Happy Festivus! Airing of Grievances 2023 Edition

[Musashi]

"I have the following cards for sell"

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Musashi

"I have the following cards for sell"

"I'll take it" followed by having to chase people for payment.

[Vintagedeputy]

These are sure to start a riot…

I hate comps and price guides. I decide what a card is worth to me. You decide what a card is worth to you. If we can meet somewhere on a price along the way, great! If not, that’s ok.

Tobacco backs are overrated. I collect baseball cards of baseball players, not tobacco ads. I could not care less what ad is on the back and I don’t need 12 of the same player’s card because the factory number or tobacco company is different. That’s just silly.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Tobacco backs are overrated. I collect baseball cards of baseball players, not tobacco ads. I could not care less what ad is on the back and I don’t need 12 of the same player’s card because the factory number or tobacco company is different. That’s just silly.

Blasphemy, I say!

[HercDriver]

"I have $XXX into it, so have to sell for at least that..."

Your previous bad decisions or market corrections have no bearing on what it's worth today...sorry.

[brianp-beme]

This card. I am very sick of this 1920 Zeenut of Nick Dumovich, and everyone else should feel the same way about it.

So sick that I think I am falling in love with this goofy little bashful guy all over again. I guess that makes me sick in love.


Brian (and in addition to my Dumovich rant, I am sick about how so many only see cards through dollar sign glasses)

[jethrod3]

One grievance that I think many of us have in common is this: You bought a few packs of cards for a dime when you were 10 years old, because you liked cards and thought they were cool but never dreamed they could be considered an investment or work of art. You kept that card in a cigar box with other cards you bought (for who knows how much money!!) at a flea market, to keep them in good shape. Flash forward 50 years and a few cards in that stash are worth $5,000 each, so you want to sell them. But then you realize that you're going to have to pay taxes on cards you probably used your hard-earned money (as a little kid) to pay sales tax on in the first place! Unfortunately, that now-grown kid hasn't got a chance in the "feats of strength!!"