What do you regret passing up?

[birdman42]

There have been a few things over the years that I really should have bought; I had the money, it fit with what I was doing at the time, but for some reason I just didn't jump.

--The G&B Deasley that went off on eBay about 6-7 years ago for about $100. Yes, it was trimmed and skinned, and it had a tack hole, but it was a G&B. Little did I know.

--The other Holland Creameries. I bought one from a dealer at the Chicago National ('98 or '99) and didn't buy the other one he had, because of course now "I had one."

What have you passed up that now you wish you hadn't?

Bill

[deadballpaul]

An SGC10 PC796 Wagner on eBay a few years ago.

[HRBAKER]

Wolverine News Cobb PC @ the last Nat. in Chicago. I paused, thought about it, went back 30 minutes later and poof! it was gone.

[Doug]

There was a really nice SGC (20 I think) 1914 CJ Mathewson on eBay several months back, but someone beat me to it before I got the money.

[steve B]

Lots of fairly ordinary stuff for me, but ordinary stuff that would have been good buys in the long run.

A few Goudey Ruths, the dealer I went to would hand them to me and tell me I should buy them. Never did buy one, and they're a lot less affordable now.

A drum back at $250 a few years ago, about VG at about the 5th table I saw at a show, and I didn't want to go home with just one card...

Pretty much anything I saw when I first got into shows etc years ago. T206 hofers for $10 commons for around $2 nearly everything was that cheap.


Steve B

[tbob]

Too many regrets to even list

[brianp-beme]

There have been several missed opportunities, but one that sticks in my mind was at a card show in the mid-80's--a guy was parading around the show with a well-wrinkled but still decent looking Sports King of Babe Ruth. He wanted $25.00.

Brian

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Wolverine News Cobb PC @ the last Nat. in Chicago. I paused, thought about it, went back 30 minutes later and poof! it was gone.

Jeff, I think Joe D stole that one from you. My advice: hunt down some Taddys and shove them in his face.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Jeff, I think Joe D stole that one from you. My advice: hunt down some Taddys and shove them in his face.

Jeff,
You are correct, he nabbed it. Send in the clowns.

[bijoem]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Jeff,
You are correct, he nabbed it. Send in the clowns.

Jeff..... yep - that was me..... but I don't have it any more.

I hope you grabbed it in the last REA auction.

[mrvster]

A TON of t206 rare backs and printers' scrap!!!

Axxxxxe here!!!LOL

PEACE

Johnny

[Rickyy]

I passed on a T206 Magie error card that was probably in VG+ condition at the old Bob Lee show in SF that thinking back on it now..was really priced reasonably at that time...

and I got outbid on a Yoo Hoo Skowron card with coupon on epay some years back...that I wish I had put more $'s on..

[Volod]

When I was seven, my older brother offered me his collection of 1951 Topps all-stars, but I already had so many minor stars, I looked at the Dropo and Evers cards on the top and turned up my nose. Oh well, had I taken them, Ma would have tossed them after I went into the service.