tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post9042344644390457013..comments2024-03-17T21:26:57.322-07:00Comments on Plaschke, Thy Sweater Is Argyle: Ever Miss Out On A White Whale?Greg Zakwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-29610781337021995882023-07-01T21:20:18.957-07:002023-07-01T21:20:18.957-07:00I've always operated on the premise that if it...I've always operated on the premise that if it's a good deal, just grab it as I will never regret grabbing it as a good deal. But like you, I've passed on a few things I later very much regret having passed on. Not sure how a seller doesn't note a 1/1 though.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-26350160113903186472023-07-01T21:18:38.521-07:002023-07-01T21:18:38.521-07:00Ugh, that's rough -- I hope it appears sooner ...Ugh, that's rough -- I hope it appears sooner than later. I have come to hate checking eBay sold as I've had a couple of items that I have never seen before or after and never will. It's just depressing when it pops up there and you didn't see it in time.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-7820394065849582482023-07-01T21:16:54.827-07:002023-07-01T21:16:54.827-07:00I'm the same way when I miss out on a great it...I'm the same way when I miss out on a great item, even if it's not a whale. Definitely takes some time for me to move on, and a few never leave my mind at all.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-1053642024443170732023-07-01T21:15:34.966-07:002023-07-01T21:15:34.966-07:00My memory is equally as crappy since the pandemic ...My memory is equally as crappy since the pandemic hit lol.Greg Zakwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064188830164937436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-9013125608289199892023-05-27T05:19:11.007-07:002023-05-27T05:19:11.007-07:00I missed out on a particular press photo about 5-6...I missed out on a particular press photo about 5-6 years ago, and not a month has gone by since where I haven't thought about it at least a few times. Knowing that it'll never come up for sale again, I really do wish that I could just forget about it.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-54940556138267157222023-05-25T14:18:16.117-07:002023-05-25T14:18:16.117-07:00that wheat is fantastic looking. wow. sorry you mi...that wheat is fantastic looking. wow. sorry you missed out on it.<br />not really a white whale but i passed on a steve garvey gold relic from an itg release about 12 years ago. it was in a lot of a few other relics and the price was ok but not compelling (or so i thought). later found out that the gold was a 1/1 (unnumbered print run). that sort of sucked.gcrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882449679093991427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-62333670248862396162023-05-25T08:57:31.072-07:002023-05-25T08:57:31.072-07:002004 Topps Retired Alan Trammell refractor auto. L...2004 Topps Retired Alan Trammell refractor auto. Last one I need for the ref set (a set that has been my main collecting goal since returning to the hobby as an adult). Once found it on eBay moments after someone else clicked the cheap buy-it-now. The only other time I saw it for sale was among a full set break.. I won all the other needs I had left, but was outbid on the Tram. That was a couple years ago. Nothing since, though I check multiple times per day (bookmarked search for EVERY Alan Trammell auto that hits eBay just in case of a mislisting, along with common typos for his name).defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958775228784031495.post-32465704053554732052023-05-25T06:28:50.099-07:002023-05-25T06:28:50.099-07:00Bummer. Sorry to hear about that.
I'm sure I...Bummer. Sorry to hear about that.<br /><br />I'm sure I have missed out on a white whale... but can't think of any off the top of my head. I think it probably has to do with a couple of things:<br />1. I don't chase white whales very often.<br />2. My memory sucks.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.com