Cards you regret letting go...

[Leon]

When I regret what I let go I focus on current collecting niches.... Isn't the chase a lot of the fun?

[Eggoman]

Originally Posted by Leon

When I regret what I let go I focus on current collecting niches.... Isn't the chase a lot of the fun?

I STILL have my cards from when I was a kid. Mom NEVER threw 'em out. SHe threw them down the stairs when I talked back, but NEVER threw them out.

But I gotta agree with Leon - unless you have limitless funds, there is NOTHING LIKE THE CHASE!

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Leon

When I regret what I let go I focus on current collecting niches.... Isn't the chase a lot of the fun?

Exactly....not a lot that I regret, the things I truly cherish collecting I still have and since filling a hole in my baseball memorabilia collection rarely comes along anymore I started collecting just regular postcards of my hometown...I'm up to probably 3,000 different postcards and I still find at least one per week that I don't have. 90% or more I pay less than 10 bucks each and occasionally have to shell out $100-$200 just because a local guy who also collects doesn't have it yet.

That said I kind of wish I still had the Roy Ellam postcard that had the pose for his T206 card.

[bnorth]

I collect mainly junk era error cards so for me it was a only known 1990 Score Randy Johnson/Rickey Henderson wrong back error pair. Don't really care for either player and let the pair go for $60 in the late 90's.

Now I have an amazing 89 Fleer Randy Johnson Marlboro error collection and that wrong back pair with Randy would sure look nice with it.

A really clean and sharp 1951 Bowman Willie Mays RC in PSA 6. At least it found a good home with Ian on the board.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

A really clean and sharp 1951 Bowman Willie Mays RC in PSA 6. At least it found a good home with Ian on the board.

It's definitely in a happy home Dan. Don't plan to ever part with it, but if I ever do, you'll be first I reach out to. Thanks again.

Sold these on BST earlier this year, all are missed... though can't say I fully regret, since I needed and used the money for other things.

[clydepepper]

I will add a short-sighted trade I made several years ago:

Now, understand that the two cards were actually listed at very close to the same value AT THE TIME of the trade.

I traded a clean T206 Walter Johnson portrait for a 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan which got graded EX-MT 6.

That T206 was one of the last that I had after selling off 268 different T206s and some American Caramels which I purchased for only $1,500. I more than doubled my investment, but could have made many thousands if I had held on to them.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Like Leon said the chase is the thing and I hope I never lose that feeling!

With that said, I have regretted everything I have sold and have never regretted a purchase!