them were baseball cards and hockey cards from the late 60's til the mid 70's. I had about 10 grand worth of cards in this box. I still remember pulling 8 reggie jackson rookies in row out of it
2nd story...it was the day before xmas in 1992. I had a customer come in that needed cash for christmas presents. He asked me if i bought cards. I said yes. He then handed me a small stack of cards and said he was looking for $1600.00 for the lot. The very 1st card was a 1952 topps mantle!!!! card was fair but still looked great! The stack was loaded with big money star cards. Aaron topps rc, 53 topps mantle,clemente rc,ted williams cards and more. I was starting to sweat as i was going through the stack! I couldnt pay the guy fast enough. Needless to say that was the best xmas present i got that year! I sold the 52 topps mantle for 5 grand and the 53 fr $1800.00
will never forget those 2 days as a store owner!
<< <i>Kyle,
Huge Braves fan that I am, that is an awesome item!! Too bad Furcal is no longer a Brave. Such is the state of the game now though. I hope the Braves can some how keep my now favorite Andruw. LONG LIVE DALE MURPHY AND GET HIM INTO THE HALL!!!
Damian >>
Amen to that,lol. I'm also hoping really badly that Andruw stays.
<< <i>At an antiques show in 1986 I bought a Clemente RC(Yes, '55 Topps #164) for $.50 from a coin dealer. I was only 12 and had to go check a price guide a few booths down at a card dealers table to see if it was a good deal before I bought it. The card was in poor condition, but still the only Clemente rookie I have ever owned and he is now one of my most favorite players/persons/heroes of all time. Buying that card actually prompted me to read and appreciate Clemente as I was born after he died. I was very stupid two years later though, and traded(at a card show in Sioux City, IA) it for a Mattingly rookie, an '88 Donruss rack pack with McGuire and Alomar showing and some other crap I can't remember. Damn I would love to find that card again! I would know it if I saw it for sure. That's my most nostalgic buy. More recently I bought a T205 Russ Ford raw for about $150 after grading. It got a PSA 7 and I sold it for $5k. Absolutely unreal. I keep looking feverishly for deals like that. Happy collecting!!
Damian >>
I've got one but it's not for sale
While not my best "deal", it's the best purchase I've ever made
Great, great card. Much nicer than the one I bought for .50 cents. Couple of small tears and well worn. Like you said may not be your best bargain, but that is a great purchase. I know you will cherish it.
Damian
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<< <i>Kyle,
Huge Braves fan that I am, that is an awesome item!! Too bad Furcal is no longer a Brave. Such is the state of the game now though. I hope the Braves can some how keep my now favorite Andruw. LONG LIVE DALE MURPHY AND GET HIM INTO THE HALL!!!
Damian >>
Amen to that,lol. I'm also hoping really badly that Andruw stays. >>
I've been a Braves fan since 1990 - I'm an Andruw fan - in fact, I like both Jones's!
On the Brave GU side - I have GU bats of A. Jones, R. Furcal, D. Justice, R. Gant that I remember off hand; I would like some GU jerseys also - the only Brave I have is R. Belliard.
In a few weeks, it's time to start reading their web and see what's going on. Hope springs eternal every year of spring training.
mike
On the Brave GU side - I have GU bats of A. Jones, R. Furcal, D. Justice, R. Gant that I remember off hand; I would like some GU jerseys also - the only Brave I have is R. Belliard.
In a few weeks, it's time to start reading their web and see what's going on. Hope springs eternal every year of spring training.
mike >>
NICE!!!! I've just recently started to buy jersey's. Only have 5 at the moment. But just last night I got my first Braves jersey, a Brian Jordan 1999 Home. Also I'm in desperate need for an Andruw bat, need to get one soon
Joe gets a cashier's check for the full amount made out to my buddy, and I go over to his house and tell him I sold one of the Bradshaws-- and drop the cashier's check in front of him. Honest to God, his eyes got as wide as saucers. Even though it's been 4 years he STILL tells that story to anyone who will listen. To this day I've never had the courage to tell him I screwed up, and that he probably could have gotten another 2-3K for the card if I hadn't been so uninformed, so he's still elated with how the deal worked out and I guess I'm happy for him (though still a little sheepish whenever the subject comes up).
It was 1987. I was 10 years old. My mom comes home and hands me a wooden box full of "old" cards she bought at a yard sale for $0.75. Most are in poor condition, but I was 10 and didn't care. I still have the best card from that box --- in fact I JUST got it graded from PSA after all these years.
Here it is:
Story #2
It was again 1987. The neighbor asked me to mow her yard. One day, she brought me a shoebox of her ex-husband's cards. She wanted to find out their value. I brought my '86 yearly price guide and catalogued the value. After I'd finished, I handed over the list. The ex-husband showed up and was amazed at some of the values. He literally had 4 or 5 '61 Mantles and a ton of late 50's, early 60's stuff. He gave me several cards as a "thank you" for my work. Unfortunately, several of those cards were stolen by my babysitter's younger brother (who was 14 or 15).
I do have a few left. Here are a few of what was given me to back then. I had them graded recently as well:
Welcome to a great board, Tom!
-t
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
Red
Looking for 81-84 Topps Stickers in PSA 9 or better, 81 Topps Scratch offs, 83 Topps Fold outs in PSA 8 or better, 83 Fleer Stamps and 81/86 Fleer Star Stickers in PSA 9 or better.
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Anyway, to make a long story longer, a few months later, there was a show in Springfield MO at the Howard Johnson's and Warren Spahn was there. I had gone there mainly to get Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, and Vince Coleman autographs but I managed to run into 2 older gents while I was walking around at the tables. I thought one of them looked like Spahn and asked if he would autograph the card, he laughed and said you want his autograph (pointing at Spahn) and handed the cards to Warren who autographed them for free. I was so psyched! I don't know if anyone would autograph for free at a show like that anymore.
I still have the 2 Spahn autographs:
keeping my ears open for oddball cards of Rose from the 60's and 70's.
Shane
<< <i> To this day I've never had the courage to tell him I screwed up, and that he probably could have gotten another 2-3K for the card if I hadn't been so uninformed, >>
Boo
Saavy collector notwithstanding - IMO - at the time you were being a good friend and that's worth far more than a few grand.
Good story.
mike
wait...that was someone else
raw card (modern) in person - 1/1 Topps Finest Gold Xfractor Steve Blake rookie for 10 cents from a store dealer's dime box.
raw card (vintage) online - '60 Morrell Meats Drysdale in about Good condition for $1.67 including shipping (seller did a poor listing job)
raw card (modern) online - Score Rookie Preview Jerry Porter autographed for $1.67 including shipping (same seller as the Drysdale, another poor listing job)
graded card in person - probably a '73/'74 ABA Scoring Leaders (Erving/Issel) PSA 8 for $4 - the card normally sells for at least $10 on ebay.
graded card online - 1959 Topps Dolan Nichols PSA 6 that the seller didn't realize was the No Option Line variation for less than $3 (including shipping) - SMR is $75, and the card sells in that range.
memorabilia item - UCLA mini helmet (new in bag) for 50 cents at a garage sale. I got it signed by Wendell Tyler at last year's National.
auto/game-used item - probably the 4 game-used hockey sticks by NHL short-time players (I think the longest had an 11-game career) for $20 total - a dealer at the end of the last day of the NHL All-Star Fantasy in L.A. was likely as happy not to have to lug them back as I was to get them.
group/lot purchase - $225 for a huge lot at a thrift store (somebody probably donated part of a deceased relative's collection) featuring 2 file boxes full of 800 count boxes ranging from early '80s near sets (like '82 Donruss missing only Ripken and both Ryans) to smaller sets from the early '90s (Stadium Club football, etc.), 4 monster boxes full of '72 through '78 commons and stars (including some HOFers), 2 more monster boxes of modern stars and superstars, a large tub with a Mickey Mantle autograph model store model glove, a couple shoeboxes of higher-value cards ('60s HOFers, '72 football high numbers, etc.), a stack of old boxing magazines, collectibles magazines from the '80s, programs, and yearbooks, and miscellaneous stuff ranging from 2 Starting Lineups to promo card sheets to stadium giveaway pins and coins.
Honorable mention goes to $60 for about 150 late '60s and '70s hockey stars/HOFers (raw, mainly NM and NM but OC) and about 250 modern hockey stars/HOFers from a card store closing sale - total Beckett Hi price of about $1500.
Nick
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28- 1987 Fleer baseball Wax cases for $300.00 each in 1987 Before they went sky high in 1990.
1- 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1.00 Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1.00 Good.
1 -1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1000.00 Ex-Mt
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $400.00 Good.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1800.00 Ex-Mt.
1-1952 Topps set # 1-407 ( missing 14 cards from # 100-200 for $7300.00 Mantle is Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $200.00 Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $100.00 Vg.
1-1933 World Wide Gum Babe Ruth # 80 for $40.00 It would grade an 8.
95-1952 Topps Hi #'s ( All are included except Mantle for $200.00 )
800 hockey cards from 1953 Parkhurst to 1962 Parkhurst for $200.00 including a Vg-Ex 58 Topps Hull Rc. for 25 cents. Many Star cards.
This is just a start!
1993 Rotman Auctions - I paid 30 bucks for this card - had it graded two years ago.
Not sure what it would sell for - probably in the 5-800$ range?
mike
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<< <i>Okay i have a bunch of them.
28- 1987 Fleer baseball Wax cases for $300.00 each in 1987 Before they went sky high in 1990.
1- 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1.00 Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1.00 Good.
1 -1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1000.00 Ex-Mt
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $400.00 Good.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1800.00 Ex-Mt.
1-1952 Topps set # 1-407 ( missing 14 cards from # 100-200 for $7300.00 Mantle is Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $200.00 Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $100.00 Vg.
1-1933 World Wide Gum Babe Ruth # 80 for $40.00 It would grade an 8.
95-1952 Topps Hi #'s ( All are included except Mantle for $200.00 )
800 hockey cards from 1953 Parkhurst to 1962 Parkhurst for $200.00 including a Vg-Ex 58 Topps Hull Rc. for 25 cents. Many Star cards.
This is just a start! >>
I think we found the guy that gets scammed on all the raw 52 Topps Mantle auctions on ebay.
Minnie Minoso Master and Basic
1967 Topps PSA 8+
1960's Topps run Mega Set
"For me, playing baseball has been like a war and I was defending the uniform I wore, Every time I put on the uniform I respected it like the American flag. I wore it like I was representing every Latin country."--Minnie Minoso
Vintage Rookies
<< <i>Okay i have a bunch of them.
28- 1987 Fleer baseball Wax cases for $300.00 each in 1987 Before they went sky high in 1990.
1- 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1.00 Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1.00 Good.
1 -1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1000.00 Ex-Mt
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $400.00 Good.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $1800.00 Ex-Mt.
1-1952 Topps set # 1-407 ( missing 14 cards from # 100-200 for $7300.00 Mantle is Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $200.00 Vg-Ex.
1-1952 Topps Mickey Mantle # 311 for $100.00 Vg.
1-1933 World Wide Gum Babe Ruth # 80 for $40.00 It would grade an 8.
95-1952 Topps Hi #'s ( All are included except Mantle for $200.00 )
800 hockey cards from 1953 Parkhurst to 1962 Parkhurst for $200.00 including a Vg-Ex 58 Topps Hull Rc. for 25 cents. Many Star cards.
This is just a start! >>
Explain, please!
Shane
First bought a lot of cards cheap and couple weeks later as I was going through some 1960 Fleer, I realized I had #80 Left Grove but the back was the Pepper Martin. It had a small crease but still looked pretty nice. I wasn't at all aware of how truely rare this card was but knew it had some value. Listed on ebay with what I thought was a "stupid" buy-it-no of $750. Sold in less than an hour! Wish I still had it!
Second, about 4-5 years ago, a guy had an auction with some great graded and raw cards. Says he might sell to the highest bidder if the reserve didn't get met. I really don't think that anyone believed the auction was real...including myself.
Auction ends without reserve being met and I'm high bidder at $800....he offers me the lot. Well, shows he only lives about hour and a half away, so I offer to meet him in a public place with cash. Found out he was a college student and needed money to repair his car. I don't remember all of the cards but here is a partial list and what I sold them for.
2001 Topps Walter Payton Rookie Reprint Auto--PSA 10---$650
1958 Topps Mantle A.S. PSA 8 --$300
1962 Topps Brock PSA 8--- $300
1981 Topps Bird/Magic/Etc --PSA 8 $275
1968 Topps Nolan Ryan--raw-- $600
1968 Topps Bench PSA 8---Don't remember
1968 Topps Drysdale---raw--still have--Might grade an 8
There were probably a dozen other cards that I sold that I can't remember, but these were the highlights
Finally--not card related---Bought a WWI Savage-Lewis machine gun in parts for $400(no register included so couldn't be used) but had the bi-pod as well. Sold the parts on Ebay on New Years Eve 5-6 years ago---brought over $3k. Happy new year to me!
I purchased a 1971 All-Star game autographed N.L. baseball for about $250. The ball includes autographs of Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Tom Seaver, Sparky Anderson and others.
I bought a 1968 Patridge Meats Johnny Bench rookie for about $40. I had it graded a PSA 8 and is currently the highest graded example.
I purchased a 1977 Hostess panel with Rose, Carew, and Seaver for about $20. After hand cutting the card around the dotted lines I submitted it to PSA and it graded a 10.
<< <i>Here are some of my better deals that come to mind....
I purchased a 1971 All-Star game autographed N.L. baseball for about $250. The ball includes autographs of Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Tom Seaver, Sparky Anderson and others.
I bought a 1968 Patridge Meats Johnny Bench rookie for about $40. I had it graded a PSA 8 and is currently the highest graded example.
I purchased a 1977 Hostess panel with Rose, Carew, and Seaver for about $20. After hand cutting the card around the dotted lines I submitted it to PSA and it graded a 10. >>
red
Cool ball! How long ago did you pick it up? Can you scan some of the sigs - I would like to see the ball.
thanx
mike
I showed one trade, one raw to graded and here's one already graded:
1994 or 5 Greg Manning Auction at the National.
I bid the minimum - I think it was 4 or 550$?
For what ever reason - no one else bid. Tho I will admit, this card is not a top seller - still a good buy!
mike
These are actual 1952 Topps Mickey Mantles bought in the late 80's and early 90's from collectors. Mind boggling as all this must seem to you they were all real and graded by PSA and SGC. I would never buy a raw card on Ebay. These cards are just the tip of the iceberg of all the great deals i've done in sportscards.
Yielded 4-5 10s and a Hank Aaron Highlight 9 that paid for the entire lot plus grading fees; and then some.
Still have several solid raw cards remaining.
The Aaron, by the way, was graded an 8 on his first visit to PSA. But he went back for a little more love. And got it.
John
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