Old Girlfriend Syndrome (T206)

[xplainer]

Picture this... you are checking out T206s on eBay, and you see a card that grabs your interest. You used to have one and sold or traded it, so you pull up the listing. And there she is.
Same creases, paper loss, dings or whatever. That is her. She was once yours. You remember her and all her splendor.

Happened to me twice this week.

How many of you has had this happen? Doesn't have to be The Monster.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by xplainer

Picture this... you are checking out T206s on eBay, and you see a card that grabs your interest. You used to have one and sold or traded it, so you pull up the listing. And there she is.
Same creases, paper loss, dings or whatever. That is her. She was once yours. You remember her and all her splendor.

Happened to me twice this week.

How many of you has had this happen? Doesn't have to be The Monster.

I sold a bunch of 1952 high grade cards and I have a file on my computer for the scans...I have checked cert numbers to see if it was the same card but so far it hasn't.

[frankbmd]

I've seen my old girlfriends on EBay.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I've seen my old girlfriends on EBay.

Were they selling you old cards?

I've got a couple of ex-wives I wish someone would bid on.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

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I've got a couple of ex-wives I wish someone would bid on.

What do they look like? Do they have pointy corners?

As for cards from my collection being sold, I see them every day. Have some back and I am sure a few others will make their way back again too.

[Fred]

Ok, now we know that Leon likes pointy corners in his women. Do other guys here like a "well centered" woman? What about qualifiers Leon? Do we add points or half grades if the woman has a "mute" qualifier?

[Rookiemonster]

Yup a Roger Clemens buyback auto it's still on eBay .


I sold a 1968 topps mantle that had a million creases.
It also had a erased pencil check mark on it . So needless to
Say it was the same card . The mantle I could care less about .

[z28jd]

Last year, I bought back one of my first Old Judge cards, a low grade Con Daley. I had to sell it and a couple other cards to fund a purchase back in 2001. Then I ended up buying the Daley off the person who I made the 2001 purchase from, even though they weren't the one who bought the Daley off me back in 2001.

Basically, it took 14 years for the Daley to go from me to them, they posted a picture here, I recognized the card and got it back home.

[Fred]

I sold a D304 Cobb graded by SGC many years ago. I kept seeing that same card going from one auction to another. I haven't seen it in a few years now but it was being passed around like a rock groupie for a while.

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Fred

I haven't seen it in a few years now but it was being passed around like a rock groupie for a while.

One of the best lines in a long time

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by Fred

I sold a D304 Cobb graded by SGC many years ago. I kept seeing that same card going from one auction to another. I haven't seen it in a few years now but it was being passed around like a rock groupie for a while.

So at some point collectors will have paid more in auction fees in aggregate than the card is worth. Doesn't seem right and/or efficient.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by xplainer

How many of you has had this happen? Doesn't have to be The Monster.

Well, this Wagner was my father's from 1974 - 1984. He recognized it when it went up for auction in 2013. Unmistakeable with that slanted border:

[xplainer]

Originally Posted by TCMA

Well, this Wagner was my father's from 1974 - 1984. He recognized it when it went up for auction in 2013. Unmistakeable with that slanted border:

Wow. Nothing to say.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by xplainer

Wow. Nothing to say.

They even used this card on a mug TCMA did in 1981. Same slanted border: