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warshawlawPreviously unknown/uncatalogued stuff pops up all the time on ebay and at shows. Those are "finds". I'd define a Find as uncovering a cache of desirable cards from a non-hobby source: a walk-in laydown at a show, a box of cards at a yard sale, etc.
There are degrees, of course. The most impressive Find I know of is Dave Levin's OJ Find of last year. 1200+ OJs including some rare and uncatalogued poses. I saw about 80% of the Find at a show and it just took my breath away, like looking at a million dollars, literally, laying on a table. Or the CJ Find at the last National from that walk-in; I think that fetched $800K?
I've had a few "Finds"--it is how my collection got jump-started--but none in quite a few years.