Talking with The Texas Snowman & Bill Hughes About Their Recent Purchase of a 7-Figure Collection

[@DansVintageBaseballPC]

I’m pretty sure I know this collection as he set up as a dealer at some of the White Plains shows. I believe his name is Alex and he is from Georgia. Super nice guy and a breathtaking collection. Congrats guys on landing it!

[@SureShotSourcing]

The Texas Snowman reminds me of Chris “Party Boy” Pontius from Jackass.

[@nickbk4418]

Me too lol

[@C.T-q2v]

😂😂

[@bryanl3659]

They look exactly alike

[@johnbroggi495]

Awesome. Just helped an old customer consign their 50’s-80’s high grade set collection to an auction house to make sure they got the best value, were able to put the cards back into new collectors hands and to make sure their family didn’t get fleeced like his collecting friends family did when he passed away 10 years ago.

[@boardzy]

Did they buy out Alex Tymchuks entire inventory? I know I saw those fan craze cards in this booth at the white plains show this past summer. The massive amount of nonsports, boxing, and Jesse Owens also matches what he specialized in

[@Jack-OCards]

That in an INSANE collection! And that Shoeless Joe ticket book needs to stay together! Don’t rip them out! Thanks for the video.

[@Gritsncollards21]

Great collection White Shoes! Always love hearing success stories of long time collectors parting ways with their stash. I know you will find good homes for all the cards/sets. I will peruse your store and see if any nuggets appeal to me.

[@eddyscardboardchaos]

Insane collection and a great breakdown. Drooling over the Thomas Edison autograph.

[@LegendsNeverDieCollection]

This was a fun look at this collection purchase, enjoyed it!

[@SureShotSourcing]

Thank you all for sharing that awesome collection! I think a lot of us would like to see a long form reveal of the entire purchase.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

Will do at some point!

[@HurricaneGustav08]

​@@collectorinvestordealer Random question. Looking for an older video. One where you talked about graded vintage and the value. You had talked about how if you had bought a Willie mays in 2010 it had never lost value

[@davidthompson6020]

great video, as always. thanks for the analytical data. as a beginner on the business side of this hobby, your stories of buying and selling are hugely helpful.

[@wesleyhodge9457]

Absolutely insane collection, congratulations guys!!!

[@pelkey_sports_cards]

I specialize in vintage soccer - would love to take a look at what you have. Great story guys - nicely done

[@sportscards88]

Same here! They did mention Peles! I wonder what other soccer cards this could throw up.

[@ACD1994]

Wow. Some big boy cards. Go big or go home. Happy holidays, Chris!

[@tommayrant2279]

Phenomenally extensive collection!!! Very cool that non-sports are getting their due. Two grail collections in one year for Chris! Merry Christmas, indeed, gentlemen!

[@warrendinCLE]

Just blown away! Congratulations Gents! Those Joe Jackson tickets stubs! 🤯 Thank you for sharing this

[@theratedrabbi]

Awesome. Staggering. The preeminence of the 100m is it establishes The World’s Fastest Man.

[@sammyhill93]

Seems like an amazing collection! Looking forward to updates over the next several months. Jealous of the Hulk #181, great choice by the ⭐️ ⛄️

[@cditsious]

Well, I liked the propeller joke....that's an incredible collection. Wish I could bid on some of it.

[@el4174]

The ticket packet is kewl .....and Merry Christmas 👼🎅

[@livefreeordie5513]

Great video, amazing collection. But, I just have to ask... If Bill was the first grader at PSA, is he the guy who missed the trimming on the Wagner?

[@ChadRaush]

Is this the guy who graded the trimmed Wagner as a PSA 8?

[@williampotts7205]

How much was used with Kurt's Card Care😂😂😂 Nice collection. 💯💯

[@spic0li]

When he said the cards all looked so clean when going over the t206 stuff i was thinkin the same 😂

[@adambye2531]

I didn’t even know the Texas Snowman rocked a PT.

[@victorfrankenstein50202]

Wow though, if I was lucky enough to come across a collection like this, I’d definitely consider mortgaging my house, along with a couple of my neighbor’s houses, to purchase it.

[@cryptonite8495]

Chris, have you negotiated which portion of the collection is yours? I guess you'll do a video about that.

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I’ll do a video about that at some point

[@tommayrant2279]

RIP RICKEY HENDERSON

[@BringingTheHeat-VBC]

Merry Christmas Kids! Hope to pick up a gem or two from the "newly discovered" fresh to the hobby find. GLWS.

[@timelesscardboard]

If you go to list of all Abraham Lincoln photos on internet there are 130 known photos and I did not see one that matched the Snowman’s. If that’s Abraham Lincoln it might be priceless! Also I believe that the tin type photo was in a Thermoplastic case.

[@jude999]

It's a copy. Probably worth about $30 for the thermoplastic case it's in

[@timelesscardboard]

@ yes it probably has copies but very few still exist. And if this is an unknown photo of Abraham Lincoln it would be a historical treasure!

[@d10scollections]

Awesome content as always. Respectfully, those Owens tickets aren't worth no where near those prices, as well as the choice in some of the sets/players of the soccer stuff. I exclusively sell and collect vintage soccer tickets and cards as well as Owens tickets and very familiar with this market. Regarding soccer in general, since the boom, a lot of arbitrary value has hit the market due to "rarity" or "significance". Imo. since many of the US collectors don't understand and can't relate to the cultural significance of a lot of the players/sets, there is a lot of misconception. As a life long soccer lover, the cultural relevance is crucial. Would love for the pair to see my collection and my pricing, and even then, I price up due to current "rarity", which at times hasn't lasted for many items. I hope i don't come off as a know-it-all or condescending. God bless.

[@P99-v6n]

Talk about a Christmas haul!

[@TheBargainBoxer]

I like the Snowman’s hair. It’s pretty!!!!

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

Chris; I’m impressed that you knew “The Wizard of Oz” was from 1939!

[@collectorinvestordealer]

I used to be in the film industry. Was a big film buff :)

[@ACD1994]

Leprechaun 🍀

[@Bradydog-in7ut]

@ Shooting porn movies?

[@nancyfail160]

I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE OF THE PRICES OF SOME OF THE HIGHER END CARDS AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARD OF THE LOT ? 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@ericstanley5512]

I thought Mike Baker claims to grade the first PSA cards.

[@mackeymintle66]

How long will I have to hold onto my ticket stubs from Canadian Womens Basketball leagues from 1928-35 for anyone else to see value in them?

[@sportscards88]

Would love to see some of the soccer cards

[@paulnbritt7]

Can you say what was paid for the collection?

[@flybone100]

Crazy stuff there

[@mookz34]

Amazing

[@whynotpostit1]

Weird that there wasn't a single Ruth card, isn't it?

[@collectorinvestordealer]

There were some Ruth cards in the collection.

[@spic0li]

Sweet haul snowman totally butchered through those sweet Jim Brown rookies though

[@liverust5]

Make a video on the goat. RICKEY HENDERSON

[@jmilb10053]

My Bird Magic Dr J just lost a lot of value with all that new supply.

[@davidbrasfield6720]

The story is a young woman wrote to Lincoln around the time of his election suggesting he would look better with a beard.

[@victorfrankenstein50202]

Sold in CIA? Since when does the Central Intelligence Agency sell sports cards for individuals?

[@benjaminsmith6063]

They should giveaway a Bird Magic Dr J to a subscriber. Unless they prefer to give a Cobb . I will volunteer to take it. It will be an act of charity , Santa will be watching.

[@cardboardcandy]

good idea!

[@ThomasCourt-c2f]

First!

[@JoshHallUtah]

Absolute ⚡ 😅

[@collectorinvestordealer]

We have a winner!

[@montrealsports29]

What's so great about a 7-figure collection? I've got a lot more than 7 figures in my collection, including Starting Lineups, McFarlane SportsPicks and bobbleheads 😂🤣😂

[@colinburroughs9871]

future bizzilionaire

[@michaeljensen1817]

Several used Toyota Camry-aire.

[@patrickmel8728]

No POPS? fail😂😂😂

[@montrealsports29]

@@patrickmel8728 I hate Funko Pops! Making everyone look the same with giant rectangular heads and big black eyes is dumb!

[@jakestoe]

Yeah, but do you have a Michael Jordan Wheaties collection to go with it? I do..😂😂

[@Mrdoubtfire23]

So fake cards reprints

[@BroncosSUCK1980]

wokeness at its best a few clowns talking about the tanking card market

[@TheBargainBoxer]

What did they say that was woke?