Baseball Card Museum

[mouschi]

OooooOOOoohhh! I'd like to start a museum myself. All your baseball cards are belong to us!

[Koufax32fan]

If you are really looking to donate any of your cards or other memorabilia, there are other museums and nonprofits that could be potential recipients, as evidenced by the Met's Jefferson Burdick collection.

When we visited the Baseball Hall of Fame a number of years ago, my son and I spent a morning in the research center. We looked through dozens of folders of their images/paper - for Sandy Koufax, Wrigley Field, Christy Mathewson and Doc Oberlander and others. They didn't have any photographs of Doc Oberlander and we discussed his Old Judge Cards. They did have a copy of his obituary that I copied. The research librarian told me that that the Hall would gladly accept the original Old Judge cards. I am not "done" with them yet, so I sent the Hall digital files of the Old Judge cards that I had at the time for their files. I have told my kids that if they don't want them after they inherit them that those should be donated to the Hall. And, I have more wire photos of Sandy Koufax than they did; they would love those too.

I don't know for sure, but I have an educated opinion that the Hall would gladly accept many of the rare items that are often shared here. But, not the junk cases. And, I am not a shill for the Hall. Another one of my favorite places to visit is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. And, there are many local museums/hall of fames that might be interested. Or, you can send your cards to that guy.

[55koufax]

My case of 1990 Fleer Baseball is worthy of a $1000 tax deduction as a charitable contribution?

This scheme so reminds me of The Universal Life Church ministry scam in the 1980's whereby for $25 they ordained you a as a minister. All home expenses became tax deductible!

[Seven]

Seems very suspect to me, on a side note though, There is a new small section in the Hall of Fame dedicated entirely to Cards, In my experience it was very nice. Some beautiful displays of vintage cards, in these gigantic, pullout sort of cases. Very enjoyable when I was there in the summer of 2019.