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Old 02-03-2018, 07:09 PM
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I hate being the pessimist but I just don't believe this. All this stuff found in holes in the walls in an otherwise clean space and it just happens to be a Croft's Cobb. Of all the cards it could've been, someone shoved a Cobb in a hole in a wall 100 years ago? And no other cards? The owner had one card and it was Cobb? I hope it's true and legit and the guy has a real Cobby, I just don't believe it right at the moment.
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I hate being the pessimist but I just don't believe this. All this stuff found in holes in the walls in an otherwise clean space and it just happens to be a Croft's Cobb. Of all the cards it could've been, someone shoved a Cobb in a hole in a wall 100 years ago? And no other cards? The owner had one card and it was Cobb? I hope it's true and legit and the guy has a real Cobby, I just don't believe it right at the moment.
My exact thoughts as I read this.
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Just not buying it either.....

Does the card look right to y’all?
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While I wouldn't mind seeing a better scan of it outside the case, nothing about it screams fake to me. I'm not too surprised by the story either, several years ago a Just So Buck Ewing was discovered in the same way.

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card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!
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card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!
Reminds me of a modern day Lee Harvey Oswald. There is something wrong with the shadow in the background.

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card looks good...but the photo with the date and the card in a holder are a little odd!
When selling on Facebook most bst groups require you include the date on your posts. Maybe he wanted to prove he had the card in his possession.
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I manage and lease historic office buildings for a living... and as you can imagine, we do a lot of demo and renovating once the spaces are leased out or in some cases purchased.

All are mostly civil war era-1950’s....

Never seen a trace a baseball card, but we’ve found all kinds of awesome stuff in walls, under floors, in attics/equipment rooms.

Historical documents, original pictures, original floor plans/drawings of the buildings and of course antique furniture and chandeliers.

Still holding out hope that I’ll find a stash of Cj’s or T206’s at some point!
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Great story if it proves to be true. The only thing cooler would be finding a map to One-Eyed Willie's treasure dating back to 1632.
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While I wouldn't mind seeing a better scan of it outside the case, nothing about it screams fake to me. I'm not too surprised by the story either, several years ago a Just So Buck Ewing was discovered in the same way.

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The Ewing was found in the wall used as insulation as a lot of times back then people would use any form of paper as insulation in the walls. This one was found in a hole in the floor boards along with toys and bottles. Not really the same scenario as the Ewing. Also, like I said, I hope it is legit and the guy has a real Cobb. I just don't believe the story yet.
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Wasn't there a picture a few months ago of that guy holding a T206 Wagner that he "found"?
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My grandfather and I once found a single 1956 Luis Aparicio— a HOF rookie card—behind the stove in his sister’s apartment. Doubtless it belonged to his nephew, and fell back there in 1956 or thereabouts. Would some call BS on that story because it was a star card and no others were found?
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He claims it will be sent in for grading/authenticating so we will see I guess. He could be making up the story about where it was found but not sure what he has to gain from that.
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too lazy to actually measure, but card and top loader look out of proportion (too large) to the sheet of paper in the picture where they are being held.
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And it’s a Facebook post. Some of the Facebook cards groups vary from strange to completely off the wall. This fits in pretty well. Hard to not be skeptical.
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too lazy to actually measure, but card and top loader look out of proportion (too large) to the sheet of paper in the picture where they are being held.
Maybe it's just a really small piece of paper.


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That's assuming he shows it to you and doesn't just sneak it away himself.
But in all seriousness, it would be yours. If you own the property, you own its contents
This is why I do all of my own renovations.
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We moved into our retirement home in East of the U.K. last July which needed a complete renovation. Upon ripping out some fitted wardrobes out fell Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits LP. Interestingly he was on UK tv a couple of weeks ago and he looked the spitting image to what he looked on the Album cover...BTW if you need the album to add to your vintage Manilow's collection it's available free to a good home but postage will be steep, plus import duty, customs clearance and other taxes
Upon closer examination Inside the record sleeve was a red T........
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