Checking the BGS pop report this morning, four 2008 National Treasures Marques Colston cards have popped since yesterday, unremarkable if I had sent 4 in one submission, but I didn't. I sent 1 each across multiple submissions. I'm sifting through my records and running other cards from other submissions through the pop report (complicating the expediency is the CAPTCHA) and can only piece 2 full subs from 2020 that are in the population report. So it's possible they were still grading stuff as I was searching. Brass tacks, I cannot afford for my Facebook guy to hit me with another 9 submissions ready at once message. The point of mailing once per week in 2020 remains the same, returns once per week when they're done. Did I majorly, royally screw up? Yeah, I did, and now as a consequence I had to message the group organizer and tell him what I found in the pop report and that until January 12 rolls around, I'm unable to pay him for more than what I originally budgeted, I'm still robbing Peter to pay Paul for the 90+ cards earlier in the fall. On January 12, work has to cut me a check for 204 hours of unused 2021 vacation time. I will be able to satisfy my debt with him by then. He was AMAZINGLY laid back in his response, did not even once point out my shortsightedness and how much it could potentially tie up HIS payment method on file with BGS, just requested full communication at all times. I offered a sign of good faith of $100 from each of my next two checks if a large return is about to happen but he didn't indicate to accept or reject that idea. Just keep him in the loop and we'll chat as he gets stuff from BGS.
Since that conversation, I sold a graded 1993 Magic the Gathering card (BGS 7.5) for $90 on Myslabs (retained $81 after fees and shipping) and still have a bud to meet up with this week for a $100 sale. I also am hoping some of the Facebook marketplace stuff heats up in the next 9 days with Christmas looming.
I am still dedicating Wednesday and Thursday to delivering packs of cards to 30 or so families in the neighborhood as stocking stuffers with ZERO intent to mention neither my marketplace listings, ebay, nor myslabs. IF they happen to ask, I'll provide the information but I am sticking to my guns on my original intent of this project, regardless of what's going on in my own situation.
Incidentally, my Facebook guy had these pop this week and are enroute to my mailbox, ETA tomorrow or Thursday. All are going on local marketplace. The Smoltz will most likely catch the attention of a few high school buds. The Ian Book rookie cards will definitely get the attention of prospectors even in CSG 8 condition. I don't know how well the rookie linemen autos are going to do but I'll see what messages I get. The rest are GPK and going in the GPK Facebook sales group.
OH and the BAS Brees is PC, a gift from many years ago that I finally slabbed. I sent it in either May or June 2020 and they finally finished it (adding to my dismay at Beckett inconsistencies).
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