Some guy just pulled hundreds of baseball cards (from the 1950's) from his attic. I understand that there were 28 Mickey Mantle cards in mint condition along with other top players. He sold the whole collection of $500,000. As I recall the buble gum packets with 5 baseball cards included sold for a dime in the 50's. Not a bad return on investment.
When I was in high school, my Dad (who was a kid at heart) would give me $1 to go over to Heckers Tavern (one half block away) and buy 10 comic books. High priority were Superman, Captain Marvel, Batman, the Flash, Archie and Friends, and all the Looney Tune and Disney characters. My favorite was Scrooge McDuck. He would swim in his "pool" of money. I thought that Superman was in his infancy in the mid 1950's. I learned recently that Action Comics introduced Superman in July of 1938. Recently a comic book collector sold his original copy from 1938 for $1,000,000. Imagine having that comic book in your attic.
So when you rummage through your attics or go to auctions, you never know when you might hit the "mother lode". There could be lots of hidden treasures.
Your Mom and I just finished the fifth season of "24". Jack Bauer, the indestructable hero of the Counter Terrorist Unit saved the Country again from nerve gas and nuclear missles. I've gotten so I can predict the next phone call that will change the script or when a character will be introduced that will dominate the story. The fifth season of "24" was supposed to end on a happy note. Instead, Jack Bauer gets abducted by the Chinese at the end and he is beat up in the "hold" of a ship headed for China. So now we have to wait until Season 6 to see if Jack survives. I predict he does and the Chinese will regret capturing him. Don't screw with Jack Bauer.
College Basketball takes center stage for the next 4 weeks. Don't bother me!
Enjoy the sun!
Love,
Dad