The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Part II (May 2015 - Sept. 2018)

[futuremyth]

What's the difference between that auction and this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Topps-...843982?hash=item210cc0358e:g:nS0AAOSwZ8ZXAGbV

It's been professionally graded and got an extremely rare 10/10 score on condition. Sports cards are the same way as comics, the pricing can vary wildly based on condition (and of course a lot of that hinges on getting the item pro-graded).

 

[Fueco]

What's the difference between that auction and this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-Topps-...843982?hash=item210cc0358e:g:nS0AAOSwZ8ZXAGbV

That's what I don't get about cards. One auction will go for $1000 and another (that looks the same to me) goes for $2.

I found boxes of mine recently. Donated a ton of them but kept the "good" ones. (Good ones in quotes, because I was a big Delino Deshields and Robert Horry fan)

Cards can be graded for perfection. Ungraded cards will go for next to nothing while a certified gem mint card will go for many times more...

 

[the2ndhandman]

It's all about the grade. This one will be a 9.5 or 10 grade it's perfect. If you look at that listing the bottom and top corners are bent. Slight as a bend as they are that's what's crushed the price. The other thing is its printed off center on the front. Mine is centered. It's the little things that get the price.

 

[Fueco]

It's all about the grade. This one will be a 9.5 or 10 grade it's perfect. If you look at that listing the bottom and top corners are bent. Slight as a bend as they are that's what's crushed the price. The other thing is its printed off center on the front. Mine is centered. It's the little things that get the price.

Print is slightly off-center. I'll call it at 8-8.5 if the corners are sharp.

Edit: compare it to this 9.5 graded Rickey Henderson card from the same set.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/161203598125

 

[suited]



Ah....sports collector cards....still images of my Mickey Mantle card from childhood in my mind. Its gone now, having looked all through my parents attic for such things, but somehow I think that it was one of the most valuable things I ever owned...but never knew it at the time.

I have a bunch of awesome cards my uncle gave me - several Mickey Mantle. Unfortunately the value of most baseball cards from that era is nil unless they're in superb condition. I had them looked at by several shops/collectors and the sentimental value is much more than what they were willing to offer.

 

[Fueco]

LOL, my dad put the Micky Mantle cards on the tire because that was his favorite player...

 

[DerekS]



When I was a kid, I had an autographed photo of Dick Butkus. True story.

when i was a kid i had a dick drawn on my butt.

 

[MJMcRibb]

Where the vtg sneakerheads? Snagged a pair of these at lunch, but in much better shape...http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-1979-Me...970350?hash=item41a4d004ae:g:nfcAAOSwEeFU-7qa

 

[Dirt]



when i was a kid i had a dick drawn on my butt.

...sounds like it could have been much worse.

 

[double00]

for somebody who goes by Dirt you're a "glass-half-full" kinda guy. i can appreciate that.

 

[Fueco]

when i was a kid i had a dick drawn on my butt.

Drawn or traced?

 

[eazye]

Anybody recognize this one? On a pair of vintage Brooks English.

 

[othertravel]

Hey guys,

Tried the Church's thread, but didn't get much traction. Any idea what model these are?

 

[Spruce Moose]

Those are purdy!

 

[Bahljs]

Hey guys,

Tried the Church's thread, but didn't get much traction. Any idea what model these are?

Those are the 75f73 MO672320991212 7101150 SEX model