"The man with most baseball cards on Earth" - mlb.com - Page 2

SupermanBrandon · 04-23-2021, 03:47 PM

This thread is going to be fun to watch. BO is going to go full BO.

NCBreaker11 · 04-23-2021, 03:50 PM

For the record 3.2 million of his cards are just 1988 Topps lol

rngrdanny22 · 04-23-2021, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NCBreaker11

For the record 3.2 million of his cards are just 1988 Topps lol

soey10 · 04-23-2021, 03:56 PM

The story specifically states he has the most baseball cards for a private collector.

Rob and family at Burbank is a business

SunDevil2422 · 04-23-2021, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by coltsfan23

Exactly my reaction.

Essentially yes, I believe Rob (and family) owns the entire business. He has employees, sure, but he's effectively the owner of 40M+ sports cards. It's not like he's going to spend his time hounding press for a meaningless article like this, though.

Yes, I'm sure the autistic man was hounding the press for this article.

Curious, how was it camping out in front of Target last night? Did you kick any elderly or handicapped people on your way to hitting your 3 per SKU limit?

Kracer52 · 04-23-2021, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by coltsfan23

Exactly my reaction.

Essentially yes, I believe Rob (and family) owns the entire business. He has employees, sure, but he's effectively the owner of 40M+ sports cards. It's not like he's going to spend his time hounding press for a meaningless article like this, though.

Hounding the press? Lol, it’s just a nice story about a father and son who can bond through cards.

salthill · 04-23-2021, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by coltsfan23

Essentially yes, I believe Rob (and family) owns the entire business. He has employees, sure, but he's effectively the owner of 40M+ sports cards. It's not like he's going to spend his time hounding press for a meaningless article like this, though.

That sounds awesome!
Maybe Rob should house his collection somewhere that people can come visit him and take a look at it.
Maybe if they like some of the cards they could offer to take them off his hands, perhaps for a small contribution towards the upkeep of his collection?
If it gets too big for him to manage himself he could even get some volunteers to help out. Give them a little stipend to cover their expenses.

jjcan · 04-23-2021, 04:21 PM

Great Article. I think they showed a quick spotlight on him on that Sports card documentary in 2019, Jack of all trades.

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...-than-1-story/

The documentary was an interesting story, kinda sad at some parts.

In regards to the article, Thanks for the read. The guy (Paul) loves his cards, probably more than I ever have (and would) in the last 30 years. So it is awesome to see that much passion from anyone.

soey10 · 04-23-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by salthill

That sounds awesome!
Maybe Rob should house his collection somewhere that people can come visit him and take a look at it.
Maybe if they like some of the cards they could offer to take them off his hands, perhaps for a small contribution towards the upkeep of his collection?
If it gets too big for him to manage himself he could even get some volunteers to help out. Give them a little stipend to cover their expenses.

I literally laughed harder than I should of at this.

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DaBaddestHic · 04-23-2021, 04:38 PM

Saw this article yesterday and I really wonder how many rare cards he has in there that people are looking for and will probably never see. Doesn't seem like he cares about value, and just opens cards and them sorts them. Who knows how many 1/1s he's pulled over the years, or valuable rookie cards. How many Delgado cards does he have in there that I need???

Could be a lot, could be none. But it makes you think haha. Who knows, maybe the 2006 Longoria Superfractor Auto is in there somewhere

.

(But seriously, it's awesome he has fun with it and gets to share it with his father.)

STLtoMN · 04-23-2021, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jjcan

Great Article. I think they showed a quick spotlight on him on that Sports card documentary in 2019, Jack of all trades.

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...-than-1-story/

i knew i knew him from somewhere!!

cking · 04-23-2021, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SunDevil2422

Did you kick any elderly or handicapped people on your way to hitting your 3 per SKU limit?

TheFreeShipper · 04-23-2021, 08:03 PM

Telling someone else this story and trying not to get choked up. “No I’m not tearing up!”

SDcardguy24 · 04-23-2021, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jjcan

Great Article. I think they showed a quick spotlight on him on that Sports card documentary in 2019, Jack of all trades.

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...-than-1-story/

The documentary was an interesting story, kinda sad at some parts.

In regards to the article, Thanks for the read. The guy (Paul) loves his cards, probably more than I ever have (and would) in the last 30 years. So it is awesome to see that much passion from anyone.

I knew I recognized him from somewhere!

Very cool that he has the record

obenheimer · 04-23-2021, 08:15 PM

That's incredible. I know back in the mid 90's my dad and I probably had 250,000 total cards, but that was between baseball, football, basketball, and a little bit of hockey.

Tom Oates · 04-23-2021, 08:42 PM

I'm down to about 250k. I've donated, trashed, and sold at least another 400k. 4 Mil is a lot but no where near a real record I would imagine.

abaseballjunkie · 04-23-2021, 09:46 PM

Huh - I lived in Idaho Falls a few summers ago, broadcasting for the Chukars team mentioned at the end of the piece. I'll bet I crossed paths with him a time or two.

Skipscards · 04-23-2021, 09:57 PM

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing.

Melagoo · 04-23-2021, 10:43 PM

"It helps you read, spell and do geography," he said. "It helps you keep going every day. It takes away the thing, that I'm missing Gene 16, from my head. You don't have to worry about that every day. ... It's just a fun thing to do." ...

Love this ... Thank you for sharing a beautiful story

BGT Masters · 04-23-2021, 10:50 PM

He wants to get to a billion. What would that even look like?

kjetilfan · 04-24-2021, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BGT Masters

He wants to get to a billion. What would that even look like?

Everyone on here, who just trashes their base, should send them to him.

7nohitter · 04-24-2021, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kjetilfan

Everyone on here, who just trashes their base, should send them to him.

I like this idea!

vinbots · 04-24-2021, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBaddestHic

Saw this article yesterday and I really wonder how many rare cards he has in there that people are looking for and will probably never see. Doesn't seem like he cares about value, and just opens cards and them sorts them. Who knows how many 1/1s he's pulled over the years, or valuable rookie cards. How many Delgado cards does he have in there that I need???

Could be a lot, could be none. But it makes you think haha. Who knows, maybe the 2006 Longoria Superfractor Auto is in there somewhere

.

(But seriously, it's awesome he has fun with it and gets to share it with his father.)

He’s more interested in quantity and not quality. So any rare cards he has are probably pack pulled. And since everything is organized in “ABC” order, I don’t think it would be hard for him to find his Delgado cards. Who’s ready to reach out and find out if he’ll trade to help him get to a billion cards? He only has 996 million more to go. Which means he only needs to trade one of his cards for 250 of your cards 4 million times to get there. I would give him 250 cards for each card he has that I need.

oldgoldy97 · 04-24-2021, 07:49 AM

I’d still only offer him $350.

cardinalsooner · 04-24-2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by coltsfan23

Exactly my reaction.

Essentially yes, I believe Rob (and family) owns the entire business. He has employees, sure, but he's effectively the owner of 40M+ sports cards. It's not like he's going to spend his time hounding press for a meaningless article like this, though.

Well, this is a gross reaction to this story.

04-23-2021, 04:38 PM	#35
DaBaddestHic Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,311 DaBaddestHic	Saw this article yesterday and I really wonder how many rare cards he has in there that people are looking for and will probably never see. Doesn't seem like he cares about value, and just opens cards and them sorts them. Who knows how many 1/1s he's pulled over the years, or valuable rookie cards. How many Delgado cards does he have in there that I need??? Could be a lot, could be none. But it makes you think haha. Who knows, maybe the 2006 Longoria Superfractor Auto is in there somewhere . (But seriously, it's awesome he has fun with it and gets to share it with his father.) __________________ Supercollecting Carlos Delgado (Always looking - PM me) Want List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-9lweoNywcAp-ApoiwSnXGqzQz5-rjoXo3DkOAzXmDY/edit?usp=sharing

04-23-2021, 09:57 PM	#43
Skipscards Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In Tribute To The Great Ryno Posts: 30,203 jlankf2 jmp4	Awesome story. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Go Royals!! #RoyalsIn2015 <---It Happened!! #TEAMZinck Sometimes it is astounding that we are able to persist in a world so full of morons.

04-23-2021, 10:43 PM	#44
Melagoo Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: GTA (Greater Toronto Area) Ontario, Canada Posts: 8,477 Melagoo1 Melagoo	"It helps you read, spell and do geography," he said. "It helps you keep going every day. It takes away the thing, that I'm missing Gene 16, from my head. You don't have to worry about that every day. ... It's just a fun thing to do." ... Love this ... Thank you for sharing a beautiful story __________________ Go Leafs! Go Jays! Go Raps! Go Bills!

04-24-2021, 07:49 AM	#49
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,414	I’d still only offer him $350. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

04-23-2021, 03:47 PM	#26
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	This thread is going to be fun to watch. BO is going to go full BO.

04-23-2021, 03:50 PM	#27
NCBreaker11 Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Golf Country, North Carolina Posts: 171	For the record 3.2 million of his cards are just 1988 Topps lol

04-23-2021, 03:56 PM	#29
soey10 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,588 Soey	The story specifically states he has the most baseball cards for a private collector. Rob and family at Burbank is a business

04-23-2021, 04:21 PM	#33
jjcan Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,344	Great Article. I think they showed a quick spotlight on him on that Sports card documentary in 2019, Jack of all trades. https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...-than-1-story/ The documentary was an interesting story, kinda sad at some parts. In regards to the article, Thanks for the read. The guy (Paul) loves his cards, probably more than I ever have (and would) in the last 30 years. So it is awesome to see that much passion from anyone.

04-23-2021, 08:03 PM	#38
TheFreeShipper Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,000 thelastresort0001	Telling someone else this story and trying not to get choked up. “No I’m not tearing up!”

04-23-2021, 08:15 PM	#40
obenheimer Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waldorf, MD Posts: 2,655 texasnavyguy78	That's incredible. I know back in the mid 90's my dad and I probably had 250,000 total cards, but that was between baseball, football, basketball, and a little bit of hockey.

04-23-2021, 08:42 PM	#41
Tom Oates Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,975 OATES	I'm down to about 250k. I've donated, trashed, and sold at least another 400k. 4 Mil is a lot but no where near a real record I would imagine.

04-23-2021, 09:46 PM	#42
abaseballjunkie Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: ATX Posts: 294 bhsknight04	Huh - I lived in Idaho Falls a few summers ago, broadcasting for the Chukars team mentioned at the end of the piece. I'll bet I crossed paths with him a time or two.

04-23-2021, 10:50 PM	#45
BGT Masters Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wellsville, New York Posts: 10,184	He wants to get to a billion. What would that even look like?