What do you regret passing up?

[barrysloate]

I've told this story before, but in 1995 Rob Lifson was running an SCD Auction (pre-REA days) and he offered Barry Halper's Old Judge collection as one lot. It was loaded with Hall of Famers, Spotted Ties, Brown Champs, and assorted rarities. There were roughly 750 cards, with no pictures and minimal description (although he provided a set of black and white photocopies by request).

The lot opened at $17,500, roughly $25 a card, and received only the opening bid. Nobody would touch a large lot like that back then because there was no place to go with them. Wish I bought the lot and kept it.

[oldjudge]

Kevin-Let it go; it's only a little piece of cardboard.

Barry-That lot kept David Festberg going for about five years

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Kevin-Let it go; it's only a little piece of cardboard.

you should sell it to him at cost then if it's no big deal.

[barrysloate]

I remember that Jay. David ran a weekly auction in SCD with five or six Old Judges in each one. It seemed he would never run out of them. But alas, he eventually did.

[kkkkandp]

Ahhhh, Jeff - I like the way you think. I already tried that tack with no luck.

I'd even be willing to allow him to make a profit!

Originally Posted by Bicem

you should sell it to him at cost then if it's no big deal.