Show me your Charles "Chief" Bender cards!

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Posted By: Dylan

Here's two of mine. E91 and E95 down!

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

How about photos?

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Posted By: Steve Murray

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Posted By: David Barkus

I have this one:



My wife and I are expecting our first child in October of this year so it is time to downsize my collection. I have it listed on ebay for $7,500 or best offer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230130837975&rd=1&rd=1

So far haven't received anything reasonable. I am not in a hurry to sell it and I will miss the card. I love the big white borders and centering. It's just time to move on to another stage of my life.

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Posted By: Anonymous

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

David, the lack of 'reasonable' offers may have something to do with the unreasonable BIN price of $7500. It just sold for $4915 in Mastro's December acution.

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Posted By: David Barkus

I'm aware of that, but a lesser example also sold for $7,162 a month before in the SCP auction. The problem with ebay is that everyone wants to bargain. I will drop my asking price $1,000 to $6,500, but the problem I have found is that when I don't leave room to bargain, all I end up with is offers 50% less than what the seling price should be.

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Posted By: Brian Goldner

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

...and another Bender 8 sold for $4780 right before that. Why not just put it on ebay and sell it for what it's worth?

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Posted By: barrysloate

David- when I list on ebay I start every lot at $9.95 with no reserve. And while an occasional obscure or lower grade card may go for a little less than hoped, I've never sold a card of the quality of that Bender that didn't do extremely well. The results often exceed my expectations. Putting a BIN well above retail turns off prospective bidders. Just my two cents.

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Posted By: David Barkus

The one that sold in the Heritage auction was crap. Also, Heritage does not get any play. I don't like to take the risk of an ebay auction with high dollar cards when there might not be many people watching for a given week. If I go the auction route, I will go with a big name auction house and take my chances. I haven't turned down any reasonable offers. Just not looking to fire sale it. It is a very nice 8 and there are people who want a quality example instead of a holder to add to their registry sets.

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Posted By: David Barkus

Barry,
Thanks for the suggestion. I have a couple of days left on the listing and I will wait to see if I get any decent offers. If not, I might list it on ebay at a $.99 opening bid. I just prefer to work down from a number and get to a reasonable price than to take the risk of not having a bidder step up to the plate.

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Posted By: peter ullman

One of my two...the other a t201. I like the federal league denotation.

peete in mn

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

David, I find that a card like that will find buyers. If you're concerned that all the deep pocket guys are taking a trip together out of the country away from their computers for a week, you might try a 10 day auction. The card is worth what it will sell for and ebay is a pretty good indicator of interest. That two of the last three Bender 8s sold for less than 2/3 of your BIN may be some indication that you won't do much more on an ebay sale, though.

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Posted By: Kevin Andrews

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Posted By: Ken W.

My Bender Beater!

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Posted By: barrysloate

David- your PSA 8 Bender is very nice even for an 8, and like you said it is perfectly centered with wide borders. It will sell for its market value... guaranteed.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Barry, I think that is what David is afraid of.

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Posted By: barrysloate

You might be right. I'm a firm believer in letting the market decide the value. The lone exception is if you have a piece that's one of a kind, or nearly so. Then I too would try to squeeze every penny out of it.

Unfortunately, a T206 Bender is far from one of a kind. A beautiful card no doubt, but it does have a ceiling. Buyers have other places to go if it is too expensive.

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Posted By: DMcD

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Posted By: Bruce Babcock

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

The T227 and D304 are fantastic.

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Posted By: JK

Soon not to be mine

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Posted By: Anonymous

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Posted By: steve yawitz

This might be the most dilapidated card in my collection, but I still love it.



http://imageevent.com/yawie99

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Posted By: leon

and this is the probably the scarcest I have.....also the best poor conditioned card I've almost ever seen....there is some chipping on the back, in mostly the blank area which accounts for the grade....

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Posted By: barrysloate

You got rooked on that grade- that should be at least a 20, if not a 30.

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Posted By: peter ullman

hmmm...i didn't know the chief played for brooklyn?

pete in mn

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Posted By: Zach Rice

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Posted By: Dylan

Thats an awesome D303 Leon. I think i see where the paperloss is on the side of the card. SGC can be brutal when it comes to paperloss, no matter how nice the rest of the card is.

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Posted By: Richard

My Favorite and one of the toughest to acquire.

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Posted By: Wesley

Richard, That is one heck of a card. I have not seen a Bender offered in auction in years.

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Posted By: Richard

Wes, thanks. It is one of my favorites. Gotta love those E107's.

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Posted By: Bob Shannon

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Posted By: ockday

Here are all 6 different T213 type 2 Bender variations

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Posted By: Ray

One of only four T206 cards I own, and the only HOFer

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Posted By: Rob L

The T201:




Rob L