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07-19-2008, 04:52 PM #1
So, what are the odds?
Back in 2003, I opened a box of 2003 SP Authentic. Among my pulls was a Clinton Portis SOTT auto #d 500/520. I thought i would end up keeping it, but I got a real good offer to trade the card, so I did- to a guy from Nevada or Wyoming or somewhere out west. Trade was done through a Yahoo group, it went fine, the guy vanished from the internet...
Fast forward 5 years. I just posted a thread indicating an interest to buy a card. What shows up? Yup, that same Portis card from 5 years ago. Couldnt pass it up, the odds were just too astronomical to let the opportunity go away...Think Ill keep it this time...unless I get a really good offer again, then it will leave for 5 years, and come back
Ed
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07-19-2008, 04:59 PM #2
insane...thats pretty dope
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07-19-2008, 05:29 PM #3
"If you love something... set it free, and if it comes back... it's meant to be" or some way too mushy thing like that, ha.
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07-20-2008, 01:00 AM #4
That is pretty tough odds I would say.
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07-20-2008, 01:13 PM #5
Thats pretty cool actually.
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07-20-2008, 01:48 PM #6
wow, very cool. The world is so connected these days it's unbelieveable.
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07-21-2008, 12:34 PM #7
That is cool. Was it the same guy you traded it to?
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07-21-2008, 12:54 PM #8
Wow. That is a cool story.
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07-21-2008, 12:57 PM #9
Thats nuts
I could see nice 1/1's showing up again on ebay or beckett/scf since they are likely to be big ticket items that draw some attention when resold/traded. But a Portis auto out of 520 and its the exact on you had, thats probably pretty astronomical that it would come back to you.
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07-23-2008, 01:06 PM #10Baseball Advisor
Awesome story Ed that's definitely a card i would hold onto,just for the oddness of it all take care Steve
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