11 June 2012

for one brief moment...

i've bought some cards on ebay recently - some vintage dodgers, some recent stuff, some a hodgepodge of dodger relics.  at any rate, my mailbox has been somewhat full so at first i didn't think too much of it when i opened a bubble mailer and this card slid out.
it's a 2012 topps tribute steve garvey auto, numbered out of 24.  i knew i had been watching a couple of auctions for these cards, but i didn't recall even bidding on one.  i would say about 5 years ago i stopped being a 'collect at all costs' garvey collector, so it's not a big deal to me to let his higher valued autos or relics go by the wayside if i'm not feeling the design or the price or whatever.  this card, as i watched the auctions, fell into the 'more than i want to pay' category.

i looked at my phone and determined that, in fact, i had not won this card in an auction.  instead, i had won a 2007 sweet spot steve garvey auto from the same seller.  not a bad deal for me to have received this card instead, but i did the honest thing and sent the seller a note.  as i am typing this (friday night) i have not heard back from him, although i have to believe that the other buyer has also sent him a note.

this is the second time that something like this has happened to me, but the first time i didn't receive a card that i coveted so much.  still, once the seller gets back to me, i'll send the card on its way, happy to have 'owned' it for even a short period of time.
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4 comments:

  1. Carl Crawford CardsJune 11, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    That's the problem with super collecting a popular player. It comes down to some guy with WAAY deeper pockets than you have. The golden days of CC collecting (pre-All-Star catch) I could get low numbered autos (think /5) for <$20. Now, even though last year was subpar and he's been out this year his cards STILL go for more than I would reasonably pay. Oh well.

    Anyway, kinda cool to get that card, and good on you for sending the note to the seller. Not enough honest folks on the eBay!

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  2. MrMoparJune 11, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    They have come way down. Last one sold for $50 and there is one listed at $29.99 w/ no bids. They started close to $100, but there are also three different versions too. 2 Dodger versions and a Padre version.

    I am growing tired of the high price to pay when you fight for these never ending supplies of newer, low print run cards.

    I thought collecting #6 would be fun, both those are even more expensive than most. I just let one go today that I felt the seller was gouging for and the "other" Garvey buyer I compete with the most ended up with it for $60.

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  3. MrMoparJune 12, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    How funny. The seller emailed me today, asking if I received the right card. I checked and it looks like I won that card! That confirms that my Garvey buying has risen to ridiculous proportions...I had not even noticed I didn't get my card!!

    I am not sure if he sent me something wrong or just didn't send to me at all.

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  4. MrMoparJune 13, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    Confirmed. I got your card and you got mine. I confirmed w/ the seller today. I asked him how he wanted to handle the swap, but I am more than happy to send direct and assume you'd do the same.

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