A few weeks ago I had a run of 21 posts in 20 days. Good times. Then I dropped off the face of the earth, no posts in 18 days. I think I'm bipolar. Actually, work has been a bear for the last month. We let people go and one is on medical leave and I have all their burdens on my shoulders. I get home and there is no energy left for cards or posting.
But somethings gotta change! I am getting crankier and meaner and the cure is some diversion and fun. So hopefully back to blogging.
It is time!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Be quick!
Every Major League team has an all time-games played leader. Most of these men are retired. Three are still active and still on the team they hold the record for. Soooooo......
Name the three players that are the All-Time leaders in career games played for their current teams.
One guess per person, 1st to get it right takes the prize!
Unfortunately, I will be out until about 8:30 PST, so I won't confirm a winner until I get back.
Name the three players that are the All-Time leaders in career games played for their current teams.
One guess per person, 1st to get it right takes the prize!
Unfortunately, I will be out until about 8:30 PST, so I won't confirm a winner until I get back.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Something to read
Attention: (NO PIMPING!)
There will be a contest of (limited) skill and quickness on this blog tomorrow at 6PM PST/9PM EST. The prize will be these:
and these
The condition on these is not always mint, but it is a good variety of semi-vintagy goodness.
The way to win will be to answer a trivia question first in the comments on tomorrows post. So come on by around 6PM PST/9PM EST. The answer is probably searchable, I found the info on the net after all. Bring your Google machines and your quick typing fingers and go home happy!
As it says up top, please do not pimp this, I want someone who reads this blog regularly to win.
There will be a contest of (limited) skill and quickness on this blog tomorrow at 6PM PST/9PM EST. The prize will be these:
and these
The condition on these is not always mint, but it is a good variety of semi-vintagy goodness.
The way to win will be to answer a trivia question first in the comments on tomorrows post. So come on by around 6PM PST/9PM EST. The answer is probably searchable, I found the info on the net after all. Bring your Google machines and your quick typing fingers and go home happy!
As it says up top, please do not pimp this, I want someone who reads this blog regularly to win.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Holy package from Dennis
Yesterday, I mentioned that I would be posting about 2 packages from bloggers that were sent to me out of the kindness of their hearts. Speigel was yesterday, today is Dennis from Too Many Verlanders! This one was completely out of the blue. Not only does Dennis have too many Verlanders (and Grandersons), but he has way too many cool cards that I like.
He sent a ton.
Like 2000 pounds. That is how much a ton is.
With the postage rates gone up, I wonder how much is cost him to send 2000 pounds of cards. Really, a lot of cards, and all of them right in my wheelhouse!
So check it out!
I'd been looking for some of these Pinnacle Mozaics cards. Well, Dennis threw in a bunch of them! They are very interesting looking. I likey! Other flashy stuff was abundant as well.
Here is more flashy. Die cuts, the 2 Wave of the Future cards actually are plastic and have liquid in them. The Fleer card on the top left doesn't look too flashy, but it is actually my first Fleer Tiffany parallel! I thought only Topps did Tiffany.
These are all various Artists Proof parallels from Pinnace and Donruss. There were a LOT more of these. I especially like the Die Cut ones.
2 serial #'d Pudge Diamond Kings from tough sets! Really cool, I don't know if I will ever complete these 2 sets because they don't pop up much any more. And McGwires!! Beautiful stuff, I had never even seen the Pinnacle Die Cut one.
He sent a ton.
Like 2000 pounds. That is how much a ton is.
With the postage rates gone up, I wonder how much is cost him to send 2000 pounds of cards. Really, a lot of cards, and all of them right in my wheelhouse!
So check it out!
2 serial #'d Pudge Diamond Kings from tough sets! Really cool, I don't know if I will ever complete these 2 sets because they don't pop up much any more. And McGwires!! Beautiful stuff, I had never even seen the Pinnacle Die Cut one.
And of course, the inspiration for the package, Dennis wanted to help with my quest for refractors! You can see why I say he sent a literal ton. Bundles and bundles!
Thanks oh so much Dennis, I'll be on the lookout for you!!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
nomo surprise!
This will be the first of two back to back posts where I am treated like a kid at Christmas. Like a BAD kid at Christmas. These comparisons aren't getting the point across... maybe like the devil on Halloween, or any Kardashian, any time.
The point is, I got stuff I don't deserve for no reason other than someone seems to like me!!!
This first post is brought to you by the letters S, P, I, E, G, E and L. If you don't know who that is, get on over to Nomo's Sushi Platter and check out the nice work.
I guess I sent him something in the past that he appreciated, so being the great guy he is, he sent me this great stuff. I wasn't expecting it!
Great variety, and this scan is just a sampling. I really love the Nettles 'Senior Baseball' card, McGwires always welcome and vintage? Who can complain about vintage? OK, I can. I think Topps is dumb to rebrand old vintage for current product. i understand the marketing attitude that drives it, I just don't like it. Still, I'll gladly take them in my vintage collection!
He also sent refractors! The generosity of the community astounds me. Thanks a ton Spiegel!!
The point is, I got stuff I don't deserve for no reason other than someone seems to like me!!!
This first post is brought to you by the letters S, P, I, E, G, E and L. If you don't know who that is, get on over to Nomo's Sushi Platter and check out the nice work.
I guess I sent him something in the past that he appreciated, so being the great guy he is, he sent me this great stuff. I wasn't expecting it!
Great variety, and this scan is just a sampling. I really love the Nettles 'Senior Baseball' card, McGwires always welcome and vintage? Who can complain about vintage? OK, I can. I think Topps is dumb to rebrand old vintage for current product. i understand the marketing attitude that drives it, I just don't like it. Still, I'll gladly take them in my vintage collection!
He also sent refractors! The generosity of the community astounds me. Thanks a ton Spiegel!!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Travis Buck. So pretty.
Dan from It's like having my own card shop recently contacted me about a trade for a Kelly Johnson relic I had on my trade bait page. Unfortunately, I had sold it a couple days before. So after I updated my bait page, we worked out a trade for some other D-backs!
My favorite is this Travis Buck. It didn't come through on the scan, but his hair is 'refractorized' so that it looks even more squirly and girly than in the scan. He be beautiful! And so are the other refractors Dan sent.
Thanks Dan!!
My favorite is this Travis Buck. It didn't come through on the scan, but his hair is 'refractorized' so that it looks even more squirly and girly than in the scan. He be beautiful! And so are the other refractors Dan sent.
Who is this Arpsmith guy?
For a guy with no blog, arpsmith sure gets around. See here for his latest. Well, he also worked out a fun trade with yours truly. I sent stuff I didn't want that he wanted, and he sent stuff he didn't want that I wanted. See, a trade. Worked out awesome!
So he sent me refractors. Nice ones. Lots.
A couple older ones (always cool!), numbered, colored etc. Very pretty, eh?
And here is a shot of some of the big ol pile that came with them! Very nice, helps me a ton on my goal for the year!
Thanks arpsmith!
So he sent me refractors. Nice ones. Lots.
And here is a shot of some of the big ol pile that came with them! Very nice, helps me a ton on my goal for the year!
Thanks arpsmith!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Rooting AGAINST my favorite player
I've decided I'm crazy.
When a normal person watches a sporting event in which their favorite player is participating, the natural thing to do is to root for that player. Right? Well, here is an example of how collecting cards has totally screwed up my priorities!
I'm not a Giants fan. I'm not a Patriots fan. But my favorite football player is Wes Welker.
I love Wes because he reminds me of me. Not the stupid comments about Rex Ryan last year (OK, I make plenty of comments I regret too). No I like Wes because he is an undersized, undrafted tough little producer. I like the sheer number of catches he makes. The way other teams try to bully him physically, but he just bounces right back. Reminds me of me in my tiny little football career. (I didn't even make the team at a 2 year college, so I'm definitely not bragging!) He isn't perfect, but he is my favorite active player.
So why am I rooting against him? Cards. I don't have many Welkers and no RC's or high end cards. I'd like some. And if he has a big game on the Big Stage, they will retreat even further out of my price range. So if Welker catches a game winning touchdown, I'll celebrate his accomplishment, but mourn a little for the cards I'll never own.
What a sad sob story. huh?
Go Wes!
When a normal person watches a sporting event in which their favorite player is participating, the natural thing to do is to root for that player. Right? Well, here is an example of how collecting cards has totally screwed up my priorities!
I'm not a Giants fan. I'm not a Patriots fan. But my favorite football player is Wes Welker.
I love Wes because he reminds me of me. Not the stupid comments about Rex Ryan last year (OK, I make plenty of comments I regret too). No I like Wes because he is an undersized, undrafted tough little producer. I like the sheer number of catches he makes. The way other teams try to bully him physically, but he just bounces right back. Reminds me of me in my tiny little football career. (I didn't even make the team at a 2 year college, so I'm definitely not bragging!) He isn't perfect, but he is my favorite active player.
So why am I rooting against him? Cards. I don't have many Welkers and no RC's or high end cards. I'd like some. And if he has a big game on the Big Stage, they will retreat even further out of my price range. So if Welker catches a game winning touchdown, I'll celebrate his accomplishment, but mourn a little for the cards I'll never own.
What a sad sob story. huh?
Go Wes!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Joe brings it!
Joe over at The Sandlot and I recently completed a fun trade. I send him Mets and Piazza's and he sent me:
A regular and a jumbo Gallery of Heroes from 98 Topps Gallery! They made these for at least 3 years that I am aware of, but this year is the nicest looking in my humble opinion. I am collecting this set, but only have #'s 3(Bonds), 12 (Chipper) and 14 (Nomo). If you have any for trade, let me know!
The jumbos are really cool for display. I doubt I'll get the whole set of those, but I now have the Arod and Ripken. They look great together!
Big Mac's and hoops funkiness! Right off my wantlists, and beautiful!
And what trade these days would be complete without refractors! Joe sent a bundle. I imagine that back in the early days of refractors, a Mantle refractor would have been big bucks.
Awesome package Joe! I'll be on the lookout for more Piazzas!
A regular and a jumbo Gallery of Heroes from 98 Topps Gallery! They made these for at least 3 years that I am aware of, but this year is the nicest looking in my humble opinion. I am collecting this set, but only have #'s 3(Bonds), 12 (Chipper) and 14 (Nomo). If you have any for trade, let me know!
The jumbos are really cool for display. I doubt I'll get the whole set of those, but I now have the Arod and Ripken. They look great together!
Big Mac's and hoops funkiness! Right off my wantlists, and beautiful!
And what trade these days would be complete without refractors! Joe sent a bundle. I imagine that back in the early days of refractors, a Mantle refractor would have been big bucks.
Awesome package Joe! I'll be on the lookout for more Piazzas!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Mustached trader strikes again
I apologize for the abundance of trade posts (but I love having that problem!) and also for making the trade posts so short (but I'm slammed at work and home right now).
Anyway...
Eric over at Manupatches and Mustaches is a great blogger and fun to trade with. He collects mustachio'd players. I didn't send him any of those, but I have some for the next package (I promise this time Eric!) I recently sent him some John Stocktons and Karl Malones and he sent me refractors! Here's a small sampling of the bounty:
Thanks a ton Eric!
Anyway...
Eric over at Manupatches and Mustaches is a great blogger and fun to trade with. He collects mustachio'd players. I didn't send him any of those, but I have some for the next package (I promise this time Eric!) I recently sent him some John Stocktons and Karl Malones and he sent me refractors! Here's a small sampling of the bounty:
Thanks a ton Eric!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Refractor Quest - January Report
Collecting 1000 refractors from scratch in a 1 year period sounds daunting. Since I don't buy packs, it sounds even tougher! I know the blogging community will be there to help. Trading is awesome in our little community.
I have semi-devious plans to attract fractors as the year goes on. I have a couple of quite nice cards that I plan to 'auction' off for the highest number of refractors in return. But still, it going to be a big challenge, right????
Here is the monthly progress report for January!
As of January 31st, I have the following:
230 - Baseball Refractors
11 - Football Refractors
34 - Basketball Refractors
275 total Refractors!
More math...
I have 27.5% of my goal of 1000 Refractors
I have been accumulating refractors at a pace of 8.87/day
I am on pace for 3246(!?!?) Refractors
Holy *bleep*fractor*bleep*! So far the trades have been rooooling in! Obviously. It's been awesome. I am very tempted to go back to my original plan of 2000 refractors this year, but things have got to slow down. Right?
I hope not!
Huge thanks to all who have helped me along so far, with a special shout-out to Brad from Philly, who sent the largest fractor pack, 89 total refractors! Thanks again Brad!
I have semi-devious plans to attract fractors as the year goes on. I have a couple of quite nice cards that I plan to 'auction' off for the highest number of refractors in return. But still, it going to be a big challenge, right????
Here is the monthly progress report for January!
230 - Baseball Refractors
11 - Football Refractors
34 - Basketball Refractors
275 total Refractors!
More math...
I have 27.5% of my goal of 1000 Refractors
I have been accumulating refractors at a pace of 8.87/day
I am on pace for 3246(!?!?) Refractors
Holy *bleep*fractor*bleep*! So far the trades have been rooooling in! Obviously. It's been awesome. I am very tempted to go back to my original plan of 2000 refractors this year, but things have got to slow down. Right?
I hope not!
Huge thanks to all who have helped me along so far, with a special shout-out to Brad from Philly, who sent the largest fractor pack, 89 total refractors! Thanks again Brad!
Platshke's got a draft going
Hey all, There's a card draft going on over at Platshke, Thy Sweater is Argyle! With a creative name like that and a reputation for great trading, it should be a good one!
$20 gets you in. Head on over!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Featured Diamond Kings set of the month - January
Welcome to yet another series inspired by my blog goals for the year! Every month, I will feature a Diamond Kings set in depth. Gotta stay true to my roots!
I have to start somewhere, so for January, I'll 'begin at the beginning'. That's right, the originals, the 1982 Donruss Diamond Kings!
Me being THE Diamond King, I have tons of inside information to share on this set! Never before revealed trivia and minutia! For example, Dick Perez of Perez/Steele galleries was the man who created the art for the 1982 Diamond Kings set. See? Your learning already! OK, that was lame. But I bet most of you didn't know that Donruss didn't even pick the players for the set, but Perez and Frank Steele chose, based on the previous years performance? Awesome! I want to do that! THEY were the ones that determined to have exactly one player from each team too.
That brings us to the players featured on the 1982 series. Keep in mind that they were chosen by Perez/Steele...
One selection that is questioned all the time is Garvey for the Dodgers. 1981, if you weren't around, was the year of Fernando-mania! He was totally the man! Maybe Perez and Steele didn't put much stock into rookies? Fernando made it into the next year's DK's, but I bet he loses sleep to this day over not being in the originals!
The layout and design of the cards is EXTREMELY close to that of the 1983 Diamond Kings. So close, in fact, that the 2 sets are often mistaken for each other. Also, all of the backgrounds are horizontal stripey patterns except for the Mayberry and Thomas plus 1/2 of the Carew and Smith. I wonder if that was a deliberate decision or what?
The 82 set also features the 1st Diamond kings error - No surprise there, Donruss had errors coming out their noses in those days! This time it was a simple misspelling. Allen Trammel was spelled with one too few L's. Allen Trammel. Like all errors, this one is still worth hundreds of dollars today! Or not?
I'll try to get next months Diamond Kings post before the very end of the month!
I have to start somewhere, so for January, I'll 'begin at the beginning'. That's right, the originals, the 1982 Donruss Diamond Kings!
Me being THE Diamond King, I have tons of inside information to share on this set! Never before revealed trivia and minutia! For example, Dick Perez of Perez/Steele galleries was the man who created the art for the 1982 Diamond Kings set. See? Your learning already! OK, that was lame. But I bet most of you didn't know that Donruss didn't even pick the players for the set, but Perez and Frank Steele chose, based on the previous years performance? Awesome! I want to do that! THEY were the ones that determined to have exactly one player from each team too.
That brings us to the players featured on the 1982 series. Keep in mind that they were chosen by Perez/Steele...
1 Pete Rose - First DK ever!
2 Gary Carter - Nice looking card, one of my faves in this set. Gary's having a tough time with brain cancer right now...
3 Steve Garvey - more on him later
4 Vida Blue
5 Alan Trammell - Another of my faves from this set
6 Len Barker
7 Dwight Evans
8 Rod Carew - awesome! I miss his weird batting stance.
9 George Hendrick - sorry for the cut off scans
10 Phil Niekro
11 Richie Zisk - Him and Alvin Davis were the only Mariners worth knowing for a while
12 Dave Parker
13 Nolan Ryan
14 Ivan DeJesus - He looks like a strongman. Nice drawing.
15 George Brett
16 Tom Seaver
17 Dave Kingman - I love this one, plus it's the only one that is so off center that his head covers the banner
18 Dave Winfield - I always thought this drawing made him look kinda wussy
19 Mike Norris
20 Carlton Fisk
21 Ozzie Smith
22 Roy Smalley - I don't know why I like this one so much, but I do. Smalley could have been in Alvin and the Chipmunks
23 Buddy Bell
24 Ken Singleton
25 John Mayberry
26 Gorman Thomas - Classic Gorman! The name Gorman Thomas makes me think 'drunk and happy'. Oh, and strikeouts.
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One selection that is questioned all the time is Garvey for the Dodgers. 1981, if you weren't around, was the year of Fernando-mania! He was totally the man! Maybe Perez and Steele didn't put much stock into rookies? Fernando made it into the next year's DK's, but I bet he loses sleep to this day over not being in the originals!
The layout and design of the cards is EXTREMELY close to that of the 1983 Diamond Kings. So close, in fact, that the 2 sets are often mistaken for each other. Also, all of the backgrounds are horizontal stripey patterns except for the Mayberry and Thomas plus 1/2 of the Carew and Smith. I wonder if that was a deliberate decision or what?
The 82 set also features the 1st Diamond kings error - No surprise there, Donruss had errors coming out their noses in those days! This time it was a simple misspelling. Allen Trammel was spelled with one too few L's. Allen Trammel. Like all errors, this one is still worth hundreds of dollars today! Or not?
I'll try to get next months Diamond Kings post before the very end of the month!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Super Scores at a Trade Only show!
If you only want to see the loot, it's at the bottom, but I think the read is worth it!
I was perusing craigslist last week in the collectibles section as I am known to do. Actually, this was the first time ever. There was a lot of stuff for sale, but absolutely nothing that looked worth my time. I was about to abandon my craigslist experiment to the dark depths of the sea, when an ad for a 'Trading Only Get Together' caught my eye.
Wow!!
Now I love trading with other bloggers and over the internet. You can find stuff not available in your area and the people are GREAT. That's right, give yourselves a hand. Bloggers are awesome people! But the one thing I have missed more than anything since I came back to the hobby is in-person trading. I just can't find anyone around here to trade with.
So I made the 30 minute drive to the basement of a church in order to scratch my trading itch! I had no idea what to expect. The ad said 'absolutely no selling allowed', but I was still worried that the stereotypical stuffy card show guy would be the norm and that nobody would want my junky stuff. Spoiler alert, I was pleasantly surprised.
There ended up being six tables set up including me. They set it up like a card show where everyone had a table and you wandered around trying to make deals. The guys there ranged all over the map as far as trading personalities.
The organizer had his teenage son there. They were easy to deal with. He got some good stuff from me, but I got plenty back. Nice guy.
Then there was the slightly greasy twenty-something. He definitely wanted to get the most out of every trade. He told you what he wanted to trade you instead of letting you decide what you wanted. He wasn't as abrasive as it sounds though, and we made a couple of trades.
There was the 2 man team that had some interesting stuff, but didn't want much of mine. They were very nice though, and fun to talk to.
There was another guy who spent the whole time looking stuff up on Beckett Online. He was very concerned about price. I made a trade with him, but it wasn't super fun. At one point, he said, "It's all about having fun", and the guy next to me snickered and whispered that he was the only guy in the place who didn't look like he was having fun. The Beckett guy had his 10 year old son with him though, and I made a few trades with him, stressing the fun aspect. Good kid.
The last guy was great. We both grabbed stacks from each others tables and made easy trades. Great guy, seemed like a blogger almost! He mentioned that his girlfriend was totally into the card thing with him. That'd be sweet.
Anyway, I totally scored some sweet cards! Check out the stuff I'm keeping:
Woah! 1911 T205 Gold Border Ty Cobb! Books for $4000! Best find ever! OK, I know its gotta be a reprint, so there goes the biggest hit of my life, but it still looks cool. If anyone can help me find out when it was reprinted, that'd be awesome. It is very obviously old and even has the 'old card smell'. Anyone??
OK, this one I know is real because Beckett says so. They're God right? But it IS a cool old card. 1912 Hassan Triple Folders if you can't read the sticker. It's only 1/3 of the original triple card, but its 100 years old and while Chief Meyers isn't a HOF'er, he was a pretty good player! Here's his wikipedia entry.
The great thing is that this Trade Only show will be every month! I traded away all my good stuff, but I still welcome the chance for face to face trading.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
My 1 card challenge - Masterpieces
By now you have all heard of Night Owl's latest contribution to the community, the One Card Challenge! Click on his graphic below to go check it out.
Well, since this site get's tons of traffic from Night Owl, I figured I should return the favor.
And of course, I need 1 card! The card I need to finish my 2008 Masterpieces set is #110, Yogi Berra.
Help a blogger out if you can!
And of course, I need 1 card! The card I need to finish my 2008 Masterpieces set is #110, Yogi Berra.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Philly - The City of Refractorly Love!
Brad from Brad's Blog (no blog to be found... yet?) is a Philly fan. He expressed interest in helping me with my massive refractor project in return for some sports cards with heroes from the City of Brotherly Love on them. So we did the usual trade thingy, I sent him some Phillies and he sent me...
Four Refractors!! Aint they nice? Purples, a nice numbered Chromie and an Auto! Very nice stuff indeed, but Brad didn't stop there.
Oh no, he didn't stop there!
Check this out!!! All told, 89 refractors. Brad's the man!
Four Refractors!! Aint they nice? Purples, a nice numbered Chromie and an Auto! Very nice stuff indeed, but Brad didn't stop there.
Check this out!!! All told, 89 refractors. Brad's the man!
Friday, January 27, 2012
How many refractors would $30 buy?
Sorry for all the trade posts, but I been busy on the swapping front! This one comes courtesy of Robert at $30 a Week Habit.
More fractors for the chase!! I'll have an update on the numbers Feb 1, but I'll tell you, its going awesome!!! In fact, stay tuned for the next trade post, it's a doozy.
Also, if you haven't been reading Robert, get over there, he's great!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Benny (AKA Benito) from the Quarry
Hiflew over at Cards from the Quarry and I have made several trades over the last few months. This time I sent some random Todd Heltons his way and he sent me 7 refractors for my refractor chase!
They're some nice ones too! Gold's, serial #'d's and Heritage! VERY nice!
But that's not all, he also sent a Benito Santiago relic card! Straight off my wantlists!!
But that's not all, he also sent a Benito Santiago relic card! Straight off my wantlists!!
I love how it references Barry Bonds, it will be a history lesson for when my kids get interested. Great card! It will be going into my PC, the 28th card this year to do so! Thanks again Hiflew!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
PC Add 27, Paul Bunyan Edition
I would have never thought I'd have added 27 cards to my PC only 24 days into the year! That puts me on pace for 412 adds this year!!!
No way I'll keep that pace, which is good, because I don't know if I have the storage for that!
Anyway, here's the card, another awesome Mark McGwire. This one's a refractor, so that's even better. The weird thing about this is that it just showed up in my mailbox in a PWE, no return address. I have absolutely no idea who sent it! If you are the culprit, drop me a line, I'd love to reciprocate.
No way I'll keep that pace, which is good, because I don't know if I have the storage for that!
Anyway, here's the card, another awesome Mark McGwire. This one's a refractor, so that's even better. The weird thing about this is that it just showed up in my mailbox in a PWE, no return address. I have absolutely no idea who sent it! If you are the culprit, drop me a line, I'd love to reciprocate.
Here he is, the Paul Bunyan of baseball!
Here are the previous PC Adds for this year:
Monday, January 23, 2012
Spoiling Someone's Day Stinks
So the other day I got a phone call. Some of you might have received a similar call. It was my brother in law. He had just found out that I was a card collector and... he had a bunch of cards from when he collected as a kid! Now he's a nice guy, so he wasn't pushy, but he wanted to know if I wanted to 'take a look' at them, with the clear implication being that he'd like to sell them.
I had a few clues as to what he might have. He isn't from a rich family. He's 33 years old. And he's a great guy, but he's never really put himself into anything fully. Not fully committed to anything if you see what I mean. All of that added up to junk wax. I had hope though. Maybe some cool insert or rookie???
Nope
The poor guy had about 1500 cards, some in a binder, the rest in a box. Some were still in the wrappers. All from 92 and 93. Wait, you say, there's a possibility of a few good cards in there, Piazza and Rivera RC's, Jeter etc! No, the best card (and by a loooong way) was this:
Not bad really, but as for buying his cards, well, I see the Chippah in quarter boxes every show I go to, so I sure aint paying 'book value' for this collection!
I felt bad, because he is a nice guy, and could probably use some extra money. I had to tell him the facts of life. If he craigslisted them, he could get laughed at by anyone who wanted to buy cards. If he e-bayed them, he couldn't get enough to cover shipping. And if he wanted to sell them to me, well, I couldn't see paying more than $5, and that's with the binder and plastic sheets. He took it well, but I still felt vaguely gross. I hate giving bad news.
Anyone else have a similar story?
Oh man, if only!
I had a few clues as to what he might have. He isn't from a rich family. He's 33 years old. And he's a great guy, but he's never really put himself into anything fully. Not fully committed to anything if you see what I mean. All of that added up to junk wax. I had hope though. Maybe some cool insert or rookie???
Nope
The poor guy had about 1500 cards, some in a binder, the rest in a box. Some were still in the wrappers. All from 92 and 93. Wait, you say, there's a possibility of a few good cards in there, Piazza and Rivera RC's, Jeter etc! No, the best card (and by a loooong way) was this:
Not bad really, but as for buying his cards, well, I see the Chippah in quarter boxes every show I go to, so I sure aint paying 'book value' for this collection!
I felt bad, because he is a nice guy, and could probably use some extra money. I had to tell him the facts of life. If he craigslisted them, he could get laughed at by anyone who wanted to buy cards. If he e-bayed them, he couldn't get enough to cover shipping. And if he wanted to sell them to me, well, I couldn't see paying more than $5, and that's with the binder and plastic sheets. He took it well, but I still felt vaguely gross. I hate giving bad news.
Anyone else have a similar story?
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