Have you ever found a card or box?

[IndyDave]

I had been looking for my 1973 Topps Candy Lid set since the pandemic when I really got in to organizing my collection.

I had been through box after box in my basement looking for the Arthur Treachers Jack Brohamer cup that I knew they were in

I started working on cleaning out a closet this week and tonight I found a shoe box on the floor of the closet that included the cup, the candy lids and a bunch of other stuff - my high school newspaper press pass (lol) my college ID and a whole bunch of other things that slowed down the cleaning process

I did count - I have 55 candy lids. Need to get them in some sheets once I get the closet back together. I’m working on my office / hobby room. It’s a mess

[BeanTown]

Aaron, that is an amazing item and wish I would have went for it when HA auctioned it. Well, all the boxes have been opened except my Mastro box as I’m enjoying the feeling of being a little boy, waiting on Christmas to arrive.

So, box 1 was a return from an AH of some framed items that they didn’t think would do so well…. No surprise I didn’t open it years ago. Box 2 was from Collectible Classics and had a nice message written on invoice from John Burke. In the box was a nice Christy Mathewson Police Gazette paper along with a Mordecai Brown and Johnny Evers memorabilia. Box 3, had a super nice panoramic picture of the Indy 500 race with all the cars lined up by wall. Box 4, was loaded from Hunt with some M114 and M113s along with a bunch of Time, Life and Tip Top magazines. Box 5, had a bunch of Harper Weekly’s, Leslie’s, London News Illistrated, and other supplements and premiums. Box 6, had a 1929 Chicago Cubs framed Chicago Cubs photo. Last box I really liked which had a long statue of the 1927 Yankees team in its original packaging and factory box. There are some other items like Mantle stuff, tickets, etc…. But that’s pretty much it.

Here, are the highlights of what was listed above. Will add the Mastro box when I decide to open including the Henry Yee deal which still needs to be found.

[JustinD]

Very cool!

I am not even into racing and that Indy 500 panorama is amazing. Definitely my favorite of them all.

[Leon]

That's quite a bit to forget about. I know of a 12 step program.....
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Originally Posted by BeanTown

Aaron, that is an amazing item and wish I would have went for it when HA auctioned it. Well, all the boxes have been opened except my Mastro box as I’m enjoying the feeling of being a little boy, waiting on Christmas to arrive.

So, box 1 was a return from an AH of some framed items that they didn’t think would do so well…. No surprise I didn’t open it years ago. Box 2 was from Collectible Classics and had a nice message written on invoice from John Burke. In the box was a nice Christy Mathewson Police Gazette paper along with a Mordecai Brown and Johnny Evers memorabilia. Box 3, had a super nice panoramic picture of the Indy 500 race with all the cars lined up by wall. Box 4, was loaded from Hunt with some M114 and M113s along with a bunch of Time, Life and Tip Top magazines. Box 5, had a bunch of Harper Weekly’s, Leslie’s, London News Illistrated, and other supplements and premiums. Box 6, had a 1929 Chicago Cubs framed Chicago Cubs photo. Last box I really liked which had a long statue of the 1927 Yankees team in its original packaging and factory box. There are some other items like Mantle stuff, tickets, etc…. But that’s pretty much it.

Here, are the highlights of what was listed above. Will add the Mastro box when I decide to open including the Henry Yee deal which still needs to be found.

[Exhibitman]

My current rules of thumb are if I don't remember I have it or if I haven't seen it in years, and I come across it, sell it.

[Leon]

I have small, medium and large stacks of stuff I always need to sell....but I'm lazy. I will get a round to it when I get around to it.

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

My current rules of thumb are if I don't remember I have it or if I haven't seen it in years, and I come across it, sell it.

[jjbond]

We put old boxes, padded envelopes, and bubble wrap into the garage for later reuse or recycling. it seems every now and then my dad gets a card in the mail, opens it, but somehow the box (with the purchase) ends up in the garage.

I've found a few of his purchases in the old box pile in the garage, sometimes as I'm breaking down boxes for recycling. Always a bit concerning....

[h2oya311]

Jay Cee - no wonder you can’t find your Cy Young Cab! It’s probably in the final mystery box!

If you are looking to move the Leslie’s Weekly you shared, I would be interested. And I agree, that Indy 500 pano is off the charts!

[Directly]

Back in the 90'S a trash man discovered over 1,000 T2o6 and E-cards in Cheese Boxes in the trash. The owner a Antique dealer for 60 plus years had passed and I guess didn't have any close family so the City of Cairo, Illinois didn't think they had any value. They did have a two day auction later.

Anyway the trashman contacted a Antique dealer in Charleston MO and offered the lot for 200.00. the dealer didn't didn't get it and declined. Mean while the trashman did some checking on the phone the cards, he found out the cards were a gold mine--he sold the T206 he said for 30,000 (probably Cheap)--anyway he held back a 100 or so E-cards which I bought.--Can you believe the Antique Dealer passed on the 200.00 dollar offer, he later told me was a huge mistake, and of course made him sick to his stomach--NO kidding!

The mistake I made I had visited the Antique shop several time and he always ask ANYTHING YOUR LOOKING FOR? No I would answer, if I had just asked --HAVE ANY OLD BASEBALL CARDS-- so from now on I ask--TRUE STORY!