Low bid regret

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by Steve D

I just thought of something else.....

There's a player in uniform standing with the suited gentlemen in the background. Could THAT be Joe?

Steve

Maybe, but him not being the subject makes it really not desirable to me.

I am taking a lesson here. I was comforted by a flip and did not do basic research to remember something I already knew...righty thrower, lefty hitter.

A perfect reminder to myself to follow my own advice and research everything...then do it again.

This was actually an awesome thread.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Maybe, but him not being the subject makes it really not desirable to me.

I am taking a lesson here. I was comforted by a flip and did not do basic research to remember something I already knew...righty thrower, lefty hitter.

A perfect reminder to myself to follow my own advice and research everything...then do it again.

This was actually an awesome thread.

I was just trying to be nice in regards to Beckett, instead of saying they blew it with a mis-identification.

I completely agree with you that the photo isn't worth the price since Joe is not its subject. I do wish Beckett had been more clear with the Joe ID (assuming the player in the background is in-fact Joe). If it isn't him, then.........

Steve

[pokerplyr80]

I was an under bidder on a few cards over the last couple years that have exploded in price. The most memorable being a 68 ryan psa 9 that closed under 6k on ebay about 2 years back that is probably worth 3 times that now. Obviously I wish I had stepped up at the time. But you know what they say about hindsight.

[celoknob]

I think that is Jackson's shadow in the right-hand corner.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by celoknob

I think that is Jackson's shadow in the right-hand corner.

i regret only bidding $420,000 on the pwcc 1952 mantle psa 8 that sold in november of 2015...as it just sold for 1 million today....the year is 2031...oh wait? did my time machine work? if its 2015 i still got a shot!.....so i dont regret the underbid....i can still resolve that one regret in life...yeaaaa!

not sure how many gigawatts i need to get back to 2031 for my flux..

[steve B]

Yeah, after a bunch of years the list of stuff I used to regret not buying is really long. I say used to, because I gave up letting it bug me a few years ago.

I remember the dealer I hung out at buying a nice 52 Mantle for something like 900 which may have been a record at the time? I could have had a fairly average one then for around 3-500.
The stuff that still bugs me wouldn't be as expensive today,(Mostly) but just isn't around anywhere. Fortunately it's a handful of stuff and would have been a major risk for me to buy at the time. - 1912 RedSox ws pennant for 100, A supposed 66 Hemi charger largely apart but with a 440 for maybe 5-600 maybe less. Ok that one would be more than the Mantle restored, but at the time I didn't know how to tell from just the body and the VIN tags were off and stored as the car was sort of being parted/junked. I was buying the windshield and the guy offered me the whole car.

[HRBAKER]

Never doubt the experts.

[jbbama]

Cant be him....he has shoes on!

rest easy!

[1952boyntoncollector]

I have plenty of High Bid regrets...

[Harford20]

I had just graduated from college, on to further schooling. My wife and I were just married, and I went to New York to meet some "family".

One of my wife's uncles was a card collector and a lawyer for the NFL. He knew I had a large 1970-1990 collection, and brought me to an office area where he had his collection. He had a massive collection, mainly focused on autographed jerseys, but with sets and singles of all eras, but was just starting to downsize it. The card he offered me was a T206 Honus Wagner (I had to assume it was genuine given his collection), and PSA was non-existent in 1990. The card was nearly complete, missing one corner. He had started looking for a buyer about 2-weeks prior without luck. He was asking $20k for the card, although he would go lower as I was "now family". I quickly thought of how much my entire collection was worth and if there was any way to come up with the money; my wife quickly laughed at me. Her uncle sold the card about 3 months later for $25k; one of the sales he regrets to this day.

Dave