View Full Version : Have you ever won the wrong card?
mechanicalman
03-13-2017, 09:50 AM
In last night's PWCC auction, I had been watching a nice T206 Sam Crawford Bat PSA 4 with the intention of bidding strong on it. Well, Sunday afternoon arrives and I pull up my snipe program, set my snipe, and forget it. A couple hours later, I received an email that I had won the card. Awesome.
However, in my watch list, the card I coveted still read as 2hrs to go. Turns out I set my snipe to the wrong Crawford (same grade, but this one an OLD MILL). Realizing this, I went and bid on the targeted Crawford, and now I have inadvertently started a Crawford back run, though I have no intent to extend it.)
Has anyone ever done this before, or will this thread be buried my dinner time?
Rich Falvo
03-13-2017, 10:10 AM
Yes, but luckily it was just a common. I accidentally bid on a T206 John Anderson Polar Bear that I didn't need. On a related note, if anyone needs a John Anderson Polar Bear BVG 1.5, I'm your man...
keating3620
03-13-2017, 10:42 AM
on a related note, over the years I have bought a couple of cards that I already had. my spreadsheet was not updated when I was bidding.
If you haven't done it yet just keep buying cards, eventually it will be your turn.
:)
packs
03-13-2017, 10:56 AM
Back when the internet was still new I used to have my dad run searches for me from his computer at work. We still hadn't gotten the internet hooked up at home yet. I was big into HOFers back then. One day he called me up and told me there was a Clarke T206 for sale for only $50. I told him it was a steal and to place a bid for me.
Fast forward a week or so later and I was the proud owner of Joshua Clark's T206, not HOFer Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh. I still have it though as a reminder.
Yes, but only in the wee morning hours during extended bidding when I might have been on the wrong side of a six pack of Moosehead. More likely, paying more than I wanted to for a card in a fit of "irrational exuberance".
vintagebaseballcardguy
03-13-2017, 11:13 AM
on a related note, over the years I have bought a couple of cards that I already had. my spreadsheet was not updated when I was bidding.
If you haven't done it yet just keep buying cards, eventually it will be your turn.
:)
I did the same thing last month despite pretty good record keeping!
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z28jd
03-13-2017, 11:20 AM
I started a 1956 Topps set and planned to work on it slowly. It is stalled for now, but I still have a 1955 Jackie Robinson I bought for the set.
I also once bought two Early Wynn 56 Topps at the same time and didn't even notice until I left a card show. I went through a huge stack and bought about 12 cards from some guy and Wynn was the top card and bottom card in the stack. I guess it took me so long to go through the cards that by the time I got to the second Wynn, I forgot the first one :)
scooter729
03-13-2017, 11:47 AM
Other end of the spectrum - I just recently noticed I shipped off the wrong card.
I had sold on eBay a cheap raw common for like $3 probably a year or two ago. When I recently noticed I still had the card, I looked around and realized I had shipped the guy a much rarer $75 variation of the card. Argh!
Hopefully I at least got some stellar feedback from the lucky buyer!
on a related note, over the years I have bought a couple of cards that I already had. my spreadsheet was not updated when I was bidding.
If you haven't done it yet just keep buying cards, eventually it will be your turn.
:)
Now I don't feel so bad!
I did this last year with my frenzied bidding/buying and ended up picking up 2 Billy Johnson cards, both slabbed.
Needless to say, one is currently for sale. :o
bnorth
03-13-2017, 05:32 PM
Way more than once.:D
Last time was a couple years ago when I was looking for a Roger Clemens Blue Streak error. Saw a buy it now that was just listed with 18 1986 Topps Clemens cards listed and there was a Blue Streak error in the lot. Cheap price so I hit the buy it now so no one else could buy it before me.LOL
Then when I read the description the seller clearly stated the Blue Streak error was not included and listed separately:( Anybody need some 86 Topps Clemens cards?
mybuddyinc
03-13-2017, 05:41 PM
Bought Dunn / Balt. twice, then realized I needed Brk. :o
....... or it might have been the other way around :p
KingFisk
03-13-2017, 06:09 PM
Accidentally bid on 1975 minis a few times rather than the full size counterpart. Thought I got a tremendous deal on a PSA 9 Carter only to realize the error moments later.
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familytoad
03-13-2017, 09:00 PM
Yes, I have done this.
I have done it more than once in the Topps era quest.
Yes I might do it again.
Funny one of the more extreme cases was involving the same player as yours.
I bought a 1915 CJ Sam Crawford, slabbed by SGC (my preference TPG)
This was after checking my spreadsheet and seeing that I needed it...
It was a nice card, and fairly expensive for my modest budget.
Later I find that my spreadsheet didn't account for the small stack of PSA cards I had , and yep...I already had Wahoo Sam in 1915 PSA. :rolleyes:
Getting old has its advantages too, (not just disadvantages) since I found a few other cards that I forgot I had that same day...it was like Christmas in July!:p
yanks4
03-14-2017, 02:13 PM
We have all done similar things ...that's what the BST is for..... LOL
Section103
03-14-2017, 04:26 PM
Back when the internet was still new I used to have my dad run searches for me from his computer at work. We still hadn't gotten the internet hooked up at home yet. I was big into HOFers back then. One day he called me up and told me there was a Clarke T206 for sale for only $50. I told him it was a steal and to place a bid for me.
Fast forward a week or so later and I was the proud owner of Joshua Clark's T206, not HOFer Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh. I still have it though as a reminder.
Just imagine the deal you could get on a Wagner!
Stonepony
03-14-2017, 04:38 PM
I set a snipe for a card a couple years ago and a week later received some cheesey gemstone in the mail- I checked- sure enough I entered the wrong item number into the snipe software. I've learned to copy/ paste:)
mechanicalman
03-14-2017, 05:17 PM
Yes, I have done this.
Getting old has its advantages too, (not just disadvantages) since I found a few other cards that I forgot I had that same day...it was like Christmas in July!:p
Funny, I'm ecstatic when I find a $5 bill in an old coat pocket. I can't imagine the jubilation of finding cards you forgot you had.
And what's with Wahoo Sam? I'm sure he's sick of being forgotten. He'd probably blame Cobb for these mix-ups.
mechanicalman
03-14-2017, 05:18 PM
I set a snipe for a card a couple years ago and a week later received some cheesey gemstone in the mail- I checked- sure enough I entered the wrong item number into the snipe software. I've learned to copy/ paste:)
This story takes the cake! Was it gem mint? :eek:
I appreciate everyone sharing their stories of collecting blunders.
I remember when JC won a blue E221 of LA. He was super excited until I told him he already had that same card with the same color background. I think he had the market cornered on them for a time. As for me, for buying, I have so many stories it's not even funny. I know I have at least acquired several cards which I already had. That isn't ordinary?
ty_cobb
03-18-2017, 06:36 PM
yes , I won the T206 Kleinow catching NY ,, wrong team,,,lol
I remember when JC won a blue E221 of LA. He was super excited until I told him he already had that same card with the same color background. I think he had the market cornered on them for a time. As for me, for buying, I have so many stories it's not even funny. I know I have at least acquired several cards which I already had. That isn't ordinary?
Now that I know I'm not the only one and am no longer embarrassed to admit I did that, it for sure is ordinary. :D