Selling Cards You Didn't Want To Or Have To?

[Jacklitsch]

More regrets that I can count.

One that stands out is a 1915 Zeenut McMullin. Another is a Rose Matty.

I could go on but won't.

[T206Collector]

Ugh! I was hoping there would be less regret stories as I already regret the deal I just made. More on that after the transaction is official and complete.

[philliesfan]

Yup. Every T206 I sold on ebay over the years.

[Leon]

I haven't really sold a card I didn't want to. I always need some cash because I spend too much so I have sold some I sort of regret not having. But I never sold one when I didn't really need to just because the offer was too good to pass on. As for the collection just sold, the impetus was college funds but I also wanted to take my proverbial chips off the table and start over, this time with less bills.

[packs]

I had bought a Leifield signed T206 on the board a few years ago. Another member offered me 3 times what I paid after they saw me post it in a pick up thread. Really wasn't looking to sell, but how could I say no?

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Leon

. . . . I also wanted to take my proverbial chips off the table and start over, this time with less bills. . . .

I have to say that this is basically what I was doing with the pending transaction I'm involved in. Although I am surely going to miss the card, it is not part of my core focus of collecting. Having said that, I do sometimes wonder what it would be like to sell the whole collection and start over with fewer bills. Sometimes I ever translate the fantasy as -- sure I have bills, but that's an intrinsic part of having this collection; if I would only sell the collection then I wouldn't have the bills, so it cancels itself out.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

I have to say that this is basically what I was doing with the pending transaction I'm involved in. Although I am surely going to miss the card, it is not part of my core focus of collecting. Having said that, I do sometimes wonder what it would be like to sell the whole collection and start over with fewer bills. Sometimes I ever translate the fantasy as -- sure I have bills, but that's an intrinsic part of having this collection; if I would only sell the collection then I wouldn't have the bills, so it cancels itself out.

For me, once I plucked 200k out of what I had it would have taken some wind out of the sails. So it was a good time to do what I should have done some time ago, financially speaking. I would think no finanicial advisor would tell you to have an inordinate percentage of your net worth in baseball cards. But I guess that too is debatable.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Leon

I would think no finanicial advisor would tell you to have an inordinate percentage of your net worth in baseball cards. But I guess that too is debatable.

I would have a hard time debating that notion!

[vintagehofrookies]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Ugh! I was hoping there would be less regret stories as I already regret the deal I just made. More on that after the transaction is official and complete.

unfortunately I agree with what others have posted as I have been in that situation more than I'd like to remember and almost always regret it, but it was because I needed the money.

[Jobu]

I once sold an EPDG box that I got for a song, but I turned a huge profit so it didn't hurt all that much.

Seriously though, I have only been back into collecting for a bit over a year so I haven't yet sold/traded something that I regret - and I hope that I never do. I must admit that I am interested to see the details of the deal that sparked this thread.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Jobu

I must admit that I am interested to see the details of the deal that sparked this thread.

I expect to share some of the details in the next couple of days.

[T206Collector]

This is the card I sold, which I am going to miss.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

This is the card I sold, which I am going to miss.

That's a very nice Mantle RC. I can see why you didn't want to sell it.