Unaccounted for Attic Finds, Garage Finds, Thrift Store Finds

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by dinopro

there is exactly 9.218% total cards undisovered.

I hope this helps and settles the "guess work" !

Dinopro

9.21816%...LOL.....my smilies are not working for some reason

[Orioles1954]

In April we had a consignor from Virginia who found a group of nearly 300 T206 cards in an old toy box. That group yielded several SGC 88 and SGC 84 singles. Considering tens of millions of these cards were produced....there is more than likely many more of these finds to be had.

[Bocabirdman]

Two years ago I went back to Massachusetts to deal with the selling of my wife's inherited family home. I lived up there from 1969 to 1985. I was in and out of dozens of towns that consisted of at least 50% of homes built during or before the T206 years. Two years ago, I noticed that number was cut drastically. maybe down to 10%. Alot of those had undergone major facelifts. I realize that the home does not HAVE to be that old to have a hidden stash of cards but it seems to me that the number of hiding places are steadily shrinking.

[skelly]

I really feel that although there will be more "finds," I don't think they would be in the magnitude of the Ohio find. ( or even close for that matter ) Back in the day ( late 80's & 90's ) things would be unearthed and brought to shows, sold at yard sales, etc... Now I think when people find that box of 700-1000 cards from the 50's and 60's, they tend to think they've found their retirement, but really they just have maybe a couple thousand dollars worth of stuff. I had an interesting talk with a dealer at a local show about a month ago who used to own a shop. He said that in the 80's and even into the mid nineties, he would see some great collections come in. He said that he basically kept the store open for a few years after he should have closed, just hoping for that next collection to come. He said that the last few years of the store it became the exact opposite of what it once was. I guy might have about 300 cards from the late 60's and they'd want thousands.

[martindl]

I'm in the antiques and vintage business (Once Possessed in Snellville, Ga if you're ever in the area) and go on a lot of house calls. While not neccessarily card related, people are often surprised when I tell them about the collectability and potential value of the thing they own. Mainstream things, not esoteric items. Old comics, guns, sports stuff, coins, toys, etc.

Who knows what the percentage is, but I'd say there's many a grouping of cards still out there.

[WVSPORTKINGS]

I believe there will be some more finds in the future, maybe nothing like the Black Swamp Find. I'm confident more cards from private collections will be sent in for grading. I believe I read on PSA website that they took in 22000 items at the National for grading. However one of the most disturbing pictures I saw in one of the free magazines I picked up at the national was two cards that had just been grade by SGC, laying on top of a pile of PSA flips that had been pulled from cards broken out of their PSA holders for regrading. So much for Pop Reports being acturate.
Wouldn't it be great if the grading companies would return the flips to the original grading company when this happens. Just wishful thinking!

Mark WVSportkings

[zljones]

As far as cards or other collectibles found within walls of old homes, or in attics or basements, I would think that those that are doing the remodeling or the buyers of an older home would definatly take a lot of consideration if they found old Baseball cards in the wall or basement or attic. It is now common knowledge to most people that Baseball cards can be valuable. I just do not see these remodeled homes havings tons of old cards that were thrown away by present day construction workers or home owners finding them in the basement or attic. I would think most of them would want to attempt to cash in on the cards. Even if they did not know they found cards, they can at least see that these are very old antique items and try to get them appraised. I am sure there are cases of cards getting thrown out in newly purchases or remodeled older homes, but I do not think it is widespread.