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10-28-2006, 05:20 PM

Posted By: anthonyI have this discussion quite often with non collector friends who honestly believe I am crazy for spending $4k on a single baseball card. After explaining that $4k is nothing to some people, I thought I'd ask a fun question. Outside of the obvious Honus Wagner that I know a few of you guys have, Has anyone here spent more money on a single card than the brand new car you recently bought? Name the card or price (not both unless you want to) and the type of car or price. for me no, the most I spent on a single card is $4k and the most on my car was $30k.

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10-28-2006, 05:24 PM

Posted By: Gilbert MainesThere are a few cards which I will spend four figures to obtain. But I do not have specific plans to accomplish that objective within my lifetime.

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10-28-2006, 05:29 PM

Posted By: dstudebaYes. The most I ever spent on a card was over 10K The most I ever spent on a motorcycle was 8K The most I ever spent on a bicycle was 5K The most I ever spent on a car was 4.5K The biggest rip-off was the car. I hate cars.

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10-28-2006, 05:39 PM

Posted By: BrendanPaid around 2500 for a Paul Dean Rice-Stix on the BST. Paid 1400 for my 1990 Crown Vicoria (bought on ebay!)

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10-28-2006, 05:40 PM

Posted By: Griffin'sDan, you spent 5K on a bike? The most I ever spent on a card wouldn't buy me 4 seats in my car.

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10-28-2006, 05:42 PM

Posted By: JKIve never spent more on a card than a car, but if I had that conversation with my friends, I would point out that my cards have increased in value and my cars have decreased in value during my ownership and let them decide which was the better purchase. Of course, I cant ride a card to work.

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10-28-2006, 06:12 PM

Posted By: JoannThe most I've spent on a card is less than 1/15th of the most I've spent on a vehicle. And I don't go hogwild buying vehicles! J

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10-28-2006, 06:17 PM

Posted By: Jason LI would if I could! most money spent on a card: $500 most money spent on a car: $18k (the car gets me to work, where I can get the money to buy more $500 cards someday!)

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10-28-2006, 06:59 PM

Posted By: bruce Dorskind I have lived in Manhattan for the past 32 years. I bought one used car 17 years ago and spent less than $8000. Gave it up 2 years later. Have spent well over $40,000 on a card on several occassions. But in NYC that is well less than a friend of mine's monthly mortgage payment. There's no place like the Big Apple.

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10-28-2006, 07:40 PM

Posted By: warshawlawmy cards are worth way more than my car <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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10-28-2006, 08:06 PM

Posted By: Bruce BabcockMy first car cost $100 - a 1951 Plymouth in 1967. So I have spent more than the cost of a car on cards - but not more than a new car.

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10-28-2006, 08:09 PM

Posted By: Jim ManosI spent more on a card than my first home/condo 15 yrs ago.

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10-28-2006, 08:57 PM

Posted By: joe brennanMost spent on a card $898 Most spent on a car $27,000. Money owed on the card 0 Money owed on the 2001 Z28 as of the 12th of this month 0!!!!!!!!!! Money now available per month to buy cards with? $471.55 People said it was a million dollar wound. But the government must keep that money, cause I ain't never seen a penny of it.

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10-28-2006, 09:35 PM

Posted By: Joe D.getting thrown around on this thread - I am still stuck on the 5K Bicycle. 5K?

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10-28-2006, 09:40 PM

Posted By: JimCrandellCar $70K--most expensive card $35K.

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10-28-2006, 09:45 PM

Posted By: Brian GoldnerMany years ago. Bought a brand new vehicle in February, the card in April of that year. Never realized it, until reading this thread.

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10-29-2006, 01:52 AM

Posted By: Julie Vognarmore than 3 times the price of a '96 Honda Accord in 2002...

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10-29-2006, 07:28 AM

Posted By: Peter ThomasSix new cars in lifetime: 1966 Volvo $2,600 (turned 25 and could afford the insurance) 1972 Audi $3,600 1982 Audi $13,000 1992 Audi $26,000 Still have 106,000 miles 1993 Jeep $26,000 (son turned 16) Still have 158,000 miles 2000 Jeep $28,000 Still have 140,000 miles 4 used cars in lifetime: 1954 Buick green roadmaster $250 (bought in 1996 still have) 1954 Buick red Century conv. $22,000 (bought in 1997 sold for $30,000 in 2003) 1955 Buick black & white Roadmaster $8,000 (bought in 1994 still have) 1955 Buick yellow Century conv. $12,000 (bought in 1998 + $10,000 restoration sold for $30,000 in 2003) One card more expensive than any of the cars T204 Ramly Johnson PSA 8 $31,000 Thousands of cards more expensive than the 54 roadmaster. Lots of cards more expensive than the 66 Volvo and 72 Audi.

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10-29-2006, 09:19 AM

Posted By: Kevin CummingsMy most expensive card ($1750) isn't anywhere close to what I've spent on even the cheapest new car I've ever bought or the dough I've dropped so far on two college educations (about $200,000) with one daughter to go. <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>

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10-29-2006, 11:00 AM

Posted By: T206Collector$1,600 M116 Johnson (sold it a month later for $1,650) <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/T206Collector/M116%20Collection/M116JohnsonSGC70.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> $1,250 T206 Cobb Green background (not including the price to cross it from GAI to SGC) -- still have it <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/T206Collector/T206%20Collection/COBBGREENPORTRAITSGC40.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> $999.00 T206 Demmitt STL -- still have it <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c322/T206Collector/T206%20Collection/DemmittStLouisSGC10.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Everything else was under $1,000, mostly well under $1,000.

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10-29-2006, 01:12 PM

Posted By: MVSNYCthis is a fun question... i have bought 2 used cars in my life, no new ones. (i also live in NYC, don't need a car). vw fox- $800 vw jetta- $3,500 T206 PSA 9 wild bill donovan, throwing- $8,900 T206 PSA 9 dick egan- $8,500

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10-29-2006, 03:14 PM

Posted By: brian pI have been collecting for over a quarter of century, and I would hate to depend upon the transportation that $180 would provide. Brian

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10-30-2006, 06:49 AM

Posted By: MVSNYCi just bought 3 new "cars" last night in the heritage auction...three PSA 9 T206's...got great deals, but just have to figure out how to pay for them now...haha. might have to sell some 8's. oh well...

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10-30-2006, 07:36 AM

Posted By: Al C.risafulliWhile I've written larger checks for groups of cards, I broke a personal record for a single card this morning when I paid for the '38 Goudey DiMaggio I won in last night's Heritage auction. $3300. I try and lease my cars - the sticker price on the one I'm driving now was $26,000, I believe. -Al

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10-31-2006, 05:27 PM

Posted By: runscottbut I've spent more on various Mastro auction lots than on my new '91 Toyota pickup, new '97 Mustang or new '02 Nissan pickup....and spent a lot more time debating the vehicle purchases. Kind of weird now that I think about it! ...to think of all the cards I could have bought instead of wasting it on those new vehicles <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>

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11-03-2006, 01:22 PM

Posted By: dstudebaSorry, I went on vacation and didn't remember this thread. Don't have a picture handy, but here is a description of it : <a href="http://bicycleworldandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=764" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://bicycleworldandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?catalogId=39&id=764</a> Mine is set up for long distance triathlons and is as smooth a ride as you can find. The graphite deadens the vibrations better than my Sportster.