Let's see the best deals you've ever made...

[thekingofclout]

This thread was inspired by SethY's popular thread on the Card side.

Two of my TYPE I Conlon's to kick it off. I paid $550 for the Matty and the Gehrig cost me just under a thousand. Both of these came off of ebay about four or five years ago and my snipes were set for about $5,000 each. At this time, both are the only known examples to have survived...

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[GrayGhost]

One I still have..excuse the blurry picture..C. 1962 star/hof ball w Stengel, Traynor, G Sisler, McKechnie, Musial, Spahn, Alston, and many others 50.00.

one I wish I still had, no pic. Sherry Magee Large Leather, yeah, it wasnt mint, but it was 25.00. Those things go in VG (which this was) for prob 6-700 for commons today.

[yanks12025]

Ive had acouple good deals. One being an early Larry Berra game used bat, paid $45 sold for $1500. Then I bought a mantle bat(game ready) paid $100(guy listed it wrong and sold it for alot more. And I did all this before I turned 19.

[hcv123]

1) Bought a magazine collection that had a "shmoo balloon" in it - almost thew it out - decided to try it on ebay (the first item I ever listed) started it at 25 cents it sold for $25
2) Bought what turned out to be a rare pepsi sign from a garbage man - $25 - had to think about it and almost passed. Sold on ebay years later for $2500
3) At a baseball card show bought a Charlies Angels doll display for ~$25 sold later for $1500
4) Same show and dealer as the doll display - bought 3 non sport full boxes for about $20 each sold between $500 and $1000 each.

[theantiquetiger]

I bought a 1972 Super Bowl program for 50 cents, sold it for $250.

I paid $6 each for these posters, cost me $17 each to frame, I could sell them for around $100 each (sold one already, but plan on holding to the rest for now):

[perezfan]

I am unfortunately more often the guy who buys high and sells low... but I have stolen a few in my time as well...

1. Willie Mays Original Hartland Statue (Mint) for $2 at a Thrift Shop (I begged them to check the back room to see if there were any more... no such luck!)

2. Rare Tony Perez 1968 Topps Experimental 3D Card for $15 in Ex/MT Condition

3. Brooklyn Dodgers 1950s Clown/Bum Pennant (NRMT) for $3 at a local Card Shop

4. 1954 NY Giants Champions Scroll Pennant (NRMT) for $3 (at the same store!)

The funny part is that both of those pennants are worth over $200... he also had a very common Pirates Pennant, which normally goes for about $30. He wanted $50 for that one, because he thought it "looked so cool". He was surprised I passed on it, but was happy to get the $6 total, for the Bums and Giants

[slidekellyslide]

-Tris Speaker game bat $50 at an estate auction

-3 Cameo Pepsin pins at antique show for $250 (two of the three were gorgeous and probably the best examples I've ever seen)

-Kennesaw Landis signed letter - along with a bunch of other signed baseball letters on ebay for $45

-Kennesaw Landis signed certificate on ebay for $5

-Dogs Head cigarette pack $50 at antique show

-Walter Hagen Lucky Strike Display $75 at antique show


And a whole lot of other deals I can't remember.