My "Steal" of a Lifetime...

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:42 PM

I don't know what you guys may know about rural Virginia, but these hills are hills of bargains. Ever since the days of horse and buggy I suppose, men of my region were bartering tobacco like there was no tomorrow. One of the few modern day examples of the past-time known as bartering is exemplified in the buildings that scatter our mountaintops, known as flea markets. DO NOT let the name deter you, fortunes are made and lost in these cathedrals to antiquities every weekend.
Last Saturday, I had stopped in at my local flea market for the first time in a long while, searching for odds and ends that I could use as gifts for my father's upcoming birthday. I stumbled upon a booth that was lined with the cardboard rarities that bring us unity on these forums. As I walked in, the price tags absolutely blew me away. 4-5x book value on cards that looked like that had lost a battle to a weedeater. The older gentleman that was running this stall did not seemed disappointed at all that his stock was not moving, though, as I'm sure some of his childhood was hid away in the boxes. Posted on a sign at the front was a sign clearly stating "NOT BUYING SPORTS CARDS", which soon proved to my advantage.
A younger man soon entered, pleading with the man to atleast take a look at some cards he had just inherited. The old man declined again and again, as the guy's price just continually dropped to a price that seemed reasonable for the three closed boxes he was offering, no matter the contents. The old man really seemed irritated as he raised his voice and asked the guy to leave. I left then, and caught this guy on his way out. We struck up a conversation, and I ended up buying the boxes after I had discovered what they held. Inside of these three boxes were strictly Topps cards, ranging from 1959-1981, primarily in the early 70's. most of these cards were gem mint, and after

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:42 PM

glimpsing in the first box I was in love. I am still sorting through these, and there are some HUGE cards for what I paid. I'll try to post some pics asap

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 07:44 PM

So what was the steal?

texas · 01-09-2013, 07:46 PM

he cornered the kid, beat him up and stole em duh

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by texas

he cornered the kid, beat him up and stole em duh

...later just to find out all the cards were in fact FAKE!!!

KC35 · 01-09-2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaust001

glimpsing in the first box I was in love. I am still sorting through these, and there are some HUGE cards for what I paid. I'll try to post some pics asap

Sounds like a fun sort!

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:48 PM

The whole lot was, I didn't realize the value of the lot until I got home. And this guy was older than me. lol

caster513 · 01-09-2013, 07:48 PM

ok so what did you find in there??

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaust001

The whole lot was, I didn't realize the value of the lot until I got home. And this guy was older than me. lol

Wasn't everything x4-5 book value?

calculusdork · 01-09-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by death2redemptions

Wasn't everything x4-5 book value?

Re-read the story.

He bought the cards off a guy that the flea market dealer would not deal with.

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:50 PM

At the old guy's shop, the guy that was trying to sell these boxes apparently had never dealt with anything like sports cards.

caster513 · 01-09-2013, 07:50 PM

I think he got worked

texas · 01-09-2013, 07:50 PM

Im confused he was older, yet younger

.......just post scans

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by calculusdork

Re-read the story.

He bought the cards off a guy that the flea market dealer would not deal with.

I'm not the best at reading stories, commonly I will drift off and think about Craig Kimbrel cards

calculusdork · 01-09-2013, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by death2redemptions

I'm not the best at reading stories, commonly I will drift off and think about Craig Kimbrel cards

LMAO ... touche.

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:54 PM

I'll start putting these up in a minute. The lot had About 20-40 1960's cards in mentionable condition, and the majority is 72-85 Topps.

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:57 PM

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:58 PM

And I don't know how to get the pics from my phone, to google drive, to here. Gimme a sec.

texas · 01-09-2013, 07:59 PM

send em to your gmail if its a android

bigaust001 · 01-09-2013, 07:59 PM

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bxt...VlacjI0cmF1Z1U

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 08:00 PM

Let me know if you have any 60's Bryce Harper cards

texas · 01-09-2013, 08:01 PM

not working and I want any Lewis Brinson before birth cards

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by texas

not working and I want any Lewis Brinson before birth cards

Is the answer to your riddle in your sig Imac?

texas · 01-09-2013, 08:03 PM

ding ding we have a winner

death2redemptions · 01-09-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by texas

ding ding we have a winner

Imac can turn any ordinary thread into five+ epic pages of whining and complaining

01-09-2013, 07:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	My "Steal" of a Lifetime... I don't know what you guys may know about rural Virginia, but these hills are hills of bargains. Ever since the days of horse and buggy I suppose, men of my region were bartering tobacco like there was no tomorrow. One of the few modern day examples of the past-time known as bartering is exemplified in the buildings that scatter our mountaintops, known as flea markets. DO NOT let the name deter you, fortunes are made and lost in these cathedrals to antiquities every weekend. Last Saturday, I had stopped in at my local flea market for the first time in a long while, searching for odds and ends that I could use as gifts for my father's upcoming birthday. I stumbled upon a booth that was lined with the cardboard rarities that bring us unity on these forums. As I walked in, the price tags absolutely blew me away. 4-5x book value on cards that looked like that had lost a battle to a weedeater. The older gentleman that was running this stall did not seemed disappointed at all that his stock was not moving, though, as I'm sure some of his childhood was hid away in the boxes. Posted on a sign at the front was a sign clearly stating "NOT BUYING SPORTS CARDS", which soon proved to my advantage. A younger man soon entered, pleading with the man to atleast take a look at some cards he had just inherited. The old man declined again and again, as the guy's price just continually dropped to a price that seemed reasonable for the three closed boxes he was offering, no matter the contents. The old man really seemed irritated as he raised his voice and asked the guy to leave. I left then, and caught this guy on his way out. We struck up a conversation, and I ended up buying the boxes after I had discovered what they held. Inside of these three boxes were strictly Topps cards, ranging from 1959-1981, primarily in the early 70's. most of these cards were gem mint, and after __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	glimpsing in the first box I was in love. I am still sorting through these, and there are some HUGE cards for what I paid. I'll try to post some pics asap __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
death2redemptions Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scottsdale Arizona Posts: 6,212 ddavisaz	So what was the steal? __________________ If it is any consolation, I ignored the Death2redemptions tard months ago. he gets sad and starts lashing out and trying to hurt people....he doesn't troll, he just likes to lash out as if the internet was a real thing and hopes his words hurt....people like that are a waste of time ~ Gibberish

01-09-2013, 07:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
texas Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boise,Idaho Posts: 1,634 Ebay is OverRATED	he cornered the kid, beat him up and stole em duh __________________ Lewis Brinson PM if you pull any of his cards Riddle: I do no wrong when I am called out I talk smack than run to a moderator when you hurt my feelings...who am I?

01-09-2013, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	The whole lot was, I didn't realize the value of the lot until I got home. And this guy was older than me. lol __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
caster513 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 117 cincysportscards	ok so what did you find in there?? __________________ Cards - http://s621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/caster513/ Collecting Cincinnati Reds Autographs

01-09-2013, 07:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	At the old guy's shop, the guy that was trying to sell these boxes apparently had never dealt with anything like sports cards. __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
caster513 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 117 cincysportscards	I think he got worked __________________ Cards - http://s621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/caster513/ Collecting Cincinnati Reds Autographs

01-09-2013, 07:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
texas Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boise,Idaho Posts: 1,634 Ebay is OverRATED	Im confused he was older, yet younger .......just post scans __________________ Lewis Brinson PM if you pull any of his cards Riddle: I do no wrong when I am called out I talk smack than run to a moderator when you hurt my feelings...who am I?

01-09-2013, 07:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	I'll start putting these up in a minute. The lot had About 20-40 1960's cards in mentionable condition, and the majority is 72-85 Topps. __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	__________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	And I don't know how to get the pics from my phone, to google drive, to here. Gimme a sec. __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 07:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
texas Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boise,Idaho Posts: 1,634 Ebay is OverRATED	send em to your gmail if its a android __________________ Lewis Brinson PM if you pull any of his cards Riddle: I do no wrong when I am called out I talk smack than run to a moderator when you hurt my feelings...who am I?

01-09-2013, 07:59 PM	#20 (permalink)
bigaust001 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 503	https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bxt...VlacjI0cmF1Z1U __________________ PC Players: BILLY WAGNER, JIM ABBOTT, JAMIE MOYER, JOE GIRARDI, and EVAN LONGORIA

01-09-2013, 08:00 PM	#21 (permalink)
death2redemptions Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scottsdale Arizona Posts: 6,212 ddavisaz	Let me know if you have any 60's Bryce Harper cards __________________ If it is any consolation, I ignored the Death2redemptions tard months ago. he gets sad and starts lashing out and trying to hurt people....he doesn't troll, he just likes to lash out as if the internet was a real thing and hopes his words hurt....people like that are a waste of time ~ Gibberish

01-09-2013, 08:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
texas Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boise,Idaho Posts: 1,634 Ebay is OverRATED	not working and I want any Lewis Brinson before birth cards __________________ Lewis Brinson PM if you pull any of his cards Riddle: I do no wrong when I am called out I talk smack than run to a moderator when you hurt my feelings...who am I?

01-09-2013, 08:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
texas Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Boise,Idaho Posts: 1,634 Ebay is OverRATED	ding ding we have a winner __________________ Lewis Brinson PM if you pull any of his cards Riddle: I do no wrong when I am called out I talk smack than run to a moderator when you hurt my feelings...who am I?

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