What was I THINKING?!?! 02-03 Bowman Signature Dajuan Wagner Auto/Jersey RC

[Chris P]

As a collector for over 20 years, I've made plenty of boneheaded purchases over the years. Who hasn't? Chasing the next big thing is always a risk especially in baseball, but in basketball? It should be easy to see who's going to be a superstar and who will flame out right? WRONG?? Exhibit A: Dajuan Wagner. Here's a guy who out of New Jersey who scored 100 points in a high school game and averaged over 42 points in his senior season before going to Memphis for a season. His dad was also a pro basketball player, Milt Wagner. He was drafted by the Cavs with the 6th pick in the 1st round and comparisons were made to Allen Iverson, as it was thought Wagner would be the next super scoring machine in the league. That was enough for me to want to start collecting him, and one of the cards I had to get was his either his SPX Auto/Jersey RC or his Bowman Signature Auto/Jersey. I was determined to get this gem at any cost and jumped for joy when I got this card for $50.00. Yes that's right, $50 dollars. To be fair, it was the going price at the time, as it also carried a high beckett value of $100.00. Unlike the SPX
with the auto cut window, this was an actual on card auto and numbered to 999.
Wagner didn't set the world on fire, averaging a little over 13 points per game in
his rookie season and then proceeding to be injury prone the rest of his short career.
He tried making a comeback with the Warriors but it did not pan out. Rumors are
he's trying again to make a comeback, but this is a card that doesn't even sell for
.99 cents much less $50 bucks. In fact I sold mine in a huge lot, since I knew I couldn't
sell it on its own. So yeah, $50 dollars for a Dajuan Wagner rookie card....WHAT WAS I
THINKING?!?!


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[ac-n-mike]

we all have HORROR stories ... sadly you are NOT alone lol

or Do I have to show off the Kwame Brown and Darius Miles PC's LOL ??

[FrankMcdee]

Miles killed me.. I was pulling his top stuff left and right... I never sold out...

[redsoxfan1979]

Back in the day investments...

Man you got me going now lol.

Todd Van Poppel, Brein Taylor AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

I had 100's of Van Popple and had a couple of the Topps Gold Taylor.

[key2win]

Dont mention Darius Miles to me. I paid about $18 for a 00-01 Fleer Premium RC back when it came out and was worth about $60. Today it is worth under $4.

[Chris P]

Another guy I never was able to get many rookie but i TRIED like Crazy was Jay Williams. I wanted his SPX rookie so bad, I remember bidding 70 bucks on it and LOSING! Glad I never won it!

[key2win]

Dont get me started on Jay Williams? LOL! I paid $20 for his 02-03 UD Authentics RC when it first came out. It was worth $50 back then.

[schwood]

I know it isn't basketball, but definitely applicable here...

Two words (if it were from his own mouth)...

Ryan Leaf Rookies