What card(s) did you have to spend...

mintacular · #1 08-17-2011, 09:03 PM

,,,big $ for to complete a set but you really didn't want to...For me it is the Lucky Penny, Bakep error, and Checklist cards for my '57 BB set...Silly cards to spend $ on but it has to be done....oh yes, it has to be done...

brob28 · #2 08-17-2011, 09:26 PM

'56 topps checklists, I hate paying big $ for checklists!

Doug · #3 08-17-2011, 09:30 PM

The 1952 Topps Ed Mathews. I think it's one of the dullest looking cards in the 1952 Topps set and a PSA 1 still cost me $1200. Unfortunately it's kind of tough to have a complete 1952 Topps HOF set without it.

ALR-bishop · #4 08-18-2011, 08:12 AM

In addition to the Lucky Penny card, I bought one of the Lucky Penny send aways itself....penny in a round metal pendant on a chain

But those 8 checklists with the Blony and Bazooka variations were a major pain

doug.goodman · #5 08-23-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

In addition to the Lucky Penny card, I bought one of the Lucky Penny send aways itself....penny in a round metal pendant on a chain

When I opened the package that my pendant came in, then showed it to my wife, the look on her face as she said "really?!" was worth the cost.

Doug

brob28 · #6 08-24-2011, 06:59 AM

That's classic Doug, did she buy you Legos for your next birthday!

Brianruns10 · #7 08-19-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug

The 1952 Topps Ed Mathews. I think it's one of the dullest looking cards in the 1952 Topps set and a PSA 1 still cost me $1200. Unfortunately it's kind of tough to have a complete 1952 Topps HOF set without it.

It's funny you mention this. At first I felt the same way...to me Matthews looked like he was blushing or running a high fever, and I kinda felt he was an anticlimactic way to end the set, with so many lovely cards...always thought Nuxhall would've been a nice capper, or one of the horizontal cards.

But lately I acquired this card myself, a PSA 5 dead centered, and it's started to grow on me.

My vote for worst card that costs the most will be the day I have to get the 52 Pee Wee Reese for my set. He looks so weird! I haven't seen the original photo, but I strongly suspect they pasted his head on another player's body, cause he just looks mishapen and out of proportion, and it's one of the few cards in the set that I think was botched and it's easily the worst HoF card in the set.

ALR-bishop · #8 08-19-2011, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianruns10

It's funny you mention this. At first I felt the same way...to me Matthews looked like he was blushing or running a high fever, and I kinda felt he was an anticlimactic way to end the set, with so many lovely cards...always thought Nuxhall would've been a nice capper, or one of the horizontal cards.

But lately I acquired this card myself, a PSA 5 dead centered, and it's started to grow on me.

My vote for worst card that costs the most will be the day I have to get the 52 Pee Wee Reese for my set. He looks so weird! I haven't seen the original photo, but I strongly suspect they pasted his head on another player's body, cause he just looks mishapen and out of proportion, and it's one of the few cards in the set that I think was botched and it's easily the worst HoF card in the set.

In 1982 when the Cardinals played the Brewers for the World Sries, Reese was a spokesperson for H&B, a company in which my wife and her family were large shareholders. We met Reese and he gave us tickets to 2 of the games in St Louis

JasonL · #9 08-19-2011, 10:05 PM

and a funny one to try to answer.
This phenomenon is why I am not interested in collecting sets (checklists!), and it is also the number one trigger for when I switch collecting focus from time to time...for instance-it's why I stopped collecting HOF Rookies. I stopped that endeavor because I got so sick of spending money on cards and players I didn't care for...like the Rollie fingers, Hunter, Mazeroski, etc...

gotta collect what you like and limit the extraneous purchases!

scmavl · #10 08-22-2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by brob28

'56 topps checklists, I hate paying big $ for checklists!

^ THIS. And the '56 Checklists aren't even numbered!

jb217676 · #11 08-22-2011, 10:00 PM

I paid about $125.00 for this 1977 Topps common to finish my PSA 9 1977 Topps Blue Jays set. Craziness!!!!!

brob28 · #12 08-22-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by scmavl

^ THIS. And the '56 Checklists aren't even numbered!

You said it Jarrod, insult to injury!

Volod · #13 08-19-2011, 01:33 PM

I started collecting boxing cards back in the '80's and after quickly putting together an EX/MT near set for around $1 per common, $5-20 stars, suffered some serious buyer's remorse after shelling out $75 for a '51 Ringside Murphy card - a fighter I had never heard of. But, man, I really craved that last, scarce beauty that took five years to find.

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