WAS THIS BOX OF OLD SPORTS CARDS WORTH IT?

Today I purchased a small collection of sports cards from the 1950's inside of an old shoebox. Lots of stars, Hall of Famer's and memories found inside!
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[@jamesgalloway6180]

When I was a kid those 58 card are very familiar. I Loved collecting them,such terrific portraits. Thanks.

[@kos22us]

22:03 Tim Thompson from Lewistown, PA is my dads 1st cousin, gave that card to my dad several years ago and had Tim sign it at the family reunion. Tim Thompson has passed now

[@amandaduerksen2468]

Really enjoy your content. I've been buying lots over the last 2 years and love the surprise of what you can get for the price. It's always fun to see. Thank you.

[@thepastisalive]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy my videos! I love the thrill of the chase also.

[@rockscousteau]

you should 100% be buying this kind of stuff for your store....and have the best items listed in an Ebay store as well. This was a good box man.

[@rockytopdad]

Mantle, Aaron, & Williams! Great buy!

[@TimothyMaclean]

Dude, that money was well spent. God love the collectors... Not the two hundred dollar packs. Your the man

[@samforsyth]

That Wyatt Earp is his only true rookie. Some people think that his card with him and his brother Virgil and Doc Holiday high-fiving at the O.K. Corral is his RC, but that was from the Traded set that year.

[@WarbirdShooter]

I would have bought that. Better than paying a grand for current lackluster hobby boxes.

[@nickceccato9993]

11th 1in

[@Dllsfn72]

Wow Jon! What a great find and video! Love those old cards. Use to have so many of them in the 80s. Sold my collection when I got divorced back on the 90s. Now, trying to buy back the ones I lost. Sucks I never got to visit before I moved to Arizona. Hope sometime when I’m up visiting my kids in Pittsburgh we can finally meet

[@willg.2045]

That was a great find and fun to watch. My favorite card was the Jackie Robinson Exhibit Postcard (and the 56 Williams was great, too). As for $1k for all of it, I definitely didn't break it down carefully but it feels like a bit in the middle for me. Like, it's not a steal but you didn't wildly overpay, either.

[@danielhamilton614]

The past was definitely alive in that box!

[@nickborton6749]

I love 57 Topps. Such as basic design. There’s something about the lack of a design that makes them so unique and appealing to me.

[@AshMorton]

I used to not be a fan for that reason, but it has grown on me over the years

[@leomoser4156]

Does he do e-bay and his name there

[@bigjohn1819]

Awesome box of cards! I really like the Cleveland cards especially that 58 Lou "the toe" Groza and the 57 Colavito.

[@KoZsWastingMoney]

Wow! I love this kind of stuff!

[@jeremyboynton6173]

Another fun trivia fact, this regarding Bob Buhl(one of your cards): He holds the Major League record for the most times at bat in a season without a hit(0 for 70). He was a pitcher, and a solid one for the 2 Milwaukee Braves World Series teams in 1957 and 58.

[@blindjimmyblaze1655]

Sweet haul!

[@jeremyboynton6173]

For fans of NFL kickers, you have 2 great cards. That's the earliest Gary Anderson(Steelers) card I have seen, he was the all time points leader when he retired from kicking. And a great vintage Lou "The Toe" Groza card.

[@soxbigdog]

Oddly, "The Weiner the World Awaited" is my motto as well.

[@andrewdolwick3073]

Hell yeah I would do it for the Ted Williams, Mantle and Hank Arron. I bought a binder back in 2007 it was loaded and now just 1 card is worth more than I paid for the whole thing

[@Swoop187OG187]

Awesome collection ... I'm a 57 junkie, lol ... 1k was a totally fair price ....It's also fun just to talk to the original collectors, so for 1K you got a great deal....

[@sandralemme1773]

Great find for sure ! Love the Jackie ! The exhibit cards are great .

[@kingw82]

“Suggestive card….., EDDIE MATHEWS!…..”. So funny nice work

[@glevy17]

I think it was a well spent $1000. Love the history attached with it all.

[@dirkremmington]

Quite the box of Vintage for sure! This was a great find, and I'm glad people are reaching out to you when they are ready to sell!

[@marcbirnbaum197]

I can smell the musty box from here. Im jealous...what great fun.

[@psychosem17]

Kahns- The Weiner The World Awaited. Nice! Late 50's/Early 60's was actually in packaged of hot dogs. Gil and Jackie are Exhibit cards. They were distributed by vending. You can tell the rough year of release based on the size or lettering of the writing on bottom front. I did the same today with a small box today. I ended up with a set of East Hills Shopping Center Pittsburgh Pirates and a 4 in 1 Exhibit card of Arky Vaughn, Guy Bush, Pie Traynor and Paul Waner. I'd be interested in some of the football maybe. It would have been sweet to find a Jim Brown Rookie in that lot.

[@boomslang024]

LOL it looked like Eddie sneezed inside the penny sleeve.

[@sethmanuel8288]

I like the Orlando Cepeda, Ted Williams, Mantle, Hank Aaron, Bart Starr, and Lou Groza cards. $1,000 for that particular lot was the perfect price. You will DEFINITELY make a little profit off of this beautiful lot. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@kcohio]

Great find for sure.

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

That Don Gross is from the 1957 Kahn's Wieners set. 29 Cards Total, Came in packages of meat hence the staining. Cool set.

[@robg7656]

I think you both got a Fair shake on the deal, you’ll have to sell some cards to get money back,but also think the Bart star, Mickey Mantle , my favorite ,the crowds, killebrew ,ect, you’ll make money some of the lesser players will bring decent money as long as their in nice shape, the card stock on those 1950’s cards has a thicker card stock then cards from 70’s and up ,so you can’t lose but just have to put the time in to off load them in auction. Yeah nice pick up land thanks for sharing

[@kingstonagainstcorruption2268]

Well worth the $1000. Awesome 58 mantle and 56 Williams. Nice sonny jurgensen rookie too. Love seeing that collection.

[@rentslave]

I noticed that Yogi was leaving in Tenafly,NJ at the time before moving to Montclair.That's why his son Dale was born in nearby Ridgewood 2 years earlier.

[@imlurking9103]

Jim Piersall. Movie was made about him. Fear Strikes Out. Starred Anthony Perkins.

[@PushnButtons62]

Eddie looked as if he was upset about that penny sleeve he's in. 😅 This is just about exactly what I would call Han Solo to my Boba Fett. I REALLY appreciate you sharing this. I'm glad you're my friend, because I feel like I got a win, too. Thanks for the vicarious victory. Take care, bro. (The Mick is my fav Hank was very close 2nd.)

[@raymondpassero562]

Real good find.

[@JonMatthias]

Beautiful cards.

[@Thecardgame1]

Looks like a great video. Love this.

[@beanpie7191]

Awesome pick up. Some great cards!

[@briancarlson5333]

Thank you for sharing. I think you should break even and still be able to keep the rookies if you need them.👍👍

[@kingstonagainstcorruption2268]

I think it's a win/win for both sides. Really enjoyed seeing those.

[@vintageslabman]

So Awesome, well done, well done

[@CardsbyMarc]

great find! the Mantle, Williams, and Aaron, if you send off to get graded, basically get you whole! seems like a no brainer buy to me! Cant wait to see some of those in an auction! lol

[@kkbay1]

I used to get these at 2 amusement parks in RI in the late 50s & 60s

[@Tue302am]

@2:32 1947 Jackie Robinson sold (bid) "raw card" on Ebay on 9/4 for $172 (27 bids)

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

Best part of that box is how shyt-kicked most of those cards are. Some kid had a lot of fun with those cards back in the day.

[@barrywainwright3391]

All those old cards for a $1000 was a great deal. Just the oversized format cards alone are worth more than a $1000

[@justinvickclt]

12:24 You got some 1956 Topps Round-Up or RoundUp. 80 card set. Nice looking cards.

[@kingstonagainstcorruption2268]

Always loved the 58 all star cards. I've got the Aaron and Mantle too.

[@82ndPhunkyPhotos]

As far as the football cards: I believe the oversized Steelers cards are Police cards but I might be mistaken. Chuck Bednarik and Les Richter are Hall of Famers. Of course, very nice Montana and Jurgensen rookies. And with the Mantle, Aaron, and Williams cards, a nice buy overall in my humble estimation.

[@fractaljack210]

Great find, and a fair price.

[@jamesy4003]

Lots of 57’s that like you said would make a great starter set, the star cards like Aaron, Williams, Mantle, Berra, Killebrew and Sonny J / Bart Starr football cards make this worth a grand 8n my opinion, nice video

[@arthurtafero9230]

This box was processed by a dealer way before you got to it. They did not have penny sleeves for cards in the 1950s. The total retail value of that box is not more than 2000. Most of the big names you have are low-grade or miscut raws that are difficult to sell. The few midgrade stars barely get you up to 1000. A retailer would be very happy to get $1000 cash for that lot

[@gregrobbins6716]

I’ve been watching your videos for years and your brothers this is by far the best video I’ve ever seen you produce in my opinion so the thousand dollars for great contact is probably worth it but the thousand dollars to buy the cards was a baseball card fan end of the rainbow . As a car dealer if you value your labor at all you’re not gonna make any money on this. But is all us baseball card fans no baseball cards are labor of love. And who wouldn’t pay $1000 for endless hours of Love good luck on selling them and thank you so much for all your contacts it’s fun to watch

[@gregrobbins6716]

As far as the price I would’ve paid I would’ve lowballed at $300 and had to walk away at 500 like I said from a business standpoint you’re not gonna make much more than $1000 off the lot. You might make a little bit more if you think the markets going up but anybody that’s paying attention knows it’s going down. That’s why you’re kinda have to walk away at $500. But being a KZbinr making an awesome contact any more fans can’t put a price on that

[@jamesparker5688]

The Jackie Robinson post-card is from 1947 exhibits set #W461. a 351-card set, came five cards to a pack sold for .10$ each. The Jackie Robinson is valued at $60.00, a nice haul for the price.

[@kingstonagainstcorruption2268]

The big Jackie Robinson card and other big card is an Exhibit card. Oh just heard you say that after typing that ... Great box!

[@ahmanfan]

Jon, I collect Robinson. I’d be interested in the Exhibit. Looks about VG range. I think $150 would be fair in that shape, Raw. Let me know!

[@ahmanfan]

1k is right around what I would pay on this lot. Fair for both parties. $750-1k in a handful of star cards then commons are your profit margin.

[@Ripping4Rutschmans]

Great find! Great deal!

[@brianstruxness2557]

Awesome 1956 Roosevelt Brown Rookie

[@ghostface3655]

Got some great cards! Thanks for the video Jon! 🙏

[@robm3599]

That Mantel All Star card is my favorite ever

[@ll0v99]

I think you got a fair deal. Lots of 56 and 57. Aaron's cards should get you a good chunk back. I would have paid that grand for sure. Thanks for the experience. Roman Mejias yeah...

[@ObsessedCollector]

Nice lot!!! I love the 58 Football! I'm working on the 58 Football set and have the Jim Brown outta the way along with about 40 others. I'd possibly be interested in 1 ea of the 58 Football cards.

[@SPICY_BEAR]

Awesome find! Lots of Hall of Famers and stars! Love the vintage baseball, especially the 50's cards! I'd put 'em in a nicer box and keep 'em all! 😀 But definitely replace the penny sleeves. 😝 Favorite card would be either the 1958 Hank Aaron All-Star or the 1958 Mickey Mantle All-Star! (Love both those cards equally! Too tough to pick one over the other!!) 😍😍😍 I have a graded, VG example of the '58 Aaron All-Star, and it's one of the gems of my collection. Hope to someday pick up the '58 Mantle All-Star!

[@AshMorton]

Nice pickups- hope to see some of those in the next auction!

[@rentslave]

17:19-That player once came into a game in relief,then hit two 3 run homers.

[@willy565]

I think you did fine for a grand. You will get your money back, with some extra. Part of the grand is also the fun having going through them.

[@paulpiekos5834]

Great find would there be any chance to get the Chuck Bednarik from you he is my uncle Joe's brother and that would be really cool to give to him as a keepsake. Thanks Paul

[@scottblythe7543]

Nice grab! These old cards are getting harder to find. Not great shape but the money was fair for both. If you want to sell them you will make a little profit I think! Nice!

[@boomslang024]

you failed to notice any of the banned ads on the walls in the background of some of the cards.

[@franke981]

12:46 1956 Topps Davy Crockett Orange back set.

[@imlurking9103]

Jon Arnett was in a Marlboro cigarette commercial running back a kickoff for a TD

[@lonbingaman6033]

I would definitely be getting those cards graded! $1,000 was a decent price. But plenty of meat on the bone!

[@franke981]

Considering PSA’s grading fees, I don’t see much here worth submitting.

[@doktorcopernikuss]

@@franke981 Grading The Bart Starr, Jorgunsen, Yogi, Williams, Mantle at bulk grading price will well cover the 1000 bucks alone. The decent condition, high number cards wont be hard to move in a lot. Also, he can sell all the 1957 cards as solid starter set. Doubling his money shouldn't be too hard with this box

[@blastfromthepastvintagecards]

I think the value is there, though I would've hoped for slightly better conditions on some of the cards. I probably would have swung for this as well.

[@bobkeane7966]

Lou Groza in the football cards tackle and kicker for the Browns played in all the championships....

[@j_toledo419]

That Montana RC looks really clean 👍

[@Kenneth-nVA]

Absolutely

[@kilby714]

Sorry, guy, you got ripped off, big time. Most of those cards belong in a $1 box. They're just too off condition. There might be 5 or 6 that will actually sell for any real money. Check the backs of the 56s. The first 180 cards came with gray or white backs. The white backs from 101-180 are harder to find and are worth a bit more. Good luck, I hope you can come close to getting your money back!

[@chrisd4222]

The Gary Anderson Steelers card is a RC and is from a the 1983 Steelers police set

[@adamsnitzer4285]

Your Dorne Dibble is from 1956 Topps. Nice vintage collection!

[@buffussportscardcolleting777]

What's up John.....I am a Huge 49ers fan and I have a lot of Joe Montana Cards but I still need his RC.....Let me know if you would like to sale that card. Nice find with all the cards

[@terrytitus5291]

A thousand for that! Montana rookie,many nice condition vintage,hi#'s would really add value or unmarked checklists. Yeah,early on you missed 2 NFL legends,Chuck Bednarik and Lou Groza but had some other very good ones! I would guess 5 thousand is the value,commons in great shape add up in value!

[@williambourque926]

it feels like someone already picked those over and left the prominent cards that had damage and took the really nice cards to either sell online or for themselves.

[@justinvickclt]

17:41 I have seen the 191-card Topps World On Wheels set as a 1954 or 1954-55 release.

[@robbisson1]

Nice pickup for 1k. Look at the '57 Gene Baker. I believe there is a correct, and error variations.

[@frankscardsandcollectibles]

Are you planning on selling any of the contents of this shoebox because im putting that 81 topps set together and I need the Montana lol I'd also be interested in the 58 Ted Kluszewski, the 1952 Topps World on Wheels Hudson Super Jet

[@duanelester9533]

That Dorne Dibble is 1956 Topps. First year for them to have football cards.

[@ctcards2636]

Id say that was a nice lil find ;-)

[@lesliesmith5661]

Very nice find

[@davidhartung1335]

Great deal for sure

[@Tue302am]

@12:43 Topps 56 Round Up #57 sold raw for $3.49 on 7/26 (1bid)

[@bdgreene]

Wish more of these boxes would come out to the light.

[@fitzy23sportscards52]

Worth it.

[@mattnorthey4092]

The 1957 Topps Ron Northey at 22:38 is a distant relative. I would be willing to purchase it if you are selling.

[@lefty62258]

Great buy!!! Would love to add those Dodgers cards to my collection!!!

[@mattschwartz2657]

Great video! I think it will be a decent amount of work to get your money back. Probably a little too high considering all the condition problems. 500-750 seems more appropriate. But keep these coming. Love the vintage finds.

[@timgloeckner9260]

Price better close, 1958 Mickey Mantle topps is my favorite, and I own one in a slab.. 😅😅😅😅

[@charliecalderin9533]

Yeah I think you got a fair deal. Some really beautiful cards in there.

[@nickbacktothepastbaseball8348]

That Gross pic was from 1956 he later was traded from the Reds to the Pirates for Bob Purkey.

[@robertanderson2898]

Yes. For the Ted Williams alone.