Blunders and Wonders in Collecting

[bnorth]

Blunders: Bought all(around 250) the left over Wade Boggs 3000 hit dolls from the manufacturer that the Devil Rays handed out on Wade Boggs day celebrating his 3000th hit. Sat on them way to long and still have a large box(around 100) of them left.

Wonders: 89 & 90 Topps DoubleHeaders. I bought several cases of these in the late 90's when eBay was noting like it is now. I was about the only one selling them as singles for close to 2 years. After shipping I had about 10 cents apiece into them and sold all the McGwires and Griffeys for $20+ each and sold the others for $1-$5 each. Made several thousand on a couple hundred dollar purchase.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Blunders: Bought all(around 250) the left over Wade Boggs 3000 hit dolls from the manufacturer that the Devil Rays handed out on Wade Boggs day celebrating his 3000th hit. Sat on them way to long and still have a large box(around 100) of them left.

Wonders: 89 & 90 Topps DoubleHeaders. I bought several cases of these in the late 90's when eBay was noting like it is now. I was about the only one selling them as singles for close to 2 years. After shipping I had about 10 cents apiece into them and sold all the McGwires and Griffeys for $20+ each and sold the others for $1-$5 each. Made several thousand on a couple hundred dollar purchase.

The 89 Doubleheaders were real tough, the 90's were a bit easier. But those 1989's -- not easy at all

[pitchernut]

Getting drunk and going on ebay...

[Iwantmorecards77]

A couple of blunders...

A few years back, I purchased a raw T213 Cobb from an auction house. Turns out it was altered. Burned - and an expensive lesson learned.

..and on a lighter note - back in 1992 as a youngster, I was choosing between a box of 1992 Stadium Club or a box of 1992 Bowman (both were around $65 a box.) My thinking was - 1991 Stadium was much more popular than 1991 Bowman - so I went with the box of Stadium Club in 1992. ...ugh.