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goobmcnasty
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Every once in a while, I’ll search local craigslist, letgo, and offerup listings for sports stuff. Most of the time it’s just junk, but recently came across an ad on OfferUp for a “baseball card” for $475. I was excited to see it looked like a 1989 Bowman Tiffany set. Sure enough...
It was a month old, and the first time I ever found something worthwhile, so I figured it’s probably gone. I sent a message, and he still had it.
We met up, negotiated a price, and now it’s mine. The only question now is, do I open it?
The box is in pretty good shape with one minor ding (about the circumference of a ballpoint pen cap) where the cellophane is torn.
Obviously, the financial risks are there
The boring guarantee:
Resell sealed set for $600ish after fees, no risk
The potential awesome:
Black label BGS 10 - who knows?
BGS 10 - $12k+
PSA 10 - $1600
The meh, okay I guess
PSA 9 - $300ish
The probable letdown
PSA 8 - $120ish
PSA 7 - kick me
PSA 6 - shoot me
Other possibilities
Griffey is gone, set resealed (offerup is still the Wild West)
Griffey is destroyed or not even worth grading
There was a printing error, and 542 Griffeys are in the set.
It was a month old, and the first time I ever found something worthwhile, so I figured it’s probably gone. I sent a message, and he still had it.
We met up, negotiated a price, and now it’s mine. The only question now is, do I open it?
The box is in pretty good shape with one minor ding (about the circumference of a ballpoint pen cap) where the cellophane is torn.
Obviously, the financial risks are there
The boring guarantee:
Resell sealed set for $600ish after fees, no risk
The potential awesome:
Black label BGS 10 - who knows?
BGS 10 - $12k+
PSA 10 - $1600
The meh, okay I guess
PSA 9 - $300ish
The probable letdown
PSA 8 - $120ish
PSA 7 - kick me
PSA 6 - shoot me
Other possibilities
Griffey is gone, set resealed (offerup is still the Wild West)
Griffey is destroyed or not even worth grading
There was a printing error, and 542 Griffeys are in the set.