Flea markets, antique stores, Goodwill, etc..

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Am I the only one that was wondering if the fire extinguisher shown had an ABC rating?

Brian

I had to go back and look at the pic again because I did not see a fire extinguisher the first time I looked.

[ullmandds]

That Ted Williams gamer is the winner of this thread...holy SH$T!!!!!!!!

No huge scores for me...but I was ecstatic to find this 1915 CJ WAJO at an antique show here in the twin cities a few years ago for a fraction of it's worth!

[Kzoo]

I've since sold it via auction, but I found this Maris gamer in a pile of bats at a local antique show back in 2016 for $20. I didn't even haggle the asking price. There's still great memorabilia stuff out there, keep looking.

[bbcard1]

Best I ever found really was an unopened Lou Gehrig deck of Brown and Bigelow cards for $5.

[steve B]

No sports stuff that good, but loads of smaller finds.

Closest I came was a Fred Harvey restaurant plate I got from a thrift store for 25 cents that brought 600+ on ebay.

The stamp guy I go to found a Mucha postcard in a dollar box at a show and got either 500 or 1000. It eventually ended up in a European auction where it brought 25K - It was previously unknown.

[pete zouras]

On the cheap at a flea market. The lot in luded Shag Shaunessy before he picked up in popularity due to his vampiric haircut.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by steve B

No sports stuff that good, but loads of smaller finds.

Closest I came was a Fred Harvey restaurant plate I got from a thrift store for 25 cents that brought 600+ on ebay.

The stamp guy I go to found a Mucha postcard in a dollar box at a show and got either 500 or 1000. It eventually ended up in a European auction where it brought 25K - It was previously unknown.

Dang . . . . .

[eastonfalcon19]

I love threads like these....I found a pretty good amount of stuff at flea markets and yard sales. Some of my better flea market finds include: Joe Jackson Zinn Beck bat for $3 (The guy had it in the wheels of his trailer to keep it from rolling away). 1800s Reach ring bat, Jim Gilliam GU bat, Oakland Larks (West Coast Negro League) game worn hat, Kent Hrbek GU bat for a $1. They are probably the best items Ive picked up over time. I've had a lot of luck and find more junk than baseball goodies but that's why I go every weekend.