3 Buying Stories That Include a Nice Hit, a Big Miss, and a Head-Scratcher
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- BASEBALL CARD COLLECTOR INVESTOR DEALER (in that order)
Chris Sewall here.
Story time, From the Files of Adventures in Card Dealing: 3 buying stories that include a Win, a Loss, and a Silly one.
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8:55 If I had a nickel for every time I see someone that has a raw card that says “will get a PSA 10” and still ask for the PSA 10 price I would be rich. Nice jacket too, Beverly Hills Polo Club was my favorite a kid in the ‘90s.
imagine me opening couple packs, and checking the most expensive cards... and saying to myself 'huh this might grade as a psa 10'... guess what happened? :D they all graded as 10s. i know its just luck. I should open packs for the rest of my life. guaranteed hits
@@nagyee15 Card grading can vary from person to person and is fairly subjective to be honest
@@dieseldabz7104 all am im saying is that whenever i sent cards to psa and it was from my packs, they always came back as 1Os.. idk how lucky is that but im pretty happy bout it
The new thing is nowadays as well, that everyone is a Professional Grader. Lol good stuff.
It dives me crazy. You’ll see someone post a card with terrible corners and centring and say oh it’s 9-10 gem. Dude go away!! Lol
@@brandonryan6651 unless you’re the one selling. Then a picture of the card that has glare in it makes it worthless. Oh and the old “don’t lowball me I know what I have”.
And everyone is just a collector and NOT in it for the investment right?😆
I love your channel! I could listen to your stories for hours! Make a full length movie style!! Lol
Agree - we got to bring him home to the USA before he runs out of stories
Love story time. Keep them coming. Guess I need to check my stack of Jeter's when I get home
You and everyone else
@@dieseldabz7104 Yep ... and all silver lol
It's even worse when the cards are in terrible condition but they expect recent eBay sales prices.
If the cards are in that bad of shape, who cares what they're asking? Just pass on it and move to the next one. You'll see that on Ebay (PSA READY) and they look horrific on centering and corners.
It's even worse in the coin business
Those Upper Deck Golds are really tough to differentiate! I'm working through my childhood Bonds / Griffey binders and starting hunt a bunch of them down. Would love to know more about where they come from - was nice to get a little random context for them through this story. Awesome stuff!
😂that last guy is half the people in the hobby
Love the stories as always...The HEAD-SCRATCHER--it all boils down to what someone is willing to pay and/or trade. I think back to my past and I land on 1989. I had a factory set of 1988 Topps--(only significant value now would might be the Tom Glavine) but I remember a friend swapping out the Canseco and McGwire cards for a 1962 Babe Ruth "Babe Hits 60 card" (I would suspect it would grade out as a PSA 2 maybe a 3), but as far as I consider I won the long game and it is one of my favorite cards in my collection...bottom line goes back to as always collect what you enjoy. Have a great week!!!!
I hate when people think everything they have is gem mint. Ive had a few potential buys ruined because of Psa 10 pricing and those ROTTEN "Your childhood items are now worth a fortune!" fluff articles. I feel bad for sellers that genuinely think stuff is worth 100x what it it actually is.
Yeah, but it's also a case of recognizing when something is too good to be true. To think you have the good fortune of having a valuable collection in your closet when every other member of your generation could have the same is just ridiculously naive.
Goes both ways. I feel bad for buyers who get scammed by dealers as well
Hey Chris, love these stories, taking the risk on the cello packs is sometimes like a flip of a coin. We always learn something from your channel. Cheers, keep the coming. Stay safe.
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I always enjoy your content. It is so interesting to hear all of your adventures in cards. The last story had me rolling. I can't imagine the time and energy that guy put into researching his "prices."
I am so happy I found ur channel. I Love ur stories and truly apreciate you sharing them!
This may sound crazy but i look forward to these stories more and more. Ive been collecting for about 25 years, not counting when i was a kid ruining cards playing knock down...can you imagine throwing a 62 mantle at a brick wall....well i did. Keep the stories coming.
John
Yay!!! Story time is my favorite along with regular rollers!!!
Same for my buddy Kip! I'm a story time and high rollers guy!
Most people who know a little bit about card over estimate the price of their cards. When I was a teenager I remember looking in the Beckett price guides thinking my cards at their price…. No go find a buyer at those listed prices!
I bought like 10 of those same Jeter's a couple years ago. As soon as I saw your video I raced to my room to see if any of them were the Gold variety but Nada:(
As a collector of unopened packs, I would have done the same. Steve Hart actually authenticates the packs for PSA, they just grade them. Great stories!
Thanks for sharing the stories. Always interesting to hear. Fun fact is that there are no PSA 10 Fernando's in the 1981 Topps set, so that would have been quite a card in his set!
Thanks Chris, nice stories! Always make my drives to work entertaining......👍
Chris, I recently encountered a gentleman who tried to sell his considerable collection the same way. Raw cards, some pretty sharp, most in average condition but he wanted PSA 10 money for them. I tried to reason with him but it was no use. So, no sale..
That last story happens all the time now. Can't tell you how many cards I come across on FB marketplace where the seller says the card is mint (with a pic of a PSA 10 asking price) and the card is rough all around
i had some one give me there dead husbands card collection. all junk wax and was left out under a car port. end up throwing out about 50k cards the nicest being a Topps chipper jones rc chewed threw by a mouse. a week later the woman contacts me wanting a bunch of money because some one told her she gave away a fortune. i told her i could just give back the handful of stars i did find but the best i could do was 5$ and i wouldn't even break even.
yeah everybody thinks every card they have is "mint", it's so annoying.
#1 problem with collectors ... they ALWAYS think they should get top dollar and they ALWAYS think you're trying to sucker them ... its why I like the stock market vs card investing ... but Im trying :) good work my man! How about a video on the TOP 5 cards in your collection you would NOT part ways and why ... you'd sell everything BUT these 5
I am going to do a few personal collection videos somewhat soon.
Thank you for continuing to share your stories. RE the Cello pack, i've noticed that these sorts of things seem to no longer exist in 2021. Rack Packs, Cello Packs. Any sort of full pack where you can see any card, top or bottom. Meaning like set release boxes, not special stuff at a walgreens or whatever. I'm glad the card companies wised up to that, and everything is completely sealed now.
Many people over value whatever they have. Be it cards, comics, antiques, etc.. What's really annoying is when you honestly break the truth to them, they get upset and think you're trying to scam them instead of doing a little more research.
Because most are trying to scam them.. Card dealers are ALOT like used car salesman's.
I love story time. It's amazing what people will convince themselves their cards are worth-- however I was a buyer of that last one at 30k as he also included a large famous bridge that he said was also a PSA 10...
Haha! Well I might have considered it if I had known about the bridge...
I like your videos before I even watch. I’m going back and watching al your other videos. Make more content!
Lebron James, how did you snag that name? Lol
Surprisingly many didn't know that gold hologram was rare..still own four non graded. In sleeves, top loaders for 20 some years, along w/ those 93 finest... some of the top loaders have yellowed.... I just shake my head.
Story time videos are always the best! Hope we can more of these at least once a month.
As a collector its funny how people come up in conclusion of value of anything. Just because old its worth money not taking consideration of condition at all. Great content and thanks for story telling time. I wish others would watch you vlog if they collect sports cards.
Chris, thank you for sharing these stories with us. I find them enjoyable and educational. You have a good sense of humor and a wonderful way with words.
These stories never get old, keep'em coming! I get some good daily laughs at listings on eBay from owners that sound like that last guy :)
Great stories man! I couldn't grab my Jeter quick enough...silver holo. :)
Same!
Don Mossi!
@@17Helton Best card ever!
@@rhondasimms554 It is kinda hard to tell though!
yeah join the club but hey, it's a solid card
Your last story reminds me of a friend of mine who wanted to sell me his 1966 Topps for $100 a card. I really enjoy your channel and the fact that you release your videos on a regular schedule and that they are well planned and full of content.
My newest favorite thing to watch on the TH-cam. Great stuff!
Love your channel and insight. Gives us the truth behind the hobby and not the bs and glamor most put out for clout
Unopened packs are tough to dive into. There's only a handful of professional authenticators in the country to verify vintage packs. BBCE is one of them.
Great stories. really enjoy them. I like that you share success and failure and odd stories as that is just reality.
Really enjoy your videos. I need someone like you to look at my childhood collection. Have no idea what I have and am terrified I’ll get ripped on them lol. I’ll keep doing research.
If you want to email me some pictures, I can take a look that way.
sewallsportscards@gmail.com
Excellent video as always! I just watched your top 15 80s cards video (PSA 8) from a year ago. I think an update would be an interesting way to show how prices have changed in this wild year - just a thought!
That is a good idea... that video could use an update.
I just want to say, I'm very impressed with the videos he makes Entertaining, informative, all around well done.
Really appreciate that Will
I second and this one cured my acid reflux!
I like how you ended the video by saying "stay safe and be good" like telling everyone to not misbehave haha, i know that's not what you meant but reminded me of telling my kids that when i step out of the house but knowing the sports card community we probably need to hear that anywyas as we are all still children at heart enjoying this hobby . . . love the stories again, keep them coming!! : )
Thank you. I always enjoy the stories. Have to laugh at the ignorance of non hobbyists!
This is so crazy you made a video about this. My aunt does estate sales and she's been asking me to price some of the sports memorabilia she's been coming across. She showed me a text from her next sale she's going to do. In the list of things to sell is a collection of "about 15,000 cards in boxes and binders." It's been a while since I've had that many cards in my possession and I was wondering what it would even look like.... and there you had a picture for me. lol I'm not getting my hopes too high, but I'm looking forward to seeing what's in there. I'm gonna feel like a kid again going through it all.
these are the only videos on TH-cam I watch now..thanks for story time Chris always look forward to it.
Appreciate that
I bought a card online that a guy said was psa 10. The picture looked good and hid the damage well, Got it and it was very damaged, got a refund, and he still insists it is psa 10. Another one sold me a whole set of badly worn cards, got a refund and they still claim they are all in great condition. Some people just cannot be honest about anything.
Have definitely seen craigslist sellers trying to get psa 10 prices on ungraded cards before. No idea what universe these guys live in
That 1981 Topps Lance Parrish is at least a quarter. 40 year old baseball cards of catches with 300+ home runs 1,000+ rbi a world series champion ring multiple gold gloves and multiple all star appearances isn't 5 or 10 cents pal.
Fair point.
... very important 15 cents, pal
Because of your video on the 20 most valuable Hockey rookies from 1990-94, I went and bought several of them on ebay. Thanks for posting that!
Thanks again for the great stories.
Chris, I really enjoy your anecdote videos the best. Please continue to make more. I'm sure you have had plenty of interesting business encounters throughout the years.
These stories are my favorite. The last one was hilarious. Great share.
This happened to me all the time selling video games. Some guy sees a game listed, not even sold, on Amazon for $4k for a factory sealed copy and wants me to pay $4k for his loose copy with a scratched label. Its bizarre to think these people are out there.
It’s easy to second guess now, but you absolutely made the correct business decision on the 1969 packs. $4000 is a lot of money to risk on "if they are legit" ..great videos , enjoy them very much! Thank you.
Wow! Great Stories! Thanks for sharing!
I'm old enough to remember those cello packs sold like that in 1969 and also 1968. The 1968's were 10 or 12 cards for a dime if I remember right and I think the 1969's were just 5 cards because they were a nickel a pack. I used to steal nickels from my mom to buy cards after school. The person at the garage sale might have owned a store 50 years ago or maybe his dad did. Very cool video and thanks for making these videos!
Wow always fun and entertaining listening to your stories
The olde "oh they arent graded yet"
Awesome story on those Jeter's. I almost bought one on ebay because the picture looked like it has a gold hologram but the price was at a normal silver level. Just so hard to tell with a picture if it is gold or silver so I passed but it looked gold in the pic. Should have bought it. O well.
More interesting stories from your life experience in card collecting. Especially enjoyed the second story as I graduated high school in 1969. Although I bought many cello packs back in the day, unfortunately I opened all of them. Why, why, why didn't I keep just a few unopened?
Yessssssss I’ve been patiently waiting for the next story time. I can’t wait to hear the story, thanks Chris!
A year or 2 ago, it came over Facebook an uncirculated mind conditioned 1 Canadian dollar bill sold for a lot. In the comment section people were saying, I will cash in on my 1 dollar bills. I said the bill that sold for a lot of money was uncirculated on a case never touched by hand. Lol
Great Video! Love the story videos!
That last story is pretty funny. He's one of those guys who actually believed his cards were going to put his kids through college. Sorry my friend, it doesn't actually work that way with 80s baseball.
Also...old unopened cards have always scared me. I totally understand using caution with a $4000 purchase. People are shady. They used to search packs, now they weigh packs & boxes. I actually go back and forth between feeling sympathy and contempt for the dudes at Walmart breaking out the little scales to find the $10 relic card in a blaster box.
That last story
We get those every week in the coin shop.
8 gold '93 jeters that is one helluva score!
Liked before watching the video as I already know the story will be great! Now time to watch.
😂 These are really the best people, who think that a card in really good condition is a psa 10 🙈
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What they THINK is really good condition on top of it.
Try buying comics , dummies like that are every where. $20 in comics and they want $250
I like that approach. All my ungraded cards are now officially PSA 10s. Whole collection up for auction - starting bid 2 million dollars.
Haha!
Sounds reasonable
any tips on going through thousands of oldies and 2000's cards? How do you do it?? Please make a video with tips and stuff. Please and thanks. You seem like a pro going through all of these cards and knowing which ones have value. Do you look them up one by one on eBay?
Thats a good idea for a future video... I will consider it.
Love the story eps. Keep em coming. Do you script these or just shoot from the hip?
Thank you! Most of these stories I outline in a bullet point manner.
All of your videos are excellent, I could watch this stuff all day
Ma n I throughly enjoyed the story time. May u and ur be safe and blessed. Just to let u know we may have missed commenting but we never moss a show!!
Thank you as always!
Always enjoy your hobby adventure stories
yes! more stories! my week is gold now
Nice score on the Jeter rookies. Also, 81 Topps Baseball is deceivingly tough to find in high grade. I must have gone through 200 or 300 Valenzuela/Scioscia rookies and not a single one I had would grade a PSA 10. At that point I was happy to get a 9.
I enjoyed the stories. Thank you for sharing them.
Always here for these stories!
My cuzn values his cards that same way....I laughed so hard when you mentioned how much time he put into valuing those....
The miscalculation was classic
You got 8 gold hologram Jeter RCs?! That's a nice hit. And a gap in my current Jeter PC.
They ain't special
@@dieseldabz7104 Hater.
Have you ever seen “PSA 10” in the title on eBay, and the card is graded a 10 by a low end company...
Yeah thats somewhat common and very annoying
Oh man Chris, ya gotta keep these great stories coming. Can’t beat the entertainment value, not to mention the education. Always enjoy. Oh yeah, that reminds me, I have a PSA 10 1980 Rickey Henderson rookie card. I’m sure that’s what it would grade, it’s really nice. It’s worth $95,000, but if you’re interested, I can let it go for $40,000? Was this moron serious? Some people are so dumb.
Haha!
Saturday I went to our monthly card show. I saw a real nice AL Karine rookie the month before. I had told the guy I wanted it if he still had it after I sold a couple cards. He still had it but marked it up $500.00 in front of me. My deal went through today. Should I still buy from him? Card is not graded but comes with some kind of an auto authentication. 🙄 It's so pretty but I would normally pass.
I can't really advise without seeing the card in person, but a $500 mark up seems a bit extreme.
Does an autograph on a 1950's rookie card affect its value either way?
It depends on a lot of things... how clean/presentable is the autograph, and is it authenticated and by what company?
@@collectorinvestordealer it's that AL Karine I talked about. Not graded but some kind of separate signature authenticationand it's a clean, very nice auto. Just in general I wondered if autographing decreases the value. I know I'm obsessing over this card!
BTW, the cost of the card is $1,500.00.
You look someone I bought cards from in the late 80s early 90 s in maryland
Excellent .. old time stories 😂👍
Such interesting psychology with people(guys, really) and their cards... when I most recently returned to the hobby I exhibited the same mindset: 'Wow! Look at these(PSA 10... what's a PSA 10?... nevermind... ) ... these prices!'.. I was seeing 10s all over the place in my collection from the 1970s... Took me months of getting up to speed on the state of the hobby and grading just to realize what a unicorn a PSA 10 really is... as a favor, I try to disabuse all of the folks I buy from of the notion that PSA 10s(for vintage stuff, which is my area) are a realistic goal... On the other hand, it was pretty exciting in those early days when I thought I was suddenly rich...
Amazing stuff
Loving all your content so much man, appreciate every video ive learned so much!
Hi, I enjoy your channel and watch every show. On a previous vid, You said that beckett has the most "lax" grading standards, so I did some research and found that the population reports disagrees with you. For example, 1975 Topps Baseball, for PSA, 1% received a 10, 20% received a 9 and 51% received an 8. Compared to Beckett where only .01% (1 out of 10,000) received a 10, 4% received a 9 and 20% received an 8. And its the same story for years1973 and 1978 Topps baseball. Its PSA that has the "lax" standards, not Beckett.
3 great and interesting stories Chris. Keep 'em comin'
I love story time. Thank you!
"to be graded" on the box behind you good luck on those return times
Now that I have a reputation at work being “the card guy” I’ll have coworkers approach me thinking they’ve hit the jackpot only to tell them their incredibly available card isn’t worth $1000 like they had thought it was. Explaining the grading process of cards seems to really confuse people. 😂
It really bothers me too when sellers become graders with their naked eye. I use a couple of tools and still miss something PSA sees. Let the pros do the official grading.
Some people think a PSA 6 is a mint condition card that would grade a 10 lol What world do these people live in? because I got to go to that world and make a few sales lol
Great stuff as always!
Love story time looking forward to the roller's nice content.
Great stories as always! Enjoy your trip back home!
I love when you do the stories.
How was that random EBay Lance Parrish card graded a PSA 10? Just looking at the border, the right side seems wider than the left. Weird.