Mine has to be the dumbest reason for passing on a card.
At the 2003 National in Atlantic City, I had $400 on me and I was looking to spend it all on Old Judge cards. One table had 150+ OJ's, but all of them were $200 or more. I looked around, then went back to the table right before I had to leave. I really wanted a Kid Madden card, pose of him leaning on a rock. Thought it was the best pose of the group and the price tag was $250 so I put it to the side, looking to see what else I could get.
After realizing I couldn't find any other low-priced cards($150 or less) I ended up passing on it, because it meant I would have $150 left in my pocket and that couldn't happen. So I bought a nice Dave Orr card for $400, which was $150 off the tag price.
In the ten years since, I have not been able to buy a Madden/Leaning on Rock.
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