I completed the month of
October without making any card purchases and I kept a list of the cards that I
would have bought/bid on had it been a normal month. This year I have been on a
tight budget, so I based this experiment on how I would have shopped in 2016
when I was not on a similar budget.
The only card that I considered breaking the rules for the month and actually bidding on was the 2012 Topps Under Armour Trey Griffey autograph but I would have topped no more than $15 and the price on the card went up so fast I didn't even bid.
Here is the list of
cards that would have been in my collection and the cards final costs. The only card that really hurt was the 1996-97 Allen Iverson rookie, I have wanted one for years and that price was a steal.
10/1- 1996-97 Topps Chrome Allen Iverson #171 BGS 8.5
$17.66
I ended up saving $76.83, not counting shipping, by not purchasing any cards.
My card budget has gone completely toward my Vogelbach collection this year and I have sworn off buying Cubs cards, except those that qualify for my World Series binder. I haven't browsed for any Cubs cards the whole year. I don't feel the temptation as long as I don't know what's out there. There's no way I could make the month without a Cubs related purchase if I knew what I was missing out on.
ReplyDeleteYour will power must be tremendous!
I like that AI as well. Need a duncan one
ReplyDeleteCool idea for a post. I've cut back a lot myself and passed up on a lot of cards I normally would have bid on in October.
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