wowowowowow- Look what i got at a garage sale today!!!!!!!
Rogermnj
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So i am driving around for work and i see a sign for a garage sale.. I NEVER stop at one but figured what the hell...
I got 2 wax boxes and 2 packs... for $10- I even kept the sign that was on the table
This really made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got 2 wax boxes and 2 packs... for $10- I even kept the sign that was on the table
This really made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
If not, very nice work!! You might be able to pull a nice Nolan Ryan out of those Topps packs. And maybe a nice Playboy Buddy Landell out of that wrestling pack.
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<< <i>This is a joke, right?
If not, very nice work!! You might be able to pull a nice Nolan Ryan out of those Topps packs. And maybe a nice Playboy Buddy Landell out of that wrestling pack. >>
Orrrr, maybe a Michael Jordan???!!!
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<< <i>This is a joke, right?
If not, very nice work!! You might be able to pull a nice Nolan Ryan out of those Topps packs. And maybe a nice Playboy Buddy Landell out of that wrestling pack. >>
Orrrr, maybe a Michael Jordan???!!! >>
Sarcasm young Goot
<< <i>Garage sale on a Wednesday?? >>
That's exactly what I was thinking. Not sure if I've ever heard of that before. Very nice score, Roger!
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anyway, dude sold me the closet full of baseball cards and was loading them into a big box for me to take to the car and he says "wait a second, ive got a couple other albums on a shelf in here and you can have them too" -- he comes back with just 1 800 count box and says "i was wrong, i just have these basketball cards, take them with you too" -- i peaked inside and almost crapped myself, i saw it was 86 fleer but didnt want to act too excited about it, so i waited until i got home and sorted out 3 friggin sets of 86 fleer and a few duplicates (3 jordans total).. i ended up selling all 3 jordans to some dude at a garage sale we had a few months later, i think i got like $120 each for them..
I'll cover shipping, too. I don't want to rip you off. I'll just paypal the funds right now. Thanks Roger!
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<< <i>all of the wax being the same year kinda makes it seem more legit.. someone didnt know what they had.. >>
Indeed, they didn't know they had the 1952 Topps of basketball.
D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 241,435,610,654 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
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That is unreal. I just about pee'd myself. Seriously.
That's about like the dude I know that found an Olson Acoustic Guitar at a garage sale a few years ago.
When is it going to be my turn?????
beautiful, you can have those 86 fleer basketball packs slabbed and make a killin!!!!!! 10 bucks-good grief ,that is unreal
Most garage sales are on the weekends is the insinuation Roger.
Nice pick ups!
Steve
The little devil on the other shoulder is wanting me to say - "You sorry, good for nothing sucker! I hate your stinkin' guts! I hope every card in that Fleer box is O/C. I also hope that it has been resealed and you don't get one single Jordan out of it!"
In all seriousness - great find. That is something you will never, ever forget. For that matter, I don't think I'll ever forget it!
You've got to tell us how you felt when you saw them and when you paid him. Was you able to keep your composure? I would have been shaking like a leaf when I got back in the car.
Shane
I just want to see more pics, then I'll believe it.
...waiting to here more from roj
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
Shane
Here's a previous post of mine about a similar experience I had with a "garage sale":
"In 1975, my wife, 2 sons and I, drove to Florida to see her relatives.
On the way, we stopped for gas in North Carolina. While I was pumping gas, my oldest son said "hey dad, look at that sign". There was a sign across the highway that said "bazeball cardz 4 sale".
With enough help from my 2 sons, we convinced my wife to let us at least check 'em out.
So, we drove down what seemed to be an endless country gravel driveway, and saw a little old lady wearing a sweater (it had to be at least 90 degrees that day!) rocking in a chair on her porch.
I asked her about the baseball cards and she laughed and said they're in the shed around back.
We followed her and she led us to a 2' x 2' old chest-like wooden box. She said she was 85 years old and had no use for the things. Her husband and his friends used to open their packs of tobacco and pick their teeth with the corners of the cards and then throw the cards in the box.
She said "you can have them all for $5.00 plus the chest."
I opened the box and it was filled 3/4 of the way with T206s.
Of course I had no idea what T206s were worth then, so I agreed and paid the lady.
Those T206s were converted to 5 1952 Topps Mantles back in 1992.
I've never been to a "garage sale" or should I say "shed sale" since."
PoppaJ
Erik
<< <i>I was thinking about this all night. >>
then, this thread has served its purpose.
Currently working on:
1955 Topps All-American
George Brett Master Set
2009 A&G's
i'm going to find one of these sooner or later
congrats!!
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Congradulations on that one in a billion find
The best way to go about it is get every single pack slabbed and then sell them. If you start ripping them your gona lose out. Sure you only paid $10 but thats not the point. Of course everybody dreams of pulling a Jordan and others in a PSA 10 but you know the odds of that.
Good luck no matter what you deceide!
HK
It would not shock me to find something like that at a yard sale, but this one makes me say hmmmm
I DID buy this box yesterday but paid "slightly" more than $10.00
Hope you guys had some fun with it. Just meant to be one of those "can you imagine how cool that would be" threads...
<< <i>No way man, WOOOOOOOW!!!
Congradulations on that one in a billion find
The best way to go about it is get every single pack slabbed and then sell them. If you start ripping them your gona lose out. Sure you only paid $10 but thats not the point. Of course everybody dreams of pulling a Jordan and others in a PSA 10 but you know the odds of that.
Good luck no matter what you deceide!
HK >>
Gio, I'm sure Roger knows what to do. He's one of the last people in the world who would need your bad advice.