08-14-2023, 03:26 PM
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Nicol0 Pin.oli
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Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 2,668
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 53toppscollector
the interesting thing to me when it comes to these ultra rare, insanely expensive cards is the mindset of the person who doesn't own one, wants to own one, and has the money to afford one.
they are exceedingly rare, and they dont come up for auction frequently. so, when one does surface, it must take real restraint to not just do whatever is needed to get one. if you can afford $1.3m for a baseball card, you can probably afford $1.5m or $2m or $3m, right? like, if you were the underbidder on this card last night, is your thought "eh, another will pop up soon and I can try again?"
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Or maybe, "I can totally totally swing $1.3M, but at $1.4M, that's just ludicrous."
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Trying to wrap up my master mays set, with just a few left:
1968 American Oil left side
1971 Bazooka numbered complete panel
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