Biggest Mistakes as Buyers/Sellers

[steve B]

As a buyer, there have been lots of things I didn't buy. That happens over 30+years.
Probably 7-8 33 Goudey Ruths. all around $100 each. Never bought one.
T206s at 1.50 each or $10 for HOF players.
52 Topps Mantle for under $1000 (The guys I shopped at spent 900 on one, I think a record at the time.) Typical nice ones were around 500.

Pretty much any card I could have bought at 1980 prices......


As a seller?
Not really selling, but I traded for some odd 76 Hostess cards, different colors, reversed negatives, numbers over 150. Got them all for a 74 McCovey washington variation. And promptly traded half of them for another McCovey. I've never seen any others.

And selling the p-f 48 Bowman set I put together to fund a ski trip. I made a bit on it, and I've made a start at a better set, but I still miss it.

And not paying attention to Jeters hits and selling the signature rookies signed card a year or two before he got 3000.


Steve B