Cards you sold and wish you hadn't

[Baseballcrazy62]

Anybody else other than me have sellers remorse over a sale of a card/cards that you have sold at some point in your life. I have two. First I sold a number of E90-1 American Caramels to Mr. Mint about 20 years ago and the second is I sold a 51 Parkhurst Hockey set about 15 years ago. Sometimes you have to let things go but I wish I had those two sales back!!

[HOF Auto Rookies]

I sold about 15-20 2009 Bowman Chrome Mike Trout signed rookies for $750-$1,250 and now they are around $3k-$4k. Not complaining about my profits though

[philliesfan]

I had a 1940 Playball Joe DiMaggio and sold it just as the grading companies were getting started. Sold it raw and it would have graded an easy 7.
Robert

[darwinbulldog]

Had a PSA 5 Ruth #144 and a PSA 1 '52 Topps Mantle. Sold them on eBay back in 2005. Got $4000-$4500 total for those two. And I wish I hadn't traded my Tip-Top Boy card for a heavily creased E94 Cicotte at the height of the D-card market.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

2 ty Cobb backs
T210 Joe Jackson
T214 Cobb
Henry Reccius Wagner
T206 Cobb Red Hindu
Darby chocolate box w Wagner
T206 Uzit Cobb
T216 Mino Wagner throwing
D304 Marten's Cobb
Rose PC Cobb
Wolverine PC Cobb
Big Head Babe Ruth
4 different 1925 Exhibit Gehrigs

and there's plenty more and yet I continue to sell things after holding onto them for a bit. I'm a collector who sells

[HOF Auto Rookies]

^^^ /thread

[oldjudge]

Aaron-If those are the castoffs what did you upgrade to?

[njdunkin1]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

2 ty Cobb backs
T210 Joe Jackson
T206 Cobb Red Hindu
T206 Uzit Cobb

Holy smoke.

[pokerplyr80]

I should have held on to the red and green t206 Cobbs I had.

[jbl79]

1914 CJ Joe Jackson PSA 3
1939 Play Ball Ted Williams PSA 8
(2) 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle

[Aaron Seefeldt]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Aaron-If those are the castoffs what did you upgrade to?

A terrible divorce attorney

[barrysloate]

Aaron- not the Lindy Lindstrom?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

A terrible divorce attorney

LOL. I'm glad you can joke about it now, that sucks.

[kkkkandp]

No need for words...

[bobbyw8469]

Shit....too many to mention.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Aaron- not the Lindy Lindstrom?

Hey Barry, how are you? I did say there were more.
The Lindy would be on the 2nd list

[Piratedogcardshows]

Of course! I think we all can relate to this question in one way or another. Nothing that wont come back around though on my end so no worries. I hope

[ullmandds]

I regret having sold my childhood collection consisting of most significant cards from late 50's-late 80's at that time...1986 or so.

Other than that my main regrets are not having bought cards rather than having sold them!

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

Hey Barry, how are you? I did say there were more.
The Lindy would be on the 2nd list

You gotta have a pretty darn good collection if Lindy only makes the second team! Doing well.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

2 ty Cobb backs
T210 Joe Jackson
T214 Cobb
Henry Reccius Wagner
T206 Cobb Red Hindu
Darby chocolate box w Wagner
T206 Uzit Cobb
T216 Mino Wagner throwing
D304 Marten's Cobb
Rose PC Cobb
Wolverine PC Cobb
Big Head Babe Ruth
4 different 1925 Exhibit Gehrigs

and there's plenty more and yet I continue to sell things after holding onto them for a bit. I'm a collector who sells

Wow! I would like to see what you kept for your collection. It must be amazing.

[vintagebb2014]

1955 Roberto Clemente Rookie - PSA 6
Babe Ruth autographed photograph
1958 Pittsburgh Pirates team photograph with Roberto Clemente's autograph

[RedsFan1941]

not a valuable card, but long ago I had a T206 southern leaguer of Paige with an old mill back. despite its sentimental value, I traded it away. sometimes I sit and wonder whatever happened to that card.

[docpatlv]

Originally Posted by RedsFan1941

not a valuable card, but long ago I had a T206 southern leaguer of Paige with an old mill back. despite its sentimental value, I traded it away. sometimes I sit and wonder whatever happened to that card.

Hi Ronnie,

You traded it to me, I had it graded by PSA. They mislabeled it, so I sold it. Not sure where it’s at now.

[Aaron Seefeldt]

I lost everything through a nasty divorce. Had to start all over in 2009.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I should have held on to the red and green t206 Cobbs I had.

This. But I have to say there must be a lot of us. And how long should you hold on to something that skyrockets in value? See also Bitcoin!

[scooter729]

Sold a Bill Russell PSA 8 rookie about 6 months before it triped in value (from $8k to $25k+) few years ago. Ouch.

[quinnsryche]

T206 Walter Johnson portrait
T3 Turkey Red Nap Lajoie
1953 Bowman Mickey Mantle

I've had many cards but I still wish I had those 3.

[esd10]

One card that wish i hadnt sold was a e90-1 siegle raw that was easily a 4 or 5

[Fred]

Too many to think of... here's a sample, a near complete run of semi-high 52T cards, missing Mays, all others were there and all would have definitely graded out at "7" or "8".....

There's much more but it sickens me to think about it...

[Leon]

I don't regret selling any of my cards. Some of them have made their way back too.

[robkas68]

I had a 1914 and a 1915 Cracker Jack Walter Johnson. Bought them in the 80s for $40 each and sold them in the 90s for $200 each. I miss Walter!

[clydepepper]

You're welcome Brian:

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[Bestdj777]

I'm pretty sure I regret every card I've sold. Two that are particularly disappointing are a Pittsburgh Exhibit Mantle and a 1952 Topps Mantle. I helped someone complete a run with the first and tripled my money on the second, but I'd rather have the cards and can longer replace them in my budget.

[kailes2872]

I had a T205 Cobb with clipped corners that I bought as part of a collection. It was not especially pretty and I think I got about $250 for it a couple of years ago. I wish I would have held onto it - at least until I upgraded to a nicer example. I have always loved that Cobb much more than the T206’s and probably more than all of his cards except the CJ.

[MattyC]

Dead centered 1952 Mantle.
Two 1925 Gehrigs.
Jesus, I can't even continue this post, it makes me sick to my stomach.
I loathe selling.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Aaron Seefeldt

2 ty Cobb backs
T210 Joe Jackson
T214 Cobb
Henry Reccius Wagner
T206 Cobb Red Hindu
Darby chocolate box w Wagner
T206 Uzit Cobb
T216 Mino Wagner throwing
D304 Marten's Cobb
Rose PC Cobb
Wolverine PC Cobb
Big Head Babe Ruth
4 different 1925 Exhibit Gehrigs

and there's plenty more and yet I continue to sell things after holding onto them for a bit. I'm a collector who sells

Onto my regrets:

1968 Topps 3d Clemente - sold raw right around when PSA was getting started - sold for 6K - customer got it graded..........a 9 - 30k card overnight
1966 Topps punchout Mays - 2-3k many years ago - didn't realize how rare it was... sold years later for 23k
1968 Ryan rookie - I owned it since I was a kid - easy 8 - possible 9 - turned down 2k for it when they were selling for 1. Sold it for 1k a year later when no one cared as much. A couple of years later PSA came around...

Then there were the ones I never pulled the trigger on that I wish I had .... like the Clemente rookie 8.5 for 10k. 1958 Kahns Clemente probably a 5 or a 6 -for 1 1/2 times "book" at the time ~$500 I was just getting started - seller said I didn't know what I was looking at - he was right


No one ever learned anything from doing it right

With all of that said - grateful to have the collection I do and be part of the net 54 community!!

[Fastball]

I still can't believe I did it ... I think of her all the time!

[MattyC]

Ryan, just know that it is very loved by the whole family, and gets me through any rough patch Also, it brought smiles to lots of folks at the Slugger Exhibit. It's a card with a warm, happy energy to it; guess that's 'cause it's always meant a lot to those who have taken care of it.

[Fastball]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Ryan, just know that it is very loved by the whole family, and gets me through any rough patch Also, it brought smiles to lots of folks at the Slugger Exhibit. It's a card with a warm, happy energy to it; guess that's 'cause it's always meant a lot to those who have taken care of it.

Well I'm just glad it ended up in the hands of a great guy and collector. I found an old scan of before and after grading for you to enjoy ...

[D. Bergin]

As someone who fancied himself a teenage sports card dealer in the late 1980's there's way too many regrets to not get sad about, especially from an economic perspective. I actually wish I was more of a pack rat and hoarder and not a seller with an instant turn it around mentality, considering even then I preferred the somewhat older oddball material, even if it was considered "junk" at the time, then the new releases.

There was the short stack of Michael Jordan Rookies along with everybody else in that set.

The boxes and boxes of 70' and 71' Topps Football Cellos

The wax case of 84 Topps Football

The giant stack of 73-74 Topps Basketball Rack Packs

A giant stack of uncut sheets from various sports, of the various Topps insert and specialty sets from the early 1970's

...........and tons of other stuff all sold for a song..............or enough to pay my car insurance bill and rent to my parents for the month.

[MattyC]

Wow, very cool to see it in that original state pre-slab, thanks for sharing that. Always amazes me how 99% of them managed to get so poorly cut at the factory.

[58pinson]

Got interested in baseball cards again back in 1988. Attended my first card show at a high school gym sometime in 1989. Couldn't resist what was a really nice copy of a 1957 Frank Robinson. Paid $350. Had a company close down on me in 1991 and was forced to package the Robinson with 5 other cards (including what I think might have been a 9+ second year Stargell) for $300. Still hurts, especially when I see Frank Robby's that couldn't hold a candle to the one I had selling for 3x what I paid. Oh well.

[T205 GB]

Originally Posted by docpatlv

Hi Ronnie,

You traded it to me, I had it graded by PSA. They mislabeled it, so I sold it. Not sure where it’s at now.

I heard it got damaged and is now in a low grade set. Sorry for the bad news guys

[Baseballcrazy62]

A friend reminded me I sold an 84/85 OPC Hockey hockey wax case for 600 hundred bucks. Thanks!!

[VintageBen]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Ryan, just know that it is very loved by the whole family, and gets me through any rough patch Also, it brought smiles to lots of folks at the Slugger Exhibit. It's a card with a warm, happy energy to it; guess that's 'cause it's always meant a lot to those who have taken care of it.

Yes... I was lucky to see it when it was on display here at the Louisville Slugger Museum. My wife was even intrigued by the card. I left drooling!!!

[EvilKing00]

I havent really sold many cards but i did sell a stock once that i regret!

Bought an ipo at 33.50, bought 100 shairs. I was 19-20 years old i think. Stock went up 10 pts in a few min and i sold it. Made $1000 in 10 min i was so excited!!

The stock was yahoo..... ugh

I still have my sell recept in my baseball card cabnet/display to remind myself what an idiot i am

[irv]

Originally Posted by Fastball

I still can't believe I did it ... I think of her all the time!

I don't want to rub salt in the wound, but that is one great looking 52 Mantle!

[murphy8276]

I loved this card and was the one to holder it with PSA.

With many other high grade copies existing due to the black swamp find, I decided to sell it. Now I wish I wouldn't have as the Orange color was more unique. I could have, however, bought it back for $300 less than what I sold it for based on the previous last 2 sales. I just wasn't aware it was even being sold. PSA's auction prices realized I noticed the track history on it easier. If anyone sees this listed again in the future, bump this.

[card.gems]

Sold bgs 9 lebron james exquisite rpa in 2011 for 10k
Sold another bgs 9 lebron james exquisite in 2015 for 23k
Both sale easily for over 100k a piece worst financial decisions ive ever made

[irv]

Originally Posted by card.gems

Sold bgs 9 lebron james exquisite rpa in 2011 for 10k
Sold another bgs 9 lebron james exquisite in 2015 for 23k
Both sale easily for over 100k a piece worst financial decisions ive ever made

Ouch!

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