Impulsive card purchases -- Trust your gut or run?

[Scott6043]

Awesome pickup!

I actually looked at the card and came very close to buying it myself, for some reason just decided not to.

Glad you were able to get it

[irv]

Very nice, Rose!

As far as impulse goes, I do it all the time.

I constantly tell myself to stick with 52 Topps cards but more times than not, I deviate from that thought process!

Being a member on this site definitely doesn't help, and with the direct link to E-Bay postwar, well that just makes it worse!

As far as purchasing cards I have regretted purchasing, I don't recall any specific ones but I have questioned myself after the fact, why the hell did I bid on that?

[Republicaninmass]

99% of the times I've passed, I've regretted it.

Maybe 50% of the time I pulled the trigger, I've regretted it


Hard facts right there

[JustCollectVP]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

99% of the times I've passed, I've regretted it.

Maybe 50% of the time I pulled the trigger, I've regretted it


Hard facts right there

I've found that the gut is usually right. However, learning how to identify the difference between trusting your gut versus the caustic collecting impulse is a different thing.

When I see something and the impetuous hoarding collector bug hops on my shoulder and starts shouting "BUY IT, BUT IT!" in my ear, I get into trouble. When I see something and I weight the pros and cons and leave the decision to "my gut," I usually fare very well.

[pawpawdiv9]

Clearly the wife was given some money to look around for purses/shoes etc.
Then when she ask how much it cost, you say ah?? not much, just a bunch of guys on a ugly card- 20 bucks.
Then you quickly change the subject- I'm hungry, where we stop? Or you need to re-fuel.

Or did you do the deed, and leave her at home???
The TRUTH will set you FREE

[cardcountry]

Beautiful card. Buy the card that really speaks to you!

Jeff

[ZiggerZagger]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

Clearly the wife was given some money to look around for purses/shoes etc.
Then when she ask how much it cost, you say ah?? not much, just a bunch of guys on a ugly card- 20 bucks.
Then you quickly change the subject- I'm hungry, where we stop? Or you need to re-fuel.

Or did you do the deed, and leave her at home???
The TRUTH will set you FREE

Bwahahaha!! Luckily my wife is not a high maintenance girly-girl, although she's certainly not above a shopping spree here and there. She was at home at the time, not left in the car or some other cruel arrangement.

And thank God she doesn't even ask "what" or "how much" anymore... I don't think even she believed some of the sub-sub-VCP prices I was quoting her for stuff that was showing up from ebay back in the day
She's a keeper!

[pokerplyr80]

I don't pick up high end cards in BVG holders often but will make an exception once in a while for a great looking card like this. Nice pickup. Assuming you bought it for between what a PSA 7 and 7.5 would sell for I'd say it's definitely worth a cross attempt at a 7.5 or higher. I believe if you declare the value under 5k it's less than $100 to try.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by ZiggerZagger

Bwahahaha!! Luckily my wife is not a high maintenance girly-girl, although she's certainly not above a shopping spree here and there. She was at home at the time, not left in the car or some other cruel arrangement.

I've often wondered why in some places, it is against the law to leave children and animals unattended in a vehicle, but it's perfectly legal to leave your wife alone in the car.

[ZiggerZagger]

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm feeling somewhat more at ease with the decision today.
I really think that a lot of it is down to the BVG slab. I've made other purchases of that magnitude at shows, but always with the SGC/PSA slabs that I'm fully comfortable with.


Scott-- it amazes me that two people on the board would have looked at the same card yesterday!


(Also, I updated pic of the card, as there was an odd black dot showing up on the right border that is clearly not on the card.
I swear the only imperfection I can see on the card is the small white fish eye near the top right corner.
The corners are scary even under 12x magnification. I'm starting to think it's undergraded...)