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Posted By: warshawlaw

This one happened to a friend of mine about 15 years ago (I know, lawyers aren't supposed to have friends): He bought a bunch of T cards at a garage sale for a buck each. Mostly T206 commons, but a few HOFers, so it was a good deal but not great. As he was leaving, the woman running the sale came up to him and handed him one more card for free: a Colgan's Wagner.

This one is all mine: Local show, I'm leaving, and there is a lost-looking guy in the lobby of the hotel. I ask him if he is looking for the show and he says he is looking to sell a collection. He has a becketts and wants 50% of high prices on the cards. I look over the lot and they are stellar 1952 and 1954 Topps cards, many with hairline creases, however, including the biggest names (Williams, Mays, Aaron). I buy several right there for all the cash I have and get his business card. Since he wants half of book and the dealers try to lowball him beause of the creased cards, he leaves without selling much and calls me. I buy several thousand dollars of cards from him, but they all grade 7-9, including a ton of 8's and a number of 9's. I have my cash out of the deal in a month or two and a nice collection to boot.