Have you lost an investment on a card for any reason at all?Share your story here!

[GameJerseyPR]

Lost a bunch on kerry wood cards!Good player,expected to have been a great player!:-(



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[Topnotchsy]

Over the years you win some you lose some.

Some of my worst were Delmon Young and BJ Upton. I've had players that I've bought and sold numerous times but ended up seeing a price drop on the last time. Mark Teixeira is a good example of that. Carl Crawford who I collected as much as prospected along with Mark Mulder were probably two of my worst from an ROI perspective.

There's no magic formula for this stuff (that I know of any ways).

 

[smapdi]

Told this story many times, but I bought 2 Hank Blalock BC RCs right before the 2002 season started. He had been pure fire for the past year, getting press for hitting 2 cycles in a week in the minors, and generally being a huge hitting prospect. Anyway, bought them for $25 each, BV, but they had been going for $125 apiece on ebay. Remember, this was before smartphones and many dealers still weren't in on ebay and the way prices could swing daily, not just on the first Tuesday of the month. I figured I'd hold them for an extra week, as he had made the team out of ST and was sure to make a big splash, pushing their prices even higher. Sure enough, that was the week he forgot how to hit, fell back to earth, and yadda yadda yadda, I still have that pair of cards today.

I'm pretty good about selling cards I buy intending to sell, even though I typically buy rookies with the mindset for a 3-year period for "ripening." I've probably made more than I've lost in the last 15 years or so, from Adrian Beltre and Lance Berkman to Yasiel Puig and Nick Castellanos (who I actually haven't made a dime on, better get on that). But then there was my Cody Haerther stash, my Pedro Lopez stash, my Matt Moore stash which is turning into a very long-term hold, and my Justin Upton Bowman Sterling Black Refractor #1 /25, which I'm still waiting to cash in on.

With ST coming up, I really, really, really need to start scanning and listing.

 

[ASTROBURN]

Didnt really "lose on investment" since I collect him, but some of the 90s inserts cost a lot more in the 90s than they do now.

 

[GameJerseyPR]

Told this story many times, but I bought 2 Hank Blalock BC RCs right before the 2002 season started. He had been pure fire for the past year, getting press for hitting 2 cycles in a week in the minors, and generally being a huge hitting prospect. Anyway, bought them for $25 each, BV, but they had been going for $125 apiece on ebay. Remember, this was before smartphones and many dealers still weren't in on ebay and the way prices could swing daily, not just on the first Tuesday of the month. I figured I'd hold them for an extra week, as he had made the team out of ST and was sure to make a big splash, pushing their prices even higher. Sure enough, that was the week he forgot how to hit, fell back to earth, and yadda yadda yadda, I still have that pair of cards today.

I'm pretty good about selling cards I buy intending to sell, even though I typically buy rookies with the mindset for a 3-year period for "ripening." I've probably made more than I've lost in the last 15 years or so, from Adrian Beltre and Lance Berkman to Yasiel Puig and Nick Castellanos (who I actually haven't made a dime on, better get on that). But then there was my Cody Haerther stash, my Pedro Lopez stash, my Matt Moore stash which is turning into a very long-term hold, and my Justin Upton Bowman Sterling Black Refractor #1 /25, which I'm still waiting to cash in on.

With ST coming up, I really, really, really need to start scanning and listing.

Wao thanks for sharing!!!


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[sheetskout]

Two freakin' words: Jeremy Jeffress.

 

[Brewer Andy]

Two freakin' words: Jeremy Jeffress.

Up in smoke

 

[bear0555]

My matt purke usa autos stand out most to me. thought he was a better investment than gerrit cole and trevor bauer for the 2011 draft.

 

[brewerfan99]

Up in smoke

"hey Shaggy pass the baggy so I can roll Scooby another doobie" i see this bumper sticker nearly everday on the way to work. Laugh everytime.

Although I haven't sold any major parts of my Braun collection ... I know I'll be taking a beating on it when I do

 

[Brewer Andy]

"hey Shaggy pass the baggy so I can roll Scooby another doobie" i see this bumper sticker nearly everday on the way to work. Laugh everytime.

Although I haven't sold any major parts of my Braun collection ... I know I'll be taking a beating on it when I do

I can imagine. I sold off any Braun I had several years ago and didn't really plan on buying any more of his stuff but I just picked up a 5 Star On card jersey auto because for a measly $20 I couldn't NOT buy