Ever sell a card to the guy on the card?

saucywombat · June 1, 2009 1:39AM

Selling the 100 or so cards in my abandoned attempt at 1982 Topps graded...

Auction ended last night for PSA 9 #363 Bob Molinaro (White Sox)

Received payment from Robert Molinaro today.

Got to figure it is the same guy. Pretty cool.

Statman · June 1, 2009 1:50AM

That would be cool if it's the same guy. Or it could be another guy named Bob Moilnaro who collects him because they have the same name. You should email him asking if it's really him.

Either way - neat story

SoonerCowboy · June 1, 2009 1:51AM

I Sold a T206 reprint to Christy Mathewson's great-grandson.

saucywombat · June 1, 2009 1:55AM

Could be the case. I'll have to email.

My high school cross country coach was named Frank Thomas. Of course he had no idea why people started giving him a hard time around 1993.

jeffcbay · June 1, 2009 1:56AM

I sold a Jose Reyes to Jose Reyes, but it was a different Jose Reyes... JOSE REYES!!!

Dobie · June 1, 2009 1:58AM

I sold a lot of some cards to Jay Buhner's dad in 1999. He asked if I had any more to sell too.

Dboneesq · June 1, 2009 2:19AM

I can't remember the players, but back a few years ago I sold cards to the granddaughters of two baseball players from the 50s.

hammered · June 1, 2009 2:38AM

A few months ago I sold a '77T complete set to Ted Kubiak (played throughout the 70s and is in the 77 set), Living in San Diego now.

brumbach · June 1, 2009 3:05AM

I sold a Carlton Loewer card to a Carlton Loewer and also sold some Jose Reyes cards to Jose Reyes (not the player, just some guy in TX). Also sold some cards to Jay Buhner's dad back in 1999/2000 as well as Matt Anderson's father.

jivan · June 1, 2009 9:47AM

I believe bob molinaro lives in florida, near boca raton if it's the same guy.. ran into his brother in a pool and he told me he lived nearby......as for me, a guy comes up to me in a show here in ny about 20 years ago and wants to buy all my FRANK TEPEDINO cards.. since he was a yankee, i had him in yankee boxes and sold him 3 cards for 50 cents.. told him it was cheap as he was a scrub......he then told me that HE WAS FRANK TEPEDINO.....looked so diff..lol.. gave him money back and then got his auto on a ball... just a regular guy from the neighborhood.....I felt like an AASSSS.

otwcards · June 1, 2009 11:45AM

I've had quite a few players and/or family members contact me with regard to their 1977 Topps Mexican Football cards. Most recently Gregg Bingman and Robert Woods. The funniest was Eric Torkelson's college girlfriend who inquired as to why Eric's card was worth so much. I explained that it was short printed and difficult to find. She replied "Eric wasn't the slightest bit 'short' and it was quite easy to find" I nearly laughed my azz off. I figure the woman had to be pushing her mid 50's now, so it was even funnier.

RawPlusSlabbed · June 1, 2009 11:53AM

I have sold Jim Kern cards to Jim Kern Jr. Also, have sold Paul Krause cards to his niece.

DALEMURPHY03 · June 1, 2009 11:57AM

i once sold 100 ct of shaqs to ken goldin who flipped them to shop at home

Yankees001 · June 1, 2009 8:55PM

I sold a 1930'a Diamond Stars cards to the guys Great-Grand Son.

Dave

TonyC · June 1, 2009 10:08PM

I've sold the following:

Multiple boxing magazines with Greg Page on the cover to his second wife
A Kellogg's card of Don Gullett to Don Gullett
Multiple Jim Nash cards to Jim Nash (he said he gives them away to little kids that he meets)
A Scotty Bowman card to Scotty Bowman
A Jim Pagliaro (spelling may be wrong) card to a relative
A Dick Radatz card to his daughter

This isn't a card to a relative, but I've sold some 57-58 Topps Basketball cards to Keith Olbermann. Maybe someone should start a thread about selling cards to famous people.

saucywombat · June 1, 2009 11:36PM

<< <i>I believe bob molinaro lives in florida, near boca raton if it's the same guy.. ran into his brother in a pool and he told me he lived nearby......as for me, a guy comes up to me in a show here in ny about 20 years ago and wants to buy all my FRANK TEPEDINO cards.. since he was a yankee, i had him in yankee boxes and sold him 3 cards for 50 cents.. told him it was cheap as he was a scrub......he then told me that HE WAS FRANK TEPEDINO.....looked so diff..lol.. gave him money back and then got his auto on a ball... just a regular guy from the neighborhood.....I felt like an AASSSS. >>

Well the buyer would live in that area and shares the same middle initial as the MLB player - so I'd say 99.999% chance its the same guy.

Ever sell a card to the guy on the card?

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