Last summer, Bernice Gallego came across a collectible in her antique store she though may be worth a few dollars at auction. What she didn't know was that the item she had stumbled upon was more rare and valuable than she could have ever imagined.
The card she found that day was made in 1869 and featured the “Red Stocking B.B. Club of Cincinnati,” the sport’s first professional team. It’s considered one of the first baseball cards ever produced. Had it not been for a intervening friend at the time, Bernice would have sold the card online at eBay for just $10. Read the whole story here…
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Talk about the perfect segue . . . Bernice may even have ended up in the Elkins Room chat box trying to sell her baseball card!
I don't suppose there is anything that can be done with the influx of Mr. Haneys trying to peddle their wares in the chat rooms–but they are driving me nuts. We pay money for the Gold membership so as not to have any ads and then they come in and take up the chat screen with their sales pitches.
We just had the Avon lady in this morning and all week it's been the woman selling her 'love toys'–plus others. I always tell them to move on and buy some ad space but they continue to show up.
Comment by centericelady — January 10, 2009 @ 5:14 pm