Woman finds $100,000 baseball card; tries to sell it for $10
Filed under: Extracurriculars, Wealth
72-year old Bernice Gallego found an old baseball card (not pictured) in a box of antiques, and listed it on eBay to see if anyone would want it. She started the bidding at $10.It turned out that the card was really old and worth a lot more than $10. After receiving several questions from potential bidders, she decided to cancel the auction and do more research. Good move: The card was from 1869 and featured the "Red Stocking B.B. Club of Cincinnati," the first professional team in the history of baseball.
Collector Rick Mirigian told the Fresno Bee that "They've uncovered a piece of history that few people will ever be able to imagine or comprehend. And it comes out of Fresno. That card is history. It's like unearthing a Mona Lisa or a Picasso."
More to the point, the card could be worth more than $100,000. Gallego is set to re-list the card on eBay, and many readers who are hard-up for cash are probably about to head down to the basement to see what they can find.
But be careful: Unless you have something really rare, the recession is leading to somewhat of a glut of collectibles on the market which, combined with the decrease in demand, could lead to lower prices. This might not be the best time to sell if you're not desperate.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
1-08-2009 @ 8:00PM
Darryl A.Smith said...
None at this time.
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1-09-2009 @ 4:40PM
Nowhere Man said...
I also have no comments at this time.
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1-09-2009 @ 4:41PM
spicoli 1 said...
ya i have lisa rinas old silicon tatas for sale !!!! this is her old ones from 65-90 before she went supersonic, shes still a whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooer
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1-09-2009 @ 6:02PM
LeePJr said...
What amazes me is how certain people can create wealth for themselves in a time when people can hardly make ends meet. The is no reason that card should be worth so much money. I don't care if Moses was on it!
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1-11-2009 @ 2:57PM
John Gracchi said...
Again it goes to show you how Dumb Bidders on Ebay let this one end early!- A Bid should of been placed and any recommendations about the rarity of the card or price should of been kept private because in these tough times you don't want to give up a steal deal and meal unless your rich!!!
1-11-2009 @ 4:29PM
Lizzy said...
Nothing is worth anything until someone says so, and that person is the one that finds worth or value in it to pay for it. An object is only worth what a willing person will buy it for. Crazy huh, but that is the law of economics. If no one buys her card then it's worth nothing.
1-11-2009 @ 7:29PM
bob said...
Actually the card is worth nothing in and of itself. It is only worth something to a person who is willing to do anything to get it.
1-11-2009 @ 7:36PM
jack said...
If Moses were on it, it would be worth a lot more.
1-10-2009 @ 8:35AM
TOM said...
lee maybe you should have been collecting cards instead of pulling out your burgers as a kid, jealous jealous
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1-10-2009 @ 10:08AM
HONUS_WAGNER said...
THIS CARD AINT WORTH AS MUCH AS MY HONUS WAGNER!
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1-09-2009 @ 6:49PM
ZAK said...
Apparently, there are a lot of people who have more money than they can intelligently spend because intelligence is not a factor when they spend it.
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1-11-2009 @ 4:23PM
Lizzy said...
Boy, you can that again! Looks like those same people have no intelligence when they do spend it, ask all those who invested with the scam artist Madeoff---he made off with their money alright....stupid is as stupid does.
1-09-2009 @ 7:03PM
chris said...
Good for her. It would have gone high, no doubt, on Ebay, with the bids only showing up at the last minute, but it seems to me she should try to sell with some sort of "reserve". I wish her the best of luck!
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1-09-2009 @ 7:47PM
steve said...
yea no comments - WHO CARES - shes old and doesnt No much do we really CARE - Nooooooooo
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1-09-2009 @ 7:47PM
steve said...
thats it sell it on ebay for 50k and ebay will get 1000s - dont make ebay more rich than they are - WHO CARES SELL IT TO A COLLECTOR NOT EBAY
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1-09-2009 @ 8:07PM
Clifford said...
Sounds like a tickler for E bay, Besides wealth and intelligence do not necessarilly go together. Just look at most professional athletes, and my buddies who won the lottery and lost it all in a few years. You have to be wary of E-bay anyway!
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1-09-2009 @ 8:46PM
Jim said...
Good for her, and if someone has the money & wants the card, go for it. You worked for it, spend it any way you want. Some people look at it as an investment, I do the same thing with cars, I got one for 11K, put 6k in to it, now on E-Bay they're going for around 70k. Will I sell it for that? NO, not now, if someone wanted it, it would take more then that to get it, but that's just me.
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1-10-2009 @ 8:57AM
Chris said...
Interesting...looks like the early 1900s T-206 cards. I didn't know they had been around in the 1860s. Not a bad find!
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1-10-2009 @ 1:30AM
shir said...
I have pix of Mickey Rourke before his plastic surgery for sale. lol
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1-11-2009 @ 2:18PM
Junior Crotchski said...
How much can I get for a pair of Mickey Mantle's old underwear with a fecese stain on the seat?