Anybody see this article?

Archive · #1 01-08-2009, 08:38 AM

Posted By: Doug

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Woman-finds-139-year-old-baseball-card-in-box-of?urn=mlb,132871

If she really had a $10 BIN on it I can't imagine that someone didn't take a shot at it. (The story is inconsistent though. That story says it started at $10, but the link at the beginning of the paragraph links to another story from deadspin.com saying that it had a $10 BIN)

Archive · #2 01-08-2009, 08:43 AM

Posted By: rand

i dont think it was a BIN, the auction started at $10. geesh maybe one day something will fall in my lap. the 1914 jackson cracker jack was found the same way.. graded an sgc 80 and sold for $51k

Archive · #3 01-08-2009, 08:43 AM

Posted By: Dan

Yep, saw it and laughed to tears when I read it. The good old days of seeing these types of finds are near an end.

Archive · #4 01-08-2009, 08:57 AM

Posted By: anthony

which one of you "big guys" talked her into ending the auction early?

Archive · #5 01-08-2009, 09:02 AM

Posted By: Alan

How many auction house owners are on their way to her house as we speak ?

Archive · #6 01-08-2009, 09:07 AM

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Good for her. She looks like a nice lady. I'm always happy when such discoveries are made by decent, regular folks.

Archive · #7 01-08-2009, 09:59 AM

Posted By: brian p

Checking out the moronic comments posted about this article on the Yahoo Sports site makes one thankful for Net54 and Leon's stewardship.

Brian

Archive · #8 01-08-2009, 10:11 AM

Posted By: Jodi Birkholm

Brian,

I was thinking the exact same thing, but opted not to post about it. How terrible. She looks like somebody's sweet grandmother.

Archive · #9 01-08-2009, 10:23 AM

Posted By: Alan U

Someone should really advise her to send it to REA or another auction house rather than list on ebay.

Archive · #10 01-08-2009, 10:25 AM

Posted By: Marty Ogelvie

Definately a nice story but makes me a feel a bit guilty from complaining to my wife about THROWING CRAP out! She is a pack rat also and often goes behind me to pull stuff out of the garbage after I have put it there.

Archive · #11 01-08-2009, 10:28 AM

Posted By: Doug

She has to be pretty lucky, it says at the bottom that she won $250,000 on a slot machine too. I'm lucky if I win $5!

Archive · #12 01-08-2009, 10:56 AM

Posted By: Jim VB

Bobby B actually posted on this yesterday (see thread titled: Peck & Snyder.)

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