Cards you regret selling

rnocards · 01-06-2026, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

On the other hand, there has never been a card I have sold (which isn't many) that I haven't regretted selling.

Hey guys, that's a cutout quote from the other thread.

What cards do you guys regret selling, or even regret not buying?

In my case, I was offered an 86 Fleer Jordan RC for $600 about 10 years ago, and I chose not to bite.

SaveMeTheGum · 01-06-2026, 06:44 AM

Here's just a few...

Gum's ultimate regret thread...

haldcottingham · 01-06-2026, 06:58 AM

Back around early 2004 maybe, I had bought up a collection of nice rookie QB's from the previous 10 or so years from a guy I had recently met at a show. I was mainly looking for Peyton Manning cards. At the time the lot included tons of Tom Brady cards. Before a card show in San Diego, I had a friend that was looking for Tom Brady cards (big Michigan guy) and I mentioned that I had a lot of them. So we worked out a deal for $40 or so for the entire lot (included all of the SPs, UDs, Playoffs, BC, Leaf, etc.). Didn't even flinch.

I still don't "regret" it because he was such a big fan and a good guy. But I often wish I had kept a few to grade.

EDIT: Sorry, forgot this was the baseball thread.

Qubits · 01-06-2026, 07:43 AM

Only one card I regret selling:

Chris P · 01-06-2026, 08:21 AM

Selling my Ohtani Sapphire Rookie for around $500 right before the 2021 season to fund a Vlad Jr. Topps Chrome True Blue Refractor Auto Rookie

StateEx · 01-06-2026, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

Here's just a few...

Gum's ultimate regret thread...

I saw the Rizzo and Xander and thought "hey, this worked out." Then I kept reading. Ouch. Glad to know even the greats miss sometimes.

OhioLawyerF5 · 01-06-2026, 08:33 AM

1999 Upper Deck Victory Michael Jordan 1/1 parallel

I pulled it from a pack in 2001 and sold it in 2003 for a few hundred dollars. It is easily a 6 figure card right now.

BoSoxFan1999 · 01-06-2026, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris P

Selling my Ohtani Sapphire Rookie for around $500 right before the 2021 season to fund a Vlad Jr. Topps Chrome True Blue Refractor Auto Rookie

I have a feeling quite a few people have an Ohtani card (or several) they regret selling. Lol

seanrs1 · 01-06-2026, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

I have a feeling quite a few people have an Ohtani card (or several) they regret selling. Lol

I wonder how many people on BO sold Ohtani in 2021 and are willing to admit in retrospect they regret selling?

BoSoxFan1999 · 01-06-2026, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by seanrs1

I wonder how many people on BO sold Ohtani in 2021 and are willing to admit in retrospect they regret selling?

I'm glad I was out of the hobby from 1995-2023, as no doubt I would have made tons of trades/sales of LeBrons/Kobes/MJs/Ohtanis etc I would greatly regret now.

TBTC Baseball · 01-06-2026, 09:12 AM

86-87 Fleer set...for $1K in early 90's. Nothing will even come close, not just because I haven't sold much at all in 40+ years.

timber63401 · 01-06-2026, 09:30 AM

Pulled a Bobby Witt 22 Heritage High Red Ink Auto 7/73 (Jersey Number even) out of a case sometime late 2023 I think. Was going to hold but sold for $400 because the rest of the case was so bad. Or maybe the lot of (60) base Ohtani Rookies I sold for $300 2019ish.

Chris P · 01-06-2026, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

I have a feeling quite a few people have an Ohtani card (or several) they regret selling. Lol

I'm just glad I never sold my two pack pulled autos (clearly authentic black parallel and optic fotl black parallel) which eventually I turned into a Heritage Real One Auto Rookie

cjraleigh · 01-06-2026, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TBTC Baseball

86-87 Fleer set...for $1K in early 90's. Nothing will even come close, not just because I haven't sold much at all in 40+ years.

My exact same regret. Got a hand collated set at a flea market in '87 for $14 (same guy had boxes for $16). My dad was so mad I "wasted" so much money on cards. Kept it in a Ziploc bag and sold it for $1k in '91. Thought I won the lottery at the time.

spuds1961 · 01-06-2026, 10:50 AM

I really don’t regret selling anything as I never sell PC Cards unless they are doubles. The closest to regret is selling a topps chrome Ohtani rc autograph for 2,000 dollars but when said card was pulled out of a 20 dollar blaster it’s hard to be upset.

seanbros55 · 01-06-2026, 11:48 AM

Just gonna leave this here…

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Jaypers · 01-06-2026, 11:54 AM

Bought a 2009 Bowman Draft Mike Trout Orange Ref Auto for $60 when the product first came out. Sold it a couple years later for about $700 before he went nuts.

Boom. Done. Will haunt me till the day I die.

seanrs1 · 01-06-2026, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by seanbros55

Just gonna leave this here…

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You win!!!

bloodwings19 · 01-06-2026, 12:00 PM

My regret in baseball Acuna Bowman Raw Auto Base because I got that in the pack. I love sentimental value, but my biggest lost is Bowman Aaron Judge RC Auto BGS 9.5/10. Sold it when he was a strikeout machine in his rookie year, but in all no regrets because I'm still here.

BoSoxFan1999 · 01-06-2026, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by seanbros55

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oooooooooooooof

But it was only an auto 9!

PDCCollectibles · 01-06-2026, 12:08 PM

2017 Bowman Mega Ohtani (Otani)...this is before we even knew he was definitely coming to MLB. Sold about 10-12 base and 1 Green parallel.......

BoSoxFan1999 · 01-06-2026, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PDCCollectibles

2017 Bowman Mega Ohtani (Otani)...this is before we even knew he was definitely coming to MLB. Sold about 10-12 base and 1 Green parallel.......

I want one of those not because it is technically his first US card (I think), but due to the alternate spelling of his name.

cfern023 · 01-06-2026, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

I want one of those not because it is technically his first US card (I think), but due to the alternate spelling of his name.

Oh man, now that you mention it that name misspelling might have triggered a memory in me.

I think I might have given a box with his cards away. The Name thing is triggering something in me.

atk825 · 01-06-2026, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by seanrs1

I wonder how many people on BO sold Ohtani in 2021 and are willing to admit in retrospect they regret selling?

I got into 2018 Black & White well after the fact in like 2022 to where I completed the sepia set. I bought my first set without parallels and later reached out to the guy I bought it from. He said from all the sets he bought, he pulled the Ohtani true color 1/1 auto and had sold it for $1500.

NYRE2PECT · 01-06-2026, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by seanrs1

I wonder how many people on BO sold Ohtani in 2021 and are willing to admit in retrospect they regret selling?

No regrets on selling the #1 Ohtani RC PSA set in 2021, but we are getting very, very, very, very, very, very close with today's prices.

01-06-2026, 06:44 AM	#2
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01-06-2026, 06:58 AM	#3
haldcottingham Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 281	Back around early 2004 maybe, I had bought up a collection of nice rookie QB's from the previous 10 or so years from a guy I had recently met at a show. I was mainly looking for Peyton Manning cards. At the time the lot included tons of Tom Brady cards. Before a card show in San Diego, I had a friend that was looking for Tom Brady cards (big Michigan guy) and I mentioned that I had a lot of them. So we worked out a deal for $40 or so for the entire lot (included all of the SPs, UDs, Playoffs, BC, Leaf, etc.). Didn't even flinch. I still don't "regret" it because he was such a big fan and a good guy. But I often wish I had kept a few to grade. EDIT: Sorry, forgot this was the baseball thread. __________________ Always looking to trade for Dale Murphy autos, numbered, or oddballs I might not have. Last edited by haldcottingham; 01-06-2026 at 08:03 AM.

01-06-2026, 09:12 AM	#11
TBTC Baseball Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: USA Posts: 1,220	86-87 Fleer set...for $1K in early 90's. Nothing will even come close, not just because I haven't sold much at all in 40+ years. __________________ Looking for: 2011 Topps Trevor Cahill - Platinum,and Printing Plates. Cards of players in Throwback/TBTC/TATC/Negro League jerseys.

01-06-2026, 11:54 AM	#17
Jaypers Bowman Scout Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: IL Posts: 51,886 cardboardconglomerate	Bought a 2009 Bowman Draft Mike Trout Orange Ref Auto for $60 when the product first came out. Sold it a couple years later for about $700 before he went nuts. Boom. Done. Will haunt me till the day I die. __________________ Impervious to baiting.

01-06-2026, 07:43 AM	#4
Qubits Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: South Carolina Posts: 851	Only one card I regret selling:

01-06-2026, 08:21 AM	#5
Chris P Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 15,193	Selling my Ohtani Sapphire Rookie for around $500 right before the 2021 season to fund a Vlad Jr. Topps Chrome True Blue Refractor Auto Rookie

01-06-2026, 08:33 AM	#7
OhioLawyerF5 Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 7,151	1999 Upper Deck Victory Michael Jordan 1/1 parallel I pulled it from a pack in 2001 and sold it in 2003 for a few hundred dollars. It is easily a 6 figure card right now.

01-06-2026, 09:30 AM	#12
timber63401 Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 1,728 timber63401	Pulled a Bobby Witt 22 Heritage High Red Ink Auto 7/73 (Jersey Number even) out of a case sometime late 2023 I think. Was going to hold but sold for $400 because the rest of the case was so bad. Or maybe the lot of (60) base Ohtani Rookies I sold for $300 2019ish.

01-06-2026, 10:50 AM	#15
spuds1961 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Terry,Ms. Posts: 39,719	I really don’t regret selling anything as I never sell PC Cards unless they are doubles. The closest to regret is selling a topps chrome Ohtani rc autograph for 2,000 dollars but when said card was pulled out of a 20 dollar blaster it’s hard to be upset.

01-06-2026, 11:48 AM	#16
seanbros55 Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: From the 508 to the 707 Posts: 5,427	Just gonna leave this here… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-06-2026, 12:00 PM	#19
bloodwings19 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,019	My regret in baseball Acuna Bowman Raw Auto Base because I got that in the pack. I love sentimental value, but my biggest lost is Bowman Aaron Judge RC Auto BGS 9.5/10. Sold it when he was a strikeout machine in his rookie year, but in all no regrets because I'm still here.

01-06-2026, 12:08 PM	#21
PDCCollectibles Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 5,088	2017 Bowman Mega Ohtani (Otani)...this is before we even knew he was definitely coming to MLB. Sold about 10-12 base and 1 Green parallel.......