Overpaid - let 's see em
 

Let see some cards you went well over your budget on or overpaid for at the time and are happy you did :)

Edited - To clarify, I mean overpaid at the time but looking back you are happy you went for it vs not picking it up.

Hunted this one for a while.

http://i.imgur.com/CfmqVPL.jpg

How do I post a scan of every card I own?

For me this could be almost an endless post :). I overpaid, at the time, for many....but over time, most have become pretty good buys!! I usually had to scramble to come up with the funds but always have......


http://luckeycards.com/pt206ghostmultioverprint2.jpg
http://luckeycards.com/pt206mattyproofandregularx2.jpg
http://luckeycards.com/pt207redcross.jpg
http://luckeycards.com/pe100type2weaver2.jpg
http://luckeycards.com/pe137homerunkissesshinn.jpg

What an odd twist - Moriarity is usually the one doing the hunting :eek:

If I overpaid for a card, I might be glad I owned it, but I wouldn't be glad that I overpaid.

Sometimes I pay more than market value for 'in action' RPPC postcards. This is one that has 'Bloomer Girls' in action, plus it's extra-long. I couldn't resist.

Can't say I've gone over budget but I probably spent more than I should have on most cards I own or have owned. :o

Almost forgot, Leon's brown-back-Buck reminded me...yesterday I received the entire raw 1911 OBAK set from Lew Lipset's auction.

I was hoping to keep the Weaver and dispose of the rest, but it looks like while I'll still be doing that, end the end i will have overpaid for the Weaver...and will be happy to have it.

Probably the one that stands out the most is paying $900 for a PSA2 t206 Cobb green portrait in 2003 because it was the last card I needed for my set. Now it is worth more than that, and it is a real nice 2, could probably get a 2.5 under the new system, but back then it was not a $900 card. More like $650-700, but I was too anxious to finish the set and that was the only reasonable one I could find for sale that day. All the others were too low grade, too high or they were Ebay auctions that weren't ending for 5-7 days. Instead of waiting, I paid the extra and got it shipped next day(seller threw that in)

Priceless!

I just could not resist the over-sized borders, centering and color/focus on this card. Could not be happier and one of my overall favorites.

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...psc61c3450.jpg

I have for sure just see my other topics!!!

Cool! Love those BIG FAT (PHAT) borders!

Once traded a 33 Goudey Ruth 149 (Red) for a 54T Kaline rookie..doh:D THAT qualifys as overpaying. Dave

i overpaid for this card .

I overpaid many time because i buy with my heart instead into buy with my head....

But no regret

http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/52/54/64/plank_11.jpg

Nelson That is by far my favorite "Plank", and from Lionels collection too! What ever you paid, It would be a bargain at twice the price. Curious...any paper loss on the back? Dave.

I was ready to post until I saw the "and happy" part ;)

I paid top prices for these but did I overpay? Hard to say. I do know that they're gonna have to pry them from my cold, dead fingers [or make me a hell of an offer]:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...20Snookums.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...utographed.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...rge/74998a.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...per20Young.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...gper20back.jpg
Victor "Young" Perez autographed PC. He was a flyweight champ of Tunisian descent who lived in France. Come WWII, as a Jew he was betrayed to the Nazis and sent to the Auschwitz death camp in Poland where he was forced to fight gladiatorial contests for the amusement of the guards. If he won, he was fed. If he lost, he would be executed. He never lost. He was finally murdered during a death march near the end of the war when he shared some bread with a fellow prisoner in defiance of a guard's orders. Perez's cards--there are a few--are sought after because of his story.

I bought a terribly overpriced near set to get this card: 1968 Atlantic Oil prize-winner Claude Osteen. I've never seen another of the prize-winners from the issue offered for sale in many years of working the set.

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...l%20Osteen.jpg

Thanks David appreciated.

here is the scan of the back of the card :

http://i70.servimg.com/u/f70/11/52/54/64/18_car10.jpg

Great cards so far.

To clarify, I mean overpaid at the time but looking back you are happy you went for it vs not picking it up.

Had to have 'em
 

I'm budget conscience when it comes to my collections... in many cases I sell (or flip) in order to support the habit. I picked up the Rossman double name on eBay at a pretty hefty sum (for me), but what an oversized beauty it was. I haven't seen a comparable one come to market since then. I saw the next Rossman in an H&S lot, but again had to have it. Unlike most two namers, this one showed ALL of both names.

After that I tried hunting down the Rossman-Thomas two name when I realized that there was ANOTHER Rossman-McBride. Again, I had to have it. Definitely "overpaid" (or overtraded in this case), but definitely happy to have it.

Still haven't found that Rossman-Thomas. Have some good miscut tradebait available. Or any T206 Rossman miscut will do.


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Adam, that Connery and Perez are fantastic. Apparently there is going to be a French film made about Perez.

Chris, I don't have a card to post right now, but I'm pretty sure that after the REA auction is over I'll have one to show you. :rolleyes:

This E222 Hooker card is the most expensive card I have ever bought. I won it in a Mastro Auction back in 2006, before I retired - with the recent revelations re the Mastro Auctions, I wonder if I was a victim of shill bidding. Although I don't know if I would recover my cost if I were to sell this card today, I remain happy that I bought it, as it is the highest graded E222 and the only Hooker card in the combined PSA & SGC pop reports. And, being a native and life-long Virginian, I just can't resist rare cards of Virginia League players!
Val

Val
 

unless you are a dealer I don't think you ever need to worry you overpaid especially with AWH and cards that are that scarce

for what its worth there is another Hooker graded. I am pretty sure it was only graded for the sale by the AH. The consignor or myself probably would not have got the card graded. I think we only know of 4 total Hookers in the AWH set.

http://photos.imageevent.com/cfc1909...21906_1_1_.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/cfc1909...21906_2_1_.jpg

I'd probably give my left one for that card.:eek:

I'm pretty sure I overpaid for this one but its got a nice image.

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...GypsyQueen.jpg

O'doul gem
 

Paying anything for this "gem" was too much.;)

"Happy" I didn't pay more.:)

In fact this was part of a "cheap" lot. I think I wanted one or two of the cards in the lot, but not this one.

Bidding starts at $0.01, any increments, free shipping (whoops wrong thread):mad:

Nothin like an over priced Hooker...I've fallen into that category a few too many :rolleyes:

I may have over paid for this, but I have no buyers remorse nor do I care. As far as I know, it's the only signed Gehrig DeLong in existence, and I've only seen one of DeLong signed.

Would much rather have this than a signed '33 Goudey. Signed cards of him were tough to get, a very short window.

The top two cards in this picture.

They were in a lot that a local shop bought, and I'd just finished reading the book of lists which had a list of the 10 rarest baseball cards. (How wrong that list was!)

I had to call mom and convince her to bring me the money. Not a long trip, but still a tough call.

Before I say how much, T206s were about 1.50 each, and Goudeys in similar condition were usually .25

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=3028




These were $3 each. Totally blew an entire months allowance.

Steve B

Very nice E222 Hooker cards Val and Jim.I am so intrigued by that set every card is a winner in my book.They are just priceless.I hope to pick up a Richmond Colt example one day.Virginia League!

What can you do when it is the only one known and you "need" it?
JimB

http://photos.imageevent.com/jimblum...ichardsonF.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/jimblum...hardsonb_2.jpg

I could give and endless post on the t205's I sold and bought. It the love of the hobby and chase that makes it worth it though

E222s
 

Jim - Thanks for your kind comment and for showing your SGC-graded Hooker card. My eyes are apparently deteriorating as rapidly as my memory, because I checked the PSA & SGC pop reports just before I did my post, and I didn't see your Hooker card (BTW, very nice card - I really like the color of it!).

Brent - Your comment is PRICELESS! :D

Val

Probably overpaid for it, but just couldn’t pass it up.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8...7bc885bb_z.jpg

Great Thread....
 

I think I may have underpaid:D

Jim, I'm sure the seller gave you a fair deal.:D

I bought this card when I first started getting into prewar, back around 2001. I didn't know anything about T216s, just that Tris Speaker was a great player with amazing stats, and the image and colors really grabbed me. It was way over my budget at the time, but looking back I'm glad I grabbed it.

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...n-tris-speaker

Jim, nice card.

ahh the n167 expert has been de-masked. nice card jim!

Thanks Val :cool:

overpaid a few weeks ago.. but now? next week?
 

After bit of waiting and a few attempts to find one on the board, I finally picked one of these up. I paid about $200-$300 more than I'd have wanted to.. but based on prices post the "42" release, I feel like I did OK. Where's the Beckett "up" arrow when you need it! (don't really think this bubble can last though). Regardless of "value", I am happy to finally have a clean looking copy.

Wrong thread

That is a VERY sharp card. Best looking 5 I've seen from PSA. I would have gladly paid an extra $200-$300 and considered it a bargain.

Thanks, I'm glad I pulled the trigger.. and did so when I did. Those are going nuts now. Since the movie 3-4s have been getting more (in some cases substantially more) than 5s had been and have seen crazy prices on 6s. A 3 sold tonight for $1200 as a BIN.

I paid (what seemed like) a ton for this card about 5 years ago. I sold it shortly thereafter. Today, I am sure it would sell for multiples of what I bought it for. Oh well...

this uzit is amazing !

:eek: Wow Michael!

That's a very nice 7, I have seen one 8 UZIT..I think this one is nicer.

Pretty sure I overpaid for this one(as well as quite a few others in my collection.)


http://photos.imageevent.com/mhgt/ho...%20Pirates.jpg

MVSNYC....WOW just WOW!!!!!!

I just had to have it! So I paid SMR X 2 for it. So far no regrets because I haven't seen a nicer one offered in the last 5 years.

Overpaid, but...
 

Possibly one of a kind...simply had to have it...overpaid, but worth every penny!!

Alright, I know I'm bringing back an old thread, but, MAN, there are some awesome cards in this. And has anyone noticed that Leon's old Weaver not only was a Red Cross, but, at least in this photo, looks like it was missing ink? This was a great read, and I'm sure, can be added to. These are the threads that drew me into this site in the first place. Prewar, and knowledge. Where have so many of the OG guys from this site gone?

Overpaid for this, but since Sullivans are the only cards I collect, I have to overpay sometimes since it's not like I can just move on to another player's card

Probably overpaid a bit for these at the time. Over budget for sure as I hadn't planned on the Cobb.

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=4737
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=4738

Most of my better cards were probably a bit over the usual price, but considering how many were bought in the early 80's I figure I did ok. :D

Steve B

Paid more than I wanted to.. but lets be honest... this card is crazy!.. I had to have it .. thanks C!

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...psr07ib5c0.jpg

Fun card...I would call it the Pastorius Under Water (Lake) version.

Brian

Not sure if I overpaid... only time will tell
 

but never thought that I would actually own these...

Wow, I had forgotten this old thread. Here's that card from REA that I promised:


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Awesome pick-up's, Al, I had no idea that those two were "on the market". There is at least one Baseball Hall of Fame rookie card collector that is going to be mighty jealous when he sees those.....

Jaime, great pick-up. I can't believe that Chris let it go. I was at the National with him when he got it. It was the best card for sale at the whole show.

PS- No wait, Richard Masson had a Wagner for sale. I forgot about that one.

Looking back, I was only 2 for 5 on good buys :). Fortunately those 2 were decent...

Which 2, Leon?

The first 2 I did pretty good on, the second 3 not so much...Rarity doesn't equal value. I have been trying to tell myself that for close to 20 yrs now...

Yeah, I remember bidding on those two, and getting blown away long before extended bidding began. :(

yep
 

They had to be put on the market by over-paying!!! Hence their invlusion in this thread...

Al

There should be a Net54 "great quotes" section with this one near the top!

I have lost some money thinking along those lines as well.

Rarity means low supply, but there's that other nasty price component called "demand"!

this guy!

Loudermilk
 

Pete,

For long-term comparison, my 1993 Beckett says:

T207 Loudermilk: $1,000 VG-EX (raw); $2,500 EX-MT (raw)

T206 Cobb Bat On: $800 VG-EX (raw); $2,000 EX-MT (raw)

(Note: This is at the height of the early 1990s BB card bubble).

Hypothetically, would you trade your SGC 40 Loudermilk for an SGC 40 Cobb Bat On?

Scot

Edited to add: Oh, I see yours is a Red Cross. Never mind.

Lowdy is gone...I took a little beating on him. Obviously I would not make that trade...not even factoring in the back of lowdy!

I guess I overpaid on every item I've ever won at auction - or, at least I paid more than anyone else thought it was worth!

Yellow Horse
 

I watched for a long time for a Moses Yellow Horse card to show up. When one (1923 Zeenut) finally did, I paid more than I thought I would.

Not too long afterward, a second one (the one I was originally looking for - 1922 Exhibits) came up and I paid about a third of what I did for the first one.

Glad to have both!



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When I got into back collecting, I jumped into buying Hindus a little too fast and overpaid for a few. I'd probably have trouble breaking even on this one, but I love it. It's real nice for the grade, and in the last 4 years I have only seen one other come to market and it was very low grade.

Luke, that is a really nice example for a "2".

Jealous, but I'm sure my wallet...and wife...are very thankful!

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$150

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One of the guys I learned a lot from about hobbies in general once told me
- You can't pay too much, but you can pay too soon.

For most things that just means that you'd have to hold on to an item a while to get any profit at all. Sometimes a couple years, sometimes longer. There are few exceptions, although most commons from about 1980 till now were probably paid for generations too soon.

Steve B

Not a card but thought id add mine. 1932 Type 1. Overpaid but it was worth it

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/q...pssjc04mad.jpg

Thanks Sean!