Chris, Mike & John - thank you guys for even just posting a video/videos like this. As a “young” (31 year old) vintage-loving collector, this is the kind of stuff I dream of doing, being able to afford, or even witnessing in person. Special thank you to the original owner & his dad for building this collection and preserving these cards as well. Idk why, but I love it even more that so many of the cards were never graded. Cheers guys.
Absolutely over the moon for you all! Some of the best people in the hobby, bar none! Really appreciate you giving us a run-down not just of the process in acquiring, but of giving us all an insight into what's in the collection, what you paid for it, and no doubt giving us future updates on how you all go with sales. So transparent, and so informative! Mike: Is there enough cream in it to get your grail card you've always wanted - the '52 Mantle? Wouldn't that be something! WAY TO GO, LADS! Really please for all of you!
Mike, this video is Fantastic! I've been with you for years now and discovered Chris when he first started. This is absolutely amazing! A perfect video..
Funny you get to see Chris's face more here than in his own videos. I once found a Lew Alcindor rookie in a garage but the owner didnt want to sell. Good luck on the grades.
For the first time in my years as a collector...I am jealous. A damn good group to pull this off. I hope to have the resources when I retire to get into this ballpark...or at least think about it...but until then many congratulation!!! You three are top grade....and Keating looks much younger here than he does on the regular shows!!!
I still cannot imagine the TIME TIME TIME it takes to buy collections and resell them….. I love collecting cards that is fun… but cannot image how much time it takes to buy and sell collections and dealing with all the people… good on u tho to do it… enjoyed watching it..
Congrats on the find of a lifetime Mike! Very happy for you and Chris. I am sure Keating took his finders fee. I have never been so inspired by a collection and equally depressed knowing I will probably never get there. I hope one day to find a tenth of that collection and I will sit around drinking whiskey and taking it all in. Congrats again!
There goes the Strongsville Card Show budget! (Maybe the National budget too). LOL! Congratulations on a once in a lifetime find. Great to know the cards are going to collectors that truly appreciate the hobby!
Welcome to Philly, indeed! This is also a bonanza of content material. I can't wait to see the three of you each do your own videos on this collection, each in your own style. We are all net wins on this amazing deal!
I had a deal like this almost two years ago. I bought them for a more than a fair deal. After careful consideration and realizing the potential, I actually gave the person an extra $1,250. I don't like to be greedy but when people undervalue their collection, it should be accounted for.. by the buyer. There is some Great stuff in there!!
Not really a surprise the grail collection came from the Philadelphia area. A lot of things seem to originate from here. Congrats on the find! The 52 Mantle might be heading to the BEAST with these level of profits from this find. Also next time you're in Philly, you need to hit up one of the original Philly guys! C'mon Mike!
Feeling like an 8-year-old kid along with you just hearing you talk about it, the excitement is that palpable. What a find! Congrats on the acquisition, and thanks for sharing it with the YT community.
Nice to see these. Have you all ever thought about cleaning the edges of the cards ?The White boarder's of course,so how about the edge of the card.Isnt that what Beckett means by edges? I looked at the edges and never regretted it.
So, for a finder's fee of the six figures mega find, Keating gets two '81 Fleer sets and the privilege of being Baseball Collector Mike's chauffeur? Great stuff, guys!👍👍💗💗
I love 69 football. Border and borderless. I don't have the Piccolo card but Butkus, Namath, Sayers, Unitas and Starr are in my PC. Tons of color with the backgrounds. Super cool video and a awesome experience for you 3 im sure. 👍
Going to be great to watch the reveal videos of the graded cards coming back to you and Chris. Just an amzing story and hope to see you in Strongsville.
a centerd roger staubach rookie is so hard to find… there are many off centered ones tho.. the centered ones are very rare… wonder if they are centered as u show multiple cards very qucik could not tell if they were centered… that centerd card is a dream of mine to own.. keep looking.. very hard to find..
This collection is crazy - so cool that you guys were able to acquire it. Hope as you guys sell this stuff I can add something from this great collection to mine. What an incredible collection that was amassed.
Watched the live stream and now this. Another reason to have relationships within the hobby. I love how several youtubers came together to make this happen.
I missed the live stream but was able to finish this video. Absolutely, and amazing collection, and seeing 3 Rushmore like RUclipsrs collab on it is extra cool. Congrats, can't wait to see it pieced out.
Thank you for sharing! With all of my favorite RUclipsrs working on this project it felt like I was watching a combination of the Gumball Rally, Battle of the Network Stars, and Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!
Mike when you mentioned this possibility during GAOC I prayed it would work out for you!! Absolutely amazing find like you’d read about in the newspaper or big auction catalog congratulations my friend! 🎉
What an amazing looking collection! Thing i love about the RUclips community is thay none of you guys would have known each other without RUclips and its made you guys friends and able to find stuff that you wouldn't have been able to
Spot on! This is what it's all about! Really pleased for them, they deserve it! 👍 As you rightly say, this is where communicating with other friends in the hobby is key. No man is an island.
Mike, Chris, John: Wow! That looks like a lot of fun to sift through. Let me know if you think you can fill some "common" Braves cards for my collection. I collect from 1909 to present. I keep my checklists online and can share the URL if that helps.
My guess is that people who actually spend this kind of money on sports cards are incredibly far and few between. To get numbers at 100% value when selling that many cards and such quality cards, that’s just not possible. That’s how bulk buying in any industry goes. Also, to get 50-90% of comps on every single card would require a lot of “nickel and diming” every single card almost individually to get those prices.
@@werejusthumanscolorisntreal 12 cards paid for the cost of the collection. If the person knew to graded some of the cards why not put them on eBay? This collection isn’t that hard to sell off.
What a preview! This couldn't come at a better time, I've been kinda neglecting my collection the last few months and this live stream is just what I need 😊
Hey guys. All I can say is what an awesome and amazing collection of cards. You guys hit the gold mine with this purchase. I was thinking about the grading cost but what fun. Great video and congrats.
To bad I didn't win the lottery the other night because if I did, I would make an offer you couldn't pass up for it all. Just the cards you showed were amazing.
Absolutely killer collection. As a die-hard Cubs fan to see the Tinker-Evers-Chance & Brown T206s. Amazing. Can't wait to see the live stream. Is John going to change his on-screen name to "Numb Nuts"? Lol, Mike on that one.
Wow! So what's your goal? Keep the 33 Gehrig and some key cards and at least break even by selling the rest? If so, congrats on such an epic find! I bought my first collection last year and am delighted to have experienced the benefits of doing that.
Chris, Mike & John - thank you guys for even just posting a video/videos like this. As a “young” (31 year old) vintage-loving collector, this is the kind of stuff I dream of doing, being able to afford, or even witnessing in person. Special thank you to the original owner & his dad for building this collection and preserving these cards as well. Idk why, but I love it even more that so many of the cards were never graded. Cheers guys.
WOW. You know it's big when Chris gets involved
Absolutely over the moon for you all!
Some of the best people in the hobby, bar none!
Really appreciate you giving us a run-down not just of the process in acquiring, but of giving us all an insight into what's in the collection, what you paid for it, and no doubt giving us future updates on how you all go with sales. So transparent, and so informative!
Mike: Is there enough cream in it to get your grail card you've always wanted - the '52 Mantle? Wouldn't that be something!
WAY TO GO, LADS! Really please for all of you!
All those 1930s comma cards there and John Keating has gravitated toward the fun stuff that would excite me - the early 1970s scratch-offs.
Sports card collection in the hundreds of thousands; Chris's kid's artwork: priceless. You weren't kidding about it being a grail collection!
Man what I would give to be a fly on the wall there...Oh wait, I guess I am!!😎 Thanks John, Chris, and Mike for letting us tag along!
Absolute blast! Thank you 1,000,000x Mike & John
You’re the best Chris
Mike, this video is Fantastic! I've been with you for years now and discovered Chris when he first started. This is absolutely amazing! A perfect video..
Wow, thank you!
A veritable pirate's hoard of vintage.
Funny you get to see Chris's face more here than in his own videos. I once found a Lew Alcindor rookie in a garage but the owner didnt want to sell. Good luck on the grades.
For the first time in my years as a collector...I am jealous. A damn good group to pull this off. I hope to have the resources when I retire to get into this ballpark...or at least think about it...but until then many congratulation!!! You three are top grade....and Keating looks much younger here than he does on the regular shows!!!
Amazing video. The history and storytelling and friendship is the best part of the hobby. This had all do that. Than you.
I still cannot imagine the TIME TIME TIME it takes to buy collections and resell them….. I love collecting cards that is fun… but cannot image how much time it takes to buy and sell collections and dealing with all the people… good on u tho to do it… enjoyed watching it..
Congrats on the find of a lifetime Mike! Very happy for you and Chris. I am sure Keating took his finders fee. I have never been so inspired by a collection and equally depressed knowing I will probably never get there. I hope one day to find a tenth of that collection and I will sit around drinking whiskey and taking it all in. Congrats again!
'34 Goudey Gehrig looked like a very strong 4, very nice card. Amazing collection thank you for sharing.
How nice! Let me know when you’re done making videos with my collection. I’d like to get it back soon. Thanks guys!
There goes the Strongsville Card Show budget! (Maybe the National budget too). LOL!
Congratulations on a once in a lifetime find. Great to know the cards are going to collectors that truly appreciate the hobby!
They just doubled their budget for those shows 👍🏻
Putting together the ‘71 Scratch Offs and Coins in high grade. I’m looking forward to those coming to market.
Welcome to Philly, indeed!
This is also a bonanza of content material. I can't wait to see the three of you each do your own videos on this collection, each in your own style. We are all net wins on this amazing deal!
I had a deal like this almost two years ago. I bought them for a more than a fair deal. After careful consideration and realizing the potential, I actually gave the person an extra $1,250. I don't like to be greedy but when people undervalue their collection, it should be accounted for.. by the buyer.
There is some Great stuff in there!!
Not really a surprise the grail collection came from the Philadelphia area. A lot of things seem to originate from here.
Congrats on the find! The 52 Mantle might be heading to the BEAST with these level of profits from this find. Also next time you're in Philly, you need to hit up one of the original Philly guys! C'mon Mike!
I know Ed. I was in and out so fast.
Feeling like an 8-year-old kid along with you just hearing you talk about it, the excitement is that palpable. What a find! Congrats on the acquisition, and thanks for sharing it with the YT community.
Tinker to Evers to Chance...holy smokes Mike!!!!
This is absolutely EPIC
This is like on TV where different shows work together "the pick", "the pawn" "the restoration".😂
It was a lot of fun
Nice to see these. Have you all ever thought about cleaning the edges of the cards ?The White boarder's of course,so how about the edge of the card.Isnt that what Beckett means by edges? I looked at the edges and never regretted it.
Amazing collection. Keating is one of the finest humans on earth.
So, for a finder's fee of the six figures mega find, Keating gets two '81 Fleer sets and the privilege of being Baseball Collector Mike's chauffeur? Great stuff, guys!👍👍💗💗
Pretty much!
I love 69 football. Border and borderless. I don't have the Piccolo card but Butkus, Namath, Sayers, Unitas and Starr are in my PC. Tons of color with the backgrounds. Super cool video and a awesome experience for you 3 im sure. 👍
Unreal collection! I can’t even imagine flipping through so many grail cards! Best of luck on the grading and sales!
Wonderful!
Going to be great to watch the reveal videos of the graded cards coming back to you and Chris. Just an amzing story and hope to see you in Strongsville.
Congratulations on the incredible purchase. Can’t wait to see what you got.
The T207 Walter Johnson is such an unsung card. Great collection.
Amazing cards. So happy you could come across such an amazing collection. Congratulations.
Awesome find Mike. I'm happy to see 3 of the good guys get this collection. Can't wait to see more videos from this collection.
Congrats - looking forward to a detailed Chris breakdown video.
a centerd roger staubach rookie is so hard to find… there are many off centered ones tho.. the centered ones are very rare… wonder if they are centered as u show multiple cards very qucik could not tell if they were centered… that centerd card is a dream of mine to own.. keep looking.. very hard to find..
This collection is crazy - so cool that you guys were able to acquire it. Hope as you guys sell this stuff I can add something from this great collection to mine. What an incredible collection that was amassed.
Wow, what an amazing purchase! Congrats, looking forward to seeing more about it! Thanks for sharing such an amazing find!
I hope you guys gave John an awesome finders fee!
Congratulations. This is unbelievable. Wow!
Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. What an insane find and collection, congratulations guys!
Awesome collection. Even the ones in rough shape, they aren't making any more of them.
Excited to see grades and figures in the future.
This was pure joy to watch!! I really love John’s comment about it being the history of Topps. Thanks for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Holy guacamole! I need a change of drawers after watching this. Crazy collection
Feels like this LCS owner got robbed in plain daylight...
Insane and Gosh, what fun you three are having!! Congratulations on the sale and enjoy this experience!!!!👏👏👏👏
Watched the live stream and now this. Another reason to have relationships within the hobby. I love how several youtubers came together to make this happen.
Is this a dream!!! Holy crap-- congrats!
Nope. It was very very real
I missed the live stream but was able to finish this video. Absolutely, and amazing collection, and seeing 3 Rushmore like RUclipsrs collab on it is extra cool. Congrats, can't wait to see it pieced out.
What a massive incredible collection. You will easily make your money back unless you keep a bunch for your own collection. Congrats
Wowzers! Congrats on an amazing deal! Best of luck flipping these! You certainly have a knack for being in the right place at the right time!
Thank you for sharing! With all of my favorite RUclipsrs working on this project it felt like I was watching a combination of the Gumball Rally, Battle of the Network Stars, and Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!
Wow, thank you!
Amazing collection.
Thanks!
Welcome to Philly! lol Great stuff guys!
Thanks Mark
Wow very nice so many great grading potential with this find. Congrats!!!!
Mike when you mentioned this possibility during GAOC I prayed it would work out for you!! Absolutely amazing find like you’d read about in the newspaper or big auction catalog congratulations my friend! 🎉
What an amazing looking collection! Thing i love about the RUclips community is thay none of you guys would have known each other without RUclips and its made you guys friends and able to find stuff that you wouldn't have been able to
Spot on! This is what it's all about! Really pleased for them, they deserve it! 👍
As you rightly say, this is where communicating with other friends in the hobby is key. No man is an island.
This is so cool! Thank you for the amazing breakdown! Chris is amazing! This is the dream of dreams!
Simply amazing. I'm here for this journey. Thanks for recording this adventure.
What an incredible opportunity Mike - congrats on closing the deal my friend!
"To be divvied up later stack".. I have a few of those boxes.
Would love to see the grade results as well when they come through.
Absolutely unreal. Congratulations!!
Wow! Such a spectacular and diverse collection. Congratulations guys. Thanks for sharing. Take care.
Congratulations on the collection. Some beauties.
Mike, Chris, John: Wow! That looks like a lot of fun to sift through. Let me know if you think you can fill some "common" Braves cards for my collection. I collect from 1909 to present. I keep my checklists online and can share the URL if that helps.
Crazy!
Why would the seller settle for 10% of the value?
My guess is that people who actually spend this kind of money on sports cards are incredibly far and few between. To get numbers at 100% value when selling that many cards and such quality cards, that’s just not possible. That’s how bulk buying in any industry goes. Also, to get 50-90% of comps on every single card would require a lot of “nickel and diming” every single card almost individually to get those prices.
@@werejusthumanscolorisntreal 12 cards paid for the cost of the collection. If the person knew to graded some of the cards why not put them on eBay? This collection isn’t that hard to sell off.
What a preview! This couldn't come at a better time, I've been kinda neglecting my collection the last few months and this live stream is just what I need 😊
Congratulations on the amazing collection you got. Great video as always
Wowza! Congrats gentlemen, so exciting!
Thanks so much!
I don't even know what to say.
I'll just say congratulations, even 100 degrees removed from the deal- I'm happy it's went to you Mike!
Insane collection. Hopefully Strongville has similar stuff!
🤯🤯😳🤯 Crazy Amazing!!! Congratulations!!!!
Thank you!!
Wow!!! Amazing find and acquisition!!
This looks to be a Mr. Mint-esque collection buy.
So cool Mike! I can’t wait to see all the amazing cards.
Amazing collection! Couldn't have gome to better people!
Hey guys. All I can say is what an awesome and amazing collection of cards. You guys hit the gold mine with this purchase. I was thinking about the grading cost but what fun. Great video and congrats.
Damn!! Amazing haul Mike! Congrats!
Great collection. Congrats.
The dude from UCLA 😂😂😂
I dont know much about pre-war, but that it bonkers!
This is as good as it gets. So excited it all worked out. Love the episode title 😉
To bad I didn't win the lottery the other night because if I did, I would make an offer you couldn't pass up for it all. Just the cards you showed were amazing.
Amazing. Congratulations!
So happy for you, Mike! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Just awesome guys! Can't wait to see the rest!
If baseball died in 94..and nothing after that counts ..remind John the Phills then relinquish the 2008 championship
Interested in the T205 Tris Speaker once you get it back from grading.
It will be months
@@BaseballCollector maybe I will have enough money saved up by then. Haha
Which grading company are you going to use? Nice haul, good luck with the grades!
Wow 🎉so cool. This is unbelievable
Very impressive!
Absolutely killer collection. As a die-hard Cubs fan to see the Tinker-Evers-Chance & Brown T206s. Amazing. Can't wait to see the live stream. Is John going to change his on-screen name to "Numb Nuts"? Lol, Mike on that one.
Mind blowing!!!
For us too Jason
Less of a tripod, more of a triumvirate
Wow! So what's your goal? Keep the 33 Gehrig and some key cards and at least break even by selling the rest? If so, congrats on such an epic find!
I bought my first collection last year and am delighted to have experienced the benefits of doing that.
Not sure yet
Happy for the 3 of you !
Nice collection and video !!!! =)
I'm interested in the Feller when you get it back. I PC Cleveland ballplayers.