He looked back at the scan of the card. He remembered his father telling him that baseball wasn't about the stats on the back of the card, but the people you watched the game with.
First came "Slugger88," a local collector who wanted to meet at a diner with a briefcase of cash. Then "TheCurator," a high-end auction house representative from Chicago offering a professional appraisal and a guaranteed slot in their summer catalog. baseball card buyers online
The glowing blue "Post" button felt heavier than usual as Leo hovered his mouse over it. On the screen was a high-resolution scan of a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle—the "Holy Grail" of his late father’s attic collection. He had titled the listing simply: Within minutes, the pings started. He looked back at the scan of the card