What's the Most You Have Spent (or Would Spend) on One Card?

[clydepepper]

NOTE to Leon: Please delete if you feel that this isn't appropriate.


My personal limit is $6K, which I paid for a Goudey Ruth.

After that purchase, I decided that would be the highest I'd go for any future purchases.

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[Leon]

I don't know why it would be an inappropriate question other than many folks won't want to say. I have paid over 20k a few times.

[Gradedcardman]

I have spent 12K before as a high.

[T206Collector]

I've spent $17k (Lionel Carter's T206 Plank in Mastro 2007). I no longer have it. I was also outbid once on a signed T206 Cobb at $26,000.

I think you'd get more responses as a poll:

$25k or higher
$10-$25k
$5-$10k
$1k-$5k
Under $1k

[kmac32]

$1400

[Mountaineer1999]

$363

[Jim65]

The most I ever spent on a card was $500 for my Tom Seaver rookie.

[7nohitter]

I'm a small fish in this sea of mega collectors...$225 for me back in 1990 on a 1972 Nolan Ryan....back when Beckett High was king. Ouch.

I am thinking of plunking down $600 or so for the '48 Leaf Ruth.....but my palms get sweaty just thinking about it!

[ALR-bishop]

Getting both versions of the 52 Mantle for my 52 set

[toledo_mudhen]

$575

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[garymc]

$185... for a highlander Cotton Cigarette back in poor condition. My one card that has a little worth is a 1903 E107 Breiach-Williams - Jimmy Williams. LOL, I paid $25.00 for it back in the late 70's ???

[deeg23]

I actually just spent the most a few days ago! It was $1,675, although, I got $100 in eBay bucks, 5% back from ebates, used discounted eBay gift cards, so TECHNICALLY it wasn't that much 😊 It was on a 1983 Star Dominique Wilkins Autographed card graded gem mint.

[Gobucsmagic74]

$7500 for the M116 Wagner available in B/S/T :D

[Sean]

$15,500 for a 1914 Cracker Jack Mathewson in last year's REA.

I bid $120,000 two weeks ago for that T206 Cobb/ Cobb back in Memory Lane. But I was absolutely certain that my bid would never hold up (and of course it didn't, the card went for $228K). :D

[Kawika]

It's an expensive hobby. Have gone into Five-Figure Land on more than one occasion.

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[SMPEP]

No clue.

If you need to remember ... you shouldn't be spending it in the first place.

[EvilKing00]

750 i think, ebay only goes back to 2015 for past buys. is there a way to look further?

[trdcrdkid]

The most I've spent on one card is $300, and there are only a handful I've spent more than $200 on. I have some that are currently worth a lot more than that, though.

[MikeGarcia]

750 i think, ebay only goes back to 2015 for past buys. is there a way to look further?



...if you look in your feedback section of "left for others" and go 200 per page and go back a few pages you'll jog your memory a bit....memorable buys are , well , memorable...

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[Rich Falvo]

Probably only about $140 on a card so far, but only because I haven't yet run across some of the rare backs I'm looking for on T206s.

[smellthegum]

The most I have spent is about $450. The most I would spend is $2000, but that could be higher if the deal involved a partial trade, installment payments or other forms of creative financing!

[Section103]

$550.

I'll be hard pressed to ever spend more than a grand on one card. There are a handful of cards I can see spending 600-800 one day in the future.

[ullmandds]

the lowdermilk debacle for me.

[Leon]

NOTE to Leon: Please delete if you feel that this isn't appropriate.


My personal limit is $6K, which I paid for a Goudey Ruth.

After that purchase, I decided that would be the highest I'd go for any future purchases.

.

I added a poll for ya'...happy collecting!!

[VintageBen]

$3300

[Fballguy]

I've spent $2000 on a collection but don't think ever more than $200 for a single card.

[DaveW]

I don't think that I'd ever spend more than $500 on a card (it's just cardboard after all!). Usually I like the under $50 cards and I like the more obscure players.

[PJC]

I have spent several thousand on different cards, but over the years my
collecting focus has gravitated toward early Red Sox material, particularly the
1912 team. With that said I imagine I would go as much as 5-10K for a Carl Horner "Smoky Joe" Wood. He has always been my favorite ball player since meeting him as a young Red Sox fan in the early 1980's and this is the Holy Grail on my want list!

[Fballguy]

I have spent several thousand on different cards, but over the years my
collecting focus has gravitated toward early Red Sox material, particularly the
1912 team. With that said I imagine I would go as much as 5-10K for a Carl Horner "Smoky Joe" Wood. He has always been my favorite ball player since meeting him as a young Red Sox fan in the early 1980's and this is the Holy Grail on my want list!

Just curious...Where did you meet him? He was my mother's best friends grandfather. I met him several times but I was under 10 years old at the time and the significance was lost on me. It wasn't until I saw Field of Dreams and heard him mentioned that I realized what a stupid kid I was. By then I was 20 years old. My mother died in 2000 so I'm no longer in touch with the family.

[Exhibitman]

Depends on the card. I'd spend whatever I had to if the deal is right. I know I declined to spend $17k on a 1948 Leaf Graziano but that was also me not wanting to fly across the country to make the deal (crippling fear of flying at the time). Offer me one today at that price and I am booking a flight and arranging the cash at the other end.

[PJC]

Hi,
My family had friends in New Haven CT (we lived right down I-95 in NY) who knew Joe Wood. When they found out I was a Red Sox fan (in "enemy" territory) and was very much into the history of the team they arranged for us to meet him. He was in his 90's but still very much with it and very gracious and nice
to an impressionable baseball fan and young pitcher. I find it amazing that I met and spoke with one of the great hurlers in history. Even the great Walter Johnson said,"...no man alive can throw any harder than Joe Wood."
A couple of years later I also had the pleasure of seeing that same elderly gentleman honored at Fenway Park on Old Timer's Day.
Over the years I've accumulated some nice Smoky Joe pieces including a circa 1912 charcoal and pencil portrait of Wood in his immortal season that is my favorite, but I wish I could have afforded his 1912 World Series pendant or engraved watch.
Paul

[Fballguy]

Hi,
My family had friends in New Haven CT (we lived right down I-95 in NY) who knew Joe Wood. When they found out I was a Red Sox fan (in "enemy" territory) and was very much into the history of the team they arranged for us to meet him. He was in his 90's but still very much with it and very gracious and nice
to an impressionable baseball fan and young pitcher. I find it amazing that I met and spoke with one of the great hurlers in history. Even the great Walter Johnson said,"...no man alive can throw any harder than Joe Wood."
A couple of years later I also had the pleasure of seeing that same elderly gentleman honored at Fenway Park on Old Timer's Day.
Over the years I've accumulated some nice Smoky Joe pieces including a circa 1912 charcoal and pencil portrait of Wood in his immortal season that is my favorite, but I wish I could have afforded his 1912 World Series pendant or engraved watch.
Paul

Very cool story. My mother was born and raised in New Haven. I believe her friend, Patty, lived in West Haven. Wish I had a do over there.

[angolajones]

I've never spent more than $100 on a single card.

[OsFan]

The most I ever spent on a card was $500 for my Tom Seaver rookie.

Can't go wrong with Tom Terrific

[Bestdj777]

I think I spent roughly $3500 on a 52 Topps Mantle. Got outbid on another card at around $9,000, but would have had to sell some stuff to pay for it. Those were different times--working for private practice but now a government employee--and that particular Mantle is long gone.

[sycks22]

Got all caught up in the Black Swamp find when they were first offered. Paid a little too much on a Cy Young.

[vintagerookies51]

$3,000 on my E107 Cy Young that I'm saying goodbye to soon

[enuffsenuff]

$300 is the most I have ever spent on a single card in the UK. This was for a raw
Imperial Tobacco hockey card of Newsy Lalonde. I think it is a C56 it is #36 of 36. My estimate grade of this card would be psa 4.5 - purchased at our annual convention in 2016.

[Steve D]

These are the only two cards (the Mantles) I've ever spent more than $2K on:

I bought both in 2003 :D

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Steve

[KingFisk]

$3,850 and I remember shaking when I saw my offer was accepted. If it weren't for PayPal Credit, I don't think I would ever make big purchases. Spreading the pain over six months makes it more palatable. That said, I don't think I will ever come near paying that much for a card again.

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[Leon]

According to one resident idiot no one here spends money? Where did those poll numbers come from? Must be fake news LOL.....

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

According to one resident idiot no one here spends money? Where did those poll numbers come from? Must be fake news LOL.....Whoever that is should fire all of his advisers...

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[Leon]

Whoever that is should fire all of his advisers...

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It was pertaining to why some companies don't advertise here. And I am sure some of the reason is they get no protections about members saying what they want to about their companies. But when I read that comment I just thought the guy was an idiot. Not a big deal.

[bnorth]

I have bought a few in the $500-$600 range but try my best to stay under $100 per card. I would much rather have 15 beaters that I paid $50-$100 each for than 1 card in much better condition that costs $1000.

[TUM301]

For me the highest I`ve ever gone in 12+ years of collecting is 1500.00 dollars. Have promised myself, and so far so good, if ever to go higher will sell items to raise needed funds. Now if a Green Cobb, or an E 90-1 Cy Young suddenly appeared well...........................................

[Corporal Lance Boil]

The most I have spent is somewhere a little shy of $700.

There are several cards I will need that are in the $10-20K range to complete sets, but at this point I can't stomach the opportunity cost. Everytime I consider it I remember that the same amount of money would build the poolhouse, finish off the upper garage, wallpaper the livingroom, etc.

[Bored5000]

The most I ever spent on a single card was a little over $1,000 for the card in my avatar. As I have written on here before, I like collecting auto racing cards because there are only a handful of cards that sell for over $500 individually. "Lorenzen with car" is a legendary rarity and probably the most valuable racing card in the hobby. My personal limit had always been $1,000, but I put in a snipe that slightly exceeded that when the card showed up on eBay.

There are 4-5 non-racing cards on my want list that I would go $1,200-1,500 for if they ever showed up at auction, however.

[Exhibitman]

I would much rather have 15 beaters that I paid $50-$100 each for than 1 card in much better condition that costs $1000.

Me too when it comes to vintage baseball cards. Though I try to get nice looking lower grade cards.

[KCRfan1]

These are the only two cards (the Mantles) I've ever spent more than $2K on:

I bought both in 2003 :D

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Steve

Well bought Steve!!!!

I have to ask, at the time, did you believe you were paying too much for the cards?

[rats60]

It was pertaining to why some companies don't advertise here. And I am sure some of the reason is they get no protections about members saying what they want to about their companies. But when I read that comment I just thought the guy was an idiot. Not a big deal.

I don't know what you charge, but it seems dumb to me for any major auction house not to advertise here and let people know when their auctions are running. I am always looking to buy or sell to improve my collection, but there are times auctions slip my notice. My avatar says i am in the last group and there are quite a few of us here willing to spend a lot on cards.

[Dpeck100]

The responses are not what I expected. I assumed more collectors on this forum bought higher priced cards.

My most so far is $3,050.00.

The card I would pay the most for has never graded a 10 but if one ever hit it would blow away my most expensive purchase.

[guy3050]

$1000 for this card

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4353/35855949914_29dcdf49ab_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/WCt7H1)CobbFront_zpsb1cf6035 (https://flic.kr/p/WCt7H1) by Guy Bourque (https://www.flickr.com/photos/151462905@N03/), on Flickr

[Topnotchsy]

The responses are not what I expected. I assumed more collectors on this forum bought higher priced cards.

My most so far is $3,050.00.

The card I would pay the most for has never graded a 10 but if one ever hit it would blow away my most expensive purchase.

In the poll results, 10% have spent $50,000 or more on a card, and 25% have spent 10K. That's some pretty serious numbers.

Many of the highest spenders have little interest in others knowing how much they spent.

I've never been anywhere near those numbers, but my most important criteria is whether I believe I could recoup the money if I need to sell the item. I try to buy items that I believe will maintain their value over time.

[Steve D]

Well bought Steve!!!!

I have to ask, at the time, did you believe you were paying too much for the cards?


Not at all!

And, I am very happy with the cards to this day!!! :D

Steve

[johnmh71]

We definitely have some heavy hitters on here. My high is $200 for a '58 Mantle.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Steve, yeah, as it turned out buying early Mantles in those days was a great move. I would think that across the grading spectrum the 51 and 52T have probably appreciated as much if not more than any other issues.

[ElCabron]

Pre-divorce: $35k
Post-divorce: under $10k

[RTK]

Only a few hundred bucks, I'm a minnow. I'd consider spending more purely as an investment like buying ETF's or stocks. What I buy I see in a different way, they're more or less cards I could have had as a kid. I find myself beginning to find some of the pre war cards interesting but I really don't need to start down that road. I think if I was to spend high dollar amounts, I'd probably shift to vintage memorabilia...but damn those Cracker Jack cards sure look nice.

[darwinbulldog]

Right around $2000 several times since 2004.

PSA 1 1952 Topps Mantle
PSA 5 1933 Goudey Ruth (#144)
PSA 9 1970 Topps Pete Maravich
SGC 20 1951 Bowman Mantle