Massive Vintage Gold Mine lot find

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

OP is telling a lie or his friend is scamming him.

Ok. That’s better.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Ok. That’s better.

Thanks Mom.

[eastbayak]

What is going on?!

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

What is going on?!

OP found his old log-in and is giving the board a couple of days worth of fun.

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

To be clear, it was the brother of the card shop owner who apparently knew nothing about the Mantles, just that he wanted it graded so he could then forget about it for 30 years… but still want $800 for the Jordan. OP’s friend knows it’s a big score, and that’s why he, apparently, drops his phone in excitement.

I did find it odd too that right after Gretzkys were mentioned it turns out he has some of those too. I feel like that’s a reoccurring theme with fake stories. “What are you looking for? Gretzkys? Oh yeah, I have some of those too!”

This was in the original post:

I had a family friend reach out about a sports card lot he bought recently. He doesn't know anything about baseball cards, but gave me a quick rundown of how he acquired it.

At least at some point, the friend didn't know what he was buying either.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by no10pin

This was in the original post:

I had a family friend reach out about a sports card lot he bought recently. He doesn't know anything about baseball cards, but gave me a quick rundown of how he acquired it.

At least at some point, the friend didn't know what he was buying either.

I stand corrected! I think I was just trying to make sense of the story in my head.

There’s so many glaring holes in this story that don’t seem to bother OP. He’s either purposefully ignoring them, or really blind.

[xXdirtyjoeXx]

Originally Posted by swerve

Reason 1,189,782 that if you are truly trying to be honest don't post sh*t until you are 1000% certain it is what it is and have photos you have personally taken (good ones at that).

Now you have a hole that you may or may never be able to dig out of....


It took a matter of a minute to find that Mantle.

True, I should have looked, but I trusted him. I didn't think twice about posting the pic and even enlarged it to show detail. My fault for jumping the gun.

[xXdirtyjoeXx]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

I stand corrected! I think I was just trying to make sense of the story in my head.

There’s so many glaring holes in this story that don’t seem to bother OP. He’s either purposefully ignoring them, or really blind.

Lots of glaring holes because I don't have the entire story yet. Still trying to figure out what he has, but I was so excited I needed to tell someone. I really did think that photo was legit. I went off his word since he never steered me wrong in the past. Heck, the initial photo I posted has a 1965 Topps Mickey Mantle, a 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan, and a 1967 Topps Mickey Mantle. So I didn't doubt him a second that he found everything else. He picks up the 86 Fleer Jordan and a few other cards this Saturday from the owner. They were in a safe on the property.

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

-OP enters the chat with a banger of a title.
-Excitement within the ranks ensues.
-Pictures of the loot are hard to come by because OP's friend only owns a potato and happens to drop it and break it.
-Excitement within the ranks begins to fade.
-A whooper of a discovery was found and either the OP is full of it or his friend is trying to scam the OP...still to be determined.
-Pitchforks are out.
-Moldy asks for cliff notes.

Out of curiosity, how would OP's friend be attempting to scam OP?

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by xXdirtyjoeXx

Lots of glaring holes because I don't have the entire story yet. Still trying to figure out what he has, but I was so excited I needed to tell someone. I really did think that photo was legit. I went off his word since he never steered me wrong in the past. Heck, the initial photo I posted has a 1965 Topps Mickey Mantle, a 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan, and a 1967 Topps Mickey Mantle. So I didn't doubt him a second that he found everything else. He picks up the 86 Fleer Jordan and a few other cards this Saturday from the owner. They were in a safe on the property.

I'm not understanding the pitchforks but I also don't know the potential "scam" either.

Congrats on the free Nolan Ryan signed baseball haha.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

Out of curiosity, how would OP's friend be attempting to scam OP?

See below:

Originally Posted by bub838

I have a feeling that pretty soon this friend is going to tell OP something along the lines of,

"hey man, I can't go through all of these. Maybe you buy a huge chunk from me? Never know, might be another Mantle in there."

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

I'm not understanding the pitchforks but I also don't know the potential "scam" either.

Congrats on the free Nolan Ryan signed baseball haha.

It’s not so much pitchforks at OP, but just that someone is pissing on us right now and telling us it’s rain. We’re just trying to figure out who.

[JoshMN]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

It’s not so much pitchforks at OP, but just that someone is pissing on us right now and telling us it’s rain. We’re just trying to figure out who.

First it was a gold mine and now it is a golden shower?

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

See below:

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

It’s not so much pitchforks at OP, but just that someone is pissing on us right now and telling us it’s rain. We’re just trying to figure out who.

But those are assumptions, no?

Not to mention, shouldn't we give OP some credit? Pretty sure he's smart enough to know what would be a good deal (should it even get there) or not.

All I know is that OP got a free signed Nolan Ryan baseball and has a lot of cards to look through (to help his friend) and wait on some more photos of the other "good" stuff.

[Promethius88]

Originally Posted by xXdirtyjoeXx

Lots of glaring holes because I don't have the entire story yet. Still trying to figure out what he has, but I was so excited I needed to tell someone. I really did think that photo was legit. I went off his word since he never steered me wrong in the past. Heck, the initial photo I posted has a 1965 Topps Mickey Mantle, a 1970 Topps Nolan Ryan, and a 1967 Topps Mickey Mantle. So I didn't doubt him a second that he found everything else. He picks up the 86 Fleer Jordan and a few other cards this Saturday from the owner. They were in a safe on the property.

OP post #41
Spoke with my friend last night. He is busy cleaning out the house and barn for the brother. I got the rundown of what happened with the family, but not going to reveal it till after this all has settled down. No new pics and I haven't looked at the cards yet. He did tell me the 1953 Topps Wax Pack has the gum on the folded side of the pack. I suspect that pack was searched years ago. The person who owned the house was a hoarder. So they are cleaning out the house and it's probably going to be a couple of weeks before they are done. He said he has stumbled across another tote of Baseball cards when cleaning. He stated it has binders full of 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s baseball cards. Sorry to not pay off the tease, but eventually it will come. He has a new phone and stated he will start sending pics to me today. We will see.

[xXdirtyjoeXx]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

See below:

He never offered the lot to me. I wouldn't make an offer unless I had eyes on everything anyways.

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

But those are assumptions, no?

Not to mention, shouldn't we give OP some credit? Pretty sure he's smart enough to know what would be a good deal (should it even get there) or not.

All I know is that OP got a free signed Nolan Ryan baseball and has a lot of cards to look through (to help his friend) and wait on some more photos of the other "good" stuff.

The OP is the only one here to talk to. Pretty much everyone is open to the idea that the friend is screwing with him and he's innocent in the whole thing, but the photo of the Mantle being a cropped photo from a current eBay listing means 100% that someone is up to no good.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

But those are assumptions, no?

Not to mention, shouldn't we give OP some credit? Pretty sure he's smart enough to know what would be a good deal (should it even get there) or not.

All I know is that OP got a free signed Nolan Ryan baseball and has a lot of cards to look through (to help his friend) and wait on some more photos of the other "good" stuff.

Some assumptions, yes.

But we do have a few facts and they don’t line up. OP asked to see a photo of the newly acquired ‘52 Mantle and was given a purposely cropped screen cap of a eBay listing that’s been going for a while. Maybe the brother that OP’s friend is buying from isn’t as clueless as we were originally led to believe and maybe OP and his friend are being played. It’s possible. Someone is lying to someone. There’s just a lot of answered questions at the moment.

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by no10pin

The OP is the only one here to talk to. Pretty much everyone is open to the idea that the friend is screwing with him and he's innocent in the whole thing, but the photo of the Mantle being a cropped photo from a current eBay listing means 100% that someone is up to no good.

The cropped photo, although weird, wouldn't be enough for me to put up a red flag. However, what MMF shared below is concerning.

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Some assumptions, yes.

But we do have a few facts and they don’t line up. OP asked to see a photo of the newly acquired ‘52 Mantle and was given a purposely cropped screen cap of a eBay listing that’s been going for a while. Maybe the brother that OP’s friend is buying from isn’t as clueless as we were originally led to believe and maybe OP and his friend are being played. It’s possible. Someone is lying to someone. There’s just a lot of answered questions at the moment.

Got it. I wasn't aware of the bolded part, and that's definitely concerning.

Now I understand why the situation better, thank you for explaining.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by eastbayak

But those are assumptions, no?

Not to mention, shouldn't we give OP some credit? Pretty sure he's smart enough to know what would be a good deal (should it even get there) or not.

All I know is that OP got a free signed Nolan Ryan baseball and has a lot of cards to look through (to help his friend) and wait on some more photos of the other "good" stuff.

Whether OP is savvy enough to avoid getting scammed is irrelevant to whether someone is attempting to scam him.

All we know is the original story is not accurate. You asked for how the friend could be attempting to scam. You were given an example. No one is saying they know, or even believe that's what is happening. Just that SOMETHING is happening that is different from how it has been presented.

[Nostalgia]

You said he dropped off cards...Where are the pics you can take?

[QuinEarlyDoucet]

Thisssssssss

Originally Posted by Nostalgia

The dropping and breaking the phone thing before he could send any pics didnt raise any red flags for you?

[xXdirtyjoeXx]

Originally Posted by Promethius88

OP post #41
Spoke with my friend last night. He is busy cleaning out the house and barn for the brother. I got the rundown of what happened with the family, but not going to reveal it till after this all has settled down. No new pics and I haven't looked at the cards yet. He did tell me the 1953 Topps Wax Pack has the gum on the folded side of the pack. I suspect that pack was searched years ago. The person who owned the house was a hoarder. So they are cleaning out the house and it's probably going to be a couple of weeks before they are done. He said he has stumbled across another tote of Baseball cards when cleaning. He stated it has binders full of 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s baseball cards. Sorry to not pay off the tease, but eventually it will come. He has a new phone and stated he will start sending pics to me today. We will see.

It's a sad story. 92 year old man's brother owned a card shop and committed suicide in 94. Card shop closed and 92 year old man took the cards and put them in storage on the brother's property. Some were stored in the attic, some in the barn loft, some in the house, and some in a Semi Truck Trailer on the property. House was gifted to 92 year old man's son. Son of 92 year old man went through the lot in the house and put away the ones he wanted in the safe. Son was eccentric and a hoarder. Designed and created chainsaw made wood animal sculptures. Son committed suicide this past year. Old man decided he had enough and is moving on. Paid my friend to clean out the house. Friend bought a bunch of stuff off him. Friend called me and asked me if this stuff is valuable. That's the story.

[THE(NEXT)LEVEL]

Originally Posted by xXdirtyjoeXx

It's a sad story. 92 year old man's brother owned a card shop and committed suicide in 94. Card shop closed and 92 year old man took the cards and put them in storage on the brother's property. Some were stored in the attic, some in the barn loft, some in the house, and some in a Semi Truck Trailer on the property. House was gifted to 92 year old man's son. Son of 92 year old man went through the lot in the house and put away the ones he wanted in the safe. Son was eccentric and a hoarder. Designed and created chainsaw made wood animal sculptures. Son committed suicide this past year. Old man decided he had enough and is moving on. Paid my friend to clean out the house. Friend bought a bunch of stuff off him. Friend called me and asked me if this stuff is valuable. That's the story.

Story sounds plausible, it just the Mantle pic of a card that’s been on eBay for a while that makes ZERO sense.

[QuinEarlyDoucet]

Enough OP, might be time to see your way out of this thread.