What would you do????

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Golfcollector

Recently had this happen to me so curious as to what other collectors would do in a similar situation.

SCENARIO - You have been searching for an elusive card for your collection for a couple of years. Finally, FINALLY you have the chance to buy one. it is a graded example, lower grade but nice for the grade, and the price is pretty reasonable - - -and you are negotiating with the seller for this and another card for your collection.

BOOM! Out of the blue a SECOND example become available from a different source! This one is ungraded, maybe just a shade nicer but at a cost that is 51% more than the card you first found.

We are not talking break the bank money here, but still it is a few hundred bucks. And no, neither one is trimmed

Do you:

1) Go with the first card
2) Punt the first card and buy the second card
3) Purchase BOTH


Curious to hear what others would do and some support as to why?

I have done all 3 multiple times.
1) If I have commited to purchase I would not feel right backing out.
2) If just kicking the tires on the card I will let the person know I found a better example and thank them for their time.
3) Done this one WAY too many times. Sometimes because I am a hoarder and sometimes because I know I can sell one of them for more than purchase price later. Sometimes to even protect the price on a rare card.

[jchcollins]

There have been times I've been stuck between 2 cards on ebay, and bought them both. As long as you know what you are doing with the price, you can normally wait and make more informed decision later with both cards in hand as to which one to keep. Or you may just decide to keep both of them for some period of time. This is an ebb and flow thing with me, and has happened more than a few times before.