tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post5942125268055440725..comments2024-03-28T18:38:38.370-07:00Comments on The Chronicles of Fuji: Steals of a LifetimeFujihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-65285718057488022782021-03-22T21:57:49.459-07:002021-03-22T21:57:49.459-07:00Thanks James! I appreciate the kind words... and ...Thanks James! I appreciate the kind words... and the fact that you're taking the time to check out my posts. Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-12549985796150460672021-03-21T15:37:01.144-07:002021-03-21T15:37:01.144-07:00Fuji, I’ve been reading your blog backwards just t...Fuji, I’ve been reading your blog backwards just to see what you’re writing about. Sir, your blog is the gold standard of all else. Wonderful writing. <br /><br />James James J Cashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908008249008309387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-80502510962789741422020-05-23T22:05:13.731-07:002020-05-23T22:05:13.731-07:00laurens - wow. that's definitely a great deal....laurens - wow. that's definitely a great deal. trout has definitely made an impact on a lot of collectors' collections<br /><br />peter k steinberg - i think i waited too long to start buying my 1956's. but that's okay, i still love them.<br /><br />chris - wow. a psa 5.5 clemente? nice. and that ovechkin is insane. very nice purchase<br /><br />the lost collector - a lot of it for me is the value. if they're cheap, i'll usually grab them.<br /><br />night owl - a free beltre is a better deal than my $5.38 beltre. thanks for the great blog post idea. <br /><br />sg488 - super jealous. that set is so awesome. you're sitting on a goldmine.<br /><br />the diamond king - lots of bloggers are showing off lots of awesome stuff. i've been writing wow in comments a lot too<br /><br />bulldog - yeah... the international market really helps with basketball cards.<br /><br />elliptical man - it's 100% due to being graded. i'm not planning on selling, but if i did... graded is the way to go. not just for value, but for security. these day you have to worry about people buying cards and swapping them out or claiming cards are damaged. that program sounds really cool. i might need to look one up on ebay<br /><br />collecting cutch - they've soared in the past 6 months. gotta imagine they're close to reaching their peak. but i said that two months ago too.<br /><br />gcrl - gotta remember that these are the cream of the crop. i also paid good money for kurt suzuki and devin setoguchi autographs ;)<br /><br />johnnys trading spot - 8 million cards? my head hurts just trying to comprehend how much spaced that takes up. awesome deal though<br /><br />friend11 - wowza. that must have been a very pleasant surprise. that's an awesome set.<br /><br />sean - it's just a trend. it wouldn't surprise me if most of these are worth 50% or less in a few years. <br /><br />tim b. - look forward to seeing which cards you write about<br /><br />bo - yeah... that trout is the card to have. can't imagine a single collector out there who wouldn't want to own a copy for their collection<br /><br />the snorting bull - although i love gooden... trading for rickey was an excellent call. and a mariano autographed card for $10? that's definitely a steal.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-4060843998101786292020-05-23T07:01:15.357-07:002020-05-23T07:01:15.357-07:00My best two steals were.....
1. Trading my 1985 T...My best two steals were.....<br /><br />1. Trading my 1985 Topps Dwight Gooden rookie card for a 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card. <br /><br />2. Buying a Mariano Rivera autograph from a card store in St. Louis for $10 in 1998. The Snorting Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376669412007613030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-24741732124118543352020-05-22T08:37:34.786-07:002020-05-22T08:37:34.786-07:00I got my Trout rookie the same way Night Owl did. ...I got my Trout rookie the same way Night Owl did. In fact I'm not even sure how I came up with it. I got a lot of '11s in '11 from various trades. And a few years later I made a big garage sale purchase that was heavy in the '10s and '11s. I didn't even know that card was a big deal until Night Owl posted about it a year or two ago, and I went back to look to see if I even had it. Clearly the card did not mean anything to me when I got it. I appreciate it now though!Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-47049795209683464842020-05-22T06:25:58.924-07:002020-05-22T06:25:58.924-07:00Great stuff, I think I may have to tackle this top...Great stuff, I think I may have to tackle this topic in the coming weeks.Tim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18320002291230349636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-14065960200608223142020-05-21T19:41:15.158-07:002020-05-21T19:41:15.158-07:00Nice cards (especially the Walker)!
I'm a bit...Nice cards (especially the Walker)!<br /><br />I'm a bit curious about hte prices on a lot of these junk (or slightly post junk) era rookie cards which seem to have taken off recently despite the fact that we seem to be entering a new depression. <br /><br />Well done though :)Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-8926752768623518702020-05-21T19:14:16.871-07:002020-05-21T19:14:16.871-07:00my most recent steal was bidding $11 for an auctio...my most recent steal was bidding $11 for an auction lot on line and getting an entire set of 1989 Score football in a binder not shown in the picturefriend11https://www.blogger.com/profile/09346175633933886173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-17005194867714709742020-05-21T18:53:37.952-07:002020-05-21T18:53:37.952-07:00I'd have to say that 8 million card collection...I'd have to say that 8 million card collection I picked up 5-6 years ago for $400.00 (plus $200.00) to have them hauled to my house. If everything was commons it would have still been a steal of a lifetime. However, complete sets of 70's and 80's baseball and football by the dozens each. In all fairness, I let my dealer buddy Bob have 99.9% of it for the $600.00. I did keep my fair share of stuff.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-21606133519254302892020-05-21T18:44:28.911-07:002020-05-21T18:44:28.911-07:00Well done Fuji! I'll give this a try but I ten...Well done Fuji! I'll give this a try but I tend to not have such foresight or luck. gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025001883745401515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-48666190975367966242020-05-21T17:38:36.201-07:002020-05-21T17:38:36.201-07:00I had no idea Tim Duncan cards were that valuable ...I had no idea Tim Duncan cards were that valuable now. Holy smokes!!!Collecting Cutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066493614914957891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-30273368626927784632020-05-21T17:37:38.752-07:002020-05-21T17:37:38.752-07:00I'm guessing the market value on these is more...I'm guessing the market value on these is more because they're graded. <br /><br />I got a Modesto A's program when McGwire and Canseco were playing for them. So they're both in the team photo. Dudes used to hang out outside the stadium and collect foul balls then sell them back to the team. LOL @ Single A. <br /><br />Voting for the Bowman's Best Kobe though. Elliptical Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516754757484718622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-47449131695235851042020-05-21T16:56:37.998-07:002020-05-21T16:56:37.998-07:00Fun post. Yeah anything basketball has skyrockete...Fun post. Yeah anything basketball has skyrocketed lately. Fun seeing some of these and how they've gone up so much. Bulldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454774709129498173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-74794206723586442352020-05-21T15:59:48.565-07:002020-05-21T15:59:48.565-07:00Feels like I have been saying wow an awful lot lat...Feels like I have been saying wow an awful lot lately. Wow. Awesome stuff!!The Diamond Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001830855287742523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-29516581071323263462020-05-21T15:58:05.410-07:002020-05-21T15:58:05.410-07:00In 1987 I bought the STAR 1984-85 BSK set 288 card...In 1987 I bought the STAR 1984-85 BSK set 288 cards for $40,works out to about 13 cents a card,a BGS Jordan #101 6.5 is going for at least 6K. I need to have mine graded.sg488https://www.blogger.com/profile/00993979741912316505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-77767215461966648142020-05-21T15:47:38.046-07:002020-05-21T15:47:38.046-07:00Very appropriate: stealing my post right down to t...Very appropriate: stealing my post right down to the blog title!<br /><br />I know nothing about those NBA cards, never seen any of them in my life. But I do know the Beltre card. Happy to say somebody sent it to me just because.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-68842882512498737012020-05-21T15:27:49.004-07:002020-05-21T15:27:49.004-07:00Indeed it has.. I bought a '56 Clemente at the...Indeed it has.. I bought a '56 Clemente at the end of 2019 for about $350. It was a PSA 5.5, and I thought I got a great deal. $80 is a much, much better deal though.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268829182522679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-33272212872401375992020-05-21T15:24:43.220-07:002020-05-21T15:24:43.220-07:00You've done a fantastic job picking up high-gr...You've done a fantastic job picking up high-grade RCs, especially basketball. I'll be interested to see the boost McGwire and Sosa cards get over the next couple of months. It will probably make me regret selling/trading most of my Sosa collection. <br /><br />I can't decide if I'll join in the potential BBA or not, but I'll mention one that you already know about: in May of 2014 I purchased my Alex Ovechkin SP Authentic FW Auto Rc (BGS 9.5) for $375. The seller had listed it at $450 but accepted my best offer. That's now a $2k card minimum, with one seller asking <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alexander-Ovechkin-Rookie-card-Auto-SP-Authentic-bgs-10-9-5/202348380049?hash=item2f1ce73f91:g:YgoAAOSwzcpbLVAG" rel="nofollow">over $12k</a>!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268829182522679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-80099258686121225842020-05-21T15:23:29.096-07:002020-05-21T15:23:29.096-07:00Graded RCs of HOFers/popular players...very smart....Graded RCs of HOFers/popular players...very smart.The Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-78483125399348600642020-05-21T15:12:09.493-07:002020-05-21T15:12:09.493-07:00Nice cards and nice price increases going on there...Nice cards and nice price increases going on there. I can't really think of anything. I got a 1956 Roberto Clemente back in the day for $80 which has risen a lot. And I have a 1969 Nolan Ryan that I got I think for Christmas. If so, that's straight up profit. Peter K Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502746737530418049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199201726099157936.post-11841489873928975142020-05-21T15:06:58.172-07:002020-05-21T15:06:58.172-07:00I'm not sure if it was 2 or 4 copies, but I re...I'm not sure if it was 2 or 4 copies, but I remember snatching up 2011 Topps Finest Mike Trout's rookies for a $0.50 a pop - too bad they weren't 2011 Topps Update but whether it's reality or not, Trout has been good to those who have held onto his cards. Laurenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560491721875658178noreply@blogger.com