NYT: 20 Million Cards: A Sports Memorabilia Gold Mine Uncovered in Virginia

[bmattioli]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Least it's almost winter time. fire up the pellet stove

Pellet stoves do not like cards or paper..

OCD and hoarding is a terrible disease that most do not understand. It's not fun trust me..

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

OCD and hoarding is a terrible disease that most do not understand. It's not fun trust me..

You have my sympathies, I've seen it close at hand. It's also not fun for those who have anything to do with a hoarder or have to live or work in a hoarder space. Certainly there is an element of compulsion to it, but there is also a disregard for others in their orbit who are also forced to deal with it. It's pretty nasty behavior for all concerned except maybe the hoarder, who can seem oblivious to everyone else's discomfort in not at least trying to do something about it.

[darkhorse9]

Maybe I'm missing the joke, but just looking at the picture I'm positive that 98 percent of the cards are junk. Just looking at what's visible in the picture. Lots of Nascar cards (probably 50,000 cards), small sets from the 90's and what appears to be maybe two dozen 1990 Score Factory sets. At 704 cards a set that easily counts as 17,000 cards. He said there are 10,000 Michael Jordan cards? From what years? mid-90's I'm sure.
I really question whether the vintage sets he talked about and the T206s were actually part of this buy and not part of his personal collection that he's infiltrating them with.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

I'm positive that 98 percent of the cards are junk.

You're a very optimistic person! I'd venture it's a fraction of a singular percentage point. Anyone buying that will have to rent a large dumpster and plow through all the crap quickly to make the most of their time.

I don't understand how the New York Times felt this was newsworthy.