Case in point:
My latest COMC order spanned about 4 months, going back to the Black Friday sale and concluding a couple of weeks ago when I hit 100 cards.
Well, a lot of things seem to have happened in that time. I'm guessing that keeping 100% accurate track of the cards I've bought from my want lists isn't one of them.
I try to make it a habit to bold numbers on my want list when I buy them so I will not buy them again.
Well my recent COMC order came with some dupes.
Now obviously this isn't a bad thing having a pair of 83-84 OPC League Leader cards of Wayne Gretzky (each of which I paid less than $2 for BTW), but my point here is that the $2 I spent on one of these could have been spent on anywhere from 2-5 cards from another want list.
See, I'm my own worst critic....LOL
Anybody need an extra Gretzky? #22 from the 83-84 set. Drop a line in the comments if you do...
Thanks for reading, Robert
I've done that a few times myself. End up buying the same card twice in a big COMC order. I find that unless I move the card off my want list and onto my in-transit list on the TCDB, I sometimes buy another.
ReplyDeleteI'd be interested in that Gretzky if it isn't already claimed. Drop me an email and let's chat.
ReplyDeleteEmail sent, thanks Adam
DeleteI have done it too, and I have a wants list that I always check on before I purchase cards and still do it. COMC n Ed’s to come up with a system like their damaged card system where you get a message asking if you are sure you want to buy the card. Something like “Hey, you bought this card 2 months ago and it is still in your inventory in case you are blind. You sure you swant to spend $2 again?” Lol
ReplyDeleteAt least once a year I'll do that. Good thing you don't collect Mike Trout autos. $2 is a little easier to handle.
ReplyDeleteI feel like that's part of being a collector. Well at least for me. I feel like I purchase duplicates at least a few times every year.
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