Best single purchase non graded card(s) you bought off Ebay
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In particular, I'm curious about deals that seemed too good to be true. Looking for examples in recent years, where we expect everyone to grade their cards that are worth be graded.
About 2 years ago, I came across a 1955 Bowman Mantle in very nice condition with a BIN of $150. The seller did not look like they sold graded cards. However, the listing had already been active for a few days. Obviously people are looking for Mantles all the time so I figured some had to have passed on it because of being skeptical. I purchased the card, measured it in hand and it was graded a PSA 7.
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I won this Largent RC raw for around $25, I used a $25 eBay coupon I had so I really got the card for free thanks eBay lol.
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Tim
I bought this raw in an eBay auction a few years ago. I thought it looked pretty sharp.
Ended up being a 1981 O Pee Chee rare gray back variation POP 1
1972 Willie Stargell IA. Had it graded. Sold it for $1500.
Two best modern cards...not off eBay tho.
The Baylor for around 20 to 30 bucks (Rotman Auctions) and the Ryan was a trade for half my table ($30) at a Sunday local show in GA.
mike, that ryan is amazing. well worth half your table!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
No pics handy but I purchased a Jordan rookie and sticker back in 2002ish? Paid $900 for the pair. The Rookie graded 7 and the sticker 8. Took awhile to break even and pass my buy price. I wouldn't even attempt to buy those cards raw today.
On a side note I played pack wars in Vegas with 86 Fleer for $25 a pack. (a little steep in 91) I won a Jordan and no wanted the stickers. Came away with 4 more stickers. The rookie graded an 8 and the sticker 9, 8, 6, 6. That 86 set was the hottest set 5 years later, along with 1989 UD and 1989 Score Football.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Raw 1958 Alifabolaget Pele for $700, graded NM 7 and sold at $7,500
picked up raw about 4-5 years ago on ebay for $55 + shipping.
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Not anything spectacular but I picked this Banks card up at a local card show in a suburb of Baltimore while on business about 25-30 years ago. The guy wanted double the Beckett high which was $20 at the time, so he wanted $40 for the card. I tried to negotiate him down but he wouldn't budge. I reluctantly handed over $40 and sent the card to be graded some years later. It is still in my collection today. This happened before EBAY was founded.
I bought this. It was listed as non graded. The seller sent it into PSA.
I collect hall of fame rookie cards, https://www.instagram.com/stwainfan/
raw dog courtesy of a Canadian seller for ~ $25 delivered
pop 1 & the only graded dime from the entire set
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Bought a 1977 Walter Payton for $25 raw off ebay- figured it had some issues I couldn't see but for $25 figured why not.
Just got it back from PSA- Mint 9
Best to date.
PC Walter Payton - Bear Down!
About a year ago in early October, I had some ebay bucks to spend and was looking at a small "risk investment". Came across an 83 card rookie lot of Jimmy Garroppollo. Included was an SP Authentic Future Watch and dozens of better cards/parallels like Topps Chrome, Prism parallells, refractors, etc. Listing was an auction, so I bid $100 with the intention of selling them if he ever got traded and a chance to start. Roughly two weeks later, he was traded, seven wins to finish the year and I unloaded all of his cards for a little over 1k. Purchase price - $63
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Nothing like the above but my best one was a 1976 Topps Schmidt for $15 that came back a 9 which I sold for $160. I’m lucky if I find 3-4 cards a year where I can make money off grading them but I only try sporadically.
bought a low serial numbered card on ebay that I was hoping to make money on. only other PSA 10 of it sold for $300. got it for under $30 at auction luckily and it got a PSA 10. had it sold for almost $300 within hours of posting it.
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Bought this raw 1961 Aaron for $170 dollars. It ended up grading at a 9. I honestly thought it was going to be an 8. Sometimes you get lucky.
Bought this nice looking raw 1972 McCovey for $35 dollars and turned it into a PSA 10.
Patrick
Bought a 1956 Ted Williams and Bob Feller from Polo Grounds (about 10 yrs. ago). Both were advertised as MINT. Feller graded a 7. and Williams a 9. ( and it is a 9 or 10). Sold the Feller , still have TEd.
Wow
Got a 9 Larussa RC bought it for $5 raw and sold for $100+. Got a '63 Fleer Spahn for $10-ish raw and graded 8.5
Got super lucky buying an ebay auction a few months back of Yankee schedules from the 70s & 80s. The seller had thrown into the pile of schedules a "reprint" of 1951 Bowman Willie Mays RC. I have no idea why it was included with Yankee schedules, but I kept eyeing the RC and was confident it was real so I spent $45 for the schedules and awaited the card. I got the card and was elated that it was indeed real---It graded a PSA 2.5 and sold for $2,281 through PWCC!
Thank you, sir. It was an absolutely beautiful card. I was really lucky to spot it and take the "risk", but it just shows you that stuff is truly out here. This seller had it marked as a reprint, and it is pretty amazing if you consider just how in the world they had obtained an authentic Mays RC unknown to them as real in the first place.
Best non graded purchase for me was a 1987 Auburn Tigers McDag Frank Thomas of eBay for $350.
Sent it into PSA came back a PSA 9 looked like PSA 10 sent it back for review and got a 10. Sold it between
the time Thomas when was selected to the HOF and inducted for $5000.
James
I caught a large lot of 1887 N184 Kimballs with a BIN of $100 right when they got listed. The lot had the baseball players, the boxers, and many others from the set. That was a nice score.
Arthur