Poll time! Opinions on a decision made.....

[TheGriceBoys]

So you guys know that I, like most hardcore player collectors, has to have anything he can get his hands on and usually I buy the first copy I can find of any given card I need for the Rob Blake PC.

For the first time tonight, I passed on a card that I had yet to acquire. It was a real toughie to boot, numbered to 10. But if you look at the swatches, you'll know why. I figure 10 copies today with the resources of the net and friends through the boards make things a tad easier to track. Factor in UD Series 1 is heavily broken annually and the first copy off usually goes the highest so that was a plus in my favor as well (although that may not be applicable here with those swatches!).

Here's the card in question:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=190059754626&rd=1&rd=1

So what do you think, good move or bad move on my part? And why?

Player collectors, fellow hobbyists, holla back!

 

[Megatron]

Yo B
You made the right call, talk about Fugly! 2 white swatches! I mean there are 10 copies, it's not like it's out of /5 or /1... Remember how worried we were about Sig sticks popping up and then 4 popped up in 2 months? It's just a matter of patience and with a run /10, a better copy will come up for sure, and UD1 gets broken quite heavily!! I did want to vote twice, one for A) and also C) OCD Freak! haha
L

 

[sens555]

Good call. Even if you did get that one, we all know you'd buy the next one that comes up because it'll have nicer swatches

I was also going to vote for C, then thought of my own PC

 

[Nathan7070]

I think it was a good move on your part. 2 white swatches and it looks like some chipping at the bottom as well.
I bet you will get a better one in the coming months for $50 or less.
Good hunting

 

[Fritz]

I think you did the right thing, supporting anyone that spells card with a k is best avoided if necessary

 

[Chinner]

Not worth it if you are a player collector. 2 plain swatches? It's numbered to 10 and there are only so many hardcore Blake collectors out there so it's bound to pop up again.

 

[Särås]

Wy is this not a multi poll!

Any way, i have passed on a 10 copy Nilsson once and after that i did hunt it in more then a half year!

It end up that i did contact the winner on Ebay on that card and did pay him $25 extra for the card just to get it!

I think you have a very very nice collection (one of the best i have seen in hobby) and that make the chanse to miss that card, ho knows if you find one more, know i think you whill do but it could take a long long time...
Or it just take a day!
But any way your collection on Blake is amazing...
/Jimmy Särås

 

[suitman19]

Barrie

#3 was a NO-BRAINER!!!!

BUT I CHOSE #1 - THERE IS NO WAY THAT ALL 10 COPIES ARE THAT PATHENTIC!!!

bruce

 

[quincy]

Mine's a write-in Barrie.

Most of the Generations patches I have seen are about that attractive. Very poor swatch selection in general. However, I haven't really seen those patches pop up a whole lot. UD1 isn't any worse construction-wise from last year, it's a ton worse content-wise. No Crosby and no Ovechkin make Homer something something.

I've passed on cards I don't have because I think they're going too high or because I think I can do better. I think if you'd bid, you'd have ended up paying $90+ for that card...and then been hunting for an upgrade. Walk away, bide your time, and bid like a maniac when you find one you DO like....but get set for a bit of a wait.

 

[tkmullin]

Definitely a good call Barrie! That card is brutal! Two white "patches"... gimme a break.

 

[Sacrebleu]

definitely OCD

 

[newfiecomicguy1]

I agree with Q, even if you bought it you would end up searching for an upgrade. Wait for the real deal.

 

[will-411]

I'm going write in as well - I think you should have hit it for that price Barrie, then kept on a search for an upgrade. They seem to be extremely difficult to come by, and as Q said, there may not be a nicer one show up.

Good luck regardless!

Cory

 

[Bugjam]

B,

I'm amazed that people can even think you have Blake OCD, where would they get that idea from Oh yeah... your mail posts

Those swatches are pretty nasty so I can see why you passed, however like others have said I hope another pops up sooner rather than later I passed on a card and haven't seen it again and that was /20, boy do I regret it now

Good luck and happy hunting my friend.

 

[wingnut888]

Well Barrie if I had unlimited funding I would have bought the thing and then bought the upgrade also but since I don't have endless funds I usually wait. Another ALWAYS shows up eventually. Unless it's a 1/1 of course..

 

[whalers29]

I'd say it's a good call... no sense spending the money on a card you won't be happy with. And I would expect at least one more of those to pop up at some point (hopefully with better patches)

 

[Big Tall]

Barrie

#3 was a NO-BRAINER!!!!

BUT I CHOSE #1

My thoughts exactly...but i ended up voting for #3

 

[brianp]

I see I'm in the minority here. I would have gone for it and kept a look out for another better volour and then resale/trade the single colour one. Having said that, there's probably another, nicer looking one out there already.

Brian

 

[TheGriceBoys]

Guys, thanks for the feedback and it's good to know only a little over 7% of you worry about my mental state!

As far as that card, please keep your eyes peeled for me?

I did manage to snag one a tad bigger from UD Series 1 a few weeks ago, but we'll save that for the next mail call!