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mrmopar
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I know some people collect these. It seems that it is becoming more and more commonplace that people are not only selling them, but looking up the dates and highlighting significant events that happened at the games. That can be good and bad, if you are collecting certain stubs. Some events will fly under the radar, such as someone trying to collect every game of Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak. However, if you have the record breaking game, that will hold a great premium over any other random game, such as game 571.
I started collecting stubs with a focus a few years ago. I had a handful of significant games that someone just happened to highlight in early ebay days. When I finally sat down and compiled a list of the exact games I wanted, I began actively searching for them. It can be a fun, but also frustrating process. A lot of times, key details are not added, which can make specific dates hard to find. The date format differs (July 6, 1980 vs 7/6/80 or 07/06/1980) and sometimes the opponents are not provided. Often people will list larger lots and may or may not type out the dates/opponents/etc. A lot of times I find myself scanning photos of lots to see if I can spot a date I want.
That said, it's been fairly slow and my list is not all that large. I have made some headway in recent months here and there, but finding a specific date I want that isn't more expensive than I feel it is worth (that is another problem all together) can be tricky too. For example, someone has a ticket I need and they have listed it over and over for over $100! Now, I will share that the event is probably not significant to anyone else but me and they certainly are not advertising it, but somehow in their mind an early 70s Dodgers ticket stub should net them $100. Sorry, but that is just plain stupid! Another example was someone who was selling lots of tickets in 10-25 game blocks. I asked if he might sell me a handful of specific games out of the lots. It was 5-6 tickets out of maybe 100. I offered good money (compared to the price per ticket he had for a BIN - each lot had a BIN price) and he didn't want to do the extra work to rescan the lots. Seriously?! I get it, I am asking for special treatment, but it was taking 4-5 new pictures and editing a line or two out of an existing listing description, plus he would likely still be able to sell the lots for full price without the 1-2 tickets I had asked about, PLUS he was getting my $ on top. That is an example of someone NOT willing to help out a collector. Oh well, I move on and my search continues.
I decided to post my list here in hopes that maybe someone sees it and has some extra stubs they don't care about. The majority are Dodger and/or Padre stubs of course, but sometimes the hardest ones to find are when he was on the road. I have daily searches for Dodger and Padre stubs, but not for other teams. I am especially hopeful that someone from another city besides LA or SD might have some random ticket lots. If an opponent is not listed on those "away" tickets, I could easily miss it. I am going to be a little conservative here and delete the specific events so that I am not giving someone the specific opportunity to hold me hostage for one that they had no idea was "desirable". I am not saying it will happen, many collectors are great and like to help others, but there are those hostage takers that will exploit any opportunity to make an extra buck once they know they have what someone wants. I can tell you that each game has some significance to Steve Garvey. A few are major milestones left that I need, most are more mundane like a HR hit off a HOF pitcher, the first double he hit as a Padre, etc. Seriously, most of these stubs are worth no more than any other stub from that same team and year.
I can't seem to insert the spreadsheet as it is formatted, so there are 5 columns. Date, opponent, location, notes and Have (designated by an X). I will take duplicates in some case, which is why I have left even those I already have on the list. After the regular dated list, those are ASG and playoff tickets. BOLD are tickets I still need.
My biggest whale from the list is Game 6 of the 77 WS. That is the game Reggie Jackson hit 3 HRs and those are NEVER a bargain! The Tigers WS tickets are popular too, especially the clincher in 84.
I started collecting stubs with a focus a few years ago. I had a handful of significant games that someone just happened to highlight in early ebay days. When I finally sat down and compiled a list of the exact games I wanted, I began actively searching for them. It can be a fun, but also frustrating process. A lot of times, key details are not added, which can make specific dates hard to find. The date format differs (July 6, 1980 vs 7/6/80 or 07/06/1980) and sometimes the opponents are not provided. Often people will list larger lots and may or may not type out the dates/opponents/etc. A lot of times I find myself scanning photos of lots to see if I can spot a date I want.
That said, it's been fairly slow and my list is not all that large. I have made some headway in recent months here and there, but finding a specific date I want that isn't more expensive than I feel it is worth (that is another problem all together) can be tricky too. For example, someone has a ticket I need and they have listed it over and over for over $100! Now, I will share that the event is probably not significant to anyone else but me and they certainly are not advertising it, but somehow in their mind an early 70s Dodgers ticket stub should net them $100. Sorry, but that is just plain stupid! Another example was someone who was selling lots of tickets in 10-25 game blocks. I asked if he might sell me a handful of specific games out of the lots. It was 5-6 tickets out of maybe 100. I offered good money (compared to the price per ticket he had for a BIN - each lot had a BIN price) and he didn't want to do the extra work to rescan the lots. Seriously?! I get it, I am asking for special treatment, but it was taking 4-5 new pictures and editing a line or two out of an existing listing description, plus he would likely still be able to sell the lots for full price without the 1-2 tickets I had asked about, PLUS he was getting my $ on top. That is an example of someone NOT willing to help out a collector. Oh well, I move on and my search continues.
I decided to post my list here in hopes that maybe someone sees it and has some extra stubs they don't care about. The majority are Dodger and/or Padre stubs of course, but sometimes the hardest ones to find are when he was on the road. I have daily searches for Dodger and Padre stubs, but not for other teams. I am especially hopeful that someone from another city besides LA or SD might have some random ticket lots. If an opponent is not listed on those "away" tickets, I could easily miss it. I am going to be a little conservative here and delete the specific events so that I am not giving someone the specific opportunity to hold me hostage for one that they had no idea was "desirable". I am not saying it will happen, many collectors are great and like to help others, but there are those hostage takers that will exploit any opportunity to make an extra buck once they know they have what someone wants. I can tell you that each game has some significance to Steve Garvey. A few are major milestones left that I need, most are more mundane like a HR hit off a HOF pitcher, the first double he hit as a Padre, etc. Seriously, most of these stubs are worth no more than any other stub from that same team and year.
I can't seem to insert the spreadsheet as it is formatted, so there are 5 columns. Date, opponent, location, notes and Have (designated by an X). I will take duplicates in some case, which is why I have left even those I already have on the list. After the regular dated list, those are ASG and playoff tickets. BOLD are tickets I still need.
My biggest whale from the list is Game 6 of the 77 WS. That is the game Reggie Jackson hit 3 HRs and those are NEVER a bargain! The Tigers WS tickets are popular too, especially the clincher in 84.
