Once in a while I will get on the computer and attempt a thorough search of the internet for singles for my MVP Stanley Cup Edition Super Script set. Occasionally this involves doing a general search through Photobucket, which surprisingly actually brings up quite a few of them. The only problem with doing this is that most of these cards are just part of someone's PC album. There is however a slight chance one may be in a traders folder, so I really have nothing to lose by doing a search.
Anyway, one of the albums I found today led me to a fellow SCF member that appears to also be going after the same Super Script set. They have a few less than me according to their inventory, but most of them are different than the ones I have. This probably explains some of the bidding wars I get into over these cards on eBay now.
What do you think here, is it a good thing to have a little competition for a set like this? I know from dealing with my Howard collection that competition for a single player is a given and you have to choose your battles. In this case, I'm after one specific thing and now I have at least one other person getting in my way of completing the set.
Have any of you run into a situation like this? I'm not really sure if I should try to reach out and work together given the scarcity of this set, or if I should keep to myself and just keep doing what I've been doing. I mean I do have almost 50 of these things now, so I have to be doing something right.
What would I do? I think what you gotta do....
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Nice!
DeleteI'd drop him/her a note and let them know that if they're ever interested in parting with their collection, or if their interests change, to look you up and you'd take a bulk lot off their hands. You never know, could pay off immediately, or maybe years down the line, or maybe never... ;)
ReplyDeleteGood point. Never really thought about it that way.
DeleteI would send a simple note asking if they have any doubles.
ReplyDeleteI used to "battle" with Linden collectors for years (and losing a lot of higher end items) and rather than let it frustrate me, I decided to embrace it and open the lines of communication.
Now while not everybody is up for having someone reach out to them out of the blue and ask a bunch of questions, some might enjoy the fact that there is somebody else out there with similar collecting interests.
I have enjoyed the hobby way more now because I have met numerous Linden collectors. It has helped build my collection to a point I wouldn't have imagined.
But if you do reach out, be prepared to hear nothing in return or get a "no thank you". And that's fair in my opinion.
Good luck and keep having fun.
Thanks for the insight as always. I'm thinking about reaching out and just seeing what happens.
DeleteI run into this situation all the time when it comes to my 2008-09 Upper Deck Masterpieces project. No idea who the other bidders are, but it's a regular occurance and happens with multiple different people. Unfortunately I lose out on a lot of stuff because the prices get out of my range, but a bit of patience can pay off in the long run as I've picked up cards a lot cheaper than those other buyers have when I was involved in the bidding war with them.
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