Make me feel better?

[gameused fan]

I'm not a guy who has ever used the hobby as a way to make a quick buck. (Not that there is anything wrong with that). I don't even really know how to, and the opportunity is never really presented to make a big killing, anyway.

And then tonight happens, and I wonder why I'm such a moron.

The Super Bowl ends. Santonio Holmes is named MVP. Since I love this hobby, I knew about J.O. Sports, Inc. and have been on the site numerous times just to look at its cool stuff.

I know they have Holmes jerseys. So, I go to see if they still have some after his MVP performance. I figure, at $1,500, I can probably flip this in one week and make a few thousand.

They still have Holmes jerseys. This is my lucky day! They still are listed at $1,500.

I stare at my computer screen. I'm thinking this is the moment people talk about. I add a Holmes jersey to my cart to see if it will actually process at $1,500. It does.

Then I stare some more. I don't have a great deal of money. What if I'm wrong and Holmes' jerseys don't go that far up in the next week? What if I'm stuck with it at a price that might be a bit much for me?

Even though I know these suckers are going to be a hot buy, I leave the website. I call a friend and tell him I think I probably just screwed up. I go back to J.O. Sports, Inc. just to see if there was any activity.

The jerseys have been raised to $3,000. A few minutes later, they go to $5,000.

Man, I suck.

[spartakid]

Ouch!!, that's painful, can't say I've ever been able to make that much money, that'll sting for a while, but it's not the end of the world. Sorry, probably didn't make you feel any better

[gameused fan]

HAHA.

You were suppose to make me feel better! Maybe something like, "Ah, you'd never have actually been able to sell one for $5,000 yourself."

Or something like that.

Dang. This really sucks. OK. I'm done venting now. But, seriously, this really sucks!

[gameused fan]

Cigarman,

Yes. Totally, totally agree. No way those jersey's should be that much. But I just was positive in the next week I'd have been able to flip it.

My one concern is what you said. I was worried people might not care that much about Santonio Holmes. I mean, how much is a Deion Branch jersey worth a few years after his MVP performance? Not much more than it was before that.

[gameused fan]

frikativ54,

Now I'm starting to feel a bit better. By all means, it is only a piece of cloth. Wasn't even a piece of cloth I wanted. And, I was only going to get a bunch of paper for the cloth, so it's not that big of a deal.

I wish I could take your advice and just remember this for the next time and learn my lesson, but chances are I'll do the same thing next time, too. Grrrr.

[hrvatwill]

Given that the Homes jerseys were only worn for one game apiece, they were already overvalued in my opinion. Last night's hyperinflation only served to make them more overvalued.

One statement, though, that I have to disagree with in this thread:

>> A year from now nobody will remember Holmes or what he did in the Super Bowl <<

That is absolutely not the case in Pittsburgh. His performance yesterday vaulted him into legendary status there with the fan base.

[hiramman]

I wouldn't sweat it. I would bet that no matter if your purchase went through on the website, you would have woken up this morning with an email stating that the jerseys were no longer available at the $1500 price and they just hadn't been updated on their site.

You would have never seen one of his jerseys for $1500, not now anyway. Now in 3 or 4 months maybe, but not today.

I personally think you just saved yourself a ton of stress and frustration. It's a missed gamble I would worry about.

Feek better?

[Sluggo]

You stole my answer!

They could raise the price to one-million dollars apiece... That doesn't mean they'll ever get that themselves, or $5 grand, or even $3 grand.

And you still have $1,500 to get something you'll absolutely cherish.

Find things you enjoy. They'll never decrease in that value.

HAHA.

You were suppose to make me feel better! Maybe something like, "Ah, you'd never have actually been able to sell one for $5,000 yourself."

Or something like that.

Dang. This really sucks. OK. I'm done venting now. But, seriously, this really sucks!

[gameused fan]

As a long time lurker and a very new poster, the community has come through for me tonight.

Sluggo's latest response made me feel like I'll get some sleep tonight, rather than toss and turn.

And, yes, I do know I'm being a tad dramatic. But as someone who makes around $30,000 per year, making a few thousand in one week and doing it legally doesn't come by very often!

So, I'm going to go with Sluggo on this one. I'm going to convince myself that I'd have only made, at best, a few hundred dollars on this whole venture.

[gameused fan]

Yup. No doubt, this will end all speculation on my part. In about a week, I'll have my answer as to how big of a moron I am.

If it goes for anything more than $2,000, I might have to cry a little bit. But I promise I'll do it when nobody is watching.