On in a Million Craiglist Coincidence

88horsepower · 04-23-2018, 01:37 PM

This is almost too incredible not to share. My wife is always so good about letting me know if anyone on Craigslist or Next Door is selling anything sports card related and last evening she let me know that some guy a mile from our home was selling several monster boxes worth of cards for $25. Intrigued, I decided to take a look and saw that it appeared to be mostly junk wax era cards, but saw that there was nearly a full box worth of unopened wax from 1987-1988 Fleer, Donruss, Topps and Score, along with many complete sets of random Topps and Fleer sets like 1987 Toys R Us Rookies and Fleer League Leaders. Thinking it might be fun to bust the wax, I decided why not. The guy also threw in two more boxes he found which had a complete set of 1981 Fleer and a factory sealed set of 1989 Fleer. Not bad. Again, we're talking $25 and busting that wax was fun enough to make it count. I even pulled some key rookies I might submit for grading, just for the hell of it. There were also 4 rack packs from 1988 Topps with Mark McGwire's Topps All-Star Rookie showing on the top or bottom of the racks. Pretty neat and some McGwire fan might like them for their PC.

Again, nothing life changing here. But this was an awesome blast from the past.

In addition to the cards, the guy says he has two signed baseballs he'd like to toss in for free. These baseballs were not in the pictures on Next Door so I was in the dark as to who signed the baseballs.

The first ball was had an autograph that looked very familiar. Thanks to the forum, it was identified as Hall of Fame reliever, Rollie Fingers.

Again, pretty cool. I'll probably sell that to someone who wants to get it. The ball is pretty clean, too.

Here's where things get a bit crazy. There are probably tens of thousands of pro baseball players who could have signed that other ball. I'm probably the only human who is a Kevin Seitzer superfan. Literally, I've never met someone who is as big a fan of Seitzer as I am. The second ball was signed by, you guessed it, two-time MLB All-Star, Kevin Seitzer. What the hell are the odds of that??????

Peties Army · 04-23-2018, 01:41 PM

The odds are 6.

Cool story. For 25 bucks can’t go wrong

cnewby · 04-23-2018, 01:41 PM

Is he a local guy?

mrbasepauly · 04-23-2018, 01:44 PM

Thanks for sharing, cool story and great buy for $25. Sounds like lots of fun!

LVDan · 04-23-2018, 01:44 PM

that's very cool

88horsepower · 04-23-2018, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cnewby

Is he a local guy?

That's also what makes it kind of weird. He's not local at all. Went to school in Illinois, played for the Royals, Brewers, A's (local) and Indians. Fingers also played for the A's and Brewers, so there's kind of a tie to Seitzer in that sense. But, Seitzer only played for the A's for a brief moment in his career. It's really odd to begin with that the guy has a ball signed by my favorite player, but it's not like Seitzer is a bay area guy.

stacks73 · 04-23-2018, 02:19 PM

Who needs a quick $25 Bucks..IM lost on this Sale..On his side especially..

no10pin · 04-23-2018, 02:22 PM

Hell of a $25 pickup!

I don't have a single-signed Seitzer ball. When I was a kid I didn't understand that concept, so my Seitzer ball has other Royals legends on it like Bill Pecota and Gary Thurman...

stacks73 · 04-23-2018, 02:24 PM

Im not putting all that up for 25 Bucks and meeting and getting paid..Just DUmb.. IMHO

Swipe79 · 04-23-2018, 02:26 PM

I actually bought a collection for $10 two years ago - the guy was going to list for free, but he felt that a lot of strange people would show up if he offered them for free.

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Originally Posted by stacks73

Who needs a quick $25 Bucks..IM lost on this Sale..On his side especially..

stacks73 · 04-23-2018, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Swipe79

I actually bought a collection for $10 two years ago - the guy was going to list for free, but he felt that a lot of strange people would show up if he offered them for free.

Insane

stacks73 · 04-23-2018, 02:42 PM

Am I dying of cancer or cops are after me, or need a bus Ticket to Reno?

marinocollector · 04-23-2018, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stacks73

Who needs a quick $25 Bucks..IM lost on this Sale..On his side especially..

Probably got the good ol’ “everything from the 80s was over printer and worthless” shpiel and figured $25 is better than having clutter

no10pin · 04-23-2018, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by marinocollector

Probably got the good ol’ “everything from the 80s was over printer and worthless” shpiel and figured $25 is better than having clutter

Pretty much. If someone doesn't want the stuff anymore and it has little value, the haul-away alone is beneficial.

Archangel1775 · 04-23-2018, 03:42 PM

I went to a gym in Kansas/Missouri border. Apparently it's owned by MacFarlane and I believe Seitzer. One of the first young stars I followed back in my day.

unclemonkey · 04-23-2018, 05:35 PM

Cool finds...

I hit a yardsale on Saturday.

A kid had a bunch of cards for sale. Over paid for $40, but still...

Found 4 Jeter Future Stars and several boxes of 1996 Mantle inserts.

The obligatory '87 Topps box was all well centered. Bonds was off a hair (which for him not too bad). Unmolested Sierrra, Larkin, Clark, Canseco, McGwire.

Still searching the lot.

The weekend before hit an country auction and purchased a bunch of Jordan stuff.

Been on a good roll with some very good purchases.

88horsepower · 04-23-2018, 06:59 PM

Again, nothing life changing here. But this was an awesome blast from the past.

88horsepower · 04-23-2018, 08:59 PM

I just realized that 86 Topps Reggie Jackson is autographed.

04-23-2018, 01:37 PM	#1
88horsepower Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 23,872	On in a Million Craiglist Coincidence This is almost too incredible not to share. My wife is always so good about letting me know if anyone on Craigslist or Next Door is selling anything sports card related and last evening she let me know that some guy a mile from our home was selling several monster boxes worth of cards for $25. Intrigued, I decided to take a look and saw that it appeared to be mostly junk wax era cards, but saw that there was nearly a full box worth of unopened wax from 1987-1988 Fleer, Donruss, Topps and Score, along with many complete sets of random Topps and Fleer sets like 1987 Toys R Us Rookies and Fleer League Leaders. Thinking it might be fun to bust the wax, I decided why not. The guy also threw in two more boxes he found which had a complete set of 1981 Fleer and a factory sealed set of 1989 Fleer. Not bad. Again, we're talking $25 and busting that wax was fun enough to make it count. I even pulled some key rookies I might submit for grading, just for the hell of it. There were also 4 rack packs from 1988 Topps with Mark McGwire's Topps All-Star Rookie showing on the top or bottom of the racks. Pretty neat and some McGwire fan might like them for their PC. Again, nothing life changing here. But this was an awesome blast from the past. In addition to the cards, the guy says he has two signed baseballs he'd like to toss in for free. These baseballs were not in the pictures on Next Door so I was in the dark as to who signed the baseballs. The first ball was had an autograph that looked very familiar. Thanks to the forum, it was identified as Hall of Fame reliever, Rollie Fingers. Again, pretty cool. I'll probably sell that to someone who wants to get it. The ball is pretty clean, too. Here's where things get a bit crazy. There are probably tens of thousands of pro baseball players who could have signed that other ball. I'm probably the only human who is a Kevin Seitzer superfan. Literally, I've never met someone who is as big a fan of Seitzer as I am. The second ball was signed by, you guessed it, two-time MLB All-Star, Kevin Seitzer. What the hell are the odds of that?????? Last edited by 88horsepower; 04-23-2018 at 07:00 PM.

04-23-2018, 01:41 PM	#2
Peties Army Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 19,572 buddywilshire2003	The odds are 6. Cool story. For 25 bucks can’t go wrong __________________ Comment of the day “How many bees are killed by mowing?”- Boo

04-23-2018, 01:41 PM	#3
cnewby Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: MI Posts: 18,611	Is he a local guy? __________________ #ALLRISE - THE ORIGINAL HASHTAG - ALL OTHERS ARE CUTE IMITATIONS

04-23-2018, 02:22 PM	#8
no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,963 no10pin no10pin	Hell of a $25 pickup! I don't have a single-signed Seitzer ball. When I was a kid I didn't understand that concept, so my Seitzer ball has other Royals legends on it like Bill Pecota and Gary Thurman... __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

04-23-2018, 03:42 PM	#15
Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 22,113	I went to a gym in Kansas/Missouri border. Apparently it's owned by MacFarlane and I believe Seitzer. One of the first young stars I followed back in my day. __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

04-23-2018, 01:44 PM	#4
mrbasepauly Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 903 mrbasepauly	Thanks for sharing, cool story and great buy for $25. Sounds like lots of fun!

04-23-2018, 01:44 PM	#5
LVDan Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 17,755	that's very cool

04-23-2018, 02:19 PM	#7
stacks73 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 146	Who needs a quick $25 Bucks..IM lost on this Sale..On his side especially..

04-23-2018, 02:24 PM	#9
stacks73 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 146	Im not putting all that up for 25 Bucks and meeting and getting paid..Just DUmb.. IMHO

04-23-2018, 02:42 PM	#12
stacks73 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 146	Am I dying of cancer or cops are after me, or need a bus Ticket to Reno?

04-23-2018, 05:35 PM	#16
unclemonkey Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4,989	Cool finds... I hit a yardsale on Saturday. A kid had a bunch of cards for sale. Over paid for $40, but still... Found 4 Jeter Future Stars and several boxes of 1996 Mantle inserts. The obligatory '87 Topps box was all well centered. Bonds was off a hair (which for him not too bad). Unmolested Sierrra, Larkin, Clark, Canseco, McGwire. Still searching the lot. The weekend before hit an country auction and purchased a bunch of Jordan stuff. Been on a good roll with some very good purchases.

04-23-2018, 06:59 PM	#17
88horsepower Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 23,872	Again, nothing life changing here. But this was an awesome blast from the past.

04-23-2018, 08:59 PM	#18
88horsepower Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Somewhere In Time Posts: 23,872	I just realized that 86 Topps Reggie Jackson is autographed.