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Originally Posted by Dead-Ball-Hitter
I'm relatively new to prewar baseball, but collected vintage basketball for the last 40 years since I was a kid. Got practically everything, but....
There was a time when I cashed in on many of my nicest cards. I sold maybe 20 of my highest valued cards in favor of another financial transaction. Cash came in wonderfully handy, but with the best cards gone, my collection felt incomplete and insignificant, even though I still had many nice cards and sets.
I repurchased everything again in the last 8 years, but at a lower grade as I couldn't buy a Wilt Chamberlain PSA 7 rookie, George Mikan SGC 5, or Jordan graded 9 rookies reasonably anymore. I do have some regret not holding on to items that are now $20K a piece and unobtainable. When I see one of these formerly owned items change hands at auction and read the write ups, my stomach turns!! Oh well, life is about choices, right? Other things are more important than collectables.
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I know what you mean about your collection feeling incomplete after selling some of it. About 12 years ago, I sold a run of Bowman sets and some pre-war sets to help pay for a major house renovation we were doing. I always felt the loss to my collection, so after a few years, I started building them back and eventually was able to replace everything, but it cost a lot more than what I made selling them. In the end, I was happy to have everything back and hope to avoid having to sell again.
01-29-2022, 05:56 PM
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