Ever sold a card to the guy/gal on the card?

lsutigers1973 · October 23, 2008 11:46AM

The Pat Neshek card on the A&G thread reminded me of a worhtless card I sold for $10 a few years ago. It was a Mike Moriarty rookie #'d to like 500. Listed as a BIN and sold in minutes. Thought I had shorted myself until I got ready to ship the card and saw it was purchased by Mike Moriarty. His eBay ID was hitman48 or something like that. I guess he got the name in high school becaues he couldn't hit a beach ball in the majors.

Anyway, anyone else ever sold a card to the person on the card?

rube26105 · October 23, 2008 11:48AM

no cards, but i sold a licence plate to jim fox,drummer for the james gang once-he collects license plates,joe walsh get em for him all over the world he said

billwaltonsbeard · October 23, 2008 11:52AM

A guy I played baseball with in HS was drafted by the Braves. He had a card in the 1991 Stadium Club Skydome set. I ordered about 50 of them. One weekend that summer, I was set up at a local card show. He and his dad showed up at the show, and I ended up giving them a couple of his cards. I thought it was kinda cool.

mtcards · October 23, 2008 11:54AM

I sold a lot of Cade McNown Rookies to his mom back in 1999

lawnmowerman · October 23, 2008 11:55AM

Not cards but I did sell a bunch of chainsaws to some dude that went by the name Leatherface.

I think he might have been starting a tree business or something.

tsalems1 · October 23, 2008 11:56AM

Sold to Reggie Jackson at a show back in the early 90's. He was buying his rookie cards

nearmint · October 23, 2008 11:57AM

Yes, just recently, in fact. I also sell a lot of cards to players' sons and daughters, grandkids, nieces and nephews. Typically they're small sales, but I get a bang out of corresponding with the relatives.

Usually, at least. I once had a player's daughter accuse me of counterfeiting a $3 1969 football common. She already had one, and her card had an orange background. The background on the one I sold her was a lighter orange, just a variation in printing. I gritted my teeth and sent a polite response, and I resisted telling her that if I were going to print conterfeit cards, they certainly wouldn't be of her dad.

perkdog · October 23, 2008 12:09PM

<< Usually, at least. I once had a player's daughter accuse me of counterfeiting a $3 1969 football common. She already had one, and her card had an orange background. The background on the one I sold her was a lighter orange, just a variation in printing. I gritted my teeth and sent a polite response, and I resisted telling her that if I were going to print conterfeit cards, they certainly wouldn't be of her dad. >>

That is a classic!

PoppaJ · October 23, 2008 12:21PM

A while back, I had the honor of attending an Old Timer's game and banquet and
gave Jim O'Toole one of his 1963 Topps cards.

When I was a teenager, this card was the equivalent of the Billy Ripken F**k Face card.

On the back of the card ... Jim seems to be "really excited" (if you look HARD) to see his wife.

The card made its way around the banquet hall pretty quickly and all had a good laugh.

PoppaJ

rube26105 · October 23, 2008 12:23PM

i did sell a 50 bowman fb garrard ramsey to his son before he died last year come to think of it

rube26105 · October 23, 2008 12:54PM

<Not cards but I did sell a bunch of chainsaws to some dude that went by the name Leatherface.

I think he might have been starting a tree business or something>

was he in texas by any chance??i think i heard of him,and that town

lawnmowerman · October 23, 2008 12:57PM

bladefox · October 23, 2008 1:22PM

I once sold a rare serial #/25 card to Colorado Rockies' Ryan Spilbough (sp)'s mom a few years ago.

Bailey · October 23, 2008 1:41PM

I pulled the 1/1 Wood parallel of Jamie Fischer from 2007 Allen and Ginter and sold it to him. Kind of neat to sell a wood parallel to a lumberjack.

mikelowell25 · October 23, 2008 2:13PM

i sold a t206 wagner to honus back in 1911

1966CUDA · October 23, 2008 2:18PM

I gave a couple of Jim Ringo cards to his son. I blew out my knee in a wrestling tournament and his son was the physical therapist who I worked with afterwards.

MeteoriteGuy · October 23, 2008 2:46PM

I sold some WWII letters that mentioned Roy Rogers to a relative of Dale Evans (his wife). I guess from Evans first marriage as she did not claim any relation to Rogers himself.

rube26105 · October 23, 2008 2:55PM

i got in a fistfight with jake the snake roberts and his trainer in a card shop here before it closed,that was funny

1neatstuff · October 23, 2008 3:34PM

i thought this thread was interesting back in 1988 i sold a buch of jim abbott rookies to his mom and dad i believe because he use to pitch for taylor kennedy here in mi ....

Pittfan · October 23, 2008 8:42PM

I gave mean Joe Green his game jersey back for a coke!!!

jeffcbay · October 23, 2008 10:25PM

Not quite, but I sold a Steve Bechler RC to his Aunt. Steve Bechler was the Baltimore Orioles prospect who died from taking too much ephedra. I had posted his Upper Deck RC two days before he died. His Aunt told me she loved that card the most because it was the only card showing him smiling. Of course since he had just died, his cards were going through the roof. She paid like $12 for it. After swapping emails with her about him, I mailed her the card and refunded her payment.

JohnnyD · October 23, 2008 11:02PM

<< Not quite, but I sold a Steve Bechler RC to his Aunt. Steve Bechler was the Baltimore Orioles prospect who died from taking too much ephedra. I had posted his Upper Deck RC two days before he died. His Aunt told me she loved that card the most because it was the only card showing him smiling. Of course since he had just died, his cards were going through the roof. She paid like $12 for it. After swapping emails with her about him, I mailed her the card and refunded her payment.

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JohnnyD · October 23, 2008 11:03PM

<< 

<< Not quite, but I sold a Steve Bechler RC to his Aunt. Steve Bechler was the Baltimore Orioles prospect who died from taking too much ephedra. I had posted his Upper Deck RC two days before he died. His Aunt told me she loved that card the most because it was the only card showing him smiling. Of course since he had just died, his cards were going through the roof. She paid like $12 for it. After swapping emails with her about him, I mailed her the card and refunded her payment.

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Dang, screwed up....meant to add, wonderful gesture on your part!!!!!!

jlzinck · October 24, 2008 1:28AM

I used to give Tom Glavine cards to his mom in the late 90's.

HighChopper · October 24, 2008 2:01AM

Sold a Scott Proctor RC autograph to his mom. You'd think he'd be nice enough to sign anything for his own mom. Guess not.

MBMiller25 · October 24, 2008 2:16AM

<< i got in a fistfight with jake the snake roberts and his trainer in a card shop here before it closed,that was funny >>

I just spit my coffee all over my desk when I read this! Very nice Randy!

ROCKDJRW · October 24, 2008 3:44AM

I give cards to Red Sox prospect Michael Bowdens mom and sisters.

proofer2 · October 24, 2008 5:44AM

I did. I had a card store in the late eighties around Modesto CA. This guy calls up and asks if I have any Ted Kubiak cards and I said yea, several I'm sure. So he comes in and says "I'm the guy that called for the Kubiak cards" and I give him a box that had (among many others) several Kubiak cards. He's just thumbing through them and finally I take a close look at the guy and said "Hey you're Ted Kubiak". He smiles and says yes, then we ended up shooting the s*** for around 30 minutes with no one else in the store. Was great!

TheDudeAbides · October 24, 2008 5:46AM

Yes, Larry Burchart, 1970 Topps #412. Sold him a PSA 8.

I believe it's his only card. Exchanged a few emails with him. Arm trouble ended his career. Very friendly, stand-up guy. Told me a bit about his life during his playing days, and after.

His first game action came on opening day in 1969, at Detroit. The Tigers recieved their World Series rings before the game. He came into the game in the 8th. with men on first and second no outs. Mickey Stanley was the first person that he faced. Stanley flied out to right ... next up ... Al Kaline ... he hit into a DP. Signed by the Dodgers, his top salary was $11,000 in 1969.

He played for the following managers, Tommy Lasorda, Roger Craig, Ken Aspromonte, Alvin Dark, Lou Klimchock and Duke Snider.

Today, he's a senior VP of a regional bank. He's been in banking since 1972 after he got his college degree. His son Kyle pitched in the Toronto & Pittsburgh organizations for 5 years, and graduated from Oklahoma State, and works for Melton Truck Lines. His other son Travis has a law degree from Tulsa University, and works for Lexis Nexus. He's been married for 37 years to his wife Jean whom he met during his playing days in Minneapolis.

I've sold cards to some active and retired players, but they were not cards of themselves.

jeffcbay · October 24, 2008 5:57AM

I used to work with Hal Naragon's daughter. He was a catcher for the Indians, Senators, and Twins in the 50's & 60's. (yay) lol

Nuyauwka · October 24, 2008 3:11PM

I sold a 60 Fleer Football card to the son of the player, forget who it was!

alnavman · October 24, 2008 9:02PM

I"ve sold cards to the player in the past.....more often however I've sold cards to a players kids or relatives.

Ever sold a card to the guy/gal on the card?

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