scarletandgrey
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult!
There's a pakmail store in dublin that does that he does it for free but makes money on the S&Hexhawg said:
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AmeriBuck007
Honey, Frank the Tank is not coming back
Seems like this board is cursed like that, I think i remember an occasion when someone posted about their new stereo stystem and about a week later their car got broken into and it was stolen
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
well it looks like I am going to be claiming them on insurance, so It looks like I am going to get some money back afterall.
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Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
Meh - I'm in the same boat - thousands of baseball cards, and they don't seem to be worth much. Hardly worth looking through them to find out if anything is worth anything. And hardly worth separating the "commons" for goodwill. They'll stay packed away for now. Maybe my kids will enjoy looking through them when they grow up and move out and have to clean out our house when we pass away.
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Sorry to hear about your flood 
I am a collector myself so I know how much that can suck.
e-bay is best for bigger dollar cards. If you have any in premium condition that are older (80's or before), then getting them graded is also an option, though that one is frought with crap. For commons, sell them in lots by make (i.e. 2012 Leaf 500 card lot) or teams (80's Falcons FB cards). Check Out My Cards is a site you can also use...it is somewhat different than auctions sites, look into it if it might interest you. Basically you mail them in, they list them on their site, and if people want to buy them, they take care of the transaction.
Goodwill is a great option for low $ stuff too as mentioned already.
I am a collector myself so I know how much that can suck.e-bay is best for bigger dollar cards. If you have any in premium condition that are older (80's or before), then getting them graded is also an option, though that one is frought with crap. For commons, sell them in lots by make (i.e. 2012 Leaf 500 card lot) or teams (80's Falcons FB cards). Check Out My Cards is a site you can also use...it is somewhat different than auctions sites, look into it if it might interest you. Basically you mail them in, they list them on their site, and if people want to buy them, they take care of the transaction.
Goodwill is a great option for low $ stuff too as mentioned already.
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I've got a decent sports card collection. Have a HUGE binder full of baseball, basketball, and football cards. Another binder of Game Used and Autos. And a few single case cards including a LeBron James rookie game used jersey card. (Of course, it isn't as cool sharing that now that he's a dickhead in South Beach 
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Mac
That's a pain in the buns
Ahhh yes the card days. I've got boxes up at my parents. I had a bunch of sweet ones. Probably my favorite was a Mike Doss sr bowl game used/auto card.
When I was younger I sent David Boston a letter in the mail after he left OSU. He sent me 5 cards auto'd by him when he was with the Cardinals. Thought that was pretty sweet
When I was younger I sent David Boston a letter in the mail after he left OSU. He sent me 5 cards auto'd by him when he was with the Cardinals. Thought that was pretty sweet
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Just for fun after I read through this thread last night I got into my storage totes and stuff from my old house and I looked around in my parent's attic when I had some downtime from helping them with their new sidewalk.
I have something close to 100,000 baseball, football, basketball and hockey cards, mostly from the mid-80s to the late-90s. One of these days I'll even go through them.
I have something close to 100,000 baseball, football, basketball and hockey cards, mostly from the mid-80s to the late-90s. One of these days I'll even go through them.
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buxfan4life
The future's so bright, I've gotta wear... shades.
My uncle (mom's brother) was a huge baseball fan growing up. He was apparently a huge slob as well. When he first went off to college (back in the early 70's) my grandmother purged his room of everything that was not bolted down. According to my mom, he had rare Mantle cards, a rare Ruth card, and a few others that would be worth a small fortune today. For his 40th birthday (more than a few years ago), my mom and other uncle bought him a t-shirt with this on the front:
I am sure there a plenty of stories like this out there, but knowing my uncle and how tidy and fastidious he is today, this story always makes me chuckle.
I am sure there a plenty of stories like this out there, but knowing my uncle and how tidy and fastidious he is today, this story always makes me chuckle.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Rare baseball cards found in Ohio attic could be worth millions
DEFIANCE, Ohio ? Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather's attic. Taking a look inside, he saw hundreds of baseball cards bundled with twine. They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing.
But some of the names were familiar: Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Honus Wagner.
Then he put the box on a dresser and went back to digging through the attic.
It wasn't until two weeks later that he learned that his family had come across what experts say is one of the biggest, most exciting finds in the history of sports card collecting, a discovery worth perhaps millions.
The cards are from an extremely rare series issued around 1910. Up to now, the few known to exist were in so-so condition at best, with faded images and worn edges. But the ones from the attic in the town of Defiance are nearly pristine, untouched for more than a century. The colors are vibrant, the borders crisp and white.
"It's like finding the Mona Lisa in the attic," Kissner said.
Sports card experts who authenticated the find say they may never again see something this impressive.
"Every future find will ultimately be compared to this," said Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator.
The best of the bunch -- 37 cards -- are expected to bring a total of $500,000 when they are sold at auction in August during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. There are about 700 cards in all that could be worth up to $3 million, experts say. They include such legends as Christy Mathewson and Connie Mack.
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The company grades cards on a 1-to-10 scale based of their condition. Up to now, the highest grade it had ever given a Ty Cobb card from the E98 series was a 7. Sixteen Cobbs found in the Ohio attic were graded a 9 -- almost perfect. A Honus Wagner was judged a 10, a first for the series.
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Entire article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/1...-attic-could-be-worth-millions/#ixzz20M7ZqrCo
DEFIANCE, Ohio ? Karl Kissner picked up a soot-covered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfather's attic. Taking a look inside, he saw hundreds of baseball cards bundled with twine. They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing.
But some of the names were familiar: Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Honus Wagner.
Then he put the box on a dresser and went back to digging through the attic.
It wasn't until two weeks later that he learned that his family had come across what experts say is one of the biggest, most exciting finds in the history of sports card collecting, a discovery worth perhaps millions.
The cards are from an extremely rare series issued around 1910. Up to now, the few known to exist were in so-so condition at best, with faded images and worn edges. But the ones from the attic in the town of Defiance are nearly pristine, untouched for more than a century. The colors are vibrant, the borders crisp and white.
"It's like finding the Mona Lisa in the attic," Kissner said.
Sports card experts who authenticated the find say they may never again see something this impressive.
"Every future find will ultimately be compared to this," said Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator.
The best of the bunch -- 37 cards -- are expected to bring a total of $500,000 when they are sold at auction in August during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. There are about 700 cards in all that could be worth up to $3 million, experts say. They include such legends as Christy Mathewson and Connie Mack.
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The company grades cards on a 1-to-10 scale based of their condition. Up to now, the highest grade it had ever given a Ty Cobb card from the E98 series was a 7. Sixteen Cobbs found in the Ohio attic were graded a 9 -- almost perfect. A Honus Wagner was judged a 10, a first for the series.
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Entire article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/1...-attic-could-be-worth-millions/#ixzz20M7ZqrCo
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Baseball Card of the Week
If you've ever seen this card (1984 Fleer, No. 182), you've probably asked yourself, "What in the world is Glenn Hubbard doing with a snake around his neck?"
"They were having pets on the field and there was a boa constrictor and I grabbed it and I saw a photographer and said, 'Hey, can you take a picture?' He did and he sent me a big blowup," Hubbard recalled. "I didn't know he was a freelance photographer for Fleer; and so next spring training, a kid comes up and says, 'Can you sign this?' I'm like, 'What is that doing on a baseball card?'
"For years, every time someone sent that card in the mail, I would take that card and send them back another one. I would try to take that card off the market."
Eventually, Hubbard gave up and now can smile about it. Sort of.
"I look at that card now and I think, 'I really let my beard get that long?'"
If you've ever seen this card (1984 Fleer, No. 182), you've probably asked yourself, "What in the world is Glenn Hubbard doing with a snake around his neck?"
"They were having pets on the field and there was a boa constrictor and I grabbed it and I saw a photographer and said, 'Hey, can you take a picture?' He did and he sent me a big blowup," Hubbard recalled. "I didn't know he was a freelance photographer for Fleer; and so next spring training, a kid comes up and says, 'Can you sign this?' I'm like, 'What is that doing on a baseball card?'
"For years, every time someone sent that card in the mail, I would take that card and send them back another one. I would try to take that card off the market."
Eventually, Hubbard gave up and now can smile about it. Sort of.
"I look at that card now and I think, 'I really let my beard get that long?'"
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wadc45;2192088; said:
Yep I have a couple of those as well as the replacement card with a white box over the offending spot......
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
wadc45;2192088; said:
Ripken did it himself:
A couple of years ago Billy Ripken talked to Darren Rovell about the card which is a sought-after collecter?s item.
?I got a dozen bats in front of my locker during the 1988 season. I pulled the bats out, model R161, and noticed?because of the grain patterns?that they were too heavy. But I decided I?d use one of them, at the very least, for my batting practice bat.?
?Now I had to write something on the bat. At Memorial Stadium, the bat room was not too close to the clubhouse, so I wanted to write something that I could find immediately if I looked up and it was 4:44 and I had to get out there on the field a minute later and not be late. There were five big grocery carts full of bats in there and if I wrote my number 3, it could be too confusing. So I wrote ?F?k? Face on it.?
?After the season was over, in early January, I got a call from our PR guy Rick Vaughn. He said, ?Billy, we have a problem.? And he told me what was written on the bat and I couldn?t believe it. I went to a store and saw the card and it all came back to me. We were in Fenway Park and I had just taken my first round of BP. I threw my bat to the third base side and strolled around the bases. When I was coming back, right before I got up to hit again, I remember a guy tapping me on the shoulder asking if he could take my picture. Never once did I think about it. I posed for the shot and he took it.
Wild Thing......
?Now I had to write something on the bat. At Memorial Stadium, the bat room was not too close to the clubhouse, so I wanted to write something that I could find immediately if I looked up and it was 4:44 and I had to get out there on the field a minute later and not be late. There were five big grocery carts full of bats in there and if I wrote my number 3, it could be too confusing. So I wrote ?F?k? Face on it.?
?After the season was over, in early January, I got a call from our PR guy Rick Vaughn. He said, ?Billy, we have a problem.? And he told me what was written on the bat and I couldn?t believe it. I went to a store and saw the card and it all came back to me. We were in Fenway Park and I had just taken my first round of BP. I threw my bat to the third base side and strolled around the bases. When I was coming back, right before I got up to hit again, I remember a guy tapping me on the shoulder asking if he could take my picture. Never once did I think about it. I posed for the shot and he took it.
Wild Thing......
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