Wow, Buyer StteveGolf Has Spent Some Serious Coin In The Last Month On Cards ...
JackWESQ
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I was watching this auction for a 1954 Topps Ernie Banks PSA 8 that sold for $2,411.56 to StteveGolf. Checking out his buying history, I saw that he has spent some serious coin on cards recently; to the tune of ~$38,000.00 in the last month alone. I think that's good for the hobby.
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WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
Chris
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'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
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<< <i>Must be nice to drop that kind of coin into cards. I struggle to drop $50 a month on cards.
Chris >>
I'm banking on all my stocks going up, lol.
I didn't realize at the time he was spending so much in cards . Wow thats alot of dough in a short period of time
Funny thing about the transaction is that he overpaid for the card he purchased from me by $100 . I guess he was losing track on how much he was spending . And yes i did repay him for the error lol
Dave
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Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
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I've had bad luck with PRO. HOpe it's a BEAUTY for his sake.
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<< <i>I feel like a schmuck...I wonder what drives the guy to purchase so much...is he actually looking to invest I wonder... >>
Now is the time to buy if you can stand it. Goes for real estate, stocks, and baseball cards too I would assume.
Bonds = boring
Sports cards = not boring
With the way the economy is, it's not like he could do worse with his money... apart from setting fire to it.
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mosaic's Big 3 Nolan Ryan Run Showcase
Some of my retired buddies, none of which are over 55 years old, wouldn't think twice
about spending $20,000 a month on their interests, be it golf, baseball cards, or casinos.
I'm probably the most sensible of the bunch when it comes to dropping big bucks on whims,
but it all boils down to spending within your means, or what you can afford.
I think most big spenders of sportscards do spend within their means. Dimitri Young might be
a good example. I'm sure StteveGolf is another.
Keep in mind that if you're only in your twenties or thirties right now, being able to spend $100
a month could be a luxury and it's probably all you should be spending on cards, depending of course
on your financial and family situation etc.
Just be careful not to put your whims ahead of your family ... ever.
A few of my buddies that I mentioned above are some of the most miserable rich divorced men alive ....
they have beautiful collections, single lives, ugly women, and many regrets.
My wife died in a car accident a few years back; I'd trade every cent and card I own to have her back.
PoppaJ
I'm sorry to hear about you losing someone so dear.
I do agree as it is tough to balance the two sometimes but family first..then hobby second.
Although it seems hobby is always fighting for the top spot, you won't know what you had until you lose it.
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<< <i>PoppaJ,
I'm sorry to hear about you losing someone so dear.
I do agree as it is tough to balance the two sometimes but family first..then hobby second.
Although it seems hobby is always fighting for the top spot, you won't know what you had until you lose it. >>
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akuracy503,
thank you for the kind words
PoppaJ
<< <i>Must be nice to drop that kind of coin into cards. I struggle to drop $50 a month on cards.
Chris >>
I am with you!!
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P.S. You can note that in the past six (6) months mets-71 has won AT LEAST 3005 auctions and 4658 auctions in the past 12 months. Wow.
<< <i>Previously, I started this thread about mets-71. There I noted that from March 14, 2008 to April 13, 2008, he won auctions totaling $109,804.03 and from April 4, 2008 to May 3, 2008, he won auctions totaling $94,698.94 (some overlap from the previous amount.) Well, from September 20, 2008 to October 20, 2008, he won auctions totaling $69,806.76. Obviously, I missed some months there, but I'd image his buying habits were fairly similar. As such, I estimate that between March 14, 2008 and now, he's won auctions totaling $500,000.00 to $1 million on ebay. Now this mets-71 is a true whale!
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P.S. You can note that in the past six (6) months mets-71 has won AT LEAST 3005 auctions and 4658 auctions in the past 12 months. Wow. >>
This is the guy that kills me. A while back there was a thread about eBay nemeses and I posted about my adventures with him on a 66 PSA 8 Lou Klimchock card. It's a SP hi # and it is a semi tough card, but I think the two of us have driven the price of this card up in the last few months. According to VCP, 8 of these cards have been auctioned off in 2008 and mets-71 has won five of them. Five Lou Klimchocks!!
Then there's the 66 NL Rookies card # 591 in PSA 8. Another SP hi # tougher than the Klimchock. Three cards have come up for auction this year. Mets-71 has won them all. These are just my dealings with him. I can't imagine the headaches he's caused others. If anyone has a PSA 8 1966 Lou Klimchock #589 or a PSA 8 NL Rookies #591 for sale, please shoot me a PM.