A nice find at an antique mall

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One will never know what treasure can be found in an Antique Mall until you look--reminds me of the time years ago when I was drawn to a old antique dresser and peeked into a half open drawer-!

[jbsports33]

Great! looked like a lot of fun going through all those cards for a price like that.

Jimmy

[chalupacollects]

I had the same type of find earlier this summer at a flea market... Bunch if $5 800 count boxes and wedged in one box between some 91 Donruss and 91 Fleer were about 500 high quality 72's with Mays Aaron, Clemente with both action and regular with doubles. Plenty of high numbers... now I am obligated to finishing the set.... smh...

Other $5 pickups were 80-83 Fleer, Topps and Donruss complete sets!

[cardsfan73]

Nice find! There is still good stuff out there. The thrill of the hunt is what keeps me going!

[seanofjapan]

I could seriously read posts like this all day and be perfectly happy.

[Orioles1954]

Reminds me of the T213-1 Coupon Engle I found a couple years back. $30 later and it was mine!

[BradH]

I've been out for a few days and just returned to see the nice comments - thank you to everyone and to Leon for moving the threading.

This was a purchase that I’ll remember for a long time and it far exceeded my expectations. I thought I was getting a good deal but it turned out to be a GREAT deal. And not for the amount of dollars spent vs. cards received - It was a great deal for the collecting fun it gave me, just like in the “old days.”

I’ve received a few PMs and emails asking about availability of some cards. The only sorting I’ve done so far was to pull out some stars for the photos I posted. I’ll go through them this weekend to see what I need for my sets. After that, I’m happy to send cards to anyone who needs them, but will do so in the order that the requests have been received.

For those who are statistically minded, the purchase came out to 4-1/2 cents per card - about 1,400 cards for $63 (w/tax).

Aside from the entertainment value, here are my favorite highlights from the purchase:

1) The quantity and quality of the 1972 high numbers. Turned out to be 44 of them with just one duplicate and they’re generally in great shape. I know I’ll need most of them for my set.

2) The Eddie Murray ‘78 RC in this lot is way better than the Murray in my NM-MT ‘78 set that’s in a binder. This is a nice upgrade.

3) The two ‘72 Nolan Ryans are nice. One is a little better than the other and I need it for my set. The other is promised to a fellow collector.

4) Dick Pole.

[Leon]

+1
I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, because of the actions of some greedy people, there are so many other distractions. But it is always great to read about stories like this, they are few and far between.

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

I could seriously read posts like this all day and be perfectly happy.