official Poverty mail-day thread - Page 226

brothertona · 09-25-2019, 06:45 PM

Picked up the Huerter for $8, Collins for $7

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drobfan8 · 09-25-2019, 06:47 PM

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Grabbed these a little while ago. All well below the poverty line.

The MJ is pretty cool and from one of all time favorite products.

gowizards0 · 09-25-2019, 07:43 PM

sweet huerter and lebron optics

AbraCalabro · 09-25-2019, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sammyjankis

I almost died when I saw this at a poverty price.

...is this real life?

IceTrae11 · 09-25-2019, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by brothertona

Picked up the Huerter for $8, Collins for $7

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Nice Huerter!

sammyjankis · 09-25-2019, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AbraCalabro

...is this real life?

Asking the same thing myself. I had forgotten about the test refractors until seeing your Lottery Prize post on the previous page. Absolutely lost my ish when I saw it so cheap.

So many sick refractors and 90s cards on the past few pages... makes my bird twitch.

Rob 23 · 09-26-2019, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sammyjankis

I almost died when I saw this at a poverty price.

HOW? WHERE? WHEN?

SteveO21 · 09-26-2019, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob 23

HOW? WHERE? WHEN?

Seriously!! WTF?

duron · 09-26-2019, 12:07 PM

Ok I'm gona need about 10 gifs for that Shaq pickup

That's one of the best poverty pickups I've ever seen

smalltown · 09-26-2019, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AbraCalabro

...is this real life?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammyjankis

Asking the same thing myself. I had forgotten about the test refractors until seeing your Lottery Prize post on the previous page. Absolutely lost my ish when I saw it so cheap.

So many sick refractors and 90s cards on the past few pages... makes my bird twitch.

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Originally Posted by Rob 23

HOW? WHERE? WHEN?

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Originally Posted by SteveO21

Seriously!! WTF?

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Originally Posted by duron

Ok I'm gona need about 10 gifs for that Shaq pickup

That's one of the best poverty pickups I've ever seen

Seriously!

buckunteer · 09-26-2019, 12:33 PM

yeah that Shaq is worth, conservatively, 10x the maximum "poverty" pickup that is pure insanity.

sammyjankis · 09-26-2019, 12:45 PM

I'm on a poverty budget right now and scooped it for $25. The card isn't poverty, but the price I paid was. Should I remove it from the thread?

The gold static background on the 1997-98 Fleer Ultra gold medallions in post 5627 looks soooo nice. Love that set.

gowizards0 · 09-26-2019, 12:58 PM

Got these 2 for $5 shipped. Love the picture on this card.

MIRRABB · 09-26-2019, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sammyjankis

I'm on a poverty budget right now and scooped it for $25. The card isn't poverty, but the price I paid was. Should I remove it from the thread?

The gold static background on the 1997-98 Fleer Ultra gold medallions in post 5627 looks soooo nice. Love that set.

Definitely don't remove it. Poverty is based on the price you paid as far as I'm concerned.

SteveO21 · 09-26-2019, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MIRRABB

Definitely don't remove it. Poverty is based on the price you paid as far as I'm concerned.

Agreed. Poverty is all in what you paid, not what they're worth.

buckunteer · 09-26-2019, 08:03 PM

yeah it counts. I found a 97-98 Rodman SPx gold in a box with a ton of other $3-$5 90s stuff. Traded a bunch of low-end stuff I didn't care about and paid $30 for a big stack of refractors and inserts.

Got home and turned it over...it was the Grand Finale. I sold it for $800 and that was like 5 years ago lol. Poverty gold can be struck when you least expect it!

smalltown · 09-26-2019, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by buckunteer

Poverty gold can be struck when you least expect it!

Exactly that’s part of the fun of this thread. Seeing the incredible cards we all get without spending a fortune.

AbraCalabro · 09-26-2019, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gowizards0

Got these 2 for $5 shipped. Love the picture on this card.

Those are incredible, great action photo on both!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sammyjankis

I'm on a poverty budget right now and scooped it for $25. The card isn't poverty, but the price I paid was. Should I remove it from the thread?

The gold static background on the 1997-98 Fleer Ultra gold medallions in post 5627 looks soooo nice. Love that set.

absolutely NOT

90sbasketballin · 09-26-2019, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sammyjankis

I almost died when I saw this at a poverty price.

... HOW THE #@#@#@#@

AbraCalabro · 09-28-2019, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by smalltown

Best .44 cents i've spent in a while.

I missed this one, what's the story behind it? Pretty neat.

I don't think I've posted these yet, the first one is a tough card, Greek Joan card. The other two are brutally difficult, McDonald's French variants, player collectors know the deal on these.

buckunteer · 09-28-2019, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AbraCalabro

I don't think I've posted these yet, the first one is a tough card, Greek Joan card. The other two are brutally difficult, McDonald's French variants, player collectors know the deal on these.

I feel like international/oddball stuff- particularly for 90s player collectors- is easily the most frustrating poverty-level stuff to pick up. Like you're stoked you finally found it, but you knew it would be cheap at the same time so why was it so damn hard to track down? It's almost as if the time waiting and effort digging should make it more expensive, but you still would rather get it cheap. I dunno, just causes me some cognitive dissonance I guess

In any event, I've had some recent Mitch pickups for this thread. First, a no-brainer modern auto, less than $7 delivered and /25. I feel like Spectra is the epitome of "I'll just buy the singles" as a product. Always overpriced, but some really nice looking stuff comes out frequently

Mitch 18-19 Spectra auto by Steven Seeberg, on Flickr

Got these two for a combined $28 delivered, both are the highest BGS-graded examples. I like picking up nice graded Richmonds when I can so I don't have to spend the money to get them graded myself!

graded Mitches 9-28-19 by Steven Seeberg, on Flickr

Honestly not 100% sure why someone graded the Maximum Metal. I love the insert but it's low-end even by my standards, and I want all my $10+ Mitches graded haha. Yay poverty finds!

Deadshot · 09-28-2019, 10:18 PM

Pretty excited about this one... I'm going to consider it Abe Saperstein's rookie card!

Harper · 09-28-2019, 10:34 PM

I honestly don't have a clue what I paid for this, but know it was less than $10. I have a list of every Ron Harper transaction I've made since 2012 and this card is not on the list, which means I somehow managed to get it pre e-bay. As Abra said, these are incredibly hard to find and I've not seen another one listed in the last 7 years.

1993-94 Upper Deck McDonald's Holojams French #33 BGS 9.0 by Mark Miller, on Flickr

volblorx8634 · 09-29-2019, 11:08 AM

While everyone is out there paying $125 for a raw silver prizm, I'll gladly pay $22 dlvd for an on card RC auto with an image and headline from a highlight game of his rookie year. This hobby confuses me.

20190922_193602 by Joey Elmasri, on Flickr

jalen1255 · 09-30-2019, 04:10 PM

Just got this one in today.

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09-25-2019, 06:47 PM	#5627
drobfan8 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 17,814 drobfan8 drobfan8	[IMG]20190924_152637 by Ben McKay, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]20190924_153520 by Ben McKay, on Flickr[/IMG] Grabbed these a little while ago. All well below the poverty line. The MJ is pretty cool and from one of all time favorite products. __________________ Wanted, 03/04 Exquisite Base Gold Tim Duncan and 05/06 Exquisite Base Gold /25 Michael Jordan

09-25-2019, 07:43 PM	#5628
gowizards0 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: dc Posts: 7,181	sweet huerter and lebron optics __________________ https://www.flickr.com/gp/76567484@N05/x3no8r Collect Pokemon, 2000s Basketball Football Follow me on Instagram! CardCatcherJ

09-26-2019, 12:07 PM	#5634
duron Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NYC Posts: 12,041 drewtang duron	Ok I'm gona need about 10 gifs for that Shaq pickup That's one of the best poverty pickups I've ever seen __________________ IG: Darz90sCardz PC: MJ/Penny

09-26-2019, 12:33 PM	#5636
buckunteer Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 5,575 scuba_34 buckunteer	yeah that Shaq is worth, conservatively, 10x the maximum "poverty" pickup that is pure insanity. __________________ I collect Michael Jordan, Mitch Richmond, and Ohio State football and basketball cards in their OSU uniforms! I strongly prefer 90s era cards and use newer cards primarily as trade bait.

09-26-2019, 12:58 PM	#5638
gowizards0 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: dc Posts: 7,181	Got these 2 for $5 shipped. Love the picture on this card. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/gp/76567484@N05/x3no8r Collect Pokemon, 2000s Basketball Football Follow me on Instagram! CardCatcherJ

09-25-2019, 06:45 PM	#5626
brothertona Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 6,950 brothertona1	Picked up the Huerter for $8, Collins for $7 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-26-2019, 12:45 PM	#5637
sammyjankis Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,892	I'm on a poverty budget right now and scooped it for $25. The card isn't poverty, but the price I paid was. Should I remove it from the thread? The gold static background on the 1997-98 Fleer Ultra gold medallions in post 5627 looks soooo nice. Love that set.

09-26-2019, 08:03 PM	#5641
buckunteer Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 5,575 scuba_34 buckunteer	yeah it counts. I found a 97-98 Rodman SPx gold in a box with a ton of other $3-$5 90s stuff. Traded a bunch of low-end stuff I didn't care about and paid $30 for a big stack of refractors and inserts. Got home and turned it over...it was the Grand Finale. I sold it for $800 and that was like 5 years ago lol. Poverty gold can be struck when you least expect it! __________________ I collect Michael Jordan, Mitch Richmond, and Ohio State football and basketball cards in their OSU uniforms! I strongly prefer 90s era cards and use newer cards primarily as trade bait.

09-28-2019, 10:18 PM	#5647
Deadshot Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 7,694	Pretty excited about this one... I'm going to consider it Abe Saperstein's rookie card! __________________ He said he name was “E”, so I introduced myself as “G”...The license plate said “IMNBITZ” or “IMNBISZ” or something. - G YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuD3WYJ0rkpLqDdyavC2WA

09-28-2019, 10:34 PM	#5648
Harper Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dunlap, IL, USA Posts: 2,623 mmil3768 mdmille2	I honestly don't have a clue what I paid for this, but know it was less than $10. I have a list of every Ron Harper transaction I've made since 2012 and this card is not on the list, which means I somehow managed to get it pre e-bay. As Abra said, these are incredibly hard to find and I've not seen another one listed in the last 7 years. 1993-94 Upper Deck McDonald's Holojams French #33 BGS 9.0 by Mark Miller, on Flickr __________________ Check out my Ron Harper collection and wantlist! https://www.flickr.com/photos/144848597@N06/albums http://ronharper.weebly.com/

09-29-2019, 11:08 AM	#5649
volblorx8634 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: OC Posts: 4,130 kd35durant	While everyone is out there paying $125 for a raw silver prizm, I'll gladly pay $22 dlvd for an on card RC auto with an image and headline from a highlight game of his rookie year. This hobby confuses me. 20190922_193602 by Joey Elmasri, on Flickr Last edited by volblorx8634; 09-29-2019 at 11:12 AM.

09-30-2019, 04:10 PM	#5650
jalen1255 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 347	Just got this one in today. Sent from my LG-H918 using Tapatalk __________________ Looking for Jalen Rose and Chandler Hutchison