Discussion re E Cards -- Opinions Needed

[brass_rat]

I completely understand, and I agree -- nothing wrong with a few Wagners!

One thing to consider -- you could always start at the hard end of a back run -- when you pick up a 1/1 or 1/2 that looks great, you know you have the hard part finished, but then you get to work backwards into a nice back run.

To answer your question though, the "worst" thing that could happen is that you go toe-to-toe over several hard cards and win...only to pay a large premium to have beaten out the one other collector that "had to have" that particular card or cards.

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Steve, I totally hear ya. I am neck deep in t206 back runs of Tinker bat off and Evers yellow sky, and aside from the t215 & t214 versions (if t214 exist), I am 1-2 away from completing both. But I have resigned that I will never finish Evers (need the Drum and BL460, both 1 of 1 at current), and holding out hope for a tinker bat off AB 460. Indeed, only recently did I learn that there is zero way I will get that Drum for many years (from the horses mouth), and it was truly disheartening and made the whole (expensive) endeavor feel like a waste, especially when you see Jamie’s red Cobb back run. But it gave me a guide, something to shoot for, and I miss that. So recently I have considered t206 back runs of M Browns Chicago shirt, or Frank Chance yellow portrait (an impossible undertaking), but then I bought a Wagner throwing blue Crofts, and it lit a spark. A few more Wagners later and I am again considering undertaking a maddening impossibility. What’s the worst the happens, I get “stuck” with a bunch of rare-back Wagner cards???!!

[Rhotchkiss]

Steve, lots to respond to. That’s exactly how I got into my t206 tinker and Evers back runs. I picked up a tinker Uzit (SGC 84 SGC and happy its in an SGC flip), and figured I had the hard one knocked out. A year later I can’t even find anyone to let me totally overpay for an AB 460, and the SC 350, 25 was a total beast. With Evers, I took down a red Hindu and BL 350 in the same week and said heck, that’s a good start. Now I have everything but the Drum and the BL 460, neither of which I will ever get (or no time soon).

Meanwhile, I have 100% overpaid for tinker and Evers cards in pursuit of the backruns. And it sucks, bc I am sitting on a few cards worth $3k that I paid $5k for (for example, and I have done worse), and I can’t even finish the damn runs, which would at least make it worth it. And Wagner crushes Tinker and Evers, meaning the overpays get worse. The good news is I have been through this and I know now that no card is that important and any complete back run is unlikely- so hopefully I will bid/buy more prudently, but your point is very well taken!