Most Gut-wrenching card you had to sell...

[mintacular]

Just wondering what card you sold/let go that at that time was the hardest one to stomach. I'm sure most of us at times have sold/traded things with some regret but after a bit of time the pain dissapated. However, there must be a few that we always thought would never leave our possession and yet somehow it happened....For me it has not happened yet. Right now, I can't imagine letting go of my '57 set (including a great '57 Brooks RC), '56 Mantle, and many more (I won't bore you with those). But I know at some later stage if it happens it will feel like a swift kick to the nutz. And you? Thanks for sharing.

[rp12367]

Had a beautiful PSA 5 Hal Chase Blue Portrait with ghost on back which I sold a few years ago. I would pay top $$$ to get that card back.

Scans dont do card justice, P.S. Sorry if scans are huge, my PC crashed and burned so cutting and pasting from my phone limits what I can do.

[Vegas-guy]

Mine was not just one but 4! In 2004 I sold all 4 of my T206 Cobbs all in PSA 6.. I really regret selling the 4 but most of all the green back!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Mine would have to be a tie between a 1915 RPPC of Babe Ruth and a Cameo Pepsin Cy Young Pinback.

[Jason Carota]

Mine was a T210-8 of Berger (Mobile.) It has one of the most amazing images I have seen on a card.


(Image courtesy of www.vintagecardprices.com)

Hopefully I can acquire one in 2012.

[T206Collector]

I had a PSA 6 Pink Portrait Hal Chase. When SGC wouldn't cross it over to an 80 because of a hairline corner wrinkle, I dumped it. That card was spectacular. And so rare. Never should've sold it.

[cdn_collector]

Compared to Phil's Ruth & Young, this is smaller than small potatoes.

Over the years, I have turned my collection over many times, and sold hundreds of cards. There is a small handful of cards I'd have loved to have kept, but parted with for financial reasons. Many of them went to great people/collectors, which, oddly, makes me happy to have parted with them at that time.

But then there are some cards that, regardless of where they went, I really really wish I still had.

Five or so years ago, in what I now consider a moment of insanity, I sold nearly every card in my George Gibson collection. I kept two cards out of about 60 in case I ever returned to collecting George Gibson cards. There were a few that I immediately regretted parting with.

As we enter 2012, I am on the verge of resuscitating that collection. Now more than ever I regret not having kept just a few more of those Gibson cards. In some cases, I think I'll just have to ante-up to make up for my mistake, but in others, I think it could be a really long time -- if ever -- before I see some of these cards come available. The ones that immediately come to mind:

e92 Croft's Cocoa
e104-II blank & nadja backs
e105
T205 Piedmont 42


Regards,

Richard.

[rainier2004]

The toughest was when I was 16 and sold one my mantles - It was a 1960, sold in 1991, later graded out as a psa 7. "What I regret" most with cards is allowing some people I called friends in high school to hang out at our house while my father was gone and someone stole 9-10 of his best cards...never saw the cards again. I'd be willing to do an awful lot to erase that moment in time.

[bijoem]

I probably have a little bit of regret each time I sell anything.

but for sure this one is tops.
this is the card I miss most.

[wolfdogg]

I've sold several that I wish I didn't have to:

Joe Jackson RC, 1915 Cracker Jack Jackson, M110 Cobb, E125 Wagner, E121 & '33 Goudey Ruths....N172 Phenom Smith.....E90 Speaker.....T3 Cobb and Johnson....'53, '54 and '56 Topps sets.....M101-5 Felsh SGC70.......whew....hold on....let me wipe the tears..


How about this?

Whats the one card you had a chance to buy.....you didn't buy it....I mean a rare card.....or one that you would never be able to obtain now.....one that exploded in value over the next few years?


Mine you ask???

T210-8 Jackson......kick myself in the A$$ everytime I get in and out of the shower......probably a low end "2"....for under $8000.....hang on again....wiping more tears...and kicking myself (and I'm not even getting in the shower)

[bbcard1]

I have made a lot of bad trades. But that bothers me less. As Annie Savoy says, bad trades are a part of baseball.

[Runscott]

This is an interesting question. When I decide to sell something, there's nothing gut-wrenching about it. Years later my gut will wrench. If that's what you mean, I would have to say: Mino Wagner, Reulbach Hindu ledger page, Bingos cabinet with Keeler, Newsboy Ward, WWG Ruth and the 1872 Red Stockings CDVs. I also traded a Mantle card back in '71 that I regret, but at the time I had two. My gut is currently wrenching equally over the memory of each. Curiously, the BL 460's don't hurt that much anymore.

May each of you fail to make additional gut-wrenching decisions during the New Year!!!

[e107collector]

I passed up on buying a Washington Times Ty Cobb in the early 90's, for around $7500. I never saw another one since.

Oh well.

Happy New Year to all!!

Tony

[dabigyankeeman]

At a time i needed money, i sold my absolute favorite most meaningfull card that i owned, my 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (PSA-2). I was miserable for many many years until i was finally able to replace it. But now i am happy because its been replaced by a virtually equal card (its only a PSA-1 but i love it).

I have learned my lesson though, and in the future, if i ever have to, i will sell my entire collection but keep that '52 Mantle.

[tbob]

Coupons are tough, 3rd series are scarce, overprints are rare, and this was a Cobb in really nice shape. Probably the biggest regret....

[Gradedcardman]

In 1998 I sold my childhood collection including a T206 set with the Magie. The Magie just sold in the REA 2011 auction. I am working on getting that set back. It also had a beautiful Eddie Collins Carolina Brights Back in nice shape !!

[Cardboard Junkie]

Ugh.....talk about opening old wounds. All your stories are heartbraking. My big regret was trading a 33 Goudey Ruth #149 Ex+ for a Kaline Rookie! Ouch! dave, happy new year everyone

[Section103]

I get pretty sad whenever I think about ditching my HOF collection. It wasnt loaded with immaculate cards, but the loss of the whole set is tough. The T206 Young and Mathewson were probably the hardest.

[Ladder7]

More than images of athletic men. This is this far more heart wrenching than discussing old girlfriends.


I remember trading an Orr rookie for a fresh '67 Yaz. What helps lessen the sting, all my cards were scratched and dinged from flipping.

[Vegas-guy]

Originally Posted by wolfdogg

How about this?

Whats the one card you had a chance to buy.....you didn't buy it....I mean a rare card.....or one that you would never be able to obtain now.....one that exploded in value over the next few years?


Mine you ask???

T210-8 Jackson......kick myself in the A$$ everytime I get in and out of the shower......probably a low end "2"....for under $8000.....hang on again....wiping more tears...and kicking myself (and I'm not even getting in the shower)

In 2001 I was offered a PSA 3 Eddie Plank for $17k at the time I could only come up with about 2/3rds the money without selling off a bunch of cards! Looking back I should have sold the cards! They would have been much easier to replace than the Plank..

[Ease]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

More than images of athletic men. This is this far more heart wrenching than discussing old girlfriends.

So True!

When I was 12-13, I took my dad's prized Nolan Ryan rookie, with his knowledge and (begrudging) blessing, to the hole in the wall card store at the mall (remember those?) and sold it for $150 or so. No doubt in my mind that card was an 8 or better in a slab today, it was crispy clean. Thinking back on it now hurts me more than any woman ever has lol.

[bobbyw8469]

This was mine....I wish I still had it....

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Ease

So True!

When I was 12-13, I took my dad's prized Nolan Ryan rookie, with his knowledge and (begrudging) blessing, to the hole in the wall card store at the mall (remember those?) and sold it for $150 or so. No doubt in my mind that card was an 8 or better in a slab today, it was crispy clean. Thinking back on it now hurts me more than any woman ever has lol.

Imagine how those of us feel who pulled 3-4 of those brand new out of packs, and tossed them because they were the crummy 2-player cards

[CMIZ5290]

1914 cracker jack joe jackson psa 8oc. no telling what this card is now worth compared to what i paid 15 years ago! at least 5 times!!

[HRBAKER]

I didn't have to but in a moment of dumbassedness I sold a very nice 1953 Topps Willie Mays to help finance the purchase of a case of 1989 Upper Deck wax. One of my finest decisions.

[kmac32]

Its all good, never looked back on any card i have ever sold. I do regret not buying some cards when i saw them, but as to selling, i have no regrets.

2 Cards.

1. My SGC 7 T205 WOJO that crossed from a GAI 8 back when GAI was good.

2. T205 Hobby Cin after 1908 Drum back

[Exhibitman]

This thread is one of the reasons that I price rare items very high and do not discount them no matter how much the wannabe buyers whine. I thought of several cards that I've parted with over the years that might fit the bill but in each case I wrung out such high prices that I have no real regrets at making the sales. However, I did make a terrible mistake in selling off a large group of 1951 Ringside signed cards. I tried to get some of them back at auction when they came up but lost every time.

[Bobsbats]

Although I got a good price for it consigning it through the B&L Auction....shamless plug, I wished I still had it. You just don't see them much.
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[Bicem]

Originally Posted by e107collector

I passed up on buying a Washington Times Ty Cobb in the early 90's, for around $7500.

this hurts just to hear.

[Steve D]

These are the ones I regret most:

N162 Mike Kelly
N172 Mike Kelly (Chicago Portrait)
T227 Ty Cobb
1954 Topps Hank Aaron
1954 Bowman Ted Williams

Sold 'em all in 1991 just after coming back to the U.S. after 2 years stationed in Germany, to help buy a car and furnish my apartment. I sold many other cards along with these five, but I've been able to replace most of them. I've still been unable to replace these five.

Steve

[vintagechris]

For me, it was a 1914 Cracker Jack Eddie Cicotte. You see the 1915 come up for sale on a regular basis but I have seen less than 10 1914's come up for sale. I think I sold it 6 or 7 years ago.

It was a really nice ungraded card that I felt for sure would grade a 3 and maybe a 4. Basically I over extended myself on some purchases and needed to sell a few things to pay some bills.

I would like to think someone here on the board ended up with it. I really miss that card.