Found baseball cards worth millions...
By
Coin,
Posted on: 2012-07-10 17:19 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Why does it amaze you? The whole point of collecting those things is to hold onto them, and by the time they become valuable decades later you've either forgotten about them, or you're holding onto them for sentimental reasons because they remind you of your childhood.
Ok, maybe amaze was a stronger word, surprise might have been better, allow me a bit of hyperbole at least 
But even so, these cards are over a 100 years old and no one has found them in a loft that people live in? No one has sorted out that loft in a 100 years? Even if they are from the 40's, that's still over 70 years!
I wish I had a family member with a home that old, I'd be straight in that loft, just in case
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I think it is awesome that stuff like this continues to be discovered. I am glad because we the public get to view the heritage (I am guessing that would be correct) of baseball and get to see some of the greats who played. It is fantastic that these cards managed to survive in the condition that they have for all these years. The right thing was done by placing as many of them as possible into protective card holders.
On a personal note...I happen to like this type of sports card (called Tobacco Cards), for whatever reason they are more interesting than their larger counterparts....
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Man, all I find in my attic is this weird tasting pink cotton candy.
Also, grues. 
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Originally Posted by Coin
Ok, maybe amaze was a stronger word, surprise might have been better, allow me a bit of hyperbole at least
But even so, these cards are over a 100 years old and no one has found them in a loft that people live in? No one has sorted out that loft in a 100 years? Even if they are from the 40's, that's still over 70 years! I wish I had a family member with a home that old, I'd be straight in that loft, just in case |
Have you any idea how much stuff accumulates in attics, lofts, etc in homes where the same family lives for decades?
People put stuff away for safe keeping and forget they have them., or if they do remember them they can't remember where they are or look at all the junk they have to go thru and give up cuz it's too much work to go thru everything. When my Grandfather passed the family found an old dresser under a bunch of other crap that was filled with coins. There were so many when we opened one drawer the bottom fell out from the weight.
When my aunt passed away we found War Bonds from WWII that she had stashed away and forgot about.
I think what's more surprising is the amount of valuable items that get thrown or given away because people assume it's junk.
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The unfortunate side effect of that is a slew of pawn/picking/storage auction/luggage auction reality shows flooding nearly every niche channel on TV.
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Have you any idea how much stuff accumulates in attics, lofts, etc in homes where the same family lives for decades?
People put stuff away for safe keeping and forget they have them., or if they do remember them they can't remember where they are or look at all the junk they have to go thru and give up cuz it's too much work to go thru everything. When my Grandfather passed the family found an old dresser under a bunch of other crap that was filled with coins. There were so many when we opened one drawer the bottom fell out from the weight. When my aunt passed away we found War Bonds from WWII that she had stashed away and forgot about. I think what's more surprising is the amount of valuable items that get thrown or given away because people assume it's junk. |
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Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Have you any idea how much stuff accumulates in attics, lofts, etc in homes where the same family lives for decades?
People put stuff away for safe keeping and forget they have them., or if they do remember them they can't remember where they are or look at all the junk they have to go thru and give up cuz it's too much work to go thru everything. When my Grandfather passed the family found an old dresser under a bunch of other crap that was filled with coins. There were so many when we opened one drawer the bottom fell out from the weight. When my aunt passed away we found War Bonds from WWII that she had stashed away and forgot about. I think what's more surprising is the amount of valuable items that get thrown or given away because people assume it's junk. |
That is too frigging true and also very sad.....
You only fail if you give up. - Dana Scully
Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum - Nick Cave
We're not just destroyers, at the same time we can be saviors. - Allen Walker
Ok, I know it's not the usual things we collect on here, but as a lot of us are collectors of things ourselves, I thought it might be of interest.
Baseball cards from 1910 found and worth sooooo much!
It amazes me that these sort of things keep being found! You would think after so long, it would all be out there by now!
Amazing find though, for any kind of collector
We built this city on Rock and Roll!