Guy finds an E92 Croft's Candy Ty Cobb in a hole in an attic!

[ullmandds]

WOW! looks good. A-mazing!!!

[Piratedogcardshows]

Good stuff. I would probably be pulling up floor boards if it was me

[iowadoc77]

So cool to hear that this stuff is still being found. What a neat find.

[RedsFan1941]

cool story. this guy goes into attics in winter, reaching into holes in walls and floors trying to find stuff. other guys complain because their ebay searches get clogged up with stuff they're not interested in.

[Fred]

I'd be afraid to look in my attic.... I bet I'd find an Anson in Uniform N172 that was eaten by termites and then I'd find all the frigging termites....

That is just too cool of a find....

[CobbSpikedMe]

I hate being the pessimist but I just don't believe this. All this stuff found in holes in the walls in an otherwise clean space and it just happens to be a Croft's Cobb. Of all the cards it could've been, someone shoved a Cobb in a hole in a wall 100 years ago? And no other cards? The owner had one card and it was Cobb? I hope it's true and legit and the guy has a real Cobby, I just don't believe it right at the moment.

[orly57]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

I hate being the pessimist but I just don't believe this. All this stuff found in holes in the walls in an otherwise clean space and it just happens to be a Croft's Cobb. Of all the cards it could've been, someone shoved a Cobb in a hole in a wall 100 years ago? And no other cards? The owner had one card and it was Cobb? I hope it's true and legit and the guy has a real Cobby, I just don't believe it right at the moment.

My exact thoughts as I read this.

[Joshwesley]

Just not buying it either.....

Does the card look right to y’all?

[x2drich2000]

While I wouldn't mind seeing a better scan of it outside the case, nothing about it screams fake to me. I'm not too surprised by the story either, several years ago a Just So Buck Ewing was discovered in the same way.

DJ

[ullmandds]

card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!

[dealme]

Great story if it proves to be true. The only thing cooler would be finding a map to One-Eyed Willie's treasure dating back to 1632.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

While I wouldn't mind seeing a better scan of it outside the case, nothing about it screams fake to me. I'm not too surprised by the story either, several years ago a Just So Buck Ewing was discovered in the same way.

DJ

The Ewing was found in the wall used as insulation as a lot of times back then people would use any form of paper as insulation in the walls. This one was found in a hole in the floor boards along with toys and bottles. Not really the same scenario as the Ewing. Also, like I said, I hope it is legit and the guy has a real Cobb. I just don't believe the story yet.

[timfsu2k]

He claims it will be sent in for grading/authenticating so we will see I guess. He could be making up the story about where it was found but not sure what he has to gain from that.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

too lazy to actually measure, but card and top loader look out of proportion (too large) to the sheet of paper in the picture where they are being held.

[iowadoc77]

And it’s a Facebook post. Some of the Facebook cards groups vary from strange to completely off the wall. This fits in pretty well. Hard to not be skeptical.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

too lazy to actually measure, but card and top loader look out of proportion (too large) to the sheet of paper in the picture where they are being held.

Maybe it's just a really small piece of paper.

Originally Posted by iowadoc77

That's assuming he shows it to you and doesn't just sneak it away himself.
But in all seriousness, it would be yours. If you own the property, you own its contents

This is why I do all of my own renovations.

[enuffsenuff]

We moved into our retirement home in East of the U.K. last July which needed a complete renovation. Upon ripping out some fitted wardrobes out fell Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits LP. Interestingly he was on UK tv a couple of weeks ago and he looked the spitting image to what he looked on the Album cover...BTW if you need the album to add to your vintage Manilow's collection it's available free to a good home but postage will be steep, plus import duty, customs clearance and other taxes
Upon closer examination Inside the record sleeve was a red T........