Adventures In Card Dealing: A Large Purchase That Came with Some Twists and Turns
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- BASEBALL CARD COLLECTOR INVESTOR DEALER (in that order)
w/ Chris Sewall
Storytime, From the Files of Adventures in Card Dealing.
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Your stories about buying lots are the best part of the channel, keep em coming!
I agree great stories. Wish I had a trusted snowman. Lol
Amazing that you can look at a large collection for an hour or more and evaluate it - especially 5 figure sums. That is some skill. These are some of the very best baseball videos on YT.
Appreciate that. It has taken me a long time to get to the point where I can assess collections that fast.
Great story…glad the deal became profitable! Don’t think we ever see $8 per card fees again from PSA For a while, if ever
You & the Arizona Snowman have certainly had some fascinating deals. Glad you like sharing them because I love hearing them!
I remember back when PSA used to grade for $8/card on bulk orders….ah the good old days 😀
Seriously!
I’m always happy to hear when you and Jeremy do well. You’re always honest & treat everyone you buy from with respect. Please keep the videos coming. This hobby needs more people like you 👍
Glad to hear about the '64 Giant cards. Seems to me they get overlooked. It took me a year or two back in '74-'75 to collect the whole set, so, I guess it wasn't a waste of time after all, lol! Great info as always, thanks!
Amazing example of how to treat your hobby as a buisness most new people in the hobby dont do the numbers and the time it takes as full time work amazing video chris
Can't usually sit still for a 10+ minute video, but because every word you say is actually valuable it's easy! Thanks for the awesome story, hope to be able to have the experience to make money on cards like this in the future!
Wow! Awesome story and beautiful comeup, me bruddas! If only if only PSA and BGS bulk $8 or $10 a card was still a thing!
I miss those days!
@@collectorinvestordealer Soooo much! lolol
Man, you gotta love the hobby to make these videos. I'm glad you do. Thanks!
This is what happens when you do the honest and right thing all the time Chris. A seemingly crap deal works out way better than you expected.
You my friend very very good storyteller I get super intrigued on how you are able to take these deals and turn such a good profit.. I truly believe that there is something to be said about honesty and transparency I believe in being upfront and honest. I have definitely been around some local card shop dealers who will make shady deals and that’s not my style
Thank you for the awesome content, I am definitely addicted to this channel lol
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE, you two should check in Monthly and just make a video. Great study
Great Story Chris, its cool that you both were able to make some profit, could only imagine the value of those today
I especially like your card buying/selling stories. Thanks.
Great story. I'm impressed by your record keeping.
Cool story. Couldn’t do that amount of grading today. The old days were good, but maybe cars prices have improved. Maybe a wash.
Thank God for 1964 supers!! Great stuff. Ma says hello!!
Say hi to Ma for me!
Scooter, it's nearly 2pm. Get her some dinner and put Ma to bed already!
@@walterdudedonny Walter my ma would run laps around any one 20 yrs less her age
Oh no not the snow pic of Jeremy again lol. You know you're trolling us every time you us that pic Chris 😃
You are a good story teller.
Wow, that is an amazing twist. Who would have thought a bunch of commons were in such great shape, and would yield so much $$? Great story.
if you don't know what a remnant ad is ~ it will save you usually 60% and most papers always had them back in the day
These are my favorite types of videos that you do. I really enjoy when you dig into the financials.
PSA should have labeled your 64 Topps Giants "The Sewell Accumulation". Might have added value.
Ha! Love it :)
As time passes, this video will be a monument to the "buy raw, grade at PSA, profit handsomely" era of sportscards.
So true... this story basically could not happen in present day grading environment
It's hard to try and negotiate with someone who thinks that their collection is worth more than it actually is. Love your guys stories and jouneys about cards. As a collector, collector, collector, lol, I'm glad I don't have to haggle. I keep what I buy. Glad the 64 Topps Giants worked out well. I've invested in sealed boxes, sets, and HOFERS. Love your content Chris. I wish I could find an investing partner I could trust. If you were a professor, I'd gladly take your class and pay you plus give you some Ripken. Thanks again.
Actually his collection was worth what he wanted and if Chris + partner would have realized what those cards were worth they would have come much closer to his asking price.
@@JR-fd6fe Yes but seller knew they were dealers and needed some wiggle room. It wasn't a strictly PC situation from my understanding. Yes the 64 cards turned out to be a huge deal.
Another great Sewall report.
Love your card stories as usual. Thanks for sharing.
i enjoy your stories and insights
Wow! What a cool collection!
Beginning to celebrate Canadian thanksgiving with a wonderful card dealer story is fantastic 👍
Fantastic story….much more interesting than most of what is on TV these days….keep them coming….
So much value and entertainment in these videos, keep em coming and thanks for the great content.
Very nice when the common stack is the saving grace. Thanks again for the story time. Always a fun listen
Love your videos, great story once again! I compare your reaction to the one I had going through all of my base cards a few years back once they started skyrocketing in psa 10s lol.
Thanks for sharing! I love hearing yout stories!
Glad to hear you have a good eye for knowing how the card will grade. Years of experience and education from the process has taught you well. Keep up the good work!
Working in the industry has taught me so much about the hobby. I am grateful for everything I have learned, and the learning will never stop.
Wow. Thousands of dollars for oddball commons. Talk about your "diamonds in the rough". Nicely done. I think it also shows how much you guys had learned from past deals. Thanks again. Love your stories.
WOW I remember those selling CHRIS!!!! The Brinkman! oh the difference in a PSA 8 and 10 lol, (as we all know) second, That was you selling those !!?!?!?! Blew my mind you are sewall, (Crazy! I have known who you are longer then I thought lol! I remember looking at my 64 topps giants, Thinking why cant you just be a little bit nicer, just a little! I have a couple 9, but on 10s. What some of those went for, Just imagine what they might go for today! Hats of to you for still finding grades, and turning a profit on such a tough seller!! Just amazing. Have a great day @Chris!
Ha! Thats so cool to hear that you remember that! Appreciate it
Great video Chris, the adventures in card dealing are definitely my favorite :) Great to live vicariously through you and the snowman's dealing adventures!
Thank you, for your Info you gave!! I'm going back to my cards like to learn more about my cards, I still have a box of Topps not open from the 80's and one from the 90's not open as well my cards are from the 50's to the 90's!!
I see an Arizona snowman this video gonna be good
And it was!
I never tire of these stories. Glad the deal worked out. I have a couple ‘64 graded Topps Giant cards. Maybe I picked a couple low pop ones. Thanks again for sharing with us.
These morning uploads are god sent! Thank you brother, for everything. 🙏🙏🙏
Congrats on your continued success. Thanks for the knowledge it’s PRICELESS 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I really enjoy these stories . I’m glad it worked out .
This is so interesting, I've been big into the Topps Giants from 1964 recently. A former co-worker and friend had a shoebox with about 20 of them in pretty good condition, including Koufax, Mays, Mantle, Aaron, and Clemente, and I was able to buy the lot from him. I'm unsure if I'll get them graded (right now it's not a great value proposition), but even raw, some of them fetch pretty decent prices.
Yes, more story time! I like that the "Arizona Snowman" name is sticking. Haha
Your calm story telling style goes great with my late morning coffee. I enjoy your adventures from the pre covid world before the card cost explosion and grading issues took over. Keep up the great work.
If you do the work, there are Gems laying in wait.
Great Stuff!! Love the Detail. Thanks!
Awesome stuff, love your stories
These uploads are so fun to listen to…. Thanks for the inside looks and jeers…
Definitely enjoyed the story and glad to hear those graded Topps "Giants" saved the day!
Great video Chris. I literally couldn’t wait to hear what you were going to say next. I would love to hear more stories about your adventures in dealing. I envy your job so much. Ha ha Ha
Another excellent story. Happy that those '64 cards were there, and that you were able to see their potential. I also like the way you defended your buddy/partner here in the comments. You guys are awesome!
Nicely done as always!!
Hey Chris👋 You want to come over to my house and look at my card collection lol. You make me love sports cards again👍
I enjoyed the vid. Particularly because I have a box tucked a way of high grade 64 giants stars that could use slabs.. motivation. That brinkman though. 🤯
Was looking online to buy some cards and dropped everything to check out the latest video! Interesting to look at these deals in today's grading climate. Not only would it have cost you 10x to card each of those cards but you would have probably had to wait at least 10 months to get them back if not longer. So your break even would have likely been around month 15-17 months best case scenario (granted the value of the cards has also increased) but regardless you would have sit 15k for over a year. Which means as a full time gig your probably going to be waiting a lot or taking your chances selling ungraded cards that aren't 9/10 worthy. I actually think you would have come out much better in today's climate if you could sit on the 15k for a year. I bet you have deals like this your waiting to find out on though?
Excellent point. Totally different environment today. We could not have done this deal in this manner today... I dont think we would have been willing to sit on that much money for a year given that we didnt know what the grades would be (imagine if we spent $15k on grading and waited a year only to have everything come back an 8 with a few 9s)
@@collectorinvestordealer heavily increased risk.
Once again, another great story. Thank you. I was hoping the seller would call you back, and reconsider your fair offer.
Brian
These are some of the best vids on TH-cam! Please don’t stop making these! Also, may I make a suggestion about a future video? Maybe make a video on cards/deals you passed up that you regretted and/or were glad that you didn’t do? Again, thank you for these vids!
Thats a great idea for a video. Ive mentioned a few of them in the past but might be cool to combine them into one video
Hope everyone out there finds their own Arizona Snowman
Awesome! Just awesome watching these videos. Fantastically entertaining.
What a great story! Thank you for sharing. I love hearing these.
Ya, a newspaper ad is basically a shot in the dark!! Most people don't get the LA Times anymore. Glad it all worked out for you guys.
Really enjoyed story time, especially the ones with the Arizona snowman! Great work.
Another great video Chris. Lot of calculated risks taken and seemed to be a great example of you and Jeremy's relationship/teamwork/balance/approach. Great choice for a tale to follow the Jeremy videos, which were great (more for sure!) and it's awesome that the 64's ended up putting you guys in a great spot!
Wow you have the dream job, if cards where this popular here in Australia I would love to do it myself, keep it up love hearing these stories
Hey Chris, another awesome story! Your patience and knowledge of the hobby, plus the fact that PSA was so cheap for grading costs made this deal a success. I always learn something from your channel.
Great work, looking forward to your next installment. Cheers, stay safe. 🍻
One of my all time favorite sets. I have Access to similar cards in the same grades or higher. I own quite a few as well. So nice to see.
Your experience proved valuable cus if its me I'm just gona walk away from the last sale it amazes me how ppl can be your vids give us great info
These videos are the best things going. They are real and give a no holds barred view of the hobby at its top level. I think it probably helps enthusiasts take a reality check at times but I’m not sure about the pink rainbow cracked refractor brigade.
Great plot twist ;) thanks for the vid Chris! And no deal is better than and bad deal that’s what I always try to keep in mind when negotiating
Love the stories! My favorites of your videos. Thanks!
Just goes to show that sometimes the best deals aren’t always apparent at first, and conversely some of the best looking deals at first may not turn out to be that way. Win or lose, the adventures and stories from the hobby and business alone make it well worth the effort.
Great profit on those 64 Giants…I wonder how the math would break down on the bottom line TODAY (if you could actually get 200 cards graded by PSA at this point.
That’s an interesting one.
Great story. Another unfortunate example of how the inflation of card grading is crippling the card economy. Deals like this are no longer possible with the increased grading costs.
Have you done a video on how you look for fakes? When you go look at a collection, especially of older cards how do you know if they are fake? In seeing that Giants collection being in such great shape I would become somewhat skeptical. I'm newer to the hobby and would like to learn more about spotting fakes. Thanks for the content.
I havent done a video on fakes but its a good idea, I will consider it for a future video.
I love these stories
Adventures in the hobby, love it!
Very nice how the 64topps Giants saved the deal.. Just goes to show people that you can certainly find your diamond in the rough..😂😜 Stay safe all..👍💕🔥⚾😷
Love your channel but its the stories I look forward to the most!
Hate those sellers that waste your time asking stupid prices.
$5000 for an ad!? Holy crap, no wonder print media is dying!
Great video Chris! Those Topps Giants really saved the day. 👍
These are the best videos
Great story! Always look forward to this series 🤙🏽
I like these very educational and you got yourself some nice profit, currently learning about the 50s to 70s cards because I have no idea if they are fake or real so I only buy them graded at the moment! Thank you Chris for doing what ya do best
Its all about condition and pop. Nice find.
That would be crazy doing a deal like that and having to settle to make something happen. Glad it worked out for you both. Almost for nothing. Really enjoy the story's.
Every time I hear the name Dick Radatz I think of his story in ball four. Lol.
Great story.
Great story, thank you for sharing
The 1975 George Brett and Robin Yount are all I could look at🤪 You should sit in a rocking chair with a pipe and a big book during story time...maybe some feet in P.J.s😂😂😂
Ha! I might consider that :)
Why was the expensive newspaper ad necessary? Didn't you receive offers of collections during the normal course of doing business? I'm surprised your friend with the money agreed to overpay on any of the stuff. The idea isn't to do a lot of work selling low-end lots to scrape a slim profit. Thank God for those Giants!
Love this series Chris! Keep them coming!
Love the videos you post. I’m in my 50’s and collected cards years ago but gave up on it. But now seeing how much cards are bringing I’ve started trying to but graded cards up front to flip. Any pointers would be appreciated. I’m buying football and basketball mostly.