What has been your worst Baseball Card Trade?

pnwcollector · 07-12-2017, 03:23 PM

Anyways mine was the time I traded a 2012 Topps Museum Jumbo Patch Autograph /10 of Buster Posey for a 9.5 2013 Bowman Chrome Mark Appel Blue Wave Autograph /50. Feel Free to leave yours!

LVDan · 07-12-2017, 03:28 PM

EX-MT Nolan Ryan RC for a 84' Donruss Mattingly.

Hallco · 07-12-2017, 03:31 PM

Traded my 1986 Topps Alan Knicely in EX condition for a 1966 Topps Don Mossi in Fair!

still gives me nightmares!

pwrslide2 · 07-12-2017, 03:47 PM

at one point, I sold a Micheal Jordan card for $20 at a card shop and purchased more packs of cards, probably comic cards. That card went for over $100, none graded, within a month or two, back when released. It Ended up being a very rare pull and has held good value to this day and would probably be my most expensive MJ card I own. I'm pretty sure it's this card (93-94 Fleer Ultra Scoring kings Thunder Lightning insert)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BGS-9-5-93-9...YAAOSw~FJZHhT0

If I would have been able to wait and sell even for $40, I would have probably purchased 4 more Griffey RC cards in better condition than the ones I own(my favorite player) A better long term investment compared to the comic cards I have sitting in the box that are terrible condition to resell bc I handled them way too much.

crazy4kinsler · 07-12-2017, 03:53 PM

1985 Fleer Eric Davis RC for an 800 count lot of 1990 Leaf cards. The Davis was about a $20 card if I remember (that's back when we used Beckett magazines), and the Leaf at the time booked for about 5 cents apiece. About 6 months later, the Leaf started to spike. The guy I was trading with later said he had read they were going up and knew he was taking me. Ah well, live and learn.

pnwcollector · 07-12-2017, 03:59 PM

Damn Guys!!

pwrslide2 · 07-12-2017, 04:05 PM

actually, my trade was worse than originally thought. the year was 93-94, not 97. Updated my original post with the change.

BH34 · 07-12-2017, 04:06 PM

Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck RC for a set of Gregg Jefferies Star cards

Soxrule111 · 07-12-2017, 04:23 PM

My First Ever Trade on the Beckett boards.

Traded a Matt Schaub 3 color SPA for a Mark Bradley 3 Color SPA.

Never recived the Bradley, Scammed on my first ever F****** trade... Maybe that's why I don't like to trade lol

hairyharold · 07-12-2017, 04:26 PM

tony phillips 1993 pinnacle card for derek jeter 93 topps gold rc

markinca · 07-12-2017, 04:31 PM

I don't trade very often, and that's probably a good thing. The one bad one I can remember is receiving a 2009 Topps Finest RC Auto of young ace David Price, in exchange for trading away a 2010 Bowman Chrome RC Auto Refractor of some sixth round scrub for the Red Sox named Anthony Rizzo.

CubKings · 07-12-2017, 04:36 PM

About 4 years, when my Trout Update was in the $25 range, I traded it to my friend for a Rizzo auto and a Dolph Schayes auto plus a handful of other base/inserts haha

HYPTZEMDSTRPLES · 07-12-2017, 04:55 PM

Haha, awesome thread. I have some old Jordan inserts I wish I would have held onto.

LVDan · 07-12-2017, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy4kinsler

1985 Fleer Eric Davis RC for an 800 count lot of 1990 Leaf cards. The Davis was about a $20 card if I remember (that's back when we used Beckett magazines), and the Leaf at the time booked for about 5 cents apiece. About 6 months later, the Leaf started to spike. The guy I was trading with later said he had read they were going up and knew he was taking me. Ah well, live and learn.

Did that leaf box have Sosas and Big hurt RCs inside?
Davis was such a freak though.

r0yals2012 · 07-12-2017, 05:00 PM

In 2011 trading a Jose Fernandez base auto redemption out of draft for an Alex Gordon triple threads auto. Worth about the same at the time

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kevinandji · 07-12-2017, 05:02 PM

1965 Joe Namath for a 67 Namath...I was in junior high and thought the big card was ugly

My friend literally had his NY aunt find a bunch of 50s and 60s cards in the attic which included (2) 65 RC Namath cards and he gave me one. Stupid kid I am 48 and regret to this day...saving grace was card was in a 4-5 condition but it's still a stupid trade....waaaahhhh.

Big cards are ugly...great thinking genius!!!

alpine · 07-12-2017, 05:41 PM

I can fill this page with the horrible trades I have done over the years. Then again, I have made some great purchases. Trades are a different story.

Back in 1988, I traded a stack of 1951 Topps Ringside Boxing cards that were in F-G condition for a 500 count box of 1987 Topps Eric Plunk cards. WTF. I thought Plunk was going to be great. I remember the Ringside had most of the better cards such as Sugar Ray Robinson.

Second is I traded with a sharp dealer, a super clean, centered 1952 Topps Hi-Number Earl Harrist for a 1983 Tony Gywnn PSA 9. I believe the Harrist would have graded out to at least an 8. It was from Rosen's find.

Live & learn.

JackThree · 07-12-2017, 06:20 PM

Probably my next one.

Mstepper · 07-12-2017, 06:28 PM

traded an ultimate dual auto /25 griffey-jeter for a 80% complete set of donruss significant signatures. I ended up trading/selling the set because of a move.

base set · 07-12-2017, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hallco

Traded my 1986 Topps Alan Knicely in EX condition for a 1966 Topps Don Mossi in Fair!

still gives me nightmares!

Don Mossi is a legend of cardboard. Has anyone ever heard of Alan Knicely, this century? I even own hundreds of 1986 Topps cards. Maybe I have doubles, lemme check.

HYPTZEMDSTRPLES · 07-12-2017, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpine

I can fill this page with the horrible trades I have done over the years. Then again, I have made some great purchases. Trades are a different story.

Back in 1988, I traded a stack of 1951 Topps Ringside Boxing cards that were in F-G condition for a 500 count box of 1987 Topps Eric Plunk cards. WTF. I thought Plunk was going to be great. I remember the Ringside had most of the better cards such as Sugar Ray Robinson.

Second is I traded with a sharp dealer, a super clean, centered 1952 Topps Hi-Number Earl Harrist for a 1983 Tony Gywnn PSA 9. I believe the Harrist would have graded out to at least an 8. It was from Rosen's find.

Live & learn.

I had no idea Topps made boxing cards then. How valuable are they?

alpine · 07-12-2017, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HYPTZEMDSTRPLES

I had no idea Topps made boxing cards then. How valuable are they?

1951 Topps Ringside. As usual it varies. I did have the major stars. Condition was Fair-Good. Still, 500 1987 Topps Eric Plunk cards, wouldn't even buy me or you a bottle of water from the Costco vending machine.

HYPTZEMDSTRPLES · 07-12-2017, 11:16 PM

So what did you do with all the Plunk cards?

mfw13 · 07-13-2017, 12:12 AM

Back when I was a teenager, traded a nice 65 Yaz for a Ripken RC.

Jblaw1 · 07-13-2017, 12:29 AM

1952 Bowman Mantle PSA 9 of for 4 1996 Topps gold refractors.

Yeah. That's right. A 1952 mantle you could shave with the corners were so sharp for 4 shiney gold refractors which contrary to Topps claims there were a crapload more than 150.

07-12-2017, 03:23 PM	#1
pnwcollector Banned Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mill Creek, Washington Posts: 40	What has been your worst Baseball Card Trade? Anyways mine was the time I traded a 2012 Topps Museum Jumbo Patch Autograph /10 of Buster Posey for a 9.5 2013 Bowman Chrome Mark Appel Blue Wave Autograph /50. Feel Free to leave yours!

07-12-2017, 03:47 PM	#4
pwrslide2 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: AZ Posts: 221 berny2435	at one point, I sold a Micheal Jordan card for $20 at a card shop and purchased more packs of cards, probably comic cards. That card went for over $100, none graded, within a month or two, back when released. It Ended up being a very rare pull and has held good value to this day and would probably be my most expensive MJ card I own. I'm pretty sure it's this card (93-94 Fleer Ultra Scoring kings Thunder Lightning insert) http://www.ebay.com/itm/BGS-9-5-93-9...YAAOSw~FJZHhT0 If I would have been able to wait and sell even for $40, I would have probably purchased 4 more Griffey RC cards in better condition than the ones I own(my favorite player) A better long term investment compared to the comic cards I have sitting in the box that are terrible condition to resell bc I handled them way too much. Last edited by pwrslide2; 07-12-2017 at 04:09 PM.

07-12-2017, 03:53 PM	#5
crazy4kinsler Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 15,613	1985 Fleer Eric Davis RC for an 800 count lot of 1990 Leaf cards. The Davis was about a $20 card if I remember (that's back when we used Beckett magazines), and the Leaf at the time booked for about 5 cents apiece. About 6 months later, the Leaf started to spike. The guy I was trading with later said he had read they were going up and knew he was taking me. Ah well, live and learn. __________________ Twitter: @onemillionrangers Only shipping to USA!

07-12-2017, 04:05 PM	#7
pwrslide2 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: AZ Posts: 221 berny2435	actually, my trade was worse than originally thought. the year was 93-94, not 97. Updated my original post with the change. Last edited by pwrslide2; 07-12-2017 at 04:10 PM.

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Soxrule111 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DeKalb Posts: 12,575 Soxrule111	My First Ever Trade on the Beckett boards. Traded a Matt Schaub 3 color SPA for a Mark Bradley 3 Color SPA. Never recived the Bradley, Scammed on my first ever F****** trade... Maybe that's why I don't like to trade lol __________________ Texans Future Super Bowl Champions Slowly Breaking 4 2022 Bowman Chrome University Football Blaster Case s https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?p=19451955#post19451955

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LVDan Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 16,746	EX-MT Nolan Ryan RC for a 84' Donruss Mattingly.

07-12-2017, 03:31 PM	#3
Hallco Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,480 hallco	Traded my 1986 Topps Alan Knicely in EX condition for a 1966 Topps Don Mossi in Fair! still gives me nightmares!

07-12-2017, 03:59 PM	#6
pnwcollector Banned Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Mill Creek, Washington Posts: 40	Damn Guys!!

07-12-2017, 04:06 PM	#8
BH34 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 1,290	Ken Griffey Jr. Upper Deck RC for a set of Gregg Jefferies Star cards

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hairyharold Banned Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,859	tony phillips 1993 pinnacle card for derek jeter 93 topps gold rc

07-12-2017, 04:31 PM	#11
markinca Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,936 MarkInCA	I don't trade very often, and that's probably a good thing. The one bad one I can remember is receiving a 2009 Topps Finest RC Auto of young ace David Price, in exchange for trading away a 2010 Bowman Chrome RC Auto Refractor of some sixth round scrub for the Red Sox named Anthony Rizzo.

07-12-2017, 04:36 PM	#12
CubKings Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 6,517	About 4 years, when my Trout Update was in the $25 range, I traded it to my friend for a Rizzo auto and a Dolph Schayes auto plus a handful of other base/inserts haha __________________ NBA: Marbury, Jordan, Kobe, Westbrook, KD, AI, Jazz MLB: Chicago Cubs, Stanton, Aramis Ramirez, Sosa NFL: Minnesota Vikings, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson https://sportscardalbum.com/u/cublife

07-12-2017, 04:55 PM	#13
HYPTZEMDSTRPLES Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,841	Haha, awesome thread. I have some old Jordan inserts I wish I would have held onto.

07-12-2017, 05:00 PM	#15
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kevinandji Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,655	1965 Joe Namath for a 67 Namath...I was in junior high and thought the big card was ugly My friend literally had his NY aunt find a bunch of 50s and 60s cards in the attic which included (2) 65 RC Namath cards and he gave me one. Stupid kid I am 48 and regret to this day...saving grace was card was in a 4-5 condition but it's still a stupid trade....waaaahhhh. Big cards are ugly...great thinking genius!!!

07-12-2017, 05:41 PM	#17
alpine Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NV. Posts: 1,178 bighornnevada alpine	I can fill this page with the horrible trades I have done over the years. Then again, I have made some great purchases. Trades are a different story. Back in 1988, I traded a stack of 1951 Topps Ringside Boxing cards that were in F-G condition for a 500 count box of 1987 Topps Eric Plunk cards. WTF. I thought Plunk was going to be great. I remember the Ringside had most of the better cards such as Sugar Ray Robinson. Second is I traded with a sharp dealer, a super clean, centered 1952 Topps Hi-Number Earl Harrist for a 1983 Tony Gywnn PSA 9. I believe the Harrist would have graded out to at least an 8. It was from Rosen's find. Live & learn. __________________

07-12-2017, 06:20 PM	#18
JackThree Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 4,015	Probably my next one.

07-12-2017, 06:28 PM	#19
Mstepper Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,172	traded an ultimate dual auto /25 griffey-jeter for a 80% complete set of donruss significant signatures. I ended up trading/selling the set because of a move.

07-12-2017, 11:16 PM	#23
HYPTZEMDSTRPLES Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,841	So what did you do with all the Plunk cards?

07-13-2017, 12:12 AM	#24
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 15,709	Back when I was a teenager, traded a nice 65 Yaz for a Ripken RC.

07-13-2017, 12:29 AM	#25
Jblaw1 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,882 jblaw1	1952 Bowman Mantle PSA 9 of for 4 1996 Topps gold refractors. Yeah. That's right. A 1952 mantle you could shave with the corners were so sharp for 4 shiney gold refractors which contrary to Topps claims there were a crapload more than 150.