Anyone ever tried to Corner the Market on a Particular Card?

[z28jd]

Years ago I started buying all the T204 Tom Reilly cards I could find. I wasn't hoarding them per se, I planned on destroying them because he wasn't good enough to be in the set and I thought 120 cards seemed more logical for a set size than 121. It was also out of spite for no Pirates in the set. Maybe someday I'll start buying them again to finish my goal, but I think it's been at least 14 years since I bought one.

[bnorth]

Back when I was a seller instead of the collector I am now I done it with several different error cards. I done it to make $ though not have a bunch of the same card.

[MVSNYC]

I've never done it, but there's several guys hoarding certain T206's, hence the premium- Titus, Shag, etc.

[Eggoman]

I got like 5 1970 Topps Mack Jones cards in a pack when I was a little kid and thought that I had!

I had to wait a whole week for my allowance before I could get another pack!

I WAS PISSED!!!!

[autograf]

There's the 1964 Topps Curt Flood too I think..........

Hoarding 1988 Donruss would be like hoarding Ramen noodles................

[jbsports33]

in the past when boxing was selling a bit better, I had a good amount of specific boxing cards. I enjoyed it and may do it again

Jimmy

[BosseFieldBoy]

At one point I thought seriously about trying to corner the market (with another Net54 member) on 1907 and 1908 Dietsche Cobbs. We were up to 18. But then we realized it would involve buying a bunch of PSA 1s for $1200 each. That was the end of that.

[Leon]

Yeah, kind of like the Pete Rose rookie hoarding. Twenty Five million dollars later you would be screwed as you still didn't have all of them. Even authorities laughed at the idea. I think a lot of folks, even a few board members, probably got upside down on the hype.

Originally Posted by BosseFieldBoy

At one point I thought seriously about trying to corner the market (with another Net54 member) on 1907 and 1908 Dietsche Cobbs. We were up to 18. But then we realized it would involve buying a bunch of PSA 1s for $1200 each. That was the end of that.

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Years ago I started buying all the T204 Tom Reilly cards I could find. I wasn't hoarding them per se, I planned on destroying them because he wasn't good enough to be in the set and I thought 120 cards seemed more logical for a set size than 121. It was also out of spite for no Pirates in the set. Maybe someday I'll start buying them again to finish my goal, but I think it's been at least 14 years since I bought one.

+1. So odd.

[mark evans]

I once owned two rookie cards of Bill Bradley. I figured that if he was elected to the Presidency I would sell one at a handsome profit. While I haven't given up hope, I'm starting to think it was a bad investment.

[sandmountainslim]

I would like to corner the market on Ars Longa's Phenomenal Smith card.
I think that is 9 cards total.

[Griffins]

I took a pretty good shot at doing it on Tango Eggs at one point. Had about 35-40 (9 different) before I realized if there was another find I'd be hosed. Kept the best example of each and sold the rest.

[paul]

I have all of the 1904 Allegheny cards of Frank Selee.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Kid buying all the 52t bartiromes has prices through the roof

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...topps+baritome

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by paul

I have all of the 1904 Allegheny cards of Frank Selee.

Paul - I wasn't going to mention my seven Alleghenys since I never seriously intended to get them all.
I actually have let two others passed through EBAY without offering.

However, since Selee was one of the HOF Inductees the one year I got to Cooperstown, please understand that I still have a standing offer for it.



seriously


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[sportscardpete]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Years ago I started buying all the T204 Tom Reilly cards I could find. I wasn't hoarding them per se, I planned on destroying them because he wasn't good enough to be in the set and I thought 120 cards seemed more logical for a set size than 121. It was also out of spite for no Pirates in the set. Maybe someday I'll start buying them again to finish my goal, but I think it's been at least 14 years since I bought one.

I find this hilarious and amazing. Nicely done I wish you do continue.

[SAllen2556]

This thread is a psychologist's doctoral thesis waiting to happen.

Just teasing.

[orly57]

I laughed out loud. We are all a bit nuts and OCD.

I toyed with the idea on two pre-war football cards: the 1894 Mayo Cut Plug Poe and Hinkey. But when you start dropping money on the same card, it adds up, and you start thinking about the stuff you could have bought with that money instead. Its the same reason I cant build sets. It drives me nuts spending money on commons when i could have bought a monster card instead.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by SAllen2556

This thread is a psychologist's doctoral thesis waiting to happen.

Just teasing.

It's not "waiting" - it's writing itself!!

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Years ago I started buying all the T204 Tom Reilly cards I could find. I wasn't hoarding them per se, I planned on destroying them because he wasn't good enough to be in the set and I thought 120 cards seemed more logical for a set size than 121. It was also out of spite for no Pirates in the set. Maybe someday I'll start buying them again to finish my goal, but I think it's been at least 14 years since I bought one.

Gutted I missed the one on the BST this morning.

Here's the article from July 20th, 1908 where Reilly got sold to St. Louis from the Class D Gulfport-Biloxi Sandy Crabs.

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[bocca001]

Originally Posted by z28jd

Years ago I started buying all the T204 Tom Reilly cards I could find. I wasn't hoarding them per se, I planned on destroying them because he wasn't good enough to be in the set and I thought 120 cards seemed more logical for a set size than 121. It was also out of spite for no Pirates in the set. Maybe someday I'll start buying them again to finish my goal, but I think it's been at least 14 years since I bought one.

A T204 Tom Reilly just sold on the BST today... perhaps it suddenly has new value as a scarcity? An increase in demand?

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by bocca001

A T204 Tom Reilly just sold on the BST today... perhaps it suddenly has new value as a scarcity? An increase in demand?

The guy hit .180 and couldn't field. Are you sure it wasn't someone paying someone to take the card off their hands?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl...eillto01.shtml