How to find the commons.

[Vintage Vern]

Originally Posted by jayshum

As a long time set collector, I agree that it's true that the reason I want a card is to complete my set regardless of who the player is. However, that doesn't mean I'll buy any card just to fill the spot in the set. Maybe some people will, but I usually have a set of criteria for the cards I want in a set I'm working on. Regardless of the fact that you said his set was a range from A to 7, maybe there was something about the card that you offered him (apparently with cash) that didn't meet his criteria for his set so he turned you down.

As for how to find the commons like Verne Clemons, it takes time and effort looking through a lot of online auctions and listings and a lot of boxes and books of cards at shows sometimes to find some cards. For a lot of people, that's what they like about the hobby - the hunt for that elusive card they've been trying to find for years.

Thanks for this post. It never got to that point, and I just left it at that. I didn't try to push passed that point. I didn't get a response back so nothing was offered in detail.

The only reason I even gave a second response was because he didn't shut the door, just said that he wanted a complete set and not to break it. No issue on my end at all. I just noticed he had many cards from 1 to 4 so thought I would offer a lower grade card and cash. No response back so I left it there.

When I first started looking I had probably 3 or 4 cards on ebay and they just sat there with no buyers. This was before I truly committed to dive in head first. I thought no big deal they pop up all the time. Boy was I was wrong, they all sold and here I am today. I can remeber at least 2 E120s 5 being the highest and 4 the lowest. I also remebr a type 1 and 2 V61 can't remebr the grade and 1 was raw actually a few raw, but some had major issues. Well not getting too deep I know of some cards, but the seller knows what I want and jacked up his prices. His cards his business. I just can't buy them at 2 times the going rate at best.

Most of those cards I mentioned are in set collectors hands at least it appears so from registry look ups. At that time, in early days of looking I didn't know how to follow the cards cert numbers. I'm just guessing some are in collections not for sale and maybe a few mid grades hidden away. Raw I wouldn't be real good at grading, but just haven't seen many offered either.