Cry for me the Beloved Cards

[Foo3112]

Over the years, I've liquidated a lot of my collection in order to make larger purchases. I have sold some that were still expensive back then and become even more expensive looking at prices today and then some that weren't (and still aren't valued too much today) that I regretted for the simple fact that its hard finding again with great corners, edges and centering.

1933 Goudy #53 Babe Ruth PSA 6 (Honestly, this card looked more like a 5)
1956 Topps Mantle PSA 8
1957 Topps Ted Williams PSA 8 (Strong Centering)
1959 Topps Roger Maris PSA 8.5 (This card looked better than any 8.5 I ever came across)
1962 Topps Maris PSA 8 (One of the strongest examples I ever came across)
1968 Topps Mantle PSA 9
1981 Topps Montana RC (Card looked like it could have been a 10. Sold it for a very strong price and then prices across the board went up even higher. This one still hurts).
1984 Topps Mattingly PSA 10 (Card was dead nuts perfect all around)
1993 Jeter SP PSA 9 (Fortunately I bought another copy just as strong or stronger when they were a lot lower a few years back)

[Bestdj777]

I let go of a 52 Topps Mantle (for three times what I paid for it but still miss that card), a 59 Salesman Sample Mantle, a Mission Soda Mantle, and a few 51 Mantle Photo Cards. Wish I’d kept them all. My biggest regrets are the ones I haven’t gotten, the Briggs Meats when Vahl offered it to me, a 53 Yamakatsu Mantle I just couldn’t swing, and a Rawlings Mantle that came up when I was saving for something else…. One day I’ll have more regrets than cards….