Some of those stories sound VERY familiar. In 1990 I sold my T206 near set of 489 and a T205 and about 100 other T-E-M cards set to help on a house down payment.
The biggest mistake was in 2005 though. I was able to buy 80 percent of the original sale back and kept it two weeks before selling it again at more than twice the original selling price.
While still holding the check in my hand my heart hit the floor. I had resisted starting over all those many years because the first time through in the 1970s & 80s was so much fun, I didn't think it would be the same. Now five more years down the road, much older and very settled I would love to go back to stop the second sale more than the first. I didn't need the money the second time through.
Sitting here now with 50 of each set, the mountain top seems a long way off!
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