Bidders remorse! Have you ever placed a bid that you wish didn't hold up?

[B O'Brien]

I am not really sorry that I won this, but I was expecting it to go for about $1K less than what I ended up paying. I have been moving a bunch of stuff on the BST this week, cleaning out my box and getting back on track for the HOFer backs line.

I was looking for a SC 350-460 Factory 42 Cobb Bat Off when I stumbled across this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Being a backs addict and having owned two of these in the past, I could not help but put in a bid. I was hoping the no one had noticed the 42 at the bottom, but no such luck! Just when I was getting back on track, I go and drop down some major bread, for a guy like me, that buys from the money that I get selling.

I was just thinking that most of you all spend a lot more money that I do on cards, so have you ever gotten something that didn't fit your focus at a price that was more than what you would spend with proper planning.

Just let me know that I am not the only guy that has a touch of buyers remorse from time to time. Any world class examples out ther???

Thanks for the support,
Bob
upperhandisforemost@yahoo.com

[SethY]

I am a victim of this sometimes. If I may ask a question back, what does the #42 at the bottom mean and why is it significant in the price?

[B O'Brien]

Seth,
The Factory 42 Piedmonts are pretty tough to come by, as they were shipped from this Factory very late in the T206 run. The VAST majority of the Piedmont cards ran out of Factory 25 and 42 was only used for a very small amount of time comparitivley to the rest of the run.

Use the search function and you can find some pretty good material. There also some folks here than can explain it better than I.

Also, welcome to the board and the Pre War side of the game. I also started at your age, but let go of it for about 12 years after, due to lack of funds in college. Talk about a major regret. I sold off a good bit of EX T206's for beer money ($8/card) before the internet in KY and WV, because ther were so few folks that knew what they were getting and it was the only market I had.

Have fun and don't stress,
Everyone else, I didn't run spell check and I have been drinking while doing yard work all day, so no crap about typos and language, it's Sunday!
Bob

[SethY]

Thanks Bob! I will definitely make use of this search...Never heard of it before Thanks again and good luck! That card is amazing anyways you will appreciate it more than you think about the price!

[Mikehealer]

Hey Bobby
Remorseful or not it's a nice looking card.

[drc]

In the early days of Mastro online you typed in your bid. I once added an extra digit to my bid with about fifteen minutes left. Ala 15,000 instead of intended 1,500. Luckily, no one else placed a bid in the last fifteen minutes.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by drc

In the early days of Mastro online you typed in your bid. I once added an extra digit to my bid with about fifteen minutes left. Ala 15,000 instead of intended 1,500. Luckily, no one else placed a bid in the last fifteen minutes.

Lucky indeed...

As for the original question, my only bidder's remorse has resulted from underbidding some lots that I might never see again (either ever, or at least for the price at the time...including some E125s). Should have gone harder after those.

Cheers,
Blair

[Exhibitman]

Definitely something I experience practically every auction season. I also buy from my sell money and I bought the most expensive (for me) card I ever purchased in the spring Heritage auction. Great card, one I wanted to own for a very long time, but I wince ever so slightly when I think of it.

[B O'Brien]

Thanks for the replies folks. I think I may need to rephrase my "remorse" comment. I am happy to own another one of these Cobbs, it is just setting me back a while on a project that I was very close to finishing, that I have been working on for nearly two years, that I was just getting back on track with after getting butterfly eyed over the last few months.

Thanks again,
Bob

[ChiefBenderForever]

Hope your buyers shock is wearing down, you can't ever go wrong with a nice Cobb !!

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

my only bidder's remorse has resulted from underbidding some lots that I might never see again (either ever, or at least for the price at the time...

I will agree 100% with Blair. Under bidders remorse or spending alot on a few cards and then out of no where comes your "Eleanor" at the range you have been waiting for and you are A$$ broke. Missed 3 different ones this month due to Bills coming first.

I would say irregardless of the price, you did want it more than someone else and it is a very nice Cobby.

[matthew]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Definitely something I experience practically every auction season.

That was exactly my thought when I read the original post.