Is there people you wont buy from simply because of their attitude?

[Rich Klein]

It was actually a $1200 Ryan RC which sold for $12

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...y-rookie-cards

Regards
Rich

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

It was actually a $1200 Ryan RC which sold for $12

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...y-rookie-cards

Regards
Rich

That's what I get using my memory instead of Google

Steve B

[Butch7999]

In case anyone unfamiliar with that case is curious as to how it turned out:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...men-wrzesinski
Baseball Card In Dispute Will Be Put Up For Sale
April 23, 1991
WHEATON, ILL. — A baseball card that has been the focus of a court battle between a schoolboy and a dealer will be sold
and the proceeds will go to charity, the two sides said Monday. Brian Wrzesinski, 13, of Addison, and baseball card store
owner Joe Irmen announced their out-of-court settlement Monday minutes before a judge was to rule. Wrzesinski bought
the Nolan Ryan rookie card last year for $12. Irmen sued, saying the card marked ''1200'' was worth $1,200.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...00.html?pg=all
RYAN ROOKIE CARD SELLS FOR $5,000
Saturday, June 22 1991 12:00 a.m. MDT
Bidding for a controversial Nolan Ryan rookie baseball card started at $12 Friday, and within minutes the card sold for $5,000.

The auction was held following a settlement between 13-year-old Bryan Wrzesinski, Addison, Ill., and baseball card store
owner Joe Irmen. On April 24, 1990, Bryan bought the card for $12 when a clerk in Irmen's store did not realize the price tag
actually meant $1,200. During Friday's sale at Chicago Riverfront Antique Mart and Auction Co., Bryan Wrzesinski symbolically
began the bidding at $12, but the next bid was $1,200, by Joe Irmen, the other figure in the controversy.

The bidding rose steadily until the card was purchased for $5,000 by Tony Del Angel, 39, of Lisle, Ill. "I look at it
as an investment. Within a few years, I'm going to get my money back," Del Angel said.


Fascinating discussion of the legalistic implications of the case here:
http://tinyurl.com/qbeofsb
It'd be a hoot to argue this over beers with the contract lawyers on board...

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

The bidding rose steadily until the card was purchased for $5,000 by Tony Del Angel, 39, of Lisle, Ill. "I look at it
as an investment. Within a few years, I'm going to get my money back," Del Angel said.

We can see in retrospect that 1991 was the peak of the late '80s-early '90s card bubble, and this quote is a great illustration why. Unless that Ryan RC was in PSA 9 or 10 condition (which I highly doubt, given how much it was handled back then), it never got near $5000 in market value.

[7nohitter]

I'd love to talk to Tony del Angel now!

[jlehma13]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

It was actually a $1200 Ryan RC which sold for $12

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...y-rookie-cards

Regards
Rich

Too funny. This was my childhood card shop. I haven't thought about that story in a long time. It consumed my best friend and my (11 at the time) thoughts entirely for quite a while. We weren't too fond of Joe, but that shop did provide plenty of great memories. Ball-mart recently closed it's doors.

[buymycards]

Frank, thank you for bringing that up! That "is" has been bothering me ever since I first saw this thread.

Rick