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Anyone watching the auction for the first baseball card?


spyboy1

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With 3 days to do, it's up to $31,500.

http://www.memorylaneinc.com/site/bid/bidp...sp?itemid=13011

Bernice Gallego, a 72 year old Fresno resident, last summer was looking through a few old boxes of antiques for items to list on e-bay. She came across, what looked like to her, an old card. She did what she does with all items that go on e-bay: Took a photo, wrote a description, and listed it. That evening, she received a few e-mails asking interesting questions about the card. Is it authentic? Would you end the auction early at an agreed price? Well, fortunately for all collectors, Bernice pulled the item from e-bay and called Rick Mirigian, a baseball card expert, who advised her of her find and what it was.

The card was issued in 1869 and is one of the first Baseball Cards issued and also the beginning of Baseball as we know it today. The card itself was issued in multiple sizes as well as different backs. This card is the large version and most desirable and is 1 of 4 graded authentic by PSA.

She's even been on Jay Leno because of it!

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