I saw the box as probably a quarter or dime box material at best, but who knows [?] - I'm almost 'that guy' who like to dig through more of a seller's 'discard material' just to see if I can find some odds and ends.
I grabbed a trio of Angels regional issued oddballs from 1992 - I think I left a Chad Curtis and a Luis Polonia because I wanted the more notable Angels in my book, not the more unsavory ones.
There was a bunch of early 1980s cards in the box, but it seems like every other one was water damaged and dried out - if only the cards were in better shape, maybe I would have much more patience to really build up a quantity.
I didn't know what I maybe charged per card, so I wasn't as impulsive - I only really grabbed 13 cards total and gathered the courage to get the seller's attention as he was sorting some singles at the table.
I handed the cards over and he flipped through them and asked what I may have wanted to pay.
"[How about] $5?" I responded.
"You have some old school in here," the seller said. "How about $10?"
I really wish he would have agreed to the $5 or just said take the cards for free - but I relented to pay $10 because I spent 20 minutes digging around and maybe sometimes I have to follow on my interests, even if on the impulsive side.
Newer Topps Heritage cards - the Kyle Lewis In Action subset was a find because it completed the Mike Trout puzzle on the back of related cards. Early 1980s Fleer was abundant though most were water damaged - I grabbed a Carl Yastrzemski tipping his cap and while a common in my book, the play at the plate, action shot of Mike Sciocia might be too hard to resist.A Topps Turkey Red Tom Seaver insert - I'd rather go for 'here and now' players, but I want to make it where I can show interest in old timers as a nod to the history of greats of the game. A random Tony Gwynn rookie card that kind of looks fairly clean - though the upper portion of the card may actually be a little 'bent.'
I will happily spend a lot of time at a dime box--this weekend one dealer actually thanked me for taking time to go through his cards, and that certainly wasn't near the most I've looked at at a table--but I don't want to spend my time if I don't know what they're asking for for the cards. Price is a big deal for me, and if I don't know what they're charging, how do I know what I want?
ReplyDeleteI do love that Turkey Red Seaver, though. One of my favorite recent cards.
Ooh, I haven't seen that Angels before. Nice pickup.
ReplyDeleteI hate paying too much as well, even though I've had my share of bargains over the years. In situations like that, I'll pick out a few if they show up quickly and then ask "What have I got here so far?" Then if the figure is close to what I expected, I'll keep going thru the whole thing. If not, I'll maybe pick out one or two more and cash out or if it's only a couple, I might put 'em back and move on.
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