Well, I personally didn't strike gold because I never saw a penny from it but during my college years, an ex-girlfriends' mother was cleaning her mothers' house and found some old baseball pins. She showed the collection to me and I identified them as 1898 cameo pins-there was an Anson in them too! The family was able to pay off some bills after i directed them to a consignment auction. It was something i'll never forget!
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Originally Posted by johnmh71
I once had a situation where my wife's aunt found a large number of cards in an apartment that she was renting out. The renter had split and left them after he failed to pay the rent. So, knowing that I was a big collector, she asked that I take a look at them the next time that I was over at her house.
Well, unfortunately, it was a huge carton filled with 80's and 90's cards  . Have any of you non-dealers had a similar situation where you struck gold? I hope that one day I will be as lucky. |