"HOLY GRAIL" of Unopened Baseball Cards Found In Virginia!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Are the Cobb and Plank chase cards?

[@AFRAKER1]

I assume you’re referring to the Cobb and Plank 1/1 jersey patch auto plutonium refractor flux capacitor parallels? If so, then yes.

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

Smokes are up to almost 300$ a pack? WTF I'm grad I quit when I did. Imagine how much money I saved...and since I'm a crazy collector, I could even by an empty pack Like the ones used in the early :1910'

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

They are retro parralels, very rare.

[@TK______]

You're a disgusting fraud

[@madcitybrew]

Now that is a find of a life time. The tobacco is worth more than the cards, LOL. Time to fire up the CT Scan machine and grab Kurt's Card Kit.

[@MrWrestling2]

Should have known my comment was already here.

[@Will_The_Ripper]

Same, if there was ever a product to use it on since its hit or skunk

[@FaultySporkMa]

Those things have already been scanned unbeknownst to the owner. A few key people know which lot numbers are the ones to buy (if any).

[@carlmohr9941]

I love these finds! It gives me hope to still find a Declaration of Independence in a thrift store! 😁

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@carlmohr9941 I hope you do, Carl!

[@Maz08]

@@carlmohr9941 You are so right. It eats at my brain to think what’s still out there, undiscovered still. Although, it’s getting harder and harder. I’m a comic book guy myself and story has it, that there is still around 100 copies or less of Action Comics 1 still in the wild, yet to be found.

[@bjmcmahon722]

Nic Cage will beat you to it!

[@MarvinThiessen]

I collected baseball cards in the late 1950's through the early 1960's from the back of cereal boxes. I used a thick rubber band to keep the stack together, wish I still had 'em.

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

While digging a storage spot under an old roadside garage I found a Piedmont cigarette pack in a can ..it was empty 😢it had the name Dwitt Clinton on it. I also found a pile of old squat soda bottles and crocks...I eventually sold everything at a Pennsylvania flea market 😊

[@JunkWaxHero]

Interesting!

[@knutbaardsen6437]

Believe it or not I know of 2 unopened packs in MD. Man who owns,friend of my father's, a wealthy man,also owns a lower grade t206 a card in the 2000k area. His sons were told they can open them when he passes.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@knutbaardsen6437 wow!

[@ryanthompsonthompson820]

Love your Nolan Ryan rookie in the background. Greatest pitcher ever.

[@jpmnky]

That’s one of the cards I want that I still don’t have.

[@ryanthompsonthompson820]

@jpmnky same

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks!

[@michaeldenzer6024]

Imagine a warehouse full of these somewhere!!! $$$$

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@michaeldenzer6024 that would be crazy

[@davelachey8118]

Ironically I was just checking these out on REA before viewing your video. What a cool find!

[@dougl945]

I bought a painting in a consignment store… for $100.00 Sold it at auction a year later for $176,000.00 I’m addicted to the hunt now..

[@JunkWaxHero]

That’s wild!

[@yodaskywalker2331]

Wonderful attic find. I was not aware that these packs May not contain T206 cards. I thought they all contained a card

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@yodaskywalker2331 same!

[@johnnyv1938]

@@yodaskywalker2331 the key to dating the cigarette cartons is the Cigarette stamp.

[@Co-ClownWorld]

It can be a non sport card. Bird, auto, plane, etc.

[@ASMRPeople]

It's not surprising so many are interested in even an opened pack. You've spent 250k building a nice t206 set minus the big 4 & have a nice display the kicker would be the era correct Piedmont pack.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Totally.

[@corymcewen5943]

You're absolutely correct sir. The cigarettes' box alone is more rare than the cards for sure, unless it is the Plank, Wagner or Magie card. Just like say a 1952 Topps wrapper or most old wrappers itself as they were thrown away. P.S. P.S. there is a way to know if there is a card inside, it can be Xrayed

[@5714Collector]

Hi Mike, that is a cool find. It would an amazing find if those packs had cards in them. Please keep us updated on this story. Have a great weekend.

[@JunkWaxHero]

I will!

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

This stuff is still out there , waiting to be found .

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yesss

[@paulsantos7358]

Doctor. I need a Catscan immediately, if not sooner. Sir, what's the ailment. Doc, it's a handful of sealed vintage tobacco cards.

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol

[@snerdterguson]

I didn't know that sometimes the packs had no cards. I thought you always got a card, just not always baseball.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Same here

[@Rawstock92]

I have a screenshot of an open pack of Piedmont with the card (a common) and all but two of the cigarettes; it was a couple of years ago, but it only went for $200 … I remember wondering if it was an ATF violation to send them in the mail … super cool story!

[@Bammboo176]

What a find. If ever there was a good time to CT scan something this would be it. Just to know if cards were in there or not.

[@brianwisz9006]

That’s an amazing find! Looking forward to those auctions.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@brianwisz9006 me too!

[@TJ_Is_Online]

If any groups (or box) has been CT scanned for inner contents, this is 100% among them. No way these packs have a card in them as too much $ reward is at stake. Thus, the auction house lot disclaimer (need to protect themselves as these likely do not contain cards).

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@TJ_Is_Online you think the sealed packs have been resealed?

[@TJ_Is_Online]

@ I think they have been scanned to see if a card is in each sealed cig back before heading to the auction house

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@TJ_Is_Online I gotcha. I can totally see that.

[@markeastridge9649]

@@TJ_Is_OnlineI agree. CT may help inspecting for damage from insects, mold and organic breakdown. A good standard medical X-ray digital system may reveal the simple presence of cards pretty easily manipulating box position. Detail and processing has greatly improved in the last 20 years. Some products with CT concerns cross over into the base modality. In many it appears standard X-ray may be faster and easier.

[@jpacrylicstudio145]

Wow! What a cool find! I'm looking forward to seeing them sold, opened and hopefully find some amazing cards.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@jpacrylicstudio145 me too but part of me hopes they stay sealed. I’d keep it sealed

[@jpacrylicstudio145]

@JunkWaxHero I can understand that, but you probably should keep them in a very dry environment/enclosure, otherwise the tobacco may start to hydrate and release oil/juices throughout the pack.

[@bobrobinson586]

I wish I had all the baseball cards that went thru the spokes of my bike in the 1960's.

[@jerrytalley802]

Me too, imagine three boys riding bikes and clipping baseball and football cards on the wheels. I’m also sick, because I had a stack of comic books that were old in the 60’s when we got them from elementary school. I think I gave them and my matchbox cars to my nephew,years ago

[@DansVintageBaseballPC]

I will stop living rent free in your subconscious in exchange for that Piedmont box.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@DansVintageBaseballPC if I had the box, I’d gladly keep you in my subconscious

[@ClementeCollector]

Great story! Thanks for sharing Mike!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@sidezskateshop1556]

Another awesome vid!…. In the news today.. a guy claims he sent $375,000 worth of cards to GameStop to be graded and they lost them all?! Story is bizarre lmao. Cheers

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@sidezskateshop1556 I saw that headline!

[@FISHERMAN331977]

@@sidezskateshop1556 that's your first mistake if you had that much worth of cards why wouldn't you just grade it yourself why would you go through a third party

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Yeah that sounds fishy, that's a lot of money in cards and your only option is to have freakin GameStop submit them? Haha makes no sense

[@seekanddestroy7343]

GameStop? Good Lord. I hope It's true.

[@NuthinFancyCollectibles]

Now that is a big find! I was not involved in this, but I sure wish I had been. I’d love to have an empty pack in my collection. 🤩

[@JunkWaxHero]

I’d love to have a sealed one 😊

[@NuthinFancyCollectibles]

@, more $$, but that would be nice too. I’d probably never know what card would be in it.

[@chrisc4264]

To me the holy grail would be a high number 52 Topps full box. Remember they dumped them in the Hudson many years ago. If an unopened full box surfaced, I would bet at least $25 million .

[@theboringchannel2027]

lol, hudson is a river, they didn't dump them in a river, they were dumped in the ocean, where garbage was dumped at the time.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah fair

[@chrisc4264]

@@theboringchannel2027 Well sorry I had heard Hudson. Excuse me for the honest mistake

[@blueodum]

If such a box exists, there is a fair chance it is somewhere in Canada, A lot of those high number packs were distributed in Canada.

[@boobooboogoo]

Same here!!!

[@Vintage_Dave_T]

Wow! Unreal. Do they actually know if there are cards inside those packs? This would be a case where scanning and imaging would be worthwhile to even see if there is a card inside or not

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@Vintage_Dave_T they don’t know

[@Bluejacket66]

Ya Wagners are almost exclusively SC. Prob far more likely to get a fish or bird card than a ball player but who knows!!!! We probably will never know unless a lot winner is foolish enough to open the pack 🤷‍♂️

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@Bluejacket66 thanks Dave! It would be pretty foolish to open them.

[@kenrogers1948]

Yeah, sadly the spectre of CT scanning sucks a bit of the juice out of this find... and the $

[@JunkWaxHero]

I understand your perspective, Ken

[@johnfroio4910]

An amazing find!

[@mackeymintle66]

Ct scanning ruins the magic of finding these sealed packs😢

[@mikemorrissey7928]

Great story, thanks Mike!

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@mikemorrissey7928 thank YOU, Mike!

[@tompaulfran]

I’d be curious to know what part of Virginia they were found. I’ve looked everywhere and I can’t find the city.

[@JunkWaxHero]

I haven’t heard either

[@ObsessedCollector]

one and ONLY one should be opened to see what it contains.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Buy one and see!!

[@ObsessedCollector]

@JunkWaxHero Wish I could afford one lol

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@ObsessedCollector me too

[@Ragnarok691]

Hopefully they aren't all repacked with allen and ginter minis.

[@Darthkeldean]

This is a perfect thing for mri scanning I would be scared to buy if I had the money

[@rockscousteau]

This was a GOOD video dude. Enjoyed it. Call around to Antique Stores in your area. If you can find any with Nice cards for sale. Just have the "Antique Store" "Antique Store Picking" in the uploads will INCREASE it all ACROSS the board on your channel over time. I do 1 or 2 Antique Store Picking uploads a month. They are ALWAYS my top uploads.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks!

[@ASMRPeople]

It would be naive to not consider the MRI tech with this. I think it would be safe to assume the owner & rea have not mri-ed these packs, however when considering the investment what's the resale? If one wins this auction holds on to them & sells swearing they did not get them mri-ed it's a tougher story. Perhaps the value is in opening them. That or course changes the financials. What's the chance they actually have cards, what cards could they have & what the grade of said card on average from a pack of piedmont?

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@ASMRPeople good questions!

[@miguelavila8961]

Great story!

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

Can't they x-ray the packs.

[@JeffGuy-e3m]

You know that there could be a card of a bird or train or flower. Not all the tobacco packs had baseball cards. So many could not even be a baseball card.

[@JunkWaxHero]

You’re right, not all of the packs had baseball cards.

[@stayawesomecards]

Pretty awesome!!

[@marshmangunnar9150]

Good stuff as always my friend 🎉

[@nathanburns7684]

Do you or any of your viewers know where I can get a comprehensive list of individual players cards? I'm a huge Tony Gwynn fan. I would love to have a complete list.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@nathanburns7684 I would probably say TCDb?

[@davelachey8118]

@@nathanburns7684 You can start by looking at the PSA website registries. At minimum they will have a basic Gwynn registry but there could be several.

[@sportscardsandthings]

try trading card database(tcdb)

[@kenscardboard]

Very cool find even if there are not cards in the packs. Will anyone open the packs after purchase is my question. The chance of hitting a big card is slim.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Yeah I hope they don’t!

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Imagine buying all that and there end up being no cards inside

[@jonathanthomas4722]

Can't they x-ray these? They could use the new sonograph, too. I'd do it. May not reveal what cards, but IF there are cards.

[@genxcraig]

love the Rickey Henderson Rookie top left... the GOAT

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@genxcraig thanks!

[@markhoyle2275]

What a great story

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@markhoyle2275 sure is

[@donniecanby9681]

Michael, Thanks for sharing this with us. Happy Thanksgiving Day this week. Donnie- W.V. Veteran 🇺🇸

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks, Donnie! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

[@lawrencebeauregard9822]

Awesome video and story!!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnrusselman1364]

I wouldn't open any of them... X-ray

[@miked9655]

Who's buying in on a case break of Piedmont tobacco?

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol

[@Alyx_Vance]

Yo sick RemDawg bobblehead!

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks! And Don Orsillo is there too.

[@Alyx_Vance]

@@JunkWaxHero Freakin' love Don. I stopped watching NESN when they laid him off. Absolute idiots.

[@dean-marr]

Great video

[@JunkWaxHero]

Appreciate that!

[@danielkriefall5881]

New sub woow great story and visor thanks fir sharing

[@JunkWaxHero]

Thanks for watching!

[@wax2thefuture647]

CT scan incoming

[@TheCardDeal]

Question, is it every box has a card but may be a bird or something else or a baseball card? Or is it every pack pay or may not have a card. If it's "may have a card" then a simple scale could tell you if it has a card or not. Cool find, story and piece of baseball card history, but I wouldn't trust it if it came down to could have a card. It it was every pack had a card then that is a different story. However, I can't afford either option so I'll sit back and enjoy this story as it unfolds.

[@JunkWaxHero]

Good questions. My understanding is that not every pack has a card, and some may not be sports cards too. I’ll find out for sure.

[@henrys3629]

Have to be 18 or older to buy these. CT scan them for cards.

[@jaws00s38]

I love those cards I buy and flip those all the time. I wish I kept them all

[@mikesbaseballcards]

Wow! All I can say.

[@vikesfan63]

I'd rather see You open Your Pack!.

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@vikesfan63 Buying my first T206 baseball card AND the Piedmont cigarette pack it came in! (Card show pickup) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWmveaWEha2kpsU

[@justinbordner6528]

I do not know how many cards are in a pack; perhaps just one. Regardless, $10,000. is simply a stupid low valuation.

[@BCHonea]

Just give me the smokes and take the cards

[@matthewclay6535]

*Hey... that LARRY BIRD card in the background there... any idea of its VALUE??*

[@JunkWaxHero]

@@matthewclay6535 $40-50?

[@ACollectorsDream]

Great story

[@Pocketrocket-pj1us]

One of them, had GI.cards.

[@fantasticvoyage262]

I would open the packs.

[@stevenrex-p5g]

If opened the person will then own a junkbpiexe of cardboard the tobacco stains will be completely brown foo black

[@AustinWilsonGlass]

click bait i wanted to see the actual cards/ boxes in hand!

[@membersonlydave]

go Cavs

[@spudrain]

Exciting content, but this guy puts me to sleep in less than a minute. Show some excitement.

[@JunkWaxHero]

lol thanks for watching!

[@acousticshadow4032]

NO CONTENT!