He found a $3 million treasure in his grandpa's attic!

This find is known as the Black Swamp find, and happened to Karl Kissner, a man from Defiance, Ohio, in 2012.
#treasure #baseball #baseballcards #card #collection #collector #cardcollection #cardcollector #ohio #attic #treasurehunt #luckyfind #auction

[@NEWCASTLE.UNITED.]

20 cousins he never knew he had, so touching

[@michellephillips3655]

All them cousins share their Grandad with him... They are all Pop's Grandkids so it was a fair share out for the Grandad. He did the right thing ❤

[@shawnquinlin2769]

Well it's 150k for each one still pretty good

[@Babadagoat999]

@@michellephillips3655the fuck if he did

[@roy9161]

Wow no way

[@DrinkinMars]

​@@michellephillips3655 They did a good job raising him. I would be proud as a grandfather if I knew my grandchildren split the wealth with the family. Family should bring each other up more than anything and it's usually the only people that would put their own life/health on the line for you.

[@ancientheart2532]

Nothing brings family together like the threat of missing out on money.

[@Bman420]

You can say that again my boa

[@HehecrEnhdhe]

@@Bman420tf is a boa😭🙏🙏

[@JulianJ58]

@@HehecrEnhdheboy

[@VisualWizard-jy1wz]

I think he just finished rdr 2 lol​@@HehecrEnhdhe

[@ultra5288]

fr

[@Elohims1]

What an honest man, to share with his 20 cousins! God bless him!

[@victorblock3421]

I wouldn't be so honest.

[@kalithechamp1412]

He did it right, cuz I wouldn’t have told nobody shit. That sell was goin off and I was movin 🤣🤣

[@mominor6913]

Yep lol u and me both

[@milatoress7126]

@@mominor6913Nah fr bro, got me fucked up. I know damn well if any one of em 20 cousins he never met before found them, he never would’ve seen a dollar; much less heard about them at all lmaooo🤣😮‍💨🤦🏽‼️

[@nv_chino]

Fr, y’all can visit the mansion if you’d like lol

[@sigma-freud]

Cousins appeared like a dad who finally got the milk.

[@lyhalee3668]

😂😂😂

[@RicardoLopez-ts3sr]

😂😂🎉

[@baymaster20]

😂

[@fadedshadow706]

Only had 3 cousins before he found the cards tho....lol

[@lmfaook.7971]

hey dude, shut up. I'm the 19th cousin ok. we are totally related by my X uncles twice removed dead goldfish.

[@Dwelleronthethreshold89]

😂

[@danielpayne0]

Only seen two in the last 20 years out of the three

[@baymaster20]

😂😂😂

[@godfearing7903]

That Part 😂

[@gregtrent3335]

20 cousins? Before the 3 million appraisal he only had 2 cousins. Cousins suddenly came scurrying out of the wood work!

[@toddrandazzo2636]

My sister lives in the town the cards were found. What a great find.

[@violetedwin5656]

20 cousins? Sounds like the Ohio I know-

[@vincentherman468]

should have kept his trap shut

[@WattsGemini323]

Him and each cousin got about 150,000 each which is peanuts

[@raygamble607]

i would have never opened my mouth

[@stevendalloesingh]

Same could be said about the payment. 3 million was lowballing.

[@Gr8rome407]

Lol

[@chrischris8550]

His Grandfather would be proud of his generosity.

[@someperson8151]

Doubt it. His treasure that he never wanted to sell for any amount of money.

[@trumtrum5136]

You know his grandfather?

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

It's probably not an issue of generosity but law. Next of kin was his grandfather's siblings, one of them being this guys father. If all of his grandfather's siblings are dead the next of kin would be the grandchildren, nieces and nephew's. That is done by default. Most likely his grandfather didn't have a Last Will and Testament naming this guys parent as the sole successor. I know someone who inherited money from one of his uncles due to those circumstances. That's why it's important to have a Will. Trust me, nobody would have shared 3 million with 20 of their cousins unless they had too. That's $150k each person.

[@someperson8151]

@@trumtrum5136 they didn't know about his collection until long after his death. He kept them private. If any of the money grabbing relatives knew about them, they would try to pressure him to sell. They'd press him to sell when they were worth 10K in the 1970s.

[@ArchangelV11]

Proud, then pissed that he sold his cards lol

[@dogbombballet]

My G-Dad left us a Flintstone type lunch box with a dead mouse inside. Miss you G-Dad Carroll.

[@youngmoney6072]

A very good man with a large heart. He did well splitting amongst his cousins ❤

[@JuanPena-bx8qm]

Those cousins came out like hyenas 😂😂😂

[@Johnny_Pballs]

Well that was one hell of a family fight!

[@EPM_gaming]

These are now known as T206 or T205 baseball cards, these cards range from 80 to over a thousand dollars a piece. Each card came in a tobacco pack in 1909-1910. Hope I could help more! ❤

[@michaelmasso1036]

When my uncle found the chest in storage the cigarettes were not opened he must of had thousands of cigarettes packs, he turned them in to Philip Morris library where he worked it's a shame that someone robbed them.

[@Yeoj444]

You know at least half those cousins appeared out of nowhere😂

[@barrykinnan2918]

The fact that he split it between his cousins shows that he respects his family

[@tedtimmis8135]

Took the words out of my mouth. I would like to think I’d do the same thing.

[@hailhopes]

😅

[@jahjoeka]

Pretty sure the law forced him because grampa probably didn't have a will.

[@SicsemperevelloMortemtyr-by9hj]

​@@jahjoekaNo will? Finders keepers.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

It didn't say he split the proceeds from the auction *_evenly_* among himself and his 20 cousins.

[@stanleykowalsky]

After taxes, Carl got $8

[@patricksanders858]

$150k each

[@secretsquirrel6124]

​@@patricksanders858minus auction fees and taxes

[@shaneharris9818]

Inheritance doesn't get taxed until I believe 12 million

[@colebyrnes7889]

​@@patricksanders858$142,857.14 not including the cut the auction house takes and the even bigger cut the overlords take.

[@jamesmitchell6789]

​@@shaneharris9818thanks Google

[@gemmalouiserowledge545]

That's lovely that he split it with he's family some people get so toxic . But wow this guy is honest true and loyal to your grandpa would be proud of you mate sweet ❤

[@yasmintaouil3763]

Bro, I loved Ohio too much that he literally told his story about $3 million found in Ohio😂 😂

[@brianmcgarry1632]

Awesome how stories like this bring families together

[@sarizulaekah2642]

in ohio

[@tfunk4127]

Greed is what it is

[@truckerdude9172]

My grandad told me once about a dusty old box in his house. He also said it was attached to my grandmother 🤣

[@jillgarrison1917]

🤣

[@joshgore8256]

Brilliant!!

[@roy9161]

Lol ashes 🤣😆

[@skywalker6268]

Lol 😅

[@dtoora]

Hey ho

[@Veysula007]

The end had me 💀

[@bingefreak1]

At least he shared the money and wasn't shady about it

[@qman9194]

20 cousins is crazy ! That man is too generous

[@jasonmaes6021]

I wouldn’t say generous, just honest. They weren’t his to keep.

[@qman9194]

@@jasonmaes6021 why weren’t they? They were his dad’s therefore rightfully his! But it’s ok to share

[@SamiYoussef99]

@@qman9194his grandfather’s so maybe his uncles or aunts had a lot of children so they all share the same grandfather

[@meddlerx9930]

It's honest and it's only money. 🤷

[@jasonmaes6021]

@@qman9194see there you go letting greed block your hearing, they were his grandfather’s and he had an obligation to his family to share it with all of his grandfather’s children.

[@ARAnders-qt2jn]

Hurry for your family. Never throw something away before googling for a possible value. Your family will be thankful.

[@j-bob_oreo]

hooray ?

[@qweasrdf]

​@@j-bob_oreono , hurry. Hurry and take their stuff 😂

[@stephaniebaker2526]

Where are they hurrying off to? The bank? 😂

[@onielpotter8673]

I love the fact that he didn't just take all of that millions for himself, he shared the money with his families.

[@ih8thishandle]

"He spotted a dirty old box that seemed untouched for decades" sounds like Grandma was kept in the attic. Lmao

[@TohGahr]

carl is a good man, not greedy. must have a good strong family.

[@JCzzzzz]

He is a good man to actually share the proceeds. I'd understand if it is 2 or 3 cousins. But to be willing to share with TWENTY cousins? Good guy

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

That wasn't kindness, it's a thing called The Next of Kin. This is what happens when Grandpa didn't have a Last Will and Testament. Stuff like this happens routinely btw.

[@JCzzzzz]

@sebastienbolduc5654 if he doesn't tell anyone what he found, he doesn't need to share

[@StaticSift]

i have my mickey mantle, randy johnson, hank aaron, nolan ryan, ken griffey collection. rookies, autographed memorabilia, last game ticket w autographs.. Mickey Mantle while living was my grandmothers second cousin. About a year before he passed I got a few gifts (hats, gloves). Wont be selling these, They have a nice value but I love these items. They remind me of simpler times.

[@aking032962]

Wow how wonderful for them and great that the collecton was saved. His Grandpa did good providing for his family even after he went to Heaven!! 😊

[@jjc4232]

The best part of the story is not discovering the cards. It's sharing the money with the family. I am sure that's what the grandpa would like to do.

[@someperson8151]

The grandpa never cared about money. If you are a collector, you wouldn't sell for any amount of money. I wouldn't sell it. I'd never let anyone know I have them. Problem with everone on the comment section is that they value money more than experience. It's a lifetime worth of memories.

[@dianaprue3761]

Thank you grandpa for being a wise man. ❤❤

[@C4ssieASMR]

I can’t believe some old card collection could be so valuable

[@SanderVanierschot]

I went immediately upstairs, but my upstairs neighbor won’t let me in! 😢

[@guyadam88]

Love when a dirty old box has a happy ending

[@josephcoleman9682]

😂😂😂

[@neoanderson7492]

Just like your mom

[@user-qq2cl9nj2d]

I'm cryin 😂😂

[@geotec67]

(Cleveland voice) That's nasty.

[@grimstuff1]

They glossed over the ancient girly magazines..

[@Dawg1216]

"A Man in Ohio " got me 💀

[@__R_E_K_O__]

18 new cousins suddenly turn up after hearing the news

[@georgespalding7640]

He thought he found 3 million dollars but after the split with cousins and after the taxes an auction fees he got $500.

[@j-bob_oreo]

3000000÷20=$150k if the auction fee was 10% would mean they get $135k each .... just a few more dollars than what you said

[@georgespalding7640]

@@j-bob_oreo Funny how sarcasm sometimes just goes right over the heads of dense commenters.

[@RB_003]

⁠@@georgespalding7640bro didn’t you know J-bob Oreo is a mathematician to the likes of Albert Einstein. Haven’t you heard of the J-bob-orean theorem?

[@georgespalding7640]

@@RB_003 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mattoilers97]

@@j-bob_oreolearn sarcasm

[@anna_maria_georgiou_garner.81]

That man has a high level of integrity sharing that money was only fair, would i demand a cousin to share? No but i would be happy to share and sleep peacefully knowing that i did the right thing, no shows no fanfares just share with my family.

[@A315.]

How come right when i heard "20 cousins" the first word that popped up in my head was "inbred". My minds screwed 😭😭

[@anaivettehernandez8672]

I need to be so very blessed like this Man, to find money like this is Epic!

[@my11badkids78]

So the description says 30 million but the video states 3 million multiple times.

[@youtubechangemynamewhy]

10 folds in a few days

[@EaRebel]

Where do you see 30 mil?

[@my11badkids78]

@elizabethrebel6739 Ha, he corrected it. In the bottom left, it said 30 million.

[@Just_Another_Hoosier]

​@@my11badkids78he trolled you. Lol

[@williampermenter9413]

Find 30 Claim 3 . Taxes 😅

[@mkjohnson7826]

It’s very heartwarming that he shared with his cousins. I hope they appreciate his honesty. After taxes, they each got about a hundred dollars.

[@andreamyerson6521]

I love that he split the money with his cousins. Good person ❤

[@wwiiguy]

Average day in Ohio: (I’m sorry I know it’s dead I just had to)

[@user-fe8tg5pd7r]

It's Not Dead Meme

[@wwiiguy]

@@user-fe8tg5pd7r yes it is

[@user-yn4rk2uw6r]

Too funny and accurate to die😅

[@CNSRVTSM]

@@user-fe8tg5pd7r It is. The meme is mostly used by cringe bandkids atp. This one was actually fitting at least.

[@DPRK_NorthKorea]

why

[@derin111]

Ouch! The punchline at the end….😧 I did the arithmetic so you don’t have to $3000000 split 21 ways is just under $142K. Nice but not forever life-transforming like $3 M. I’d be like…. Q. “Hey what was in Grandpa’s attic?” A. “Och….mainly just a load of old paper ….‘n stuff………🙄

[@Mortonbmx]

Eww imagine stealing from your own family. Hypothetical or not you're gross 🤮

[@Legion-xq8eo]

Fr I bought those at a yard sale a couple years back because they looked old lol

[@davidhardman6291]

In 19772 when I was 10 years old we lived in an old brick farmhouse. In the attic I found several old cigar boxes full of baseball cards. One of the boxes was all African American players. I knew nothing about baseball cards and flicked them around like little frisbees.. I can only imagine the treasure I used for a toy.

[@JohnOLooney]

Lovely , good for him

[@biz-bb4ek]

That fact he shared it when he really didn't have to says alot about that man

[@pterekcp1595]

Why do you think so?

[@biz-bb4ek]

@@pterekcp1595 because I would have ran off with the lot 🤫😂

[@Dakers11]

​@@biz-bb4ekHe shares a155$k with 20 cousin's, and is asked "why do you think so?" That is a question put forth by a nincompoop.

[@pterekcp1595]

@@biz-bb4ek Why do you think he didn't have to share? That's what I asked.

[@Mark-lb3bm]

He shared it what a guy! He could have found those at a random yard sale...

[@paulmichaels3655]

Wow nice that he was able to share

[@suzukigsxr5548]

God bless him

[@lightdweller]

I applaud 👏 him for doing the right thing by his 20 cousins because that was indeed their grandfather too. Doing the math, $3 million after taxes divided by 21 people would be somewhere in the avenue of $103,000 apiece.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

$150k/cousin!!! Great story, great family.

[@stephaniebaker2526]

And this guy almost chucked these incredibly valuable baseball cards in the trash! I felt kind of woozy after hearing THAT! 😳🥺 Thankfully he got them appraised and it all ended up being worth 3M! 😁

[@rohankm]

My attic only has a few rats and some spiders. 😅

[@keanvanderwesthuizen3476]

Wow amazing nice work mate beautiful find

[@hendrexjimmy2424]

Cudos2u Carl and for splitting it with your family you'd be surprised what money does to some people shows how much integrity and love you have for your I'm experiencing just the opposite but I'm glad for you and yours you handled it like a true man my hat is off to you good luck

[@fightington]

When i find collections of really old looking baseball cards in an old dusty box my first impulse is always to throw them out immediately also - lucky my man was the type to make considerable effort of opening a browser and typing "is turn of the 20th century sports memorbilia junk or trash"! He and his cousins had the additional good fortune that within the first few searches a helpful forum reply pointed him in the right direction - if that post was any deeper on the mouse scroll than 8 or so searches they would have gone straight in the skip-bin that he pre-hired before checking out what was up there - Straight off to the dump along with all the chests of yellow shiny round things - (that just about fucked his back getting them down the ladder!)

[@sampsonebonyi]

I just checked my attic like you told me and to tell you the truth I am a bit disappointed. The place was just clear and empty, not even a dead rat.

[@michaelskoviak5777]

150 thousand each. that's pretty cool. his grandfather would be proud of him.

[@javvy536]

nah cause it was a total of 21 .. him and his 20 cousins which means they each took 142,857.143 home

[@user-pc8fx7iz2o]

That's a family who cares about each other

[@ladydiane1811]

Stop throwing things away with no regard... so many see so little. You hold history in your hands. Important lesson here. 💯

[@cesarchavez4905]

no one approach him but when the money came 20 cousins pops...😂😅😂😅

[@williewoodall8305]

I'm "addicted" to baseball cards..So I have checked my attic..I tell my friends to check their attic..I would have a stroke!

[@uncapabrew4807]

My bro in law before retired - A lot OLD houses - renovated- Not always but not unusual to find cash wrapped in foil . Back in the depression days - Banks failed - People no longer trusted banks - Hence expression “ Hide under the mattress”

[@Angel_eyes___]

Collectors make families wealthy . Congrats on your inheritance

[@kbmblizz1940]

Good man to share with cousins 💯

[@Samanthanuqui]

I use to watch this family go on treasure hunts when I was a kid🥹

[@XxBeamerr]

Oh hell nah.. I bet he doesn’t even know half of his cousins like that 😂 I’m doing a underground auction and just telling them I won 3 mil from a lottery ticket

[@darylhudson777]

I went homeless after 50 years old and lost everything including my elderly mother who passed away after being in a nursing home. My cousins have not even tried to contact me. If I won millions of dollars I would help some people in need and possibly look up some old friends and travel.

[@subsonicwarthog]

20 cousins? I don't have no stinking cousins!😂

[@PANITA.1983KCORP]

Iconic treasure

[@mdcochran85]

Thank you Grandpa

[@dhada26]

It is now time to check my grandfather's attic

[@janepaogofieausage1082]

Glad he shared with his cousins

[@bonginmess6084]

Other grandfather: collecting valuable items My grandfather: "Nothing just hanging around"

[@puppuccino]

the flood escape music goes hard

[@b-man1232]

As someone who collects, resells, and "hunts-down" cool and vintage items, it's AMAZING what's out there!!! Thrift stores, small-town auctions, private collections, garage sales, estate sales, antique stores, attics....it's flippin' CRAZY what people have laying around/in storage...ASSUMING the item has little to no value!

[@joshuabrown9413]

What a good guy. Splitting that with all his cousins. Solid.

[@deborahvasas4863]

only spider webs in my attic.

[@rismayanto3195]

Thanks granpha.

[@jeremyhansen711]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂20 cousins!!🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂, dang that’s tough lol 😅

[@rocko100able]

Now I got about seven thousand baseball guards that my dad left behind, I never looked at them, never paid attention, they're still sitting there.

[@barbararevercomb3487]

Nice to hear that he shared with his cousins.

[@BilliamLegacy]

"...conduct a small research..." lol

[@chrisphares4772]

Ty Cobb was a great movie. Portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones. Fact.

[@wearewhoweare6602]

Well Carl is a man with a heart.... 😂😂😂 I bet some of those cousins wouldn't return the favour. God bless you Carl

[@MrPottsie91]

I live in defiance ohio where this happened. It was pretty nuts. He owns a restaurant called kissners good food.

[@sandrashevel2137]

That is wonderful

[@caloyp4474]

good guy. he is not greedy. He was able to split equally to his 20cousins... wow..

[@Zacch_the_proudFilipino]

Kids: OMG OHIO SWAG LIKE OHIO!!

[@colb9916]

The best part of this is the 'split between Karl and his 20 cousins' nice job.

[@lornamcelreath5312]

Cool he shared with all the cousins.

[@juju-xx5xn]

Only $3 million? A collection like that should've fetched a LOT more than that. But still, that was an incredible find. Awesome!

[@worldcitizen2030]

I have a few dead mice in my attic 😂

[@maxdamax7297]

“ um did he just say Ohio🤓🤓☝️☝️”

[@cruz25617]

I hate it when folks come across there grandparent's old belongings that are stored for ages, and immediately there first thought is "i have to get rid of all this junk now". If it were me, i'd cherish everything and hold onto them. That's history. A past you can never get back. Sentimental value. I'd never get the thought of it being junk i have to throw out. And if they were valued at a high price, i'd make sure if i did decide to sell them, that they'd go to a very safe place where they'll be protected and cherished. (And that I'm getting the most money for it). That's IF i lived in an old house. I've never lived in a house before. I don't know how that would feel. To have an attic and basement. I've never experienced that before. My whole life were apartments. If i did, i'd definitely make sure to have all the windows and doors closed. That's for sure. I also hear a lot about home break in's. I wouldn't fear much in that aspect, even at night. Once you break into my home, you've given me permission to off you. But that's another story.