More info than i wanted...........

Archive · #1 07-21-2006, 09:27 AM

Posted By: martindl

I went to an Estate sale this a.m. - was looking through a bunch of paper items and old photo's and struck up a conversation with an old feller next to me.

"Looking for anything in particular?" says he. "Sports stuff mainly and old tobacco cards" says I. "I just sold a group of those old small baseball cards last week, the tobacco kind - had about a hundred of them and got a great price" he goes on to tell me - "yep, I bought them for $30 and got $200 for them - Ty Cobb was in there but no Babe Ruth - I'd have kept the Ruth ones because I know they'd fetch a pretty penny. Some were white, some were gold and some were red ".

At that point i didn't want to know anything about condition, etc. I already had much more info than i wanted........

Archive · #2 07-21-2006, 09:32 AM

Posted By: Chris Mc

That's grounds for letting the air out his tires since he let the air out of your sails.

Archive · #3 07-21-2006, 09:42 AM

Posted By: Bill Stone

Sounds like some old fellows I know who would pull your leg like that for fun !!!

Archive · #4 07-21-2006, 10:13 AM

Posted By: barrysloate

Sounds to me like a made up story. I don't buy it.

Archive · #5 07-21-2006, 10:24 AM

Posted By: Joe Jones

Sorry...I went to the same sale last week.....

Archive · #6 07-21-2006, 10:47 AM

Posted By: martindl

I'm such a rube sometimes. I hadn't thought about him taking me for a ride. I guess i took it hook, line and sinker.

I feel better now. Thanks for the wake up call.

Archive · #7 07-21-2006, 10:57 AM

Posted By: barrysloate

He said he made an offer of $30 for a hundred tobacco cards. That's thirty cents each, including a Cobb. And then he was just as stupid and sold them for $200 giving them away too. Why would either of these transactions ever have taken place? Possible but unlikely.

Archive · #8 07-21-2006, 01:31 PM

Posted By: Joe Jones

Plus he saved the Ruth cards? Dont you think if he knows about Ruth's Value he would also know about Cobb's value

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