Guy finds an E92 Croft's Candy Ty Cobb in a hole in an attic!

[timfsu2k]

Just saw in a Facebook card group that a guy found a Cobb Croft's Candy literally in a hole in an attic!

Here's the post:

[ullmandds]

WOW! looks good. A-mazing!!!

[Piratedogcardshows]

Good stuff. I would probably be pulling up floor boards if it was me

[iowadoc77]

So cool to hear that this stuff is still being found. What a neat find.

[RedsFan1941]

cool story. this guy goes into attics in winter, reaching into holes in walls and floors trying to find stuff. other guys complain because their ebay searches get clogged up with stuff they're not interested in.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I hate being the pessimist but I just don't believe this. All this stuff found in holes in the walls in an otherwise clean space and it just happens to be a Croft's Cobb. Of all the cards it could've been, someone shoved a Cobb in a hole in a wall 100 years ago? And no other cards? The owner had one card and it was Cobb? I hope it's true and legit and the guy has a real Cobby, I just don't believe it right at the moment.

[Fred]

I'd be afraid to look in my attic.... I bet I'd find an Anson in Uniform N172 that was eaten by termites and then I'd find all the frigging termites....

That is just too cool of a find....

[orly57]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

I hate being the pessimist but I just don't believe this. All this stuff found in holes in the walls in an otherwise clean space and it just happens to be a Croft's Cobb. Of all the cards it could've been, someone shoved a Cobb in a hole in a wall 100 years ago? And no other cards? The owner had one card and it was Cobb? I hope it's true and legit and the guy has a real Cobby, I just don't believe it right at the moment.

My exact thoughts as I read this.

[Joshwesley]

Just not buying it either.....

Does the card look right to y’all?

[timfsu2k]

He claims it will be sent in for grading/authenticating so we will see I guess. He could be making up the story about where it was found but not sure what he has to gain from that.

[x2drich2000]

While I wouldn't mind seeing a better scan of it outside the case, nothing about it screams fake to me. I'm not too surprised by the story either, several years ago a Just So Buck Ewing was discovered in the same way.

DJ

[ullmandds]

card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!

[dealme]

Great story if it proves to be true. The only thing cooler would be finding a map to One-Eyed Willie's treasure dating back to 1632.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

While I wouldn't mind seeing a better scan of it outside the case, nothing about it screams fake to me. I'm not too surprised by the story either, several years ago a Just So Buck Ewing was discovered in the same way.

DJ

The Ewing was found in the wall used as insulation as a lot of times back then people would use any form of paper as insulation in the walls. This one was found in a hole in the floor boards along with toys and bottles. Not really the same scenario as the Ewing. Also, like I said, I hope it is legit and the guy has a real Cobb. I just don't believe the story yet.

[PiratesWS1979]

Wasn't there a picture a few months ago of that guy holding a T206 Wagner that he "found"?

[MattyC]

My grandfather and I once found a single 1956 Luis Aparicio— a HOF rookie card—behind the stove in his sister’s apartment. Doubtless it belonged to his nephew, and fell back there in 1956 or thereabouts. Would some call BS on that story because it was a star card and no others were found?

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by MattyC

My grandfather and I once found a single 1956 Luis Aparicio— a HOF rookie card—behind the stove in his sister’s apartment. Doubtless it belonged to his nephew, and fell back there in 1956 or thereabouts. Would some call BS on that story because it was a star card and no others were found?

I wouldn't call BS on that find, but also not sure I would compare an Aparicio RC with a Croft's Cobb. Now, if you said you found a 52 Topps Mantle behind the stove I might call BS.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!

Reminds me of a modern day Lee Harvey Oswald. There is something wrong with the shadow in the background.

Brian

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

too lazy to actually measure, but card and top loader look out of proportion (too large) to the sheet of paper in the picture where they are being held.

[iowadoc77]

And it’s a Facebook post. Some of the Facebook cards groups vary from strange to completely off the wall. This fits in pretty well. Hard to not be skeptical.

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!

When selling on Facebook most bst groups require you include the date on your posts. Maybe he wanted to prove he had the card in his possession.

[Joshwesley]

I manage and lease historic office buildings for a living... and as you can imagine, we do a lot of demo and renovating once the spaces are leased out or in some cases purchased.

All are mostly civil war era-1950’s....

Never seen a trace a baseball card, but we’ve found all kinds of awesome stuff in walls, under floors, in attics/equipment rooms.

Historical documents, original pictures, original floor plans/drawings of the buildings and of course antique furniture and chandeliers.

Still holding out hope that I’ll find a stash of Cj’s or T206’s at some point!

[iwantitiwinit]

Hate to say it but something smells fishy.

[rjackson44]

I agree with Scott card looks odd in his hands ,I belong to a lot of Facebook groups a lot of the stuff are scams or made up finds.so something is odd here,,

[Republicaninmass]

I found a 79 bump wills in probably seeing well over 100 homes. It's pretty rare to find anything of value that common knowledge to most. That being said, most if my checking was in larger cities, not country homes or barns. One might have more luck there

[sycks22]

Our house is from 2005, so I'm hoping we don't find junk wax behind the walls when we do construction in the future.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Our house is from 2005, so I'm hoping we don't find junk wax behind the walls when we do construction in the future.

My garage is from the 20s and unfinished. Excitedly got up on a ladder one day and stuck my head through the unfinished ceiling, sure there would be great treasures waiting me. Found an empty booze bottle, a copy of Playboy from early 70s, and a nice bird skeleton.

At least know I know where grandpa went for some private time.

[CrackaJackKid]

When I was 12, my dad and I were ripping up the carpet in the house my parents just bought. Underneath it was a 1959 Frank Malzone all star card.

[Throttlesteer]

It's possible the card is real but stolen. The story provides cover until he can move it.

[Huysmans]

The rest of the story and additional finds haven't been mentioned yet....

multiple Inverted Jenny stamps, Albert Einstein's notebook of handwritten formulas, a stack of gem mint copies of Action Comics #1, the Oak Island treasure and the remains of Jimmy Hoffa were also found alongside the Cobb, as well as authenticated signature's from Santa Claus, King Tut, Dracula, Zeus and Joan of Arc. There was also a Joe Jackson... but most likely it's fake.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

It's possible the card is real but stolen. The story provides cover until he can move it.

This was my first thought as well when reading the post. But why call attention to yourself if trying to unload a stolen card? It's hard not to be skeptical but if he really did send it to psa and it comes back graded I'd lean towards believing the story.

[iowadoc77]

Going through my grandparents house when they moved I found a 1954 Topps Granny Hamner. Probably would grade a 5-6. My grandma told me the horror story of her throwing away my dads and uncles cards. “Looks like I missed one” she said. Come on grandma!

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I found a 79 bump wills in probably seeing well over 100 homes. It's pretty rare to find anything of value that common knowledge to most. That being said, most if my checking was in larger cities, not country homes or barns. One might have more luck there

OOOOH Rangers or Mariners?

[Paul S]

Well, if American Pickers hasn't found the big score by now, fuggedaboutit.

[Exhibitman]

Our house was built in 1925 and not well maintained. There were cabinets in the laundry that looked like they'd been painted shut decades ago. I painstakingly pried them open and found...a newspaper from 1968.

In the garage as I was clearing it out I found a shoebox. I opened it and saw several hundred cards. Garbage Pail Kids. Ugh.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

OOOOH Rangers or Mariners?

O he live rangers off hand, I didn't realize there was two until years later

[Tao_Moko]

Superficial judgement + rarity of card + back story = probably fake in my book. Nothing looks good about this find to me.
I found a hardback Gilligans Island book in a house we bought as a kid. Inside it was a Ozzie Smith rookie.

[orly57]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Our house was built in 1925 and not well maintained. There were cabinets in the laundry that looked like they'd been painted shut decades ago. I painstakingly pried them open and found...a newspaper from 1968.

In the garage as I was clearing it out I found a shoebox. I opened it and saw several hundred cards. Garbage Pail Kids. Ugh.

You still have those? I'm a buyer. Loved those things as a kid.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by orly57

You still have those? I'm a buyer. Loved those things as a kid.

Those Garbage Pail Kids were after me. Never found any Cobb cards either
We had red line Hot Wheels. We collected those 7-11 Slurpee Cups too. We had huge, tall stacks of them. *(not mine)

[packs]

Hypothetically speaking, if I hire this guy to gut my house so I can renovate and he finds this card in my house, doesn't the card belong to me and not him?

[iowadoc77]

Originally Posted by packs

Hypothetically speaking, if I hire this guy to gut my house so I can renovate and he finds this card in my house, doesn't the card belong to me and not him?

That's assuming he shows it to you and doesn't just sneak it away himself.
But in all seriousness, it would be yours. If you own the property, you own its contents

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

too lazy to actually measure, but card and top loader look out of proportion (too large) to the sheet of paper in the picture where they are being held.

Maybe it's just a really small piece of paper.

Originally Posted by iowadoc77

That's assuming he shows it to you and doesn't just sneak it away himself.
But in all seriousness, it would be yours. If you own the property, you own its contents

This is why I do all of my own renovations.

[enuffsenuff]

We moved into our retirement home in East of the U.K. last July which needed a complete renovation. Upon ripping out some fitted wardrobes out fell Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits LP. Interestingly he was on UK tv a couple of weeks ago and he looked the spitting image to what he looked on the Album cover...BTW if you need the album to add to your vintage Manilow's collection it's available free to a good home but postage will be steep, plus import duty, customs clearance and other taxes
Upon closer examination Inside the record sleeve was a red T........