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Did I sell too early? You be the judge...

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pootshwan

Posts: 68
Joined: Dec 2013

Friday, March 19, 2021 2:23 PM

I've come to realize almost everything I sold from childhood, I've regretted selling. If only for nostalgia puposes.

bpaul14 wrote:

For me it was selling the vast majority of my childhood collection (6,000 cards mostly from '67 to '72) back in 1983 for $350 so I could buy a nice SLR camera. Based on current values that collection would be worth more than $10K AND... AND... AND it was my childhood collection!

The camera ended up being a dog and ceased functioning properly within a couple of years.

NJDevils

Posts: 6,344
Joined: Sep 2010

Friday, March 19, 2021 2:34 PM
You sell something and you live with the choice. No regrets. Most of us need the cash or are downsizing, so we sell .

pootshwan

Posts: 68
Joined: Dec 2013

Friday, March 19, 2021 5:08 PM
Oh me too 100%, but when you see it on ebay it brings back some bad memories lol I never go looking for them, sometimes I just stumble upon them on ebay bigcountry98 wrote: Of the cards I've sold, I purposely never go back and look at other prices. I want to avoid the feeling of "woulda, shoulda, coulda" lol

pootshwan

Posts: 68
Joined: Dec 2013

Saturday, March 20, 2021 3:21 PM

Yea, Brees has always been overshadowed by Brady, Manning, Rodgers etc. But is one of the all time greats and his cards have always been undervalued imo.

Bounty13 wrote:

For years I was trying to sell my 2001 Elite Drew Brees Aspirations RC /85. Even after he won the Super Bowl I couldn't even get $150 for it. I finally, reluctantly, sold it for around $75 several years ago on eBay. Now it would probably go for x10 that amount, and nowhere to go but up when he gets into Canton.

Eric Marthaler

Posts: 48
Joined: Nov 2020

Saturday, March 20, 2021 3:46 PM
A couple years ago, before this whole thing blew up, I gave my friend a Mike Trout US175 for his birthday. D'oh! But at least its in the hands of a friend who wanted the card and not the money. He hasn't flipped it yet....

Young Kilo

Posts: 118
Joined: Mar 2012

Sunday, March 21, 2021 7:25 PM
He will. Give him time Eric Marthaler wrote: A couple years ago, before this whole thing blew up, I gave my friend a Mike Trout US175 for his birthday. D'oh! But at least its in the hands of a friend who wanted the card and not the money. He hasn't flipped it yet....

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