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mrmopar
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Sorry if this has been done before. I thought I would see what kinds of responses are out there, both the items out of reach to other collectors, but also the reasoning why you are not ready, willing or able to part with them. I've tried to grab up a few cards that were tucked into collections, sometimes with success, but often without. I'll start it out with a story that was a recent success. It has not yet arrived, but a former ebay rival of mine recently trading me the last bronze parallel I needed from the Timeless teams Set.
http://1978theyearitallbegan.blogspot.com/2014/01/2004-upper-deck-timeless-teams-10-year.html
He only had 1 of the 4 bronze cards and it just happened to be the only one I needed and he was gracious enough to trade it to me for one I had duplicates of. This doesn't always happen out there though. In fact, it may be a rare exception to the rule, but I wanted to tell the story all the same .
I know there are a lot of serious player collectors here who appreciate the difficulty in obtaining those unique and hard to find cards of their players, but with competition, unopened wax and such, there has to be a realization that you just can't own it all.
Now that said, most people here don't just part with anything non-________ (fill in the blank with your favorite players or sets) and only keep what they really love. There are people who don't want to sell/trade anything they obtain for one reason or another. There are others who may want to build a set or start a player collection themselves and pull or happen upon something really special. Any 1/1 that is pulled is probably burning a hole in someone else's collection out there.
Not trying to create animosity among collectors, but I am curious to see what types of things people are socking away, knowing full well that someone out there would break the bank for those very items given the chance.
I'll share one that might be sought by a variety of Rickey Henderson collectors. Given the print run of 5, someone is left wanting on this one. I'm sure I have never even mentioned having this card in my collection before. I should also note that Henderson and Garvey have shared a few cards over the years that have created some fierce competition among the various collectors as well, luckily not too many, but this is just a plain Rickey card. The reason why I keep it is that it is my only certified Henderson auto and I collect HOF autos, but especially because I wanted a signed Dodger card of his, I loved the design (dufex rules) and the price was right, although I don't remember how much I paid. It's not even that great of a signature, with a sticker that is poorly centered within the windows, but it's still a keeper. Not sure if he has other certified Dodger cards out there, as once I got this I stopped looking for them, but I probably wouldn't like any replacement over this one.
2005 (I think, text is too small on back) Zenith bat/auto #2 /5.
Please share some cards you have locked in the vault that others may or may not be aware of (and desire) and let us know why these are off the table.
http://1978theyearitallbegan.blogspot.com/2014/01/2004-upper-deck-timeless-teams-10-year.html
He only had 1 of the 4 bronze cards and it just happened to be the only one I needed and he was gracious enough to trade it to me for one I had duplicates of. This doesn't always happen out there though. In fact, it may be a rare exception to the rule, but I wanted to tell the story all the same .
I know there are a lot of serious player collectors here who appreciate the difficulty in obtaining those unique and hard to find cards of their players, but with competition, unopened wax and such, there has to be a realization that you just can't own it all.
Now that said, most people here don't just part with anything non-________ (fill in the blank with your favorite players or sets) and only keep what they really love. There are people who don't want to sell/trade anything they obtain for one reason or another. There are others who may want to build a set or start a player collection themselves and pull or happen upon something really special. Any 1/1 that is pulled is probably burning a hole in someone else's collection out there.
Not trying to create animosity among collectors, but I am curious to see what types of things people are socking away, knowing full well that someone out there would break the bank for those very items given the chance.
I'll share one that might be sought by a variety of Rickey Henderson collectors. Given the print run of 5, someone is left wanting on this one. I'm sure I have never even mentioned having this card in my collection before. I should also note that Henderson and Garvey have shared a few cards over the years that have created some fierce competition among the various collectors as well, luckily not too many, but this is just a plain Rickey card. The reason why I keep it is that it is my only certified Henderson auto and I collect HOF autos, but especially because I wanted a signed Dodger card of his, I loved the design (dufex rules) and the price was right, although I don't remember how much I paid. It's not even that great of a signature, with a sticker that is poorly centered within the windows, but it's still a keeper. Not sure if he has other certified Dodger cards out there, as once I got this I stopped looking for them, but I probably wouldn't like any replacement over this one.
2005 (I think, text is too small on back) Zenith bat/auto #2 /5.
Please share some cards you have locked in the vault that others may or may not be aware of (and desire) and let us know why these are off the table.
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