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08-29-2012, 01:00 PM
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Wow!
WOW! That is an impressive collection of tradebait! I suppose it is 'only' signed pre-war you want in trade, no exceptions? :-)
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08-29-2012, 01:17 PM
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Since I was 12 years old and manning a dealer table at a monthly card show in Northridge.
If anything I obtained too much inventory over the last year or two because prices were so freakin' low on so many things. How can I pass up a tough card I paid $100 for when offered for $40?
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08-29-2012, 01:23 PM
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absolutely!
Even within my niche of T206s, I'll find myself buying stuff that I know I won't keep if I can get it for a relative bargain. It generally doesn't move as quickly as I hope, but there have been times that it has been very handy to have some trade inventory available.
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08-29-2012, 02:39 PM
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I do it quite often, I also end up buying sets or large lots for only a card or two and try to trade or sell off the others. I have done a good amount of trading and it can be pretty fun, much different than just buying. Having a nice inventory helps a lot.
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08-29-2012, 09:25 PM
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I've done it with Old Judge cards and I know others have too. Basically some cards are so rare that one person having two of them will drive up the price, so collectors won't let them go cheap, even if they have one already.
That being said, I'm not good at trading. I have at least 100 extra t206 cards I've never sold/traded, and got them all at least eight years ago, some over ten years ago. I have a handful of extra Old Judge cards too and I specifically bought an e92 Mathewson off ebay just because it was extremely cheap, with the intention of using it as trade bait. That was in 2002, still got it...
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