No amount of money can compare with spending time with your dad. Very special. Nice find !

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was really fun for sure.

@drbonesshow1

Жыл бұрын

Richard is Priceless.

Love the Father/Son bonding over the find. Absolutely amazing haul. We all would love to see how they graded, and current “graded” values. Hope to see a follow up video.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I am planning on doing a follow up video that shows off some of the grades. Several of them are just starting to come back from PSA.

Best part of the video is sharing the time with your dad. My father and I enjoyed the hobby together until he passed away a year ago. Then I started my KZread channel to share my collection with everyone

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that so much. I totally agree. I'm so lucky to still be able to share these sorts of things with my Dad. I will cherish this video for many years.

This was so fun to watch. My dad is 82 and when he was a kid had cards from the 50's in a shoebox (including the famous '52 Mantle). Unfortunately, his dad threw the box away. I would love to have had a moment like this with him, looking through what he had.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I'm super lucky to still get to enjoy moments like this with my Dad. No doubt.

That is every collector's dream, thought that was something that no longer exists! That was really cool, appreciate you recording and sharing it! Congrats to you dad!!!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I was racing over to check out the cards and then something inside of me said that I needed to set up my camera and record it. I'm so glad that I did, because it is so fun to have gotten to share it with everyone. Our reactions are so authentic as we're pulling HOFer after HOFer. A really fun experience.

So fun to experience your joy through the video! I also want to say how great it is to watch you experience the joy with your dad! Keep up the great content!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. That was an incredible afternoon. So much fun, we were so excited!!

What a great find and what a wonderful moment to experience with your dad. Thanks for sharing it with us!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for taking the time to watch.

I love moments like these. Estate sales are great ways to find amazing cards.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Me too. That's why I had to capture it to share with everyone. So much fun hearing about stuff like this let alone being there for it!!

“Wow, that never happens to me!” 😆

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable, right?

What a find. Incredible is not the word for this find.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I'm so glad I was able to share it with everyone!!

Wow incredible! Loved the whole video from the back story to seeing the vintage beauties! Thanks for sharing the experience!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words. I wasn't sure how much of the back story people would want. I tried to include enough that it would be interesting, but not so much that it took away from seeing the cards. Thanks for the kind feedback and thanks for watching.

Such a fun video...awesome to see you with your Dad! Great job!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was a lot of fun!! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!!

Amazing find and some really cool cards (and in nice shape too!). Congrats to your dad.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was a lot of fun going through them together. Having no idea which card was next...I commented to him at one point, it was like opening packs of cards from that era. Incredible.

Great video! Thanks for sharing the joy. Too cool!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching. It was a lot of fun.

Amazing find! Congrats to your dad! Thanks for sharing!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you watching and commenting. We had a fun day.

So awesome you got to share this with your dad. Hope to share the love of this hobby with my children someday.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I'm very lucky, no doubt about it. Sharing interests with kids and parents is the best.

I have been enjoying your channel and especially this video! Thank you for sharing the joy and excitement that you and your Dad experienced with his terrific find!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

That means a lot to me, thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment. 🙏🏼

That was awesome!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. It was a fun day. I have a video coming up soon that is a follow up on it. He sent about a dozen of them off to PSA and the grades are back. Very interesting for sure.

Thanks for sharing! Thats something else. What a find!!!

@MidLifeCards

Ай бұрын

It was a crazy find and a super fun memory.

Stunned. Like finding a chunk of gold walking down the street. One of those Tarkenton rookies is worth way more than what he paid for the whole box. The rest is gravy.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. They're in good shape. I'm trying to get him to have them graded. I think they'd do well. It was a crazy situation for sure.

@buffalobraves9

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards congrats to you both! Father and son stories are the best.

Awesome find. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing it.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. It was a lot of fun going through it and I was glad I was able to share it with everyone!!

New subscriber here. Absolutely what we all dream about. Thanks for sharing and awesome having your dad to share it with you. all the best, Ronnie

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ronnie!! Truly what dreams are made of. Appreciate you watching and commenting. I’m so lucky to have experienced that with my Dad. I’ll always remember that day. Glad I could share it with everyone.

Livin’ the dream. Literally. Thanks for sharing.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I was excited to share with everyone. It was a fun experience.

Awesome find and even better video with you and your dad. Congrats on the find.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. Also appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.

Amazing find !!! Yes, we all dream of, finding vintage!!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Still can’t believe it happened.

What dreams are made of! Nice find!! Thanks for sharing. 58 Topps is one of my favorite sets. It's just such a classic look with the vibrant backgrounds and old school poses. Love it!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

1958 set is an awesome one. Totally agree. I really love the 1952-1958 sets. Vintage stuff is so cool.

So awesome you got to share that with your dad. Great video. Happy for you both.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was a really fun day. I'm glad I captured it on video to enjoy for years. Very memorable afternoon.

Great video of you and your dad wish my dad was still here to share

I loved walking through this with you two. Thank you. Looking forward to getting a box too.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. We had so much fun that day. A very special memory.

A very rare find indeed. Some very nice cards there. Can’t believe the conditions on those 62 cards , just incredible. Awesome way to spend quality time with your dad. Thanks for sharing this very nice video.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I always appreciate your comments- you're very kind. It was a really fun experience, and I am glad I was able to capture it on video to share with everyone. Thanks for your continued support!! :-)

This is awesome!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!! Super fun afternoon!!

Your dad seems to know his stuff. I can’t believe he went out to call you and tried to negotiate lol. The other guy could have easily bought it too. I would have bought it right away.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

He definitely knows his stuff. He had a 1959 and 1960 complete set for years. I think more than anything, the phone call was the share the excitement, and to just confirm what he thought...which is to buy the cards. The guy that was there before him sorta had dibs on them, so I think he was waiting for him to leave before making his move. :-)

This was an amazing experience!! Thank you for sharing & I love your videos!!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that so much. He sent several of those cards in for grading to PSA. I'm doing a follow up video on it soon.

How cool to not only be in on this find but get to share in the experience with your pops. These cards are really gonna mean something to you and yours one day. I sure ain’t telling you what to do in a negative way but I’d definitely consider saving all these. God bless and thank you for sharing.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

No doubt about it. And going through the cards with my pops was so amazing.

@jimmygunz6762

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards I’ll bet! I have been doing KZread for a few years and the biggest reason was a moving calendar if you will that I or my kids can go back and watch. About 2 years ago I took my daughter on a trip across America for a whole month. Just me and her little crazy 13 year old self. I uploaded so much of it up on KZread. I find myself multiple times a month up late at night re watching and reliving those moments. Happy I saved them to KZread. Stay blessed sir 🙏 Enjoy those moments.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmygunz6762 That’s so awesome. Thanks for sharing…I love that story. I’m a blessed man, and sometimes capturing it is a great way to remind ourselves. 🙏🏼

How awesome man!!! Good enough to happen but with your dad is priceless. Thanks for sharing.

@MidLifeCards

11 ай бұрын

It was a super fun day. Thanks so much for watching.

This is so awesome and cool you spent the time to enjoy it with your pops.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

For sure. A ton of fun!!

Great video! Reminds me of when I went through cards with my boys. Lots of fun! Seeing their reactions on favorite players was priceless! Super find! Thanks for sharing!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Making memories is the best!!

WOW! What a fantastic & amazing! Happy your dad knows how rare it is to find something like that box! Wonderful video with great cards & family. Doesn't get any better! Congrats to the family! Thanks for the video! Much love, stay safe, & enjoy cardboard!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate all of the kind words. Thank you!! It was a lot of fun going through those together!!

Man that was an amazing find and the fact of you and your Dad getting to sit down at a table and search them is priceless. Great video 👍 🤝

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I'm lucky to have shared that experience with my Dad.

Awesome!!!!!!!

@MidLifeCards

5 күн бұрын

It was a fun day and great memory.

Great video, reminds me of when I looked through my dads 60-62 cards. If you want to see the video, it’s called my origin story video. Love the Berra, Aaron and mantle cards the most! Thanks for sharing!!!

Insanely awesome find!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, agreed. It was pretty incredible.

Great story telling!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. Hope you enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Great video!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it.

Thanks for sharing this find. Awesome cards!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Such a fun discovery and so glad I could share with others.

@danielbernier6095

Жыл бұрын

The vintage cards are so much better than new stuff. I recently picked up some of those same cards for my own pc. I've got the Aaron 1960 in a PSA 4. The 1961 Brooks Robinson in a 3. And a Frank Robinson raw in ex. Glad to have them with my other vintage finds.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome. Sounds like you've got a cool collection. Those are the exact sorts of cards I collect, too. Amazing find for sure. Appreciate you taking the time to comment. The best part of posting videos for me is connecting with people and hearing about their stories and collections. :-)

Great show...

@MidLifeCards

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate that. Thanks.

Made me smile the entire 25 minutes watching this

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Nobody could possibly give me a bigger compliment that means more to me than this. Thanks!!

@Wolf-xu1fj

3 ай бұрын

So how much were the cards worth?

Wow incredible loved watching you and your Dad really something special I can’t stop looking for estate sales lol Thank you for sharing

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was such a fun day. He just got some of those cards back from PSA. I have a follow up video coming out on it soon.

Great find love the 60 Aaron

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It's a cool looking card isn't it? Great eye appeal for sure!!

Great video! 👍

@MidLifeCards

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. We had a lot of fun that day.

Congrats! Glad to see they're still out there!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly!! Couldn't believe stuff like this still happens and there are vintage cards still buried away in the wild. Very fun!!

Enjoyed watching a shared moment with you & you dad

@MidLifeCards

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!!

What an awesome video and an absolutely incredible find! This is what everyone dreams of finding! The time spent with your dad is worth 10x more than any of the cards

@MidLifeCards

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. It was a super fun and special day, for sure!!

Great find! My dad goes to estate sales all the time and never comes across sports cards. So cool!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

My Dad loves estate sales. This was the only time he found vintage cards. I have a video coming soon that reveals the grades of some of these cards from PSA. Pretty interesting how they did.

What a FIND!! The Unitas was the highlight for me. Used to eat crabs at Gablers in Perryman MD with Johnny... well,he drank a lot of beer and had the occasional blue crab 😂😂😂 I was still a teenager. He LOVED talking about playing football. He was a really cool guy!!

@MidLifeCards

Ай бұрын

Wow. That's amazing!!

Dream come true!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Truly. It was amazing what was inside that shoebox, and so much fun going through it together. I didn't think stuff like that happened anymore, but apparently, it does!!

That was fun to watch! Goldmine find- way to go Dad!! They look to be in great shape!! Great job dad!!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!! He was excited. And he seemed most excited to be able to share the experience with me. He loves estate sales, and this one paid off!!

@basementcardcollector

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards My wife and I love yard sales, estate sales as well-- looking for this kinda thing- well I do😁

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

@@basementcardcollector Me too. My daughter plays competitive soccer. But when we are available in the weekends, I’m always up for some estate sales!!

How cool to share that experience with your dad - epic find! I hope those special cards will grade well for you, and that you enjoy them in your PC for years to come.

@MidLifeCards

5 ай бұрын

That's one of the reasons I put it on video. I wanted to capture that moment forever.

What a find!!!!! Definitely made some memories on that one, really enjoy your videos brother especially with your father✊✊✊✊👏

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. Super fun when I get him in there with me. I'm going to try and start having him share his top pickups at the card shows he attends with me. He's my wingman. Or, maybe I'm his. :-)

Great video! Awesome!! Just subscribed

@MidLifeCards

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. That was a super fun day, for sure. I recently posted a follow up to that video, where we reveal the PSA grades from many of those cards.

great video just found you great sharing the moments if we only knew many years ago I had some of these in my bike spokes daaa thanks for sharing

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. I think a lot of kids had them in their bike spokes. You weren't alone.

Congrats on the great find!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. It was a really fun experience for sure.

Beautiful Find Great sharing this moment with your Father, you are Blessed, he sure made his money back 10× +,Great Video Sirs.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Blessed indeed. In MANY ways. Thanks for watching and leaving such a kind comment. I'm glad I was able to share that video with others, but especially glad I was able to capture it so I'll always be able to relive that memory I had with my Dad. :-)

Nice cards!!!

@MidLifeCards

7 ай бұрын

For sure. Was such a fun day.

This was epic. The father/son bonding time was worth the price of admission.

@MidLifeCards

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. We had a really fun time doing that together that day.

Lots of Cleveland hall of famers! Love it

What a cool dad. Saves it to watch you open it. I could ramble paragraphs about just how cool that part of it is! 😁

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

100% He's the best!! I'm a lucky guy. He's been that kind of generous person for my whole life.

Phenomenal condition!!! Id be ecstatic to find these!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Amazing. The cards are so nice- especially the football cards.

I love the pure excitement you display. Spending that time with your dad where you have something in common is something that is organic and special.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that. We had a lot of fun and I’m lucky to still have those experiences.

@jimbriggs8648

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards I love my father, but we really dont have anything in common. I dont say this too often, actually at all, but you really made my day with this video. I needed to see this and i stumbled across it, and now im a subscriber and a collector. I actually have a unique collection of baseball memorabilia that very few have, and if you grew up in the 80's watching baseball you'll recognize them. Look at barry bonds, tony gwynn. strawberry eric davis's wristbands and get back to me

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

@@jimbriggs8648 Appreciate that. I’m glad you enjoyed it. The main reason I made my channel is to hopefully bring some boy to others. Do you collect their wristbands? The ones with the picture of them on there?

@jimbriggs8648

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards i do...i am friends with the man that invented them. he sent me a ton of them. some game used too

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

@@jimbriggs8648 Wow. That’s awesome.

An unbelievable find. I could only wish to find something like this. 👍

@MidLifeCards

7 ай бұрын

It was a really fun and incredible day!!

Sounds like your dad knows his stuff. Very cool.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

For sure!! He spent a lot of time in the 90s putting together a 1959 and 1960 set. And he’s a huge baseball fan!!

such a fun break

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching.

That's a crazy find

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It really was/is. Still can't believe it.

The last thing my dad and I got to do together centered around cards. Great memories.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

We've had a lot of fun doing the card collecting thing together. Great memories.

Gr8 Estate sale find/haul..😲 That's a nice group of vintage cards..😍😉 Love the 62topps football Tarkenton RC's very sharp looking.. Also that is awesome memories with your father..🤔 Take care guys..👍💕🔥⚾👊

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!! Those Tarkenton RC's are sweet. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment. :-)

Thank you for sharing! So many great pulls from this box. The closest I have ever come to this was when I bought a box of 1970s football for $35. Cards were beaten and banged up pretty good, but I have been using them to send to guys for autographs. One was a Tony Dorsett RC which he signed for $20.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! That's a great find too!!

When I was a kid in the 70's I acquired a 1965 Mantle and 1965 Maris for $5 at the local Mall. Still my best find to date.

@MidLifeCards

4 ай бұрын

Awesome deal!!

Wow, wow, wow

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Crazy, right? Pretty incredible find. And in a SHOE BOX!! Just like you hear about but never think you'll find.

Nice to see cards coming out of a shoebox that are not the all too usual junk wax era cards!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. We had so much fun that day. I have a video follow up coming out soon. He sent some of them off to PSA and the results were certainly interesting.

What a find! I think I would have just gone w the 200. Keep up the awesome videos. Thanks for all the work u do

@MidLifeCards

11 ай бұрын

That was a fun day for sure. Lots of great memories, and I'm excited that I have it on video!!

Just came across this video and felt like I was going to have a stroke when you found the Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron cards 😂 I have a 58 Mathews that sits next to my Mathews signed ball but have been looking for an Aaron to sit next to my Aaron signed ball. Awesome find and good job by your dad getting that box

@MidLifeCards

5 күн бұрын

Yeah. That was an amazing experience. I'm super glad we got it on video.

very cool video and great find. I was born in 76 and that year my Dad unfortunately gave away all his cards to a student (he was a high school teacher). But when I was about 12 I found a shoebox in his basement. It was mostly 59 and 61, as well as 61 Fleer. A couple hundred cards, but there were a few nice ones, 59 Aaron, 61 Koufax, Snider...and a 61 Clemente that was actually in his wallet, not in the box with the others! Unfortunately the Clemente is the only one I kept. But just a couple years ago I started collecting vintage again, so naturally I started with those sets I had found. Still need most of the stars, but have over half of each set now. I've also been on the hunt for similar finds out in the wild. The coolest I found probably was a couple boxes, maybe 500 cards total but it was mostly minor stars. The big stars weren't there, but they weren't just commons either, it was a whole bunch of guys like Robin Roberts, Orlando Cepeda, etc, and as I recall some really nice rookies too. Man I'm going to go see if I have a video for that, I bet I do. In addition to that, there were probably a hundred cards from the earlier 50's, that was mostly commons and rough shape, but I actually got a good chunk of 53 Topps! To me that was a huge score, the whole lot was $100.

@MidLifeCards

6 ай бұрын

We had a great day going through those cards. Great memory and great fun.

What a great video. I'll bet you fell asleep that night thinking about those cards 😂

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was an INCREDIBLE afternoon.

Your dad was very fortunate. Usually boxes of sports cards have been cherry-picked before ever being placed in an estate sale. Not to mention unscrupulous browsers slipping the best cards into their pockets,

@MidLifeCards

3 ай бұрын

I totally agree. He got very lucky with that find.

That is awesome you still have your dad to do that with as well as that your dad found a diamond in the sand. Congratulations

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'm really lucky that we still get to do this together. We went to a card show together last weekend, too!!

@jcslater310

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards that is a blessings

Estate sales don't happen near me. Incredible find indeed. Congratulations!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

This was a rare find for sure. We had so much fun and I’m glad I was able to share it with everyone.

GREAT FIND KEEP AT IT 💪💪💪⚾🔥🏈🔥🏀🔥

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

It was so much fun going through it all.

My uncle was a trash picker. He would go to dumps and collect scrap. There was an old fridge at one of these dumps. He opened it. It was full of sports cards from the 1950s. He passed away several years later. The cards are still in the family.

@MidLifeCards

4 ай бұрын

Wow. Incredible story.

Very nice find, I'd give anything to be able to sort through cards with my dad, that's what we enjoyed doing the most, he died in 94, Mantle was his guy, So that's who I collect mostly, Love the Tarketon rookies

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I do consider myself extremely lucky to be able to have adventures like that with my dad. One of the main reasons I wanted to grab my phone and record it, is so I’d have it captured forever. Hopefully watching it brought back happy memories for you with your Dad.

@billysikes1374

Жыл бұрын

@@MidLifeCards yes it did, im new to the youtube

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

@@billysikes1374 Well I really appreciate you watching my video and taking the time to comment. Thank you!!

Thank s for sharing New sub

@MidLifeCards

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate that a ton. Thanks so much. The MidLife Card Community is incredible. You'll love the interaction of everyone.

Wow; that is awesome to get a box like that at a garage and for so cheap! And the condition of the early '60s and late '50's were fantastic. The mantle is only maybe a PSA 2 but a bunch of those early '60's look like 7's at worst. And so many stars out of 200 cards!

@888strummer

Жыл бұрын

And super cool to have a dad who is a fellow card collector!

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The cards are in great shape. So unreal.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

@@888strummer Agreed!! I drag him to card shows with me about once per month.

Great job Dad 😅

@MidLifeCards

8 ай бұрын

He killed it on that haul.

Nice find, I dream of these sales. When I ask I usually get 1990s crap.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a rare one. It was a lot of fun.

That’s what you call living the dream

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!

1st time viewer. Wow those 62' black border football cards were immaculate imo..71' topps baseball has the same borders. It is rare to find those in good condition also. I collect the 71' Topps in very good condition. Thank you for sharing your Dads estate sale find.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Those borders are tough and these ones were so nice. Like you said, those 71 baseball are tough too.

Just a few weeks ago I came across a 1995 Topps Mantle poster (with prints of all his cards) for $40 on FB marketplace. Just a really cool piece to hang on my wall since I'm a huge Yankees fan. Once I got there to pick it up, the guy just hands me a '68 Mantle and says "I'll just throw that in there". I mean, the card is really beat up, rough corners, has some faint writing on it. But I still think it's one of the coolest things to get handed a Mantle for free.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That's awesome!!

I was born in the 50s. During my youth, all of my friends, including me, collected baseball cards. Unfortunately, over the years, all of their mothers threw their cards away, except my mother. She put them in a plastic Eastern Airlines flight bag (of that period) in our rarely used shed , way in the back where they safely sat for 40 years. When I was cleaning out the shed 30 years ago & reunited with the many, many 50s &60s cards, all of my fond memories of the cards returned. It's funny because, I still remember buying & opening many of packs they came in and gazing at the various players. One of these days, I will do a video of these cards, the very cool Eastern Airlines travel bag & the shed.

@MidLifeCards

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That's incredible!! Thanks for sharing. What a cool story.

My dad, Curtis Smith (RIP) was a featured collector in Goldmine magazine, he found the first two Elvis Presley records ever made, the original Sun 78’s (I know the first one was Milk Cow Blues, can’t think of second one offhand) in very good condition, at a church record sale for like 50 cents each back in the early 90’s. There were not many made and even fewer survived. I think he sold them in the late 90’s (maybe early 2000’s) at auction and made 4 figures on both, not bad for 50 cents. He said it was the most excited he ever was and he was a thriving collector who started building Beatles memorabilia and seeking all the pressings out in the late 70’s. It was going to yard sales and estate sales and flea markets on his every other weekend that I began to learn about records and would help him search for all kinds of records and memorabilia, and he also collected cards and many other things, he just loved it, no wonder I am such a nut.

@MidLifeCards

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That’s an amazing story. Thanks for sharing.

Wow.

@MidLifeCards

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Crazy, right?!?!? I didn't think stuff like this still happened, but I guess it does!!

@GeorgeKhouryNJ

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@@MidLifeCards I've been waiting my whole life to find a treasure trove like that. Congrats to your dad on one very awesome find.

@MidLifeCards

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@@GeorgeKhouryNJ For sure. Such a cool find!!

Im a avid garage/yard guy ,my best find was for $10 about 250 1980s and almost 50 1968 topps..finally when i go thru them i find Mantle/Rose/2-Mays..Mickey being the best!so an average 3 cents a card...i will always have this memory, oyea mickey being about a 6-7..

@MidLifeCards

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That's an awesome story. Thanks for sharing. Incredible the finds that are still out there.