Biggest bill paid or purchase made by selling sportscards

[sportscardtheory]

I don't normally sell any cards other than to buy more cards, but I just spent some PayPal on chips at 7-11 and was wondering if anyone ever sold cards to buy something else. A TV... a car... pack of gum?

 

[All In Cards]

Sure, I was selling my Wieters aspirations autos. Had 5 of them and was making a cash transaction. Took the $900 right to the dealership to pay for brakes.

 

[Bosox3]

It wasnt cards..but I sold my autographed bernie williams bat..then bought a few xbox 360 games w/ the $$.

 

[AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR]

Sold a Studio 1/1 Flag Patch (entire patch) Roger Clemens. I believe it was in 2002. Took the money and took the family to Disney World!!!! Loved the card, but love the kids memories more!!!

 

[MojoDan]

About 6 weeks ago I got a Brady Quinn Xfractor Green auto from a pack of Finest Football. Sold it for 200 and the following day bought the wife a glider for the baby room, that was half off. It is now refered to as the "Brady Quinn chair"

 

[muchuckwagon]

There have been threads in the past of people claiming to sell off a stash of player "X" to pay for their wedding or down payment on a house.

 

[theplasticman]

Made a nice stack a few months ago selling some stuff. Paid a lot of bills and took my wife out for a nice dinner.

 

[sportscardtheory]

Sold a Studio 1/1 Flag Patch (entire patch) Roger Clemens. I believe it was in 2002. Took the money and took the family to Disney World!!!! Loved the card, but love the kids memories more!!!

This will sound gay, but... awww. :lol:

 

[Huffamaniac]

Cards I have been selling lately have been being invested into mutual funds. With the market down so much I feel it is a great time to invest

 

[Philip J. Fry]

The opposite, actually. I come across computers that are in very good shape and either get them free or relatively cheap. I turn around and sell them on eBay when I can (after cleaning and testing), and usually spend the money on sports cards. I do pay bills if I have any with the money, freeing up paychecks

 

[DaleMurphyCollector]

There have been threads in the past of people claiming to sell off a stash of player "X" to pay for their wedding or down payment on a house.

Funny. Back in the 1997 timeframe, I had a Beanie Baby source and sold $5,000 worth at card shows over a 6-month time period to help on the down payment of my house.

 

[pujolsjunkie]

I sold my Chris Davis gold refractors and used the money to buy Thanksgiving dinner for a homeless shelter in my area. It was worth it to see the smiles on everyone's faces, even if it was just for a day.

 

[thefasterblade]

I sold my Chris Davis gold refractors and used the money to buy Thanksgiving dinner for a homeless shelter in my area. It was worth it to see the smiles on everyone's faces, even if it was just for a day.

The people on this board. Wow. You're a good man.

 

[AKA Coastal]

I took $3000 (profit) out of thepit.com to pay for my trip to Vegas over the summer.

 

[leatherman]

Used the profits from 2005 BDP singles (grading raw cards I bought off ebay) to buy my wife a laptop, desk, and desk chair.

I don't remember everything, but I know I sold 6 9.5 Ryan Zimmerman cards for $150-200 each (paid $60-70 each raw) and sold a 9.5 Ryan Braun gold refractor for $800 (paid $198 delivered for it).


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[trolea1234]

Ive sold some stuff to have work on my truck done, Also sold my LaPorta and Price stash back in April to pay for a 4 day four wheeler trip.

 

[Pete14Rose]

Made $45k in 4 months selling 03-04 UD Exquisite basketball singles to a Master Set Collector in PR.


Couldn't tell you specifically what bill(s) were paid. I can say that a good chunk was put away for each of my two daughters.

 

[All The Hype]

I'm about to sell about $350 of cards to fund my spring break in a few months.

 

[Lifelongfan]

I sold my Chris Davis gold refractors and used the money to buy Thanksgiving dinner for a homeless shelter in my area. It was worth it to see the smiles on everyone's faces, even if it was just for a day.

Really? Thats one of the most impressive things I have ever read on these boards. Outstanding. God Bless.