T206 FS/FT - Journey to $100K Thread

[Jeff_cvc]

To be successful at this challenge, it would take someone with a lot of knowledge around cardboard. Knowledge of SP’s, rarities, and trends as well as knowledge around overall current values. Mixed in with high-level bartering skills and a fair number of connections to people in the business would be helpful as well. Topped off with a little luck couldn’t hurt.

I wish you the best in this quest and look forward to following your steps along the way.

Good luck!

[Luke]

You probably need to be willing to trade one card for a stack of lesser value cards and do the work to piece them out. Hard to believe people are just going to give you $250 for your $200 card very many times. And I think you'll definitely need to learn other issues like the e121s for example. Basically, you probably need to do the work that other people aren't willing to to turn their cards into cash. Otherwise it's basically, "hey guys does anyone mind getting ripped off so I can profit?"

[drazz5]

Originally Posted by Luke

You probably need to be willing to trade one card for a stack of lesser value cards and do the work to piece them out. Hard to believe people are just going to give you $250 for your $200 card very many times. And I think you'll definitely need to learn other issues like the e121s for example. Basically, you probably need to do the work that other people aren't willing to to turn their cards into cash. Otherwise it's basically, "hey guys does anyone mind getting ripped off so I can profit?"

I agree, it takes a little creativity. This is why I stressed the importance of finding the right collector(s) in my initial post. If a guy has been looking for a specific card forever, and I am able to provide him that card, I imagine he would be willing to give me a card that might be slightly higher in value to fulfill a specific collecting need that he has. If I fill a need, I would view a trade like that as mutually beneficial rather than "ripping someone off".

But to your point, this is going to require some creativity, especially since a Piedmont McGraw is not particularly special in any way. I expect I will have to do a lot of sideways trades to get unique back combos or branch out to other card types as you mentioned.

All part of the fun of this experiment. I know it will be challenge, but to be clear I have not idea if it will actually work.

Cheers!

[Nunzio11]

There was a guy a couple years ago trying an ultimate trade up turning a T206 WaJo into a 52 Topps Mantle. I didn't reread the thread but he made a handful of trades.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=238153

[Eric72]

Serious question:

Are you only trading for graded pre-war cards?

[drazz5]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Serious question:

Are you only trading for graded pre-war cards?

No, not at all. Also willing to sell and use the cash towards another good deal.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Luke

You probably need to be willing to trade one card for a stack of lesser value cards and do the work to piece them out. Hard to believe people are just going to give you $250 for your $200 card very many times. And I think you'll definitely need to learn other issues like the e121s for example. Basically, you probably need to do the work that other people aren't willing to to turn their cards into cash. Otherwise it's basically, "hey guys does anyone mind getting ripped off so I can profit?"

Thats the first thing I think of when I see one of these threads. I know people have done it but man that is a lot of people taking a loss for one person to take a HUGE gain.

Originally Posted by Nunzio11

There was a guy a couple years ago trying an ultimate trade up turning a T206 WaJo into a 52 Topps Mantle. I didn't reread the thread but he made a handful of trades.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=238153

LOL, That is one member I don't miss. He was one of those guys that acted like he knew nothing about cards on the forum. In real life he worked at a card shop and run a side hustle of selling cards.

[drazz5]

Originally Posted by Nunzio11

There was a guy a couple years ago trying an ultimate trade up turning a T206 WaJo into a 52 Topps Mantle. I didn't reread the thread but he made a handful of trades.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=238153

Ha! Looks like I am not the first to bring the idea to Net54. Thanks for the link.

[bobsbbcards]

Back in 2005, I made the mistake of trading my house for a large red paper clip. Hopefully you encounter someone as bad at trading as I was.

[Paulcurlee1]

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

Back in 2005, I made the mistake of trading my house for a large red paper clip. Hopefully you encounter someone as bad at trading as I was.

How much you want for the paper clip?

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Nunzio11

There was a guy a couple years ago trying an ultimate trade up turning a T206 WaJo into a 52 Topps Mantle. I didn't reread the thread but he made a handful of trades.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=238153

I was having a deja vu moment on this myself. IIRC, this just died on the vine because he ended up with a bunch of commons that nobody wanted. And got bored.

Originally Posted by bobsbbcards

Back in 2005, I made the mistake of trading my house for a large red paper clip. Hopefully you encounter someone as bad at trading as I was.

Funniest comment I've heard in a while. Love it.