Noteworthy flips?

sauceboy · 02-19-2025, 11:33 AM

My apologies if this thread is in poor taste, as I know plenty of you are purely collectors. Any cards you've managed to flip lately that you're proud enough to share?

I ended up buying a signed 1990 Pro Sport Pedro Martinez (see above) last month that I intended on PCing. I changed my mind, though, and decided to send it to COMC.

Woke up to this sale this morning:

akaus21 · 02-19-2025, 01:06 PM

Wow! That worked out well for you.

towerymt · 02-19-2025, 03:20 PM

Here's one of my best ones and it was sold recently. And already flipped once. And being flipped again.

Bought this in April 2023 for under $100 as PSA MIN SIZE NOT MET (N6). Immediately sent it to PSA and it gem'd.

I sold it in December for $900 (best offer on $1,199 asking price).

New owner auctioned it in January, sold for $885. Oops.

NEW new owner has it up for sale now, $1,099.99.

https://ebay.com/itm/197009302496

Big35Hurt · 02-19-2025, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by towerymt

Bought this in April 2023 for under $100 as PSA MIN SIZE NOT MET (N6). Immediately sent it to PSA and it gem'd.

Nice flip for you, but how does this even happen? I still can't believe how much faith people put into grading companies.

tkraft24 · 02-19-2025, 03:43 PM

I don't typically buy to flip but sometimes stuff just falls in your lap. In 2022, a 'Grady Sizemore auto' saved search on ebay alerted me to an Upper Deck Hawaii Trade Show Triple Autograph of Lebron James/Grady Sizemore/Brady Quinn #'d /5. The BIN was only $220!

I couldn't believe it actually shipped. I kept it for a couple years because it fit into my collection but ended up selling it last year to another Cleveland enthusiast for $1,500.

theshowandme · 02-19-2025, 04:30 PM

I bought 12 1899/1908 Stollwerck cards for $52 just two years ago ($4.33 a card)

I graded the 1899 da Vinci for $15 with SGC

So, all in at $19.33 for that card.

I sold it a few weeks ago for $850

PumpnDumpling · 02-19-2025, 04:55 PM

Not card related but i bought a Sonic boombox for .99 and sold it for 99.95 a couple weeks ago

. Had like 80+ watchers

Poorboy · 02-19-2025, 05:17 PM

as a newbie i have to ask.....
people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ?
seems like begging for trouble.....?
this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol
the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes....
or it doesn't work that way?

Big35Hurt · 02-19-2025, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poorboy

as a newbie i have to ask.....
people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ?
seems like begging for trouble.....?
this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol
the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes....
or it doesn't work that way?

I wouldn't. If I missed out on the previous great deal on a card, I ended up buying later at a higher price, so be it.

I have bought and sold for profit hundreds of times if not more as I used to run a side business mainly on Ebay from 2001 until about 2012. The only "bragging" I have done was with friends or others in the reselling business while sharing successes with each other.

Qubits · 02-19-2025, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poorboy

as a newbie i have to ask.....
people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ?
seems like begging for trouble.....?
this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol
the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes....
or it doesn't work that way?

I have been open with people that bought cards from me for 3-5x what I initially paid with exactly how much I got the card for. Never had a deal fall through because of this or anyone get upset.

Similarly when I sell a card to someone and they tell me later they sold it on for a profit I never get bothered at all. I just congratulate them.

eastbayak · 02-19-2025, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poorboy

as a newbie i have to ask.....
people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ?
seems like begging for trouble.....?
this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol
the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes....
or it doesn't work that way?

If you sell/trade a card, you no longer own it.

If you become upset because you undersold it or didn't get enough trade value from it, you should've done your due diligence.

If the market/player value just changed (unexpectedly), can't beat yourself over something you couldn't have envisioned.

eastbayak · 02-19-2025, 05:39 PM

My most-recent "noteworthy" flip is probably the 2024 TC Olympics Caroline Marks Superfractor Auto.

Purchased for $1661.25 via eBay in August 2024.

Sold for $6000 F/F in November 2024.

It was actually a tough one to move because it was intended to be a long-term PC card but I couldn't pass up on the sale as the profits allowed me to pick up a different PC card (one that I had wanted for a couple years).

Qubits · 02-19-2025, 05:54 PM

I very rarely buy cards to flip them. I will typically only do this if the deal is so good I know I can just take it to a dealer at the next show I'm attending and make a decent profit on it with minimal risk. This hasn't really happened for me on a big card since this one:

I flipped a 2018 Heritage Black Refractor Acuna PSA 10 I snagged off Myslabs for $1500 in August 2023 when it was comping for $2600 then proceeded to sell it to a dealer at a show two months later for $2200 cash.

I still have no clue why that MySlabs seller listed the card that low and I thought for sure he was going to cancel the sale. Funny thing about that is when I went to windmill slam that buy it now price someone else had put an offer in.......... on a card already priced $1,100 under comps. Some people are just too greedy.

cbeauch87 · 02-19-2025, 06:14 PM

I think my best flip was 2023 Bowman Draft Sapphire. Got my one box from the Topps website and sold it on eBay this past year during the Skenes hype train for like $1,100 or something like that

Poorboy · 02-19-2025, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastbayak

My most-recent "noteworthy" flip is probably the 2024 TC Olympics Caroline Marks Superfractor Auto.

Purchased for $1661.25 via eBay in August 2024.

Sold for $6000 F/F in November 2024.

It was actually a tough one to move because it was intended to be a long-term PC card but I couldn't pass up on the sale as the profits allowed me to pick up a different PC card (one that I had wanted for a couple years).

ok thanks yalls

Poorboy · 02-19-2025, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qubits

I very rarely buy cards to flip them. I will typically only do this if the deal is so good I know I can just take it to a dealer at the next show I'm attending and make a decent profit on it with minimal risk. This hasn't really happened for me on a big card since this one:

I flipped a 2018 Heritage Black Refractor Acuna PSA 10 I snagged off Myslabs for $1500 in August 2023 when it was comping for $2600 then proceeded to sell it to a dealer at a show two months later for $2200 cash.

I still have no clue why that MySlabs seller listed the card that low and I thought for sure he was going to cancel the sale. Funny thing about that is when I went to windmill slam that buy it now price someone else had put an offer in.......... on a card already priced $1,100 under comps. Some people are just too greedy.

rotfl windmill slam awesome!

theshowandme · 02-19-2025, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poorboy

as a newbie i have to ask.....
people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ?
seems like begging for trouble.....?
this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol
the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes....
or it doesn't work that way?

It only works that way if you have the emotional intelligence of a 12 year old kid

boxbuster7 · 02-19-2025, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poorboy

as a newbie i have to ask.....
people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ?
seems like begging for trouble.....?
this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol
the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes....
or it doesn't work that way?

what are the odds a card you bought is in a random thread on a card forum?

mikejones · 02-19-2025, 07:01 PM

You'd probably laugh at me if I told you I got almost 6k for the zions. Not pictured are 2 silver prizm psa 10 at 2500 each. In total, 11k. I got an early start before the covid boom.

Oh, also got 250 each for the tatis. I must have had 40 or so psa 10s. Half I sold early and the other half, got 250 each.

Also came up on the donovan Mitchell. Bought about 300 or so optic rcs off and on through comc. They were 2-3 dollars. Graded the good ones. Probably had about 50 psa 10s I recall selling for over 100 each. I also had around 100 tatums but sold this raw for a profit. Good times during covid.

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tkraft24 · 02-19-2025, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theshowandme

It only works that way if you have the emotional intelligence of a 12 year old kid

Sadly, that doesn't seem too uncommon in this hobby sometimes...

boxbuster7 · 02-19-2025, 07:12 PM

I took a bath on that #410

paid $35-40 per raw copy and when the steroid news came out I dumped em for a tax loss for like $3-5 each

mikejones · 02-19-2025, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

I took a bath on that #410

paid $35-40 per raw copy and when the steroid news came out I dumped em for a tax loss for like $3-5 each

Be glad you didn't pay the 200-250 per during the height of the boom. I think I bought like 50 or 60 of the complete sets with the tatis rc. All looked gem mint and they were after grading.

boxbuster7 · 02-19-2025, 07:43 PM

200-250 for psa 10?

ya I just bought raw ones. live and learn.

Poorboy · 02-19-2025, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

what are the odds a card you bought is in a random thread on a card forum?

depending on the card i would imagine quite high.
my question was one of etiquette .......
and clarification.....
and as i mentioned there is a lotttttt of folks who view this forum......

griffan15 · 02-19-2025, 08:07 PM

Late 2021, bought a raw 2021 Bowman Chrome Cristian Hernandez Red auto, all in for $18,200 (grading fees included).

Sold early 2022 for $61k on Goldin.

02-19-2025, 11:33 AM	#1
sauceboy Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Posts: 589	Noteworthy flips? My apologies if this thread is in poor taste, as I know plenty of you are purely collectors. Any cards you've managed to flip lately that you're proud enough to share? I ended up buying a signed 1990 Pro Sport Pedro Martinez (see above) last month that I intended on PCing. I changed my mind, though, and decided to send it to COMC. Woke up to this sale this morning:

02-19-2025, 03:20 PM	#3
towerymt Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: VA Posts: 8,983	Here's one of my best ones and it was sold recently. And already flipped once. And being flipped again. Bought this in April 2023 for under $100 as PSA MIN SIZE NOT MET (N6). Immediately sent it to PSA and it gem'd. I sold it in December for $900 (best offer on $1,199 asking price). New owner auctioned it in January, sold for $885. Oops. NEW new owner has it up for sale now, $1,099.99. https://ebay.com/itm/197009302496 __________________ In search of... 2018 Topps Chrome Update Max Scherzer #HMT77: Superfractor 2019 Topps Update Carter Kieboom #US109: Platinum

02-19-2025, 03:43 PM	#5
tkraft24 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 7,058 tkinctown tkraft24	I don't typically buy to flip but sometimes stuff just falls in your lap. In 2022, a 'Grady Sizemore auto' saved search on ebay alerted me to an Upper Deck Hawaii Trade Show Triple Autograph of Lebron James/Grady Sizemore/Brady Quinn #'d /5. The BIN was only $220! I couldn't believe it actually shipped. I kept it for a couple years because it fit into my collection but ended up selling it last year to another Cleveland enthusiast for $1,500. __________________ PC: Cleveland Indians AU, GU, and Refractors Refractor Wants: https://shinycardboard.weebly.com/

02-19-2025, 07:01 PM	#19
mikejones Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: fresno Posts: 5,297	You'd probably laugh at me if I told you I got almost 6k for the zions. Not pictured are 2 silver prizm psa 10 at 2500 each. In total, 11k. I got an early start before the covid boom. Oh, also got 250 each for the tatis. I must have had 40 or so psa 10s. Half I sold early and the other half, got 250 each. Also came up on the donovan Mitchell. Bought about 300 or so optic rcs off and on through comc. They were 2-3 dollars. Graded the good ones. Probably had about 50 psa 10s I recall selling for over 100 each. I also had around 100 tatums but sold this raw for a profit. Good times during covid. Sent from my SM-G981U1 using Tapatalk __________________ Why the hell are you buying Siemian stuff. Dude is done, can't you tell I'm trying to get rid of him because he'll never be our starting QB again....

02-19-2025, 07:12 PM	#21
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 13,191 boxbuster777	I took a bath on that #410 paid $35-40 per raw copy and when the steroid news came out I dumped em for a tax loss for like $3-5 each __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

02-19-2025, 01:06 PM	#2
akaus21 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South Dakota Posts: 752	Wow! That worked out well for you.

02-19-2025, 04:30 PM	#6
theshowandme Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,123 theshowandme nova_cards	I bought 12 1899/1908 Stollwerck cards for $52 just two years ago ($4.33 a card) I graded the 1899 da Vinci for $15 with SGC So, all in at $19.33 for that card. I sold it a few weeks ago for $850

02-19-2025, 04:55 PM	#7
PumpnDumpling Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: USA Posts: 3,014 Super-Hobby Woody615	Not card related but i bought a Sonic boombox for .99 and sold it for 99.95 a couple weeks ago . Had like 80+ watchers

02-19-2025, 05:17 PM	#8
Poorboy Banned - PBM Join Date: Dec 2024 Posts: 1,635	as a newbie i have to ask..... people don't get upset seeing the card they bought featured in a brag thread ? seems like begging for trouble.....? this forum gets lotsssssssssss of lookers....lol the deals are done but seems like a risk for sour grapes.... or it doesn't work that way?

02-19-2025, 05:39 PM	#12
eastbayak Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 16,853 eastbayak	My most-recent "noteworthy" flip is probably the 2024 TC Olympics Caroline Marks Superfractor Auto. Purchased for $1661.25 via eBay in August 2024. Sold for $6000 F/F in November 2024. It was actually a tough one to move because it was intended to be a long-term PC card but I couldn't pass up on the sale as the profits allowed me to pick up a different PC card (one that I had wanted for a couple years).

02-19-2025, 05:54 PM	#13
Qubits Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: South Carolina Posts: 851	I very rarely buy cards to flip them. I will typically only do this if the deal is so good I know I can just take it to a dealer at the next show I'm attending and make a decent profit on it with minimal risk. This hasn't really happened for me on a big card since this one: I flipped a 2018 Heritage Black Refractor Acuna PSA 10 I snagged off Myslabs for $1500 in August 2023 when it was comping for $2600 then proceeded to sell it to a dealer at a show two months later for $2200 cash. I still have no clue why that MySlabs seller listed the card that low and I thought for sure he was going to cancel the sale. Funny thing about that is when I went to windmill slam that buy it now price someone else had put an offer in.......... on a card already priced $1,100 under comps. Some people are just too greedy.

02-19-2025, 06:14 PM	#14
cbeauch87 Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Washington Posts: 1,147	I think my best flip was 2023 Bowman Draft Sapphire. Got my one box from the Topps website and sold it on eBay this past year during the Skenes hype train for like $1,100 or something like that

02-19-2025, 07:43 PM	#23
boxbuster7 Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 13,191 boxbuster777	200-250 for psa 10? ya I just bought raw ones. live and learn. __________________ Psa 9 > psa 10

02-19-2025, 08:07 PM	#25
griffan15 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 7,540 griffan15	Late 2021, bought a raw 2021 Bowman Chrome Cristian Hernandez Red auto, all in for $18,200 (grading fees included). Sold early 2022 for $61k on Goldin.