Huge Luka find

bubba300 · 03-04-2021, 03:33 PM

So I’ve been on here for years and see the posts/threads about people finding cards they forgot about or misplaced etc.

So in March of 2019 I was goin thru the divorce process and we sold the house in 30 days so it was a quick turnaround and unexpected and I was forced to pack some stuff away etc and lost track of things obviously as you will see.

Fast forward today and I had a giant rubbermaid storage tub that had some game used bats and batting gloves and cards in it that I went thru....needless to say I was extremely shocked and surprised but enjoy the pics and I will be sending to PSA! I somehow managed to forget about these cards as I was so distracted by life issues!
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The_Reverend · 03-04-2021, 03:34 PM

Wow!
I know divorce is tough! Sorry! However did you forget you had those? Wow!!!

letsgocapitals · 03-04-2021, 03:35 PM

Whoa momma!

bubba300 · 03-04-2021, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Reverend

Wow!
I know divorce is tough! Sorry! However did you forget you had those? Wow!!!

Rev, everything happened so fast...it was divorce and we anticipated the house taking 6 months to sell and we had it sold and had to be out in 30 days. Kids were at the forefront thru the process and to some of the locals here who know me can attest to me having over 1 million cards in my house as well as over 100 game used bats from the likes of Judge, Bell, Alonso, Meadows and Bryant etc...

I had a customer contact me this morning for a Trea Turner game used bat that I have so I went rummaging into the storage bins and I came across the cards. Needless to say it makes me feel somewhat better because the lawyer bills were close to $40k so Ill get some of it back...my daughter just turned 16 years old and she wants a car so this will help offset that as well!

SupermanBrandon · 03-04-2021, 03:52 PM

Awesome finds. But if you forget you have those cards...you either have too much money or way too many cards.

Spartanwilliam · 03-04-2021, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

Awesome finds. But if you forget you have those cards...you either have too much money or way too many cards.

OR he was going through a divorce... There's a good reason to forget you have that card if it was purchased during the marriage...

oldgoldy97 · 03-04-2021, 03:54 PM

No toploaders? By the time Contenders Optic came out, everyone knew Luka was the best pull.

bubba300 · 03-04-2021, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SupermanBrandon

Awesome finds. But if you forget you have those cards...you either have too much money or way too many cards.

Way too many cards Brandon! I dont have alot of money anymore and what I do have is all in cardboard and she didnt hit me at all for my cards thankfully!

bubba300 · 03-04-2021, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartanwilliam

OR he was going through a divorce... There's a good reason to forget you have that card if it was purchased during the marriage...

Lol I see what youre saying here but she was pretty good bout the cards, I gave her the house that was sold and some other property but there was no way I was giving her the cards or letting her know the values!

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

No toploaders? By the time Contenders Optic came out, everyone knew Luka was the best pull.

Yes of course we all knew...nice clean pics with no toploaders for me to show my brothers and blowout of course.

callou2131 · 03-04-2021, 04:09 PM

Welp. She wont get half of that. Congrats.

The_Reverend · 03-04-2021, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bubba300

Rev, everything happened so fast...it was divorce and we anticipated the house taking 6 months to sell and we had it sold and had to be out in 30 days. Kids were at the forefront thru the process and to some of the locals here who know me can attest to me having over 1 million cards in my house as well as over 100 game used bats from the likes of Judge, Bell, Alonso, Meadows and Bryant etc...

I had a customer contact me this morning for a Trea Turner game used bat that I have so I went rummaging into the storage bins and I came across the cards. Needless to say it makes me feel somewhat better because the lawyer bills were close to $40k so Ill get some of it back...my daughter just turned 16 years old and she wants a car so this will help offset that as well!

Man. Well nice find. If I can be of help as you go through the challenges of divorce recovery hit me via pm.

SupermanBrandon · 03-04-2021, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bubba300

Way too many cards Brandon! I dont have alot of money anymore and what I do have is all in cardboard and she didnt hit me at all for my cards thankfully!

Cardboard is more important anyways! Again...amazing finds. We all wish we could find those cards in a bin too.

bubba300 · 03-04-2021, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Reverend

Man. Well nice find. If I can be of help as you go through the challenges of divorce recovery hit me via pm.

I appreciate it Rev, not gonna lie things have been tough at times but better over the last year. We actually quarantined together from last March til July.

High School sweethearts starting in 1992 in 10th grade and ending in 2019. We do family counseling with the kids and her and I get along better than ever. The kids mental well being was at the forefront from the start of the process and they continue to be thru this whole process of them being 14 and 16 years old now.

I am sure at some point I will hit you up...I appreciate your humanity and empathy more than you'll ever know.

Thirsty Whale · 03-04-2021, 04:43 PM

Nice finds, congrats! Moral of the story? Never tell your wife how much your collection is worth.

cboog3105 · 03-04-2021, 05:04 PM

Glad you didn't end up like the beanie baby couple and got to keep your clection

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chezball · 03-04-2021, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bubba300

Rev, everything happened so fast...it was divorce and we anticipated the house taking 6 months to sell and we had it sold and had to be out in 30 days. Kids were at the forefront thru the process and to some of the locals here who know me can attest to me having over 1 million cards in my house as well as over 100 game used bats from the likes of Judge, Bell, Alonso, Meadows and Bryant etc...

I had a customer contact me this morning for a Trea Turner game used bat that I have so I went rummaging into the storage bins and I came across the cards. Needless to say it makes me feel somewhat better because the lawyer bills were close to $40k so Ill get some of it back...my daughter just turned 16 years old and she wants a car so this will help offset that as well!

how did that get so high, was it dragged out?

Hellcat · 03-04-2021, 05:41 PM

Oh if you would have only graded when you bought/pulled these. It will cost you a small fortune to grade now.

kefskala · 03-04-2021, 05:45 PM

[QUOTE=Thirsty Whale;17071015]Nice finds, congrats! Moral of the story? Never tell your wife how much your collection is worth.[/QUOTE

sorry for the divorce and the kids come first....yes statement on top is a catch 22...to tell or not, i chose the former, even laid out values and contact numbers of traders and auction houses...but this wasn't always the case until 9 months ago that values exploded. my wife though it was a childish hobby and nothing more until we sat to have the talk....Im sure a lot of collectors have this issue...

MikawlBBC · 03-04-2021, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hellcat

Oh if you would have only graded when you bought/pulled these. It will cost you a small fortune to grade now.

Ex prolly would have wanted half of the slabs.

auctionjmm · 03-04-2021, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by chezball

how did that get so high, was it dragged out?

Had to be. My divorce cost $800 and we did it on Facetime. Took 3 minutes.

clocsta2323 · 03-05-2021, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by auctionjmm

Had to be. My divorce cost $800 and we did it on Facetime. Took 3 minutes.

She got her green card out of it.

Justin7 · 03-05-2021, 01:17 AM

Glad to see some light at the end of the tunnel for ya there, I wish you the best.

Tndbitler · 03-05-2021, 03:09 AM

Nice cards. Glad you are focused on the kids. Way to many discarded because adults can't be civil or are just plain evil. Have managed to keep my collection thru 2 divorces. Wife now could care less about the collection. Grown men playing with cardboard she always says. Guess shes right on that, but it is fun playing on days you open a bin and out pops Luka.

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cypher · 03-05-2021, 05:37 AM

Congrats!

Thirsty Whale · 03-05-2021, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kefskala

sorry for the divorce and the kids come first....yes statement on top is a catch 22...to tell or not, i chose the former, even laid out values and contact numbers of traders and auction houses...but this wasn't always the case until 9 months ago that values exploded. my wife though it was a childish hobby and nothing more until we sat to have the talk....Im sure a lot of collectors have this issue...

It was a half joke. I 100% agree with you, my wife knows about everything and she has to know in case something happens. Especially that half of my collection is in a vault in the USA. Our marriage is very good, but I can imagine situations and marriages where I would choose not to tell about, because a divorce can be predicted and in that case many of our collections give the opportunity to start a great new life.

03-04-2021, 03:33 PM	#1
bubba300 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Baseball heaven Posts: 1,290	Huge Luka find So I’ve been on here for years and see the posts/threads about people finding cards they forgot about or misplaced etc. So in March of 2019 I was goin thru the divorce process and we sold the house in 30 days so it was a quick turnaround and unexpected and I was forced to pack some stuff away etc and lost track of things obviously as you will see. Fast forward today and I had a giant rubbermaid storage tub that had some game used bats and batting gloves and cards in it that I went thru....needless to say I was extremely shocked and surprised but enjoy the pics and I will be sending to PSA! I somehow managed to forget about these cards as I was so distracted by life issues! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by bubba300; 03-11-2021 at 10:24 PM.

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letsgocapitals Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 3,356 letsgocapitals	Whoa momma! __________________ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/southernmaryland.sportscards.5

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callou2131 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Centreville, Md Posts: 8,473	Welp. She wont get half of that. Congrats. __________________ Sent using US Airways Wifi

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Justin7 Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: OG Philly Posts: 2,788	Glad to see some light at the end of the tunnel for ya there, I wish you the best. __________________ #teamZion

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Tndbitler Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Killeen, Texas Posts: 664 sbmachoman	Nice cards. Glad you are focused on the kids. Way to many discarded because adults can't be civil or are just plain evil. Have managed to keep my collection thru 2 divorces. Wife now could care less about the collection. Grown men playing with cardboard she always says. Guess shes right on that, but it is fun playing on days you open a bin and out pops Luka. Sent from my SM-N970U using Tapatalk __________________ Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. Malcolm X

03-04-2021, 03:34 PM	#2
The_Reverend Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 15,306 islubi	Wow! I know divorce is tough! Sorry! However did you forget you had those? Wow!!!

03-04-2021, 03:52 PM	#5
SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	Awesome finds. But if you forget you have those cards...you either have too much money or way too many cards.

03-04-2021, 03:54 PM	#7
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 50,053	No toploaders? By the time Contenders Optic came out, everyone knew Luka was the best pull.

03-04-2021, 04:43 PM	#14
Thirsty Whale Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Europe Posts: 350	Nice finds, congrats! Moral of the story? Never tell your wife how much your collection is worth.

03-04-2021, 05:04 PM	#15
cboog3105 Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 1,146 cboog3105	Glad you didn't end up like the beanie baby couple and got to keep your clection Sent from my GM1915 using Tapatalk

03-04-2021, 05:41 PM	#17
Hellcat Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 2,325	Oh if you would have only graded when you bought/pulled these. It will cost you a small fortune to grade now.

03-04-2021, 05:45 PM	#18
kefskala Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 587	[QUOTE=Thirsty Whale;17071015]Nice finds, congrats! Moral of the story? Never tell your wife how much your collection is worth.[/QUOTE sorry for the divorce and the kids come first....yes statement on top is a catch 22...to tell or not, i chose the former, even laid out values and contact numbers of traders and auction houses...but this wasn't always the case until 9 months ago that values exploded. my wife though it was a childish hobby and nothing more until we sat to have the talk....Im sure a lot of collectors have this issue...

03-05-2021, 05:37 AM	#24
cypher Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 933	Congrats! Last edited by cypher; 03-05-2021 at 01:46 PM.