Bernice finds proably one of a kind card

scoobygirl30 · #1 01-16-2009, 02:18 AM

Bernice Gallego is proably one of the luckiest ladies there are right now. This is all due to some stuff she picked up at an estate sale.

Now keep in mind that Bernice Gallego is not a collector of baseball cards though she very well might become one.

You see while sorting through the items which were purchased from an estate sale, she found a rectangular card which was just slightly messed up. Though still in awesome condition. Along with this card she also found a photograph of ten young men standing in uniforms.

Keep in mind that Bernice has never been to a baseball game whether it was magor league down to little league. The only baseball player she knows of is Willie Mays and this was only due to her Mother listening to the radio back in 1958.

The card which Bernice had found said Red Stocking B. B. Club of Cincinnati. Still not knowing what it is she had really found Bernice placed this card on Ebay for a whopping $10.00. Though when people started doing just about all they could to get their hands on the card, Bernice removed the card from the sale and began to look into it to see what the big deal was about.

After some research, Bernice was shocked to discover that she was proably holding the oldest card in baseball history. The Red Stockings were the very first baseball team on this entire continent who were professionals.

The card which Bernice found was actually an advertisemnt for a company called Peck & Snyder which was a New York manufacturer of sports equipment as well as firefighting equipment.

Just goes to show that when you purchase something from yard sales to estate auctions, you may just find out that you have purchased something that no one thought to be around anymore.

Happy shopping everyone!!!

stacy123 · #2 01-16-2009, 06:45 PM

Wow, thats a great story! Something similar to that happened to me. An older relative of mine gave some things that she didn't want to have lying around anymore. They were not anything of value to her and I didn't think they were of any monetary value either. I was wrong. I started to look up some of the items on ebay and was shocked to find that they were worth a little money. Nothing like what this lady has but still it was cool to figure out what I did have.

hbradley · #3 01-16-2009, 10:06 PM

Oh my now I wonder how much it is really worth. She will have to have it placed in a real auction. If you hear anything more about this fabulous find and its sale please let us know. I am going to bet that she gets no less than a hundred thousand for it but am thinking it will sell in excess of a million dollars. its a one of a kind find indead.

scoobygirl30 · #4 01-17-2009, 02:26 AM

Well in just a few short months Bernice is placing this rare find in an auction. The starting bid is set for 100,000, and you are correct Hbradly I also believe that she will get alot more than that for this card. There are some serious collectors out there and this truely is a one of a kind I bet.

screamingmimi04 · #5 01-17-2009, 11:43 AM

See, this is why I keep telling my hubby that I need to go to all the yard sales and estate sales that I can find!

Now I have my reasoning in print to prove my point.

scoobygirl30 · #6 Today, 01:25 AM

LOL, good luck with that Screamingmimi04. Going to yard sales and estate sales are a great way to find the things you may want or need at a great price. Heck you may even find hubby a few things he needs and wants.