I wanted to share with you a situation that I used to talk about with a former Upper Deck colleague. I also would like to encourage responses, as this is a situation that many of us may struggle with, and honest answers may be very interesting.

We all have been to rummage sales in our day, and are always looking for a good deal. What if that “good deal” was too good of a deal? Hypothetically speaking, if you went to a rummage sale and there was a real Honus Wagner T206 card with a $5 price tag on it, what would you do?

Did I mention this hypothetical situation fielded a nice old lady as the seller? I am going to be straight-up honest. I probably would buy the card and never look back. My defense is that she probably paid nothing for the card and was happy with the $5. I know that is not the politically-correct response that some people may expect, but hey… At least I am being honest.

My former coworker’s answer, even though I am not sure I believe him, was that he would tell her the value of the card and facilitate a sale through a big-time dealer, collector or auction house. He then would probably be entitled to some sort of a finder’s fee.
Another response would be to tell the lady that she has a real treasure and she should get thousands of dollars for the card. This would leave you with no money, but feeling really good about yourself… Not!

I am sure some of my blog readers have even been involved with this sort of situation, probably with a piece a lot less significant than a Wagner, but a similar situation nonetheless.

Let’s see some responses! Does anyone want to share a story? Maybe we should ask these guys.