What was your biggest steal on eBay?

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Posted By: Nate

As the title suggests, what was your biggest steal you ever won on an eBay auction? Mine was purchasing a N162 Kelly for less than $100 about four years ago. The front of the card was a strong EX+, but about 30% of the back was lost from being glued into an album. The woman selling the card from L.A. totally botched spelling Kelly's name and she had no idea how to list the card, in the first place. Regardless of condition (even though it "presents well"), it was a "steal of a deal." What's yours?

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Posted By: zach

If you search back a few pages you will see the same exact thread about your biggest steals.

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Posted By: Nate

Whoops, sorry...whammy!

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Posted By: davidcycleback

The other thread was slightly different: what is the biggest steal you ever saw on eBay

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Posted By: matt

i bought about 100 goudeys from an old man who listed them as "old baseball cards". He didnt list any names but i was shocked to see that i got a ruth and gehrig.

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Posted By: Steve M.

Four or five years ago picked up a PSA 8 Carl Hubbell 33 Goudey with a Buy it Now price of $180.00. Suspect the seller meant to say $1,800.00.

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Posted By: joe brennan

Maybe not the biggest bargain ever but last night I picked up 8 SGC graded T206's for $91. 5 portraits in the lot. Scans were small but all seem to present themselves well. We'll see when I get them. Maybe not the biggest steal, but I feel it's a good deal.

A scared man can't gamble and a jealous man can't work.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

that I beat JC out of, cause he didn't know I was bidding...hee.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

The R94 Ruth I purchased for under $60; T219 Red Cross boxing card for under $30; T218 Tolstoi Langford for under $35; my favorite one, though, is the N300 Duffy I bought. It was not a steal at the time but has since ripened into one of the best card deals I've ever done.

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Posted By: BcDaniels

in the beginning of e-bay people pulled stuff out of the garage and posted it,got decent money,found it fun and continued to clean out the "attic" next!
I purchased 2 paintings in a weeks time and cleaned,reframed and submitted them to "real" auction houses netting 5000% on one and almost 8000% on the other. It was fantastic...........but that was then. I bought a E-102 Miller fielding card for $65 from a BOARD member and sold it for $2500 but I suspect a lot of people on here who have high feedback ratings and treasure hunt a lot can boast of bigger "steals".

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Posted By: fkw

Ive had many from eBays early days, but they were mostly 5-7 years ago. many were auctions miscategorized or without photos, and a couple were "Buy it Now".

Of the top fo my head here are a few...... (est prices paid)

Holland Peckinpaugh #16 (only known example) (w/Harris card) $250 both

Ullman Postcards C.Mathewson, McGinnity, Ames, Donlin VG/EX $40 ea.

Blue Bird Babe Ruth side view (only known example) $100

Group of 4 1949 Sunbeam Stockton Ports NRMT $2 ea.

Group of about 20 1911 Zeenut cards G/VG-EX+ $100

T214 Victory Tinker advertised as a T206 $250 (later graded PSA-2)

J=K Candy Overall G/VG $49

1929 Leaders Novelty Candy Co. 2 HOFers for about $50 ea. (passed on a Foxx along with everyone else BIN $75 no bids, Foxx later sold for $75 after being relisted)

Group of 15 1938 Sawyer Biscuit photos in frames EX+ $75 ea.

***The one I passed on and am still pissed about was a D303 Mothers Bread Mathewson (VG) that was listed about 3 times in a row (no bids) with a BIN of $250.

Frank

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Posted By: Daniel Bretta

My biggest steals came on the same day from the same dealer..

Wahoo Sam Crawford photo from the Matty McIntyre album


And a c1907 Photo of Big Sam Thompson at Bennet Park...Very rare to find any photo of this Hall of Famer.


I paid if I remember right about $120 for the pair...both of them were listed as unidentified players...The Sam Thompson photo has been identified by his Great Nephew who is a member of SABR and the leading authority on Sam's life and career.

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Posted By: jay behrens

Most of my biggest steals are not baseball card related. I picked up a N2 Chief Gall variation for $5 and sold it a year later for $800. Got a N36 Geronimo for $200 and Rheinhardt cabinet of Red Cloud for $40. My biggest baseball card steal will probably be the card I have in the upcoming REA auction.

Jay

I've just reached Upper Lower Class. I am now officially a babe magnet for poor chicks.

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Posted By: Dave Williams

The best deal I ever got was the T206 Wagner I got for $29.

Seems it was in some old chest for 80 years or so.

I know it's legit because I had it graded it by PRO, and they graded it a "7".

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

CY.Young Mello Mint- SGC 40 420.00

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Posted By: BcD

where is it?