Card losses, sad but true...

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Have faith Ryan, I recall the postwar post recently, and the members name escapes me, but he lost his Mays, Aaron, Ruth, signed ball for 25 years, it showed up at his dads house if I recall.

Doug Goodman. Anddon't forget Saduhara Oh! What a story! I tell it to everyone I know. Someday when I get a chance, I'm going to tell it over the pulpit for God to hear how happy I am for Doug. LOL

As for my own story, I got adhesive stuck on my only Ruth, a 1934 Butterfinger. They are extremely fragile. I can't believe it existed 90 years, essentially a flimsy piece of paper, and someone who cared about it and took extreme pride in it is the one who ruined it.

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[pwang100]

When I was a kid, I used to look at my cards while I was in the bath tub. Until, one day, the tray holding my cards fell into the bath water. I still remember crying, and crying; and my mom pressing all my cards between towels to 'salvage' them.. 45 yrs later, I still have those cards...

[seanofjapan]

Originally Posted by pwang100

When I was a kid, I used to look at my cards while I was in the bath tub. Until, one day, the tray holding my cards fell into the bath water. I still remember crying, and crying; and my mom pressing all my cards between towels to 'salvage' them.. 45 yrs later, I still have those cards...

Thats a heartbreaker, I would have cried too!

[orioles70]

Originally Posted by pwang100

When I was a kid, I used to look at my cards while I was in the bath tub. Until, one day, the tray holding my cards fell into the bath water. I still remember crying, and crying; and my mom pressing all my cards between towels to 'salvage' them.. 45 yrs later, I still have those cards...

Moms are the best...mine would have done the same.

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[NiceDocter]

When I was a kid, I used to look at my cards while I was in the bath tub. Until, one day, the tray holding my cards fell into the bath water. I still remember crying, and crying; and my mom pressing all my cards between towels to 'salvage' them.. 45 yrs later, I still have those cards...

Your mom the first card doctor!!! Lol 😆

[LEHR]

November of 2022 I had a return package coming back from PSA/DNA. It contained four key photos from my collection, three of Fred Clarke and one of Vic Willis from 1909, all Type 1's. All four were taken by Louis Van Oeyen, and I'd never seen these images anywhere else. I tracked the package every day and couldn't wait to get the photo's back. Long story short, FedEx delivered them to someone else. They were not signed for by me or anyone else at my company. FedEx maintained they were delivered to me even though I did not know the person who supposedly signed for them, and the fact that I have video footage of the front and back of my building showing no FedEx trucks on the premises within three hours before or after the stated time of delivery.
For all the shit they get I will say that PSA stepped up and paid me for the declared value of my photos, and also refunded me all shipping, authentication, and encapsulation fees.
I've since reached out to every card shop within 100 miles, searched local Craigslist, KSL Classifieds, and Facebook market place adds, as well as weekly eBay searches looking for the photos to turn up, but they seem to have disappeared. At this point I don't care who has them or how they obtained the photos, I'd just like to have the opportunity to buy them back. As a Pirates, photo, and deadball collector, this was a major loss to me as I could care less about the money.

[Seven]

Chalk it up to a Card I never had in hand, but a couple of years ago I won a 1953 Bowman Mickey Mantle in a PSA 2.5. The card was delivered by USPS, to the wrong house. I never received it, someone tried reselling the card on ebay about a week later, in New Jersey (for reference I live in NY). Contacted ebay, eventually got my money back, I'm still upset about it though.

It presented much nicer than a 2.5 and I got it for a good price, a little over $650. Now that card in the same grade goes for over $1000. I was eventually able to purchase another 1953 Bowman Mantle, this one also presents nicely, however it is a PSA Altered Authentic. I got it for a little over $300 which in my opinion, is a steal. However I'd still rather have the 2.5. I'd imagine it was broken out of its original slab, and resubmitted by now.

[slightlyrounded]

Originally Posted by LEHR

November of 2022 I had a return package coming back from PSA/DNA. It contained four key photos from my collection, three of Fred Clarke and one of Vic Willis from 1909, all Type 1's. All four were taken by Louis Van Oeyen, and I'd never seen these images anywhere else. I tracked the package every day and couldn't wait to get the photo's back. Long story short, FedEx delivered them to someone else. They were not signed for by me or anyone else at my company. FedEx maintained they were delivered to me even though I did not know the person who supposedly signed for them, and the fact that I have video footage of the front and back of my building showing no FedEx trucks on the premises within three hours before or after the stated time of delivery.
For all the shit they get I will say that PSA stepped up and paid me for the declared value of my photos, and also refunded me all shipping, authentication, and encapsulation fees.
I've since reached out to every card shop within 100 miles, searched local Craigslist, KSL Classifieds, and Facebook market place adds, as well as weekly eBay searches looking for the photos to turn up, but they seem to have disappeared. At this point I don't care who has them or how they obtained the photos, I'd just like to have the opportunity to buy them back. As a Pirates, photo, and deadball collector, this was a major loss to me as I could care less about the money.

Ugh - this one hurts.

(and if they ever catch this Louis Van Oeyen guy, I hope his punishment is substantial)