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most of the money i've received from card sales...I've reinvested back into the hobby.
I DID sell a t206 solly hofman w/drum back...the only one known i believe back in the early 2000's to buy a leather recliner...that my cat destroyed. I will sell my collection someday to help fund early retirement/healthcare...atleast that's the "thought." 
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12-02-2023, 03:20 PM
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I sold my 57 Topps set for a down payment on my first house.
In 2012 I sold half my collection to buy Sterling Auctions! Two of the best decisions I have ever made. I have always bought what I liked and it thankfully has turned out quite well for me. Lee
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Tired of Ebay or looking for a place to sell your cards, let SterlingSportsAuctions.com do the work for you, monthly auctions.
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12-03-2023, 03:42 AM
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Elm's Adventures in Cardboard Land  https://www.youtube.com/@TheJollyElm Looking to trade? Here's my bucket: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152396...57685904801706 “I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.” Casey Stengel Spelling "Yastrzemski" correctly without needing to look it up since the 1980s. Overpaying yesterday is simply underpaying tomorrow. 
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12-03-2023, 05:33 AM
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The referenced Hofman?
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12-03-2023, 06:57 AM
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In college, my card sales funded my partying. When I was a youngster, I was at a poorly attended auction, and I picked up pages of 54B, 54T, &56T stars. A couple guys on my floor were big card guys, and I would piece out a card here and there for big profit and have money for beer, concerts, and the like. These were the days before grading, but I remember a 56T Robinson so crisp and clean, it was one I shoulda kept. Cards come and go, but the fun memories last forever, and selling cards kept me afloat in college...all 6 1/2 years
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To answer the thread, in 2000 I sold my then-collection to pay for 2/3 of a master’s degree in tax law from Georgetown (I wish I still had the cards!!)
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Selling my first collection I was able to put my daughter through undergrad and graduate degrees at SMU, acquire 3 new cars, pay for a big wedding, keep some decent savings and this, on 4 acres high on a hill in horse country, about 1.5 miles from where I live. I might live there someday. It's painted white with black trim now....
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Baseball cards have helped me re-connect with my youth. Can't put a monetary or material things value on that. I never set out on this or any of my other hobbies to somehow parlay these things into some kind of fortune. Not my bag. I make enough money in other endeavors.
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12-03-2023, 12:46 PM
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Wow so much done with collections in this thread
Friends, cards, cars, education, homes and more. I agree it is something that has given me memories, enjoyments. Friends, investments and so much more(never forgeting the scraping to save to buy things. The loss of sleep on many auction nights/mornings, the regret on selling/trading something that I wished I could get back, and so much more) But loving it and the people on this forum and contacts made make it worth so much more
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12-03-2023, 02:56 PM
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12-03-2023, 04:51 PM
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I sold this T206 Drum a few years back but I couldn't help showing it after seeing the other PSA 1 Drum. I am still mystified by the grade. If someone has an explanation, I'd sure as hell like to hear it.
As for use of proceeds from card sales, I was able to put three kids through college, so they came out debt free - well, except for my daughter who went on to earn a law degree - that one's on her. Selling cards on occasion is also a great way to stay happily married (and continue collecting guilt free).
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