$3 million attic find of INSANELY RARE Ty Cobb vintage T206 baseball cards! (Lucky 7 Find)
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2023
- The Lucky 7 Find was 7 -- and then 8 -- Ty Cobb Back T206 pre-war vintage baseball cards, an insanely rare card, discovered in a dilapidated old house. This week's Attic Find Friday video.
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What would you do if you found these?
I honestly think I would have a heart attack finding that once in a lifetime treasure.
I' sell them all, retire and find a modest retirement house to enjoy the rest of my years in. Maybe get a new car since mine is 19 years old.
I would keep most of them, sell a couple to have some spending cash. I would rather have the card than the money.
@@jefferyjackson6935 I agree keep some and than sell some to have some what of a security blanket.
Shit my pants,lol.
I love going through old houses and buildings whenever the opportunity arises. You never know what you’ll find.
My best find was a storage unit full of Michael Jordan stuff so much I took me by shock I couldn’t believe what I was looking at
Wow! What were the best items?
Awesome life changing story. I would have driven the cards to PSA as well. Love how these cards changed their life. 🔥🔥🔥
Yes!
Another great story Mike! It's amazing that there are still discoveries like this out there. I'm glad the family decided to keep the final Ty Cobb card, I would have definitely done the same thing!
You and me both!
If I found 8 Ty Cobb Backs, I would keep half and than sell the remaining ones (with the lower grades). The ones kept would continue to grow in value and be a good investment.
Good call!
I'd probably be too scared to keep these .... I mean, I'm prone to accidents and just bad luck sometimes .... Not for the money (But that is nice too) but I'd have to sell them just so I don't ruin cards that people want. But, I'd sell them as a lot ... no piecing them out.... A Goldin auction or something! Again, thanks so much for sharing this amazing story!!!
Yeah I hear ya. I’d be terrified that something would happen to them. I’d need to put them in a safe deposit box, and what good are they there?
first thing I do at auctions or antique shops is flip thru old books for currency or cards
I need to start going to antique shops
That’s an excellent idea.....and smart.
I remember hearing about this story on a TV show a few years ago. Couldn't imagine finding just one of these let alone eight! I'd definitely sell at least 5 of them then leave one to each of my kids after I was gone. They're not into cards at all but once they saw how much those are worth they might change their minds. Or just sell them. 😁
lol no kidding
Mike, I love your deep dive into some of the biggest finds in the hobby!
Thank you, Frank! I appreciate the kind words.
The portraits used in the T206 set were used in other releases in subsequent years... Cobb put out his own brand of plug tobacco(those tobacco tins come up periodically and are rare and expensive as well... Not positive about the card, but if it was a premium found inside a tin of raw tobacco then that goes a ways towards explaining it's rarity and how crazy it would be to find them in high grade... I believe Cobb's tobacco was a fairly regional product so likely only to be found in the south and a few other places...
Great info!
Solid info...them being inside the tin of loose tobacco would also help explain why they are a bit more glossy than regular t206's...
First I would change my shorts lol. I would have to keep one of course. Another great story, thanks for all them. If I've ever heard any of these stories I don't remember them. Have a ttm question, would you ever consider a reprint rookie card? I know you don't like multiple player rookie cards but I'm looking at a Pete Rose reprint. Originals are way out of price range. So I'm thinking a reprint might be the way to go.
Thanks Doug. I wouldn’t do a reprint, but that doesn’t mean I look down on them for other people. Do what’s best for your collection! Everyone should collect what they like and not feel pressure from others or feel that others might look down on them. If you want it, you should definitely buy it.
It’s amazing that most finds are but people who are not collectors. I myself would keep the higher graded ones and sell
The lower grades or maybe not. Lol. Nice problem to have. Great video thanks
I have an old house, and was repairing a floor. While removing the subfloor, two 195051 Bowman cards, fell out of the wall.
Who were they?
I would keep all of them.
If I had such a find, I would contact you to share my story so you could share with those who love collecting.
That’s would be awesome!
Sounds like half the eBay listings lol
Let me know if you find one of these on eBay 😆
@@JunkWaxHero they’ll say my Aunt found my dead Uncles collection. I’m no card expert so selling as reprints. All sales are final.
@@MrJmangini lol those are the best. What a scam.
Funny! My wife used to collect John Kruk! She said he looked more like a trucker than a baseball player. 😀😀😀😀
She was right!
@@JunkWaxHero Odd reason to collect someone . . . don't you think!?
@@dacryptkeeper6836 lol yes
Hi, it’s such a great story!!! I really don’t mean to be a nit picker- it’s just I consider myself a vintage/ prewar advocate….
I’m not so certain “ most” consider the Ty Cobb back a t206 card. There is certainly a good weekends worth of serious debate and evidence on both sides. We know for sure Ty Cobb tobacco was in tins and NOT packs and processed at factory 33 in NC in 1910.Personally I don’t considered Coupon backs ( t213) t296 although some do… nor do I think Cobb backs are true t206. It’s a huuuge rabbit hole.
The rarest t206 in the blue old mill back followed by the brown old mill back
PS- I get flack from saying HOnus Wagner instead of HoNUS Wagner like you did. When the heck did that change? People new to the hobby?
Check out this short video and hear how the old man himself prounounces his name ( I win!!)
ruclips.net/video/l_XDQ7pHWRQ/видео.html
I’m FAR from an expert. Learning new stuff every day. I just love the stories. Thanks for the further info on the Cobb back.
I grew up pronouncing it HO-nus, but heard a couple of years ago the “new” way. Honestly, I kind of hear it both ways in that video.
@@JunkWaxHero thanks for the content!!
I dream of finding something like that
I was not familiar with this story- thanks for sharing! If I understand correctly(I watched twice)they find eight of these rare T206 Cobb backs and no other cards, just old post cards and books. How is this explained that great Gramps saved those and only those eight particular ultra rare cards. I’m not questioning the authenticity- it just seems odd. Maybe someday someone will find only your Yaz cards or only Chris Sewall’s Ripken cards-lol.
Unless I’m missing something, why 8’s of the Cobb (33% of the pop)and nothing else - that’s the story.
Yeah they stayed anonymous, so no one can ask them this but I speculate that the great grandfather was a fan of Cobb and only kept those maybe.
I would do everything this family did, except I would personally drive them to the PSA company for grading, forget the postal system!
No kidding!
That would be worth the trip.
Awesome story. If it were me…. If I was not a baseball card collector I may just sell them all. However, seeing as I am a baseball collector I would probably keep more than one but not not much more maybe one for me and one for my kids. And definitely stay anonymous. Unless…. I have a RUclips channel about baseball cards, which I do 😂
Hahaha good point, Doug. This would be a views machine!
Wow what a story that person either loved ty cobb or smoked alot to get them lol. But I would of did the same keep the one it will always be worth money if you needed it. They are Lucky people .
Yeah me too I think
family was in goergia. Ty Cobb is local legend from Georgia. go down there and check out the Ty Cobb museum. pretty cool place
Thanks If I'm ever in Georgia I'll go see it . Sounds kool.
It's odd that the only cards they found were exactly the same.
You almost have to go through everything when people from that generation pass. Lot of folks who lived through the Great Depression didn't trust banks, so you'll often find stores of cash hidden away.
Yeah that’s a good point.
we're going thru ww3 right now. what will happen to cards?
I found $20 on the ground once
First I would think they were vintage counterfeit. Maybe a test run or abandoned scam. My internet research of rarity and personal experience of seeing fakes and reprints at late 80s card shows would keep me suspect. Hope though, collectors do go on quests to acquire
. Resist my temptation to start sending photos around. Talk to lawyer friend and maybe a big coin family friend for advice before finding first expert. My finances and family OK, so options on how and when I use or sell the assets. 50, so allows me to find a less physical risk job and work less weeks in the year.
Good ideas
Honus Wagner told tobacco companies he didn’t want his cards in their products which is why there are so few. Perhaps the special back Cobb card is the tobacco industry’s way of giving old Honus the 🖕
I’d probably do what they did; sell most all of them and maybe keep a couple. My kids can sell when I’m gone if they want.
Me too
If I found 3 mil in cards I’d say “honey put the wheels on the house were outta here.”
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Dig ur vids
Thank you!
Sell 1 every few months.
That's some wife ...er.... life changing money right there.
Good luck staying anonymous when you start spending that $$$
if psa are the experts why would they need outside experts
If they don’t have anyone with training on an insanely rare card? Consult an expert. It’s smart. Get it right.
@@JunkWaxHero they are the experts what are you talking about
@@bobdenver7126 so you don’t think experts ever consult other experts? It happens all the time in every industry.
@@JunkWaxHero thats like saying youd send it to psa for someone else to grade it
PSA are experts, yes, and they have a very wide breadth of knowledge. For this particular case, they consulted someone who had a much deeper understanding of a much narrower breadth of knowledge. Tobacco card specialists, if you will.
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the big eat up all the best guys
the yankees and their mini me's
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the game is infected in its roots
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