Apr 02 2025 51 mins 6
In this debut episode of Smashing BIN, I sit down with Paul (@wardle_kombat) to break down one of the most legendary Buy It Now moments in recent collecting memory, his late-night Walmart parking lot pickup of a 2000 Bowman Gold Brady rookie /99.
We talk about:
- What made him smash BIN without hesitation
- How that one decision led to owning three copies
- Why understanding rarity is more powerful than comp chasing
- What that card allowed him to do years later (think vacations, a new house, and more)
Plus, we dig into three more recent BIN smashes:
- Shohei Ohtani’s green refractor auto /99 for $24K
- Aaron Judge’s Bowman Chrome auto selling $1.4K higher than an auction on the same day
- A sleeper Roethlisberger Rookie Premiere auto /15 for $2,499
We wrap with the question every collector faces: when do you smash BIN, and when do you walk away?
This is a show about instincts, collector psychology, and the stories behind sales that don’t wait for the countdown.
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