Observations from a yard sale - 80s/90s junk cards

[parkplace33]

I went to a yard sale over the weekend that advertised baseball cards. The ad said over 100000 baseball cards, nothing else. No description, no pictures.

I got there early and pulled up. About 10 others guys were there, ready to go. The yard sale was about 10 folding tables. Each table had 4 5000 count boxes.

As soon as I walked up to the first box, I knew this sale wasn’t for me. The box was full of 80s/90s baseball junk. Fleer Score Topps. All commons, all picked over. I asked the seller how much he wanted. He told me a penny a card, 100 cards for $1. My guess is that this was an old dealer or store collection.

What I couldn’t believe was that the others guys there thought this was a gold mine. I heard one guy ask if he could buy the whole collection for a discount. Seller said no. Another guy was buying these cards by the monster box, not even checking what was in there. Two guys were talking about submitting these cards, getting 10s, and then selling them for “major profit”. I am sure the seller sold out and probably did well selling the cards at 100 for $1.

As I walked away, I couldn’t help but think I was in an episode of the twilight zone.