oh yeah i say keep flipping and buy one next summer
great thread
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
So Nathan we all want to know, are you going to use the funds or profit from the recent AWESOME pull you got??? Will add a nice chunk of change to you total already. You are well on your way to at least a 4/5 Mantle by next Convention!!!
Keep rocking it out, and keep this thread updated.
<< <i>So Nathan we all want to know, are you going to use the funds or profit from the recent AWESOME pull you got??? Will add a nice chunk of change to you total already. You are well on your way to at least a 4/5 Mantle by next Convention!!!
Keep rocking it out, and keep this thread updated.
Mike >>
Not going to use the funds from the Triple autograph. If I don't get a legit offer I am going to keep that card in my personal collection.
If I had got a dude box I wasn't going to take the $675.00 out of the Mantle funds.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
I bought a Cam Newton Playbook rookie patch autograph booklet for $100.00 at the local card show. I then sold it to a Cam collector for $200.00.
I got a pic of similar card off eBay but not exact card.
That brings the new total to $5103.56
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
If you just pulled it from box, I would keep it as the start for another journey once you achieved your current goal of the 52 Mantle. Those are my thoughts.
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Bought a total of (6) Factory sealed 1992 Fleer Update sets for a total of $30.00.
Sold three of the sets for $100.00.
That puts the total at $5173.56 + three 1992 Fleer Update factory sets.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
Yes, I also got a 1976 Topps Baseball Complete Set for $50.00.
Keep in mind this was a dealer/autograph dealer that only deals in the "shiny" stuff and didn't know his stuff and threw out low numbers on those items.
He bought an entire card shop inventory from a dealer from about fifteen years ago.
Those seven items were the only items I knew I could make some good money on and bought them.
That brings the total to $5123.56 and (3) 1992 Fleer Update Complete Sets and a 1976 Topps Baseball Complete Set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
We sold two more sets for $30.00 each and the last set I am going to keep for my PC. The box is a little beat up and don't want an unhappy customer.
$5183.56 was the cash total with a 1976 Topps set.
We bought two 1995 Topps Factory sets for $5.00 each and sold one via ebay for $62.23.
That brings the cash total to $5235.79 with (1) 1995 Topps Factory set and (1) 1976 Topps Baseball set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
I have made some good flips and want to share them here but I am not 100% that I am going to buy a 1952 Topps Mantle with the money. I have gotten into modern cards alot the past six months and I know those are just "shiny" new cards around here. However, that is what I enjoy so I am still not sure what I plan to buy at the National with my profits.
However, we will cross that bridge when I get there.
I sold the 1995 factory set for $50.00 to put the cash total at $5285.79 and one 1976 Topps set.
Had $900.00 in this from the local card show and was able to sell it to a buyer in China for $2350.00. I cleared roughly a $1250.00 profit.
That puts the total at $6535.79.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
<< <i>sorry to hear you lost the love of Vintage. i hear you though.
whatever you decide to grab, it's going to be epic!
LeBron RC perhaps? >>
I was thinking LeBron Exquisite Rookie Auto rookie or Durant Exquisite Rookie Auto.
It may just come down to what we can find for the best value at the National.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
Great work. I have also decided I have had enough of vintage and have turned to modern so I will be very interested in what you acquire at the National.
Please for the love of the greatest sports card ever....52' mantle...please make it yours...this has been the coolest thread ever. I understand your love for modern cards like the James or Durant Rookie...
Get all three!!!! But do it as you are doing it now. Keep flipping and posting.
Great flip. You truly have a knack for this but I kind of had a feeling this was going to happen. That you would have so much money put in front of you that naturally you would start thinking of other things you can purchase and to start to lose focus with all that temptation out there of different card selections. I wish you would really re-consider still chasing the card you originally had your eyes set on and go for that Mantle. This may be your only chance to get one in this lifetime. The price of that card will only to continue to rise in value. If that's not a good enough reason, well how about this Nathan - Its a freakin 1952 Topps Mantle! High graded at the rate your going as well.
<< <i>you rack disciprine!!! lol, just kidding but id be nervous about spending 6 grand on anything modern, thats soooo risky >>
i agree. but if i was going to i think the labron would be the card. i think you can get both
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
good luck by the way i agree this is the best thread cant wait for the next one
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Wow, I just read the whole thread, what an awesome ride it's been so far! Big props to 1980scollector for not only doing this, but taking us along on the journey with him.
I did something similar a few years ago, buying and flipping to make money for the National, but on a much smaller scale than you. I did end up spending some before the show, but only because a once in a lifetime opportunity came up (Ted Williams auction at Fenway Park), and I would have regretted not going and at least trying to get what I wanted. I know what a struggle it is to have that ca$$$h sitting there, seeing things you would like come up around you and fighting the urge to dip in and and spend some of the money. Good for you for having that willpower, it is tough!
And as far as what your going to buy at the National.....is this your first National? Baltimore was mine and I had NO IDEA just how big it would be or how much variety would be there. I went with a small list and that's what I focused on the first couple of days, finding those items and finding the best deal, or at least the item I wanted the most. If your going to spend this money on something for your personal collection, listen to your heart as well as your head while looking and keep an open mind! If you go in focused on one item, you may miss that "it" piece your looking for.
In the end, you want to buy something that years after your purchase, you look at it, smile and say, "Wow, that is cool!" At least that's what my goal was.
I can see this thread is going to be like the tv show "Lost". I'm sucked into the story and I can't wait to see the end! Just don't kick me at the end like those guys did.
<< <i>Great flip. You truly have a knack for this but I kind of had a feeling this was going to happen. That you would have so much money put in front of you that naturally you would start thinking of other things you can purchase and to start to lose focus with all that temptation out there of different card selections. I wish you would really re-consider still chasing the card you originally had your eyes set on and go for that Mantle. This may be your only chance to get one in this lifetime. The price of that card will only to continue to rise in value. If that's not a good enough reason, well how about this Nathan - Its a freakin 1952 Topps Mantle! High graded at the rate your going as well. >>
I can appreciate that line of thinking. I believe the Mantle is a no-brainer investment. It is something that I have thought about a great deal. I imagine the moment I get the Mantle and it just feels like "OK, what do I do with this now?" It's the holy grail for many but not me. However, when I think about a LeBron 2003-04 Exquisite RPA I get excited and think about putting it in my safety deposit box and letting it appreciate over the years. Then explaining the journey to my sons one day(they know LeBron). Do you have any idea what a MJ rookie would go for if only 99 existed? Yeah, me either but it would be a very large figure. The Heat are about to go on a championship run over the next three or four years. That is just my thoughts. Again, I share it all with you guys to get some feedback. At the end of the day, I will make a decision and feel like we have already been succesful.
My objective in this journey was to show you can take an act of kindness($500 gift from my brother) and with a little hard work you can turn it into something special.
I might just buy a Mantle and a high end basketball rookie card of Durant or LeBron.
I have some flips to update and the money is going to be there.
We're going to make it.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
That brings the total to $6785.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
The new total is $6925.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set. I took $5.00 out of this one to help with eBay fees.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
I would consider what The Cup Crosby and Ovechkin /99 RC's did when looking at the Lebron. That said I think the 52 Mantle is the hobbys most overated card and holds value that young collectors even now don't get to the same degree. I would take his 1951 Bowman RC all day long over the 52. Personally, I would look at Ruth.
I am going to call that a $185.00 profit after fees but I do get eBay bucks for my purchase.
The new total is $7105.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
We bought this for $175.00 and sold it for $300.00 via ebay.
New total $7205.09 and a 1976 Topps set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
Just a side note. My father had his 69th birthday today so my brother and I went up to visit him this weekend(well I worked the Dayton and Sharonville,Ohio show) and we all played Texas Hold Em at the new Horseshoe Casino in Cincy and we all three came out winners.
I won $150.00.
I bought this Luck for $90.00 and sold it for $155.00.
We can call that $50.00 profit to help with fees.
New total $7255.09 and a 1976 Topps set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
WTG Nathan ... looks like your quest will become reality this summer in Chicago.
STAY HEALTHY!
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
Made quit a few purchases at the Chicago Sun Times Show.
I bought this 2003 Willie Mays Heritage and Michael Jordan for $900.00 cash.
We sold the Mays for $325.00 and the Jordan for $1223.23 which equals $1548.23.
We will call it $1440.91 after the fees.
That gives us a total of $7796.00 and a 1976 Topps set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
Sold it for $88.00 so we will call it a $30.00 profit.
Total $7976.00 plus a 1976 Topps set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
Sold it for $40.00. We will call it a $25.00 profit.
That puts us at $8,001.00 and a 1976 Topps set.
** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
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great thread
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Keep rocking it out, and keep this thread updated.
Mike
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
<< <i>So Nathan we all want to know, are you going to use the funds or profit from the recent AWESOME pull you got??? Will add a nice chunk of change to you total already. You are well on your way to at least a 4/5 Mantle by next Convention!!!
Keep rocking it out, and keep this thread updated.
Mike >>
Not going to use the funds from the Triple autograph. If I don't get a legit offer I am going to keep that card in my personal collection.
If I had got a dude box I wasn't going to take the $675.00 out of the Mantle funds.
<< <i>Congrats! Which triple did you pull? >>
Thanks
I got a pic of similar card off eBay but not exact card.
That brings the new total to $5103.56
<< <i>
<< <i>Congrats! Which triple did you pull? >>
Thanks
If you just pulled it from box, I would keep it as the start for another journey once you achieved your current goal of the 52 Mantle. Those are my thoughts.
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Bought a total of (6) Factory sealed 1992 Fleer Update sets for a total of $30.00.
Sold three of the sets for $100.00.
That puts the total at $5173.56 + three 1992 Fleer Update factory sets.
WTB: 2001 Leaf Rookies & Stars Longevity: Ryan Jensen #/25
Keep in mind this was a dealer/autograph dealer that only deals in the "shiny" stuff and didn't know his stuff and threw out low numbers on those items.
He bought an entire card shop inventory from a dealer from about fifteen years ago.
Those seven items were the only items I knew I could make some good money on and bought them.
That brings the total to $5123.56 and (3) 1992 Fleer Update Complete Sets and a 1976 Topps Baseball Complete Set.
$5183.56 was the cash total with a 1976 Topps set.
We bought two 1995 Topps Factory sets for $5.00 each and sold one via ebay for $62.23.
That brings the cash total to $5235.79 with (1) 1995 Topps Factory set and (1) 1976 Topps Baseball set.
<< <i>Glad to see this thread revived! >>
+1
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Just throw us a bone please.
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
<< <i>Any updates through the holidays?
Just throw us a bone please. >>
I have made some good flips and want to share them here but I am not 100% that I am going to buy a 1952 Topps Mantle with the money. I have gotten into modern cards alot the past six months and I know those are just "shiny" new cards around here. However, that is what I enjoy so I am still not sure what I plan to buy at the National with my profits.
However, we will cross that bridge when I get there.
I sold the 1995 factory set for $50.00 to put the cash total at $5285.79 and one 1976 Topps set.
Had $900.00 in this from the local card show and was able to sell it to a buyer in China for $2350.00. I cleared roughly a $1250.00 profit.
That puts the total at $6535.79.
whatever you decide to grab, it's going to be epic!
LeBron RC perhaps?
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
<< <i>sorry to hear you lost the love of Vintage. i hear you though.
whatever you decide to grab, it's going to be epic!
LeBron RC perhaps? >>
I was thinking LeBron Exquisite Rookie Auto rookie or Durant Exquisite Rookie Auto.
It may just come down to what we can find for the best value at the National.
Good luck!
<< <i>
<< <i>sorry to hear you lost the love of Vintage. i hear you though.
whatever you decide to grab, it's going to be epic!
LeBron RC perhaps? >>
I was thinking LeBron Exquisite Rookie Auto rookie or Durant Exquisite Rookie Auto.
It may just come down to what we can find for the best value at the National. >>
CANT WAIT BROTHER!!!!!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
I understand your love for modern cards like the James or Durant Rookie...
Get all three!!!! But do it as you are doing it now. Keep flipping and posting.
That's all I have I say.
<< <i>you rack disciprine!!! lol, just kidding but id be nervous about spending 6 grand on anything modern, thats soooo risky >>
i agree. but if i was going to i think the labron would be the card. i think you can get both
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
I did something similar a few years ago, buying and flipping to make money for the National, but on a much smaller scale than you. I did end up spending some before the show, but only because a once in a lifetime opportunity came up (Ted Williams auction at Fenway Park), and I would have regretted not going and at least trying to get what I wanted. I know what a struggle it is to have that ca$$$h sitting there, seeing things you would like come up around you and fighting the urge to dip in and and spend some of the money. Good for you for having that willpower, it is tough!
And as far as what your going to buy at the National.....is this your first National? Baltimore was mine and I had NO IDEA just how big it would be or how much variety would be there. I went with a small list and that's what I focused on the first couple of days, finding those items and finding the best deal, or at least the item I wanted the most. If your going to spend this money on something for your personal collection, listen to your heart as well as your head while looking and keep an open mind! If you go in focused on one item, you may miss that "it" piece your looking for.
In the end, you want to buy something that years after your purchase, you look at it, smile and say, "Wow, that is cool!" At least that's what my goal was.
I can see this thread is going to be like the tv show "Lost". I'm sucked into the story and I can't wait to see the end! Just don't kick me at the end like those guys did.
<< <i>Great flip. You truly have a knack for this but I kind of had a feeling this was going to happen. That you would have so much money put in front of you that naturally you would start thinking of other things you can purchase and to start to lose focus with all that temptation out there of different card selections. I wish you would really re-consider still chasing the card you originally had your eyes set on and go for that Mantle. This may be your only chance to get one in this lifetime. The price of that card will only to continue to rise in value. If that's not a good enough reason, well how about this Nathan - Its a freakin 1952 Topps Mantle! High graded at the rate your going as well. >>
I can appreciate that line of thinking. I believe the Mantle is a no-brainer investment. It is something that I have thought about a great deal. I imagine the moment I get the Mantle and it just feels like "OK, what do I do with this now?" It's the holy grail for many but not me. However, when I think about a LeBron 2003-04 Exquisite RPA I get excited and think about putting it in my safety deposit box and letting it appreciate over the years. Then explaining the journey to my sons one day(they know LeBron). Do you have any idea what a MJ rookie would go for if only 99 existed? Yeah, me either but it would be a very large figure. The Heat are about to go on a championship run over the next three or four years. That is just my thoughts. Again, I share it all with you guys to get some feedback. At the end of the day, I will make a decision and feel like we have already been succesful.
My objective in this journey was to show you can take an act of kindness($500 gift from my brother) and with a little hard work you can turn it into something special.
I might just buy a Mantle and a high end basketball rookie card of Durant or LeBron.
I have some flips to update and the money is going to be there.
We're going to make it.
Kobe Bryant Prizm REFRACTOR / 24
Sold it for $650.00 offline.
That brings the total to $6785.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set.
Dr. J/LeBron Exquisite dual autograph / 20
Sold it via ebay, eight days after purchase, for $300.00
Dr.J/LeBron Exquisite dual
Total is $6885.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set.
2005 Topps Heritage Lot with SP's
The new total is $6925.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set. I took $5.00 out of this one to help with eBay fees.
MJ World of Sports AUTO/JERSEY 25
Sold 3-3-13 for $623.23 and paid instantly.
MJ AUTO/JERSEY / 25 sold
I am going to call that a $185.00 profit after fees but I do get eBay bucks for my purchase.
The new total is $7105.79 and a 1976 Topps Baseball set
New total $7205.09 and a 1976 Topps set.
I won $150.00.
I bought this Luck for $90.00 and sold it for $155.00.
We can call that $50.00 profit to help with fees.
New total $7255.09 and a 1976 Topps set.
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
I bought this 2003 Willie Mays Heritage and Michael Jordan for $900.00 cash.
We sold the Mays for $325.00 and the Jordan for $1223.23 which equals $1548.23.
We will call it $1440.91 after the fees.
That gives us a total of $7796.00 and a 1976 Topps set.
IT!!!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Sold it for $700.00.
We will call it $150.00 after fees.
Total $7946.00 and 1976 Topps set.
Sold it for $88.00 so we will call it a $30.00 profit.
Total $7976.00 plus a 1976 Topps set.
Sold it for $40.00. We will call it a $25.00 profit.
That puts us at $8,001.00 and a 1976 Topps set.
This is so awesome!!!!!
Keep it up, have you thought about what day you are going to make your purchase at the National?
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