Black Swamp Find? Tell me more!

[gabrinus]

Took me about 20 years to put that set together and then some goobers find a bunch of pristine cards in an attic...definitely not thrilled...Jerry

[fkm_bky]

If I'm not mistaken, when he came to the message board to inquire about his find didn't he also have some rare colgan chips (like a Thorpe) as well. I know we all thought it was too good to be true and that there was something fishy about it. But...turns out it was all legit and then things got very exciting. My memory may not be totally accurate.

Bill

[bnorth]

Great thread.

How did the find affect the prices of the lower end cards and how has the prices changed on the new cards since the find to now?

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by fkm_bky

If I'm not mistaken, when he came to the message board to inquire about his find didn't he also have some rare colgan chips (like a Thorpe) as well. I know we all thought it was too good to be true and that there was something fishy about it. But...turns out it was all legit and then things got very exciting. My memory may not be totally accurate.

Bill

Different find, I believe you're referring to the Skydash collection. https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=88092

[fkm_bky]

Ah...the famous "I mis-remembered"! Thanks for clarifying. That was an amazing find too!

Bill

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Different find, I believe you're referring to the Skydash collection. https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=88092

[BobC]

Originally Posted by x2drich2000

Different find, I believe you're referring to the Skydash collection. https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=88092

+1

I was thinking the same thing, the Skydash collection as well. The big difference with the Skydash find though was that it was a large number of single, different cards, across various sets. It didn't end up having the same overall effect on specific card issues like the Ty Cobb Tobacco and Black Swamp finds did as those were multiple cards of the exact same player(s) that significantly changed the total number of those cards in the marketplace. All three were great finds, but it is just that the Skydash find didn't have the same overall economic impact on certain cards of other collector's like the Ty Cobb and Black Swamp finds did.

[BobC]

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