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1/7/09

Woman finds 139-year old baseball card. First step: "Get this thing off the Internet"

First step, after finding out about your 139 year old baseball card: "Get this thing off the Internet."

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Bernice Gallego got pretty lucky, since she had no idea her baseball card from 1869 was worth anything. After putting it on Ebay for $10, she got some interesting inquiries.

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1/7/09

Steelersfan1972

0	1.. Good article .. 2 WTF is up with the old lady's fingernails ...

1/7/09

gobigblue1960

0	Who needs the 'friggin lottery...

1/7/09

Keeter

0	I wonder if she has the card from the 1870 team as well..................I'll give her $20 for it !

1/7/09

Boski93

1	Keeter wrote: I wonder if she has the card from the 1870 team as well..................I'll give her $20 for it ! No way buddy, I am already offering $20 and a Biff Pocaroba card for it. I dare you to top that, or should I say Topps that!

1/7/09

LA_dodgers_fan

1	"In the meantime, Gallego didn't want the card to get lost, so she put it in a sandwich bag and push-pinned it to her laundry room wall." What a relief!!! I thought I was the only one who did that with my prized possessions.

1/7/09

Keeter

0	Boski93 wrote: No way buddy, I am already offering $20 and a Biff Pocaroba card for it. I dare you to top that, or should I say Topps that! BIFF POCOROBA - all time classic name !! I have like 4 of his Topps 1977 card..and no, I have no idea why !!!

1/7/09

Boski93

1	Keeter wrote: BIFF POCOROBA - all time classic name !! I have like 4 of his Topps 1977 card..and no, I have no idea why !!! Because there was 1 in 2 chance his card would be in the pack. Biff look real spiff when the Braves rocked the bad slow pitch softball uni's of the 70's.

1/7/09

Michael_Luchies

0	Steelersfan1972 wrote: 1.. Good article .. 2 WTF is up with the old lady's fingernails ... wow gross...I guess that's what your fingernails look like when you've been holding cigarettes for 50 years