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Old 11-19-2012, 09:00 AM
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This is the first time it has happened for me. A commercial break during football last night and I do a quick Ebay search on my phone for items ending soon. 45 seconds left on a T205 at a reasonable price...

Thought process: Not enough time to double check my set checklist...I dont think I have this one yet... down to 30 seconds... Its a good price... I'm confident I dont have it... lock in a bid with 10 seconds to go... and a win. Yay!

Check my set checklist.... Awe man! Introducing my first T205 duplicate.
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Old 11-19-2012, 09:23 AM
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And so starts set #2.
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Old 11-19-2012, 09:41 AM
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I seemed to always buy duplicates when I was collecting T205's also. It must be the gold borders.
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Old 11-19-2012, 09:55 AM
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1) You now have 'inventory'

2) At bars you can now brag "Believe it, folks. I have two of those puppies."

#1 reminds me of movie director Barry Levinson who said his dad was a grocer. When Barry was young and couldn't sell his scripts, his dad said that was okay because he had inventory and inventory was important. When Barry became successful and sold his scripts, he said his dad was worried because his son no longer had inventory.
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This is the first time it has happened for me. A commercial break during football last night and I do a quick Ebay search on my phone for items ending soon. 45 seconds left on a T205 at a reasonable price...

Thought process: Not enough time to double check my set checklist...I dont think I have this one yet... down to 30 seconds... Its a good price... I'm confident I dont have it... lock in a bid with 10 seconds to go... and a win. Yay!

Check my set checklist.... Awe man! Introducing my first T205 duplicate.
I'm glad to hear that when you make a purchase, regardless of any errors in your thought process, you keep the item. Many collectors would have asked you to cancel the transaction.
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Old 11-19-2012, 10:11 AM
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This is the first time it has happened for me. A commercial break during football last night and I do a quick Ebay search on my phone for items ending soon. 45 seconds left on a T205 at a reasonable price...

Thought process: Not enough time to double check my set checklist...I dont think I have this one yet... down to 30 seconds... Its a good price... I'm confident I dont have it... lock in a bid with 10 seconds to go... and a win. Yay!

Check my set checklist.... Awe man! Introducing my first T205 duplicate.

I've done this before, it is frustrating. Luckily I have usually been able to flip it on ebay or Net 54 and recover my purchase price. Don't feel bad, it happens to us all
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Old 11-19-2012, 10:22 AM
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Can you top buying the same card twice at the same card show? I did it when I started putting together a 56 Topps set. Bought two Early Wynn cards

I also bought a 1959 Topps Colavito/Doby/Minoso card off ebay cheap one time, go to put it with my other cards after I get it only to find out I already had two of them. I didn't even remember buying one, now I got three.

The difference is, when you buy more than one of a pre-war card, you're a hoarder!
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Old 11-19-2012, 10:57 AM
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I've done that more than once with the 205 set and at least once with the Tattoo Orbit set and U.S. Caramel. Luckily I was able to at least trade the dupes for cards I needed, but boy does it make you feel dumb. Always it is a last second purchase.

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I have bought cards I already have on far more than a few occasions. If you are in the hobby long enough the odds are pretty good that you will do it.
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Old 11-19-2012, 01:20 PM
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I haven't done it with any Pre-War but I have done it a number of times. I just sent a package off this morning with a 51 Topps Red Back Feller that I bought at a local show. I didn't have my checklist with me but I was SURE I needed it. He kicked around the outskirts of the collection for six months or so until I found a home for him.
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A nice problem to have
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Old 11-20-2012, 11:40 AM
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he must be your favorite player to have two of the same card
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Did the same on Saturday on a T206 Lennox. Got the win notice yesterday and went to update my checklist. Lo and behold... Is Lennox no 2... But wait... Could it be... Yes!! I am now a back collector, with a Lennox American Beauty and Sovereign!!
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