Oh Crap....
AlbertanDude
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As everyone knows, I am a hockey card collecter and in particular, the 71 opc set...well, tonight I butted heads
with someone on a PSA 9 Mickey Redmond and I'm afriad it got out of wack....Oh yeah...I won it...but at a cost
of 600 US....oy......that is quite absurd....it tempts me to start selling off all of my PSA 9's and PSA 10's from
this set....(of course I wouldn't but it does make a man think).....
Anyways.......here is the URL to this disaster......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=320072677076&rd=1&rd=1
This is one of those purchases that really makes one cringe.......
with someone on a PSA 9 Mickey Redmond and I'm afriad it got out of wack....Oh yeah...I won it...but at a cost
of 600 US....oy......that is quite absurd....it tempts me to start selling off all of my PSA 9's and PSA 10's from
this set....(of course I wouldn't but it does make a man think).....
Anyways.......here is the URL to this disaster......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&viewitem=&item=320072677076&rd=1&rd=1
This is one of those purchases that really makes one cringe.......
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Seriously, though, free yourself from the Tyranny of the Flip and sell those 9's and 10's. You'll probably be just as happy with 8's and have a lot of money left over for more cards.
You'd be surprised what comes back.
Your insanity made Kaisercards happy I bet.
Dude lives right down the road from me. Perhaps I should look him up.
I don't collect hockey - but I figured the card is low pop.
Well - unless one has been recently graded - it's the only 9 on the planet - none higher.
My wife would kick my ass all the way to the Alamodome!!!
Still, congratulations on a very scarce pickup.
mike
out of wack......not a good buy......Interestingly I also have a PSA 8 of this card and I think
I will take some of the advice to heart here.....try and buy the PSA 8's and crack em.....
The lower series cards , from 1 to 132, always in high condition sell expensively but this is bad...
I know the person I was butting heads with and sadly we just made the owner of this card
very happy....I have about I think 70 psa 9's and 4 psa 10's from the lower series....needless to
say they are worth a fortune but I love this set........
The thing is I just bought a PSA 9 1/1 from this lower series on ebay recently...the Keith Magnuson card which
I only had to pay 150 US for.....so I was a little shocked at this price.....
Sighhhhhh
I've had to let many a Nolan Ryan card I craved go because bidding exceeded what I considered remotely appropriate.
In my household, I could get away with going above and beyond like that once. The second time, my gf would be less tolerant... I'd have to hope that the card could put out, because she sure wouldn't anymore!
More power to the people that are able to acquire the cards they want no matter the cost. I'm sure it means a lot to you to finally have that particular card. If that's the case, man, don't look at it as a disaster. Look at it as victory. It's yours!
You can always earn $600 back. Those high-grade OPC's don't come along as often. (I try to explain that to my gf, but she mostly nods and gives me that look you give to kids that were born with chromosome problems)
mosaic's Nolan Ryan Basic Topps registry set
mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
I'm curious how many highest examples you have in your set. I still think about your dryden nearly... I mean everyday
Don't get me wrong, I am escatic to have another one of one in my collection to be sure......but I
do have to learn to back off.........its not like I am rich....I am middle class just like most of us here....
Nightcrawler...that's a good question......I think I have around 60 cards that are 1/1.......I have 10 PSA 10's
and I think I have about 80-90 PSA 9's..........but I'm not sure......I'll be glad when I complete this set...
Oddly enough, I need a high grade Reggie Leach if you are ever selling........
I think I need 29 more cards and I am complete...plus I have about 100 super high grade raw cards to send in from this
set......oy.........
Do you bid live or snipe?
One nice thing about sniping - ya set what you want to pay and walk.
Then it's in God's hands.
In fact, when God created the earth and the heavens - he set a snipe for 9 days - and got it at 6.
Ya gotta love this hobby!
mike
the guy that was bidding against me on this card would go high as precedence has shown...and
sadly I wasn't disappointed....at least I can take spiteful satisfaction that this chap from Michigan
really really really wanted this Detriot Red Wing card and he didn't get it....ha ha ha....but all we
did tonight was make Kaiser far far far to much money.....I just hope to goodness when the day comes
that I start selling my PSA 9's and 10's either individually or as a whole set, I can find at least 2 boneheads
that will fight it out over and above what these cards are worth.....
Indeed, the only reason I set this snipe so high is that I knew this guy that was bidding against me
was going to go all out on this card........normally I would have set my snipe for only a couple of hundred
bucks on these psa 9's as they usually go under that .......alas....that is life.....
<< <i>........normally I would have set my snipe for only a couple of hundred >>
That's the power of the registry I guess.
You know you wanted it - and so did the other person...
So, if you woulda set a snipe for 200$ - e.g. - and if he woulda got it for 202$ - you woulda gone ballistic!
So, ya set a high snipe and he does the same.
That's just the way it goes I guess.
mike
My wife HAS kicked my ass all the way to Capitol Hill for ill-advised purchases!
I have another one coming when my latest credit card balances are divulged . . . Not very bright of me.
still with a knot in my stomach.....over the years I have made a few bad purchases...this ranks with
the worse....live and learn and move on and swallow this bitter pill....me and my boneheaded ( i have
to include myself in the boneheaded column also) competitor for this card simply made the owner of this card FAR FAR FAR
to much money....
I did the same thing last month. Decided to buy myself some Christmas gifts. (Got tie's and skiv's from the wife!)
Won a 1 of 96 PSA 9 1973 #615 Schmidt for $936. (Felt like I got a bargain as the SMR has been steady at $1000.)
Same day had to up my snipe over $1000 to win the 1 of 3 PSA 9 1973 #245 Yas for $987.77! Yikes!!! And the SMR sits at $350. The 4th PSA 9 Yaz sold this past Saturday for $836! Same guy sold both cards!
Me thinks the SMR pricing is more like the "Pirate Code"!
TGF Collection
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Yes...I need I think 28 cards to complete the set and I have a large swack of cards from this set ready
for grading....looking very much forward to finishing this beast off!!!
Devon
do not know if this means anything.
Steve
bidding against for this Redmond card!!???