Have you ever regretted making a trade or sale ?

AmishDave · Jul 6, 2011

It was a question I was asking myself on the 4th of July (couldn't post yesterday, due to the down time. Chris, I forgive you ... ). Has there ever been a sale of a card or item or have you traded away something that you almost immediately regretted doing ?

For me, the only thing that is in this category is the A&G Red Ink JJ /10 that I sold George last year. I don't fully regret it, because it was the final piece to an amazing set, but I haven't seen one pop anywhere again. But, I'm so glad that I could help George out and finish up that set for him. This would be, at the moment, the only card I have regrets of selling or trading.

What's yours ?

George_Calfas · Jul 6, 2011

I am still grateful to you and I am still on the look out for one and will purchase the card for you when found.

I regret selling a '69 Mantle White Letters, card was well centered, sharp corners and straight ends. I have seen many other but few in its condition.

1st4040 · Jul 6, 2011

I've never sold a PC item and traded only one that I haven't replaced yet but I got a much better card in return for it so I don't miss it all that much.

Hendersonfan · Jul 6, 2011

I had a duplicate Henderson auto that I got on the cheap and I let it go in a trade for some stuff I needed, but I should have held on to it or traded for higher end stuff. Wish I would have kept it longer and got some rare stuff, but since I had another I figured it didn't matter.

mjbuchanan80 · Jul 6, 2011

in '03 I pulled a Bowman's Best Ryan Howard auto. Sold it for $20 bucks on ebay. :benson: No idea that a few years later that thing would skyrocket. Hindsight can be a punk-a** b***h sometimes.

ThoseBackPages · Jul 6, 2011

i have a few pack pulled autos i wish i would have held on to:

1992 Score Yastrzemski
1992 UD Hi # Bench/Morgan
1993 Leaf Lemieux

all pulled when the products were released

TBTwinsFan · Jul 6, 2011

I "traded" a Vick auto. It was a UD portraits that was damaged and I should have had someone make a custom with it instead of getting rid of it. I never got my end of the package and the guy has dropped off the face of the card collecting planet. Traded it almost 2 years ago.

I also traded and gave away some basketball rookies over the years that I should have held onto.

EDIT: I just want to explain the first part of my post.

I had traded with someone who sent me damaged stuff. I made a thread on Topps about this damaged stuff and this member offered to trade me for it knowing full well that it was damaged.

Topnotchsy · Jul 6, 2011

Sold my 2003 Bowman Chrome Brian McCann Gold Refractor Auto this morning and already regretting it a bit. There's not too many players with Chrome Gold Ref's who have a streak of 6 consecutive AS games.

Pine Tar · Jul 6, 2011

Almost even time I sell someone on E-bay and I get less then what most have gotten for the same card around the same time sold :lol:

wolfmanalfredo · Jul 6, 2011

55_marlins_sp said:
It was a question I was asking myself on the 4th of July (couldn't post yesterday, due to the down time. Chris, I forgive you ... ). Has there ever been a sale of a card or item or have you traded away something that you almost immediately regretted doing ?

For me, the only thing that is in this category is the A&G Red Ink JJ /10 that I sold George last year. I don't fully regret it, because it was the final piece to an amazing set, but I haven't seen one pop anywhere again. But, I'm so glad that I could help George out and finish up that set for him. This would be, at the moment, the only card I have regrets of selling or trading.

What's yours ?

Mine is something you can dig, because I want you to have it.

2006 Bowman Chrome, Pulled a Josj Johnson Red Refractor/5, and sold it with another prospect red ref/5 for 9.99 each. Don't know what they'd go for now, but I do regret getting rid of the johnson even if its not that much more valuable now. Just because every time I see one of your posts, I want to have it for you.

smapdi · Jul 6, 2011

My childhood star card collection, including runs of Brooks Robinson and Nolan Ryan cards. That was in 1985. Still regret letting them go, and not just because I sold them for what eventually became pennies on the dollar. Lately, I regret NOT selling when I should.

daveyou · Jul 6, 2011

Topnotchsy said:
Sold my 2003 Bowman Chrome Brian McCann Gold Refractor Auto this morning and already regretting it a bit. There's not too many players with Chrome Gold Ref's who have a streak of 6 consecutive AS games.

the 400 was hit?? nice!

i still think his golds have lots of room because of the limited availability on the early bowman chromes where there are no red, orange and blue refractor autos

dave

jaderock · Jul 6, 2011

Funny you bring up the subject. I just sold an insert that I thought I had two of...turns out one is hiding and to avoid an unhappy ebayer buyer, I had to take the only other copy out of my PC...I'm sure I'll find another one later eventually, but I wishj I didn't have to do it this way.

AmishDave · Jul 7, 2011

wolfmanalfredo said:
55_marlins_sp said:

It was a question I was asking myself on the 4th of July (couldn't post yesterday, due to the down time. Chris, I forgive you ... ). Has there ever been a sale of a card or item or have you traded away something that you almost immediately regretted doing ?

For me, the only thing that is in this category is the A&G Red Ink JJ /10 that I sold George last year. I don't fully regret it, because it was the final piece to an amazing set, but I haven't seen one pop anywhere again. But, I'm so glad that I could help George out and finish up that set for him. This would be, at the moment, the only card I have regrets of selling or trading.

What's yours ?

Click to expand...

Mine is something you can dig, because I want you to have it.

2006 Bowman Chrome, Pulled a Josj Johnson Red Refractor/5, and sold it with another prospect red ref/5 for 9.99 each. Don't know what they'd go for now, but I do regret getting rid of the johnson even if its not that much more valuable now. Just because every time I see one of your posts, I want to have it for you.

When did you sell it ? I still remember before Nats, in '08, one going off for the $9.99 opening bid and totally forgetting about it. Must've been around July 24th, if memory serves me correct

TomMurry · Jul 7, 2011

I regret selling my Jackie Robinson/Pee Wee Reese Dual patch /25 from Ultimate Collection and my 3 color Lance Alworth Logo Patch from Leaf Limited.

SydBarrett · Jul 7, 2011

I was forced to sell my Pineda gold reflector BGS 9 for $10 less than I paid for. ($100). Aside from the cash I left on the table, I just like that card.

AK11 · Jul 7, 2011

This is why I have a "Gone but not Forgotten" folder in my photobucket. Under that folder you'll see a T206 Green Portrait Ty Cobb graded BVG 2. I bought it raw for $650 and sold it for $950. I regret it for 2 reasons: a) the reinvested funds netted nothing for my pc in terms of keepers and b) aside from a date stamp on the back that held the grade down, it was a beautiful 2 with no surface creases whatsoever. Oh the agony of selling such a card

trolea1234 · Jul 7, 2011

A Pujols 2001 leaf R&S auto. The one that doesn't book due to scarcity. Sold for a whopping $166 in 2002 ( was the going rate back then)

AmishDave · Jul 9, 2011

I also remember trading a '65 Joe Morgan RC for two boxes of '92-'93, I think, French Pinnacle Hockey. Again, this was back in '93, so the Morgan was still $100 - $120, but the boxes had Felix Potvin and Eric Lindross possibly in them ...

flightposite · Jul 9, 2011

All the time. ::facepalm::

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