Unsolved Mysteries Episode 1

This blog post series is about unraveling unsolved mysteries from a card lot my mother-in-law bought me from an estate sale. What you are about to see isn't a breaking news broadcast or some new releases. There is a lot to go through here so whenever possible, I will try to condense down some of the graphics and whenever possible, real cards from the actual lot (well all of them are from the actual lot but let's have some fun with it) will be used for pictures.

Someone, somewhere can help me uncover the mysteries within this lot. Let's take a look and maybe one of you, will help me solve some mysteries.

*insert creepy music and theme song. I swear that song could have been used in the movie Halloween it's so creepy. It gives me the chills still*

My mother in law had driven to a remote location where they held monthly estate sales and she went there looking for some furniture. That's when she walked through the door and immediately noticed this pile of cards. She stuck them under the table knowing she would go back once she found out a price.

She went looking for someone to ask how much when a man walked over to her.
"How much for the sports cards?"
The man told asked her, "Do you plan on taking them all?"
She politely responded, "yes."
"Well then, how does $25 for them all sound?"
 "Sounds good."

She hadn't expected quite a deal on them since most of the times when she hunts down cards for me from these kind of lots and they are $25 for each item. She was afraid she would have to leave some behind, but now she didn't. Whoever this man was that day, he had given her a blessing. But why? Was he trying to just get rid of them? Were they all base cards? Were they all damaged? Or was there more to the story.

We need to solve this mystery and find the answers by looking at what the contents were.

A almost filled base set of 2002 Ex baseball.

Why is it almost filled? Why not have finished it? Mysteries Unsolved.

Four incredible looking NASCAR die cut inserts. Why would you toss these in the box? What kind of cruel monster would just toss these and not keep them?

Is this a memorabilia card? Or is it a plain insert? Hmmm...

Two hologram cards I haven't ever seen but now want a set of. Were these purposely planted in there?

Brett Bodine autograph was a first random find. There were some cards in screwdown holders that were the best of the box, but why have this random card without a sleeve tucked into the box unprotected?

Rickey Henderson....enough of a mystery.

Who are the Expos...another mystery.

Why was a Boomer Esiason rookie card just tossed in there? Very random as it was the only '86 Topps card of the lot.

Kobe Bryant insert? I am Starstruck by why he would do this.

Four Triple Doubles. The mystery is deep here when it should be three to make it a Triple.

 

And to end this section, a player I have never heard of. Was he missing in action or was I when he played baseball?

This does it for Episode One of Unsolved Mysteries. There is a lot of unexplained findings here with even more mysteries to unravel. Tune in next time and Perhaps YOU, can help solve a mystery.