Look what I found (and didn't know I had)....

[Fred]

Not my stuff, but a fun story.

I remember one time I was at a collectors place in San Antonio (before he sold off his collection). I was digging through a couple stacks of his cards and found a few tough T cards in the pile. I asked Brooks why they were just sitting in a pile of cards, he just said he forgot he had 'em. He had so many cool things and a nice 19th century type card collection.

Does anybody that know's Brooks Newell know how he's doing these days? I hung out with him at a few Nationals and lost track of him after he sold off his collection. Great guy!

[Paul S]

I bought them in the 60's - the end panels - from Goodwin Goldfadden (RIP), before I had even ever seen a whole T202 (I knew I had the others kept in an old cigar box). The Topps were/are still inside a large messy box (Gallo Hearty Burgundy, if you must know). Just recently I was looking for something else and there was Ty - I had no idea I owned it. I contacted a fellow board member (Hi Brianp-beme) who helped me sell them all on ebay for a tidy sum. Who knew?

[freakhappy]

Wish I could randomly find a $500-600 card...damnit Leon!

You know you have a card collecting problem when...

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Fred

Not my stuff, but a fun story.

I remember one time I was at a collectors place in San Antonio (before he sold off his collection). I was digging through a couple stacks of his cards and found a few tough T cards in the pile. I asked Brooks why they were just sitting in a pile of cards, he just said he forgot he had 'em. He had so many cool things and a nice 19th century type card collection.

Does anybody that know's Brooks Newell know how he's doing these days? I hung out with him at a few Nationals and lost track of him after he sold off his collection. Great guy!

Unfortunately Brooks passed away a few years ago. He was a really good guy but often misunderstood. He was also almost legally blind which is unusual for a card collector. He did have a really great type card collection, especially 19th century. RIP Brooks....

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/san...&pid=144682557


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[Sean]

Leon, it's not exactly the same thing, but I bought a raw Uzit on ebay. I had it graded, then put it in a bank for a few years. I never forgot that I had it, but for some reason I thought that it graded PSA 1. Four years later I took it out of the box to show someone. That's when I realized that it was graded PSA 4.5.

That was an excellent surprise.

[frankbmd]

Sean,

Send me the name of your bank. I've a few cards that need to be upgraded.

[Tyler]

Just the other day I was thumbing through my Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (for the first time in about 2 years) and came across this T205 Bobby Wallace that I completely forgot about.

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Tyler

Just the other day I was thumbing through my Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (for the first time in about 2 years) and came across this T205 Bobby Wallace that I completely forgot about.

I think I'll try that with my Wallace to see if he at least loses his cap.