We also didn't see the backs. Could be heavily stained or used on a pin board etc. Seemed harsh, though, as one of the Aaron's looked like a possible 6-7.
Insanely grossly undervalued!! I'd in a heartbeat buy this collection for $3-5k. And these are not 2s. There are more like 5s up to 7s from what I can see. Amazing collection!
I agree that they seem to be undervalued. He might have seen something we did not, but that sort of thing would be great info to add into the program for other potential collectors. I do recall seeing another grader on the show pointing out certain flaws that brought card values down and they zoomed in very close to make it visible to the audience. I'd buy this bunch for that amount in the blink of an eye, as would thousands of others even if they were actually the condition he stated.
Brandon Smith then Rick would offer like $500 for them and explain to the lady that he would need to get them restored, framed, and they’ll probably sit in his shop for a couple years and it would put a huge financial burden on him if he didn’t sell them so he’s taking a huge risk here
@@jasonmichael3676you obviously have no clue what you’re talking about! The one on the right is almost perfectly centered. If you’re talking about from top to bottom the 54s had no border at the top
I smile and take a deep breath when I see Baseball Cards on The Antiques Roadshow...... Can't begin to comprehend how many "cards" I had back as a young boy along with my twin brother...and we decided to put them into the spokes of our bikes after hearing and seeing them in other kid's bikes one Summer....we too wanted to Be Cool.....LOL..... The Sound of Money going down the streets that summer.....Oh Well.....We still survived! Cheers From Ohio
@@Doors067 Well he wouldn't be the first AR "expert" caught breaking this rule AND they new "scam" is to undervalue for another buyer (a reverse shill). If it aint right it aint right.
If these are 2's he's got better hair than John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever/really irks me when I see this crap/probably tried to low ball her and then buy him after the show/absolute amateur grader/useless as a grader, no use at all/obscene actually
Yeah, I don’t think the card grade would be a 2. I was shocked when he said that. The cards showed very little corner ware and no creasing. Creasing lowers the grade to around a 2 and a 1. These cards would be a 3 to 5 , not a 2. She had around 4 to 6 grand not 2 to 3. And if PSA was there to trim them your looking a 7’s lol.
I think those are better than 2's probably 3 to 5 grades, I wouldn't take this experts opinion as gospel, I would send them into PSA before selling any
Absolutely horrible appraisal. Those three Hank Aaron cards are at least a 4 and worth well over 5 grand on their own. The Killebew is a rookie...ugh. I hope she didn’t sell these and asked for a second opinion
Something he didn't mention,the first and last cards in those sets can be as much if not more than some rookie's. Especially those Ted's. 54 set he was first card AND last.
I still can't believe they aired this I really hope she didn't sell them to him because she would have left $1,000s of dollars on table and shame on him for using his expertise to deceive or for just being completely clueless.
Great cards. Do have that 55 Spahn. Nice big thick cards. It is being said that cards like these never were in mint condition by today’s standards even when they first came out.
Terrible appraisal. Prices were definitely lower when this first aired, but those are almost all mid-grade... only lower grade ones I noticed were one of the 54 Williams and one of the Koufax rookies. Those Aaron rookies are going to be 4-6's I would guess and today you could get close to $20k just for those 3. Hope she didnt sell.
Would it be too much for Antiques Roadshow to find someone who knew at least a LITTLE about baseball cards. These are 1954-56 Topps. He mentions her missing the Mickey Mantle, but Mantle did not appear in 1954-55 Topps because he was under exclusive contract with Bowman. Those Koufax's are 4 or 5 in quality, and those alone would fetch $3K at auction. The Aarons also. She probably has more than $15K worth here. And he doesn't mention the two '54 Ted Williams bookends will fetch high since they are so rarely found in above-fair condition.
" A close friend" gives a bunch of cards to your kid and the first thing you did was work out what was worth money and went on tv. she knew they were worth money, hence calling her dad. A normal person wouldn't accept them. Really shows how good of a person she is.
I didn't go on the show to find out what they were worth to sell them, but to insure them. I live in Florida where hurricanes and floods are common, and I wanted to protect my friend's collection. I have no intention of ever selling any of them for any reason. And if they were worth a tremendous sum -- I wanted to send them back to my friend -- for him to sell, if he wanted. How lovely of you to assume the worst of a complete stranger.
This is actually disturbing that the AR would employ a guy who provides such inaccurate values. They really do need to get a true sports memorabilia expert on their payroll. The ones they have now have no clue.
lol where did u find this guy. Even being off center most of those cards are probably a 6 hard to find cards in that area that are still as bright as these cards
That guy is crazy!! Those cards are a 1 at best. 🤦🏼♂️.. since everyone said he low balled her, I figured I'd go the other way since I enjoy myself a nice highball every now and again.
Where did they find this guy?? Wow!! First off he misses the killebrew rookies and the kaline rookie. Then as everyone is saying clearly undergrads by 2 to 4 grads minimum and undervalue by over $10000 easy.. Just another example of a little knowledge is dangerous. Please people always get a second opinion.
Hope you didn't sell, some of the most important cards look like some of the best conditioned ones. And the aarons have more than tripled since she was at roadshow, along with many of the others going up
The people commenting here don't know what they're talking about. The cards are so off-center they looked trimmed. And creases aren't visible on television.
Those 3 hank rc Worth 15k. Ted Williams worth about 5-7k. Get your cards graded. Then Go On EBay And See Them Sell In The Grade You have. Then you know the true value. This guy has no clue. And if he does. .he's low balling the estimate.
Guy just seemed to me like he hasn't graded many cards. He did say she had more also so if he is putting that average of 2 on all of them I guess that makes sense. But those Aarons are WAY better than 2's. And after watching this a little closer a lot of these cards are in primo condition. I pray she got another opinion...
Wow that "Expert" is clueless. He seems like the Show needed a Card Expert and grabbed one of the Cameramen "Hey you! Go clean up, toss on this clean shirt, and come back" He literally gave no real information on the cards, and no way are those 2's! I know there were real closeups, but those were some of the best conditioned 50's cards of those Stars/RCs I've seen!
He didn't do anything of the sort. He was a complete professional. You can disagree with the appraisal, of course, but you can't say he was anything other than professional.
Shame they weren't in great condition, but that's why the ones that are near mint/gem mint are worth so much. They're just that much more rare. You can get a PSA 2 Hank Aaron Topps Rookie on Ebay right now for just over $900.
2s? They don't look like 2s based on centering and edges. I'd say they were more in the 5-6 range.
I agree. That was a harsh assesment.
2s 😂 no way!!!
We also didn't see the backs. Could be heavily stained or used on a pin board etc. Seemed harsh, though, as one of the Aaron's looked like a possible 6-7.
Absolutely no way they are 2 absolutely positively no way
i thought guy said they had water damage
Insanely grossly undervalued!! I'd in a heartbeat buy this collection for $3-5k. And these are not 2s. There are more like 5s up to 7s from what I can see. Amazing collection!
Right like those hank aaron cards alone would be 3-5k guy had no real clue what this lady had id say more like 20-30k
And they are in great condition
Yeah this dude has no business talking to her about these cards
I agree that they seem to be undervalued. He might have seen something we did not, but that sort of thing would be great info to add into the program for other potential collectors. I do recall seeing another grader on the show pointing out certain flaws that brought card values down and they zoomed in very close to make it visible to the audience.
I'd buy this bunch for that amount in the blink of an eye, as would thousands of others even if they were actually the condition he stated.
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This is the guy Rick from Pawn Stars would call in to grade something ..
Brandon Smith then Rick would offer like $500 for them and explain to the lady that he would need to get them restored, framed, and they’ll probably sit in his shop for a couple years and it would put a huge financial burden on him if he didn’t sell them so he’s taking a huge risk here
GO FIGURE SHE SELLS EM AND RICK BUYS EM
Rick's got to cover his fixed costs...water, power, & Chumley.
If you know better, call the show and offer $10,000.
HAHA right !!!
Nice low ball evaluation
I sincerely hope the Roadshow has since found a card grader that doesn’t suck.
He was low balling her to maybe make. A deal off camera.Thos ‘54 Aaron cards alone go for 2k in PSA5.There’s no way they were 2’s as he stated
She'd be a fool to accept an offer from the person who just did the appraising.
They're so off-center they looked trimmed. And creases aren't visible on television.
@@jasonmichael3676you obviously have no clue what you’re talking about! The one on the right is almost perfectly centered. If you’re talking about from top to bottom the 54s had no border at the top
I smile and take a deep breath when I see Baseball Cards on The Antiques Roadshow...... Can't begin to comprehend how many "cards" I had back as a young boy along with my twin brother...and we decided to put them into the spokes of our bikes after hearing and seeing them in other kid's bikes one Summer....we too wanted to Be Cool.....LOL..... The Sound of Money going down the streets that summer.....Oh Well.....We still survived! Cheers From Ohio
That's part of the reason these are so valuable now! So many from back in the day were used the same way
We used to use the 4 player rookie cards no less/team cards----
3 Hank Aaron rookies and 2 Koufax rookies!!! Those alone are more than the values he gave on the entire lot...
I nearly fell out of my chair when he gave his value for the lot. Very, very low in my humble opinion.
2s? This guy is a goon. These at 4s at minimum
They're so off-center they looked trimmed. And creases aren't visible on television.
@@jasonmichael3676 I want to say those are all trimmed. I've never seen off center that bad.
If I see Aaron rookie cards like that for only $800, I’m buying every last one of them.
That 56 Clemente is a classic action catch card. Such gems.
The Clemente rookie card alone at A grade of 5 is worth more then $3,000 there going on Ebay for around $3,500
Way off on the Hank Aaron cards those are in spectacular shape
There was NO Mantle in Topps 1954-55.
But there's one in 56
I've got the 56 card- Beautiful card!!!!!!@
Guess the EXPERT missed that lol
@The Blake , No M. Mantle was only in the Bowman's cards in 1954 & 1955 years .
Valuation is a little low
Yup
double those valuations, especially if you piece out that collection
broth6 - And that my friend, is a *MASSIVE* understatement.
Way low!
Card values have decreased quite a bit over the last several years from what I’ve seen.
Just once in my lifetime I wish I could get something like this as a gift. Just one of those cards would make my day!!
This "expert" is either clueless about baseball card grading and value in the current market or looking to buy them at a much lower than retail price.
1975 Topps Baseball They arent allowed to buy products they appraise conflict of interest
@@Doors067 Well he wouldn't be the first AR "expert" caught breaking this rule AND they new "scam" is to undervalue for another buyer (a reverse shill). If it aint right it aint right.
This is just wrong
If these are 2's he's got better hair than John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever/really irks me when I see this crap/probably tried to low ball her and then buy him after the show/absolute amateur grader/useless as a grader, no use at all/obscene actually
Yeah, I don’t think the card grade would be a 2. I was shocked when he said that. The cards showed very little corner ware and no creasing. Creasing lowers the grade to around a 2 and a 1. These cards would be a 3 to 5 , not a 2. She had around 4 to 6 grand not 2 to 3. And if PSA was there to trim them your looking a 7’s lol.
Really undervalued appraisal
I think those are better than 2's probably 3 to 5 grades, I wouldn't take this experts opinion as gospel, I would send them into PSA before selling any
He/they also put the 55 Kaline over the 1 1954 Kaline Rookie I saw. Great cards, poor lady got bad advice.
Absolutely horrible appraisal. Those three Hank Aaron cards are at least a 4 and worth well over 5 grand on their own. The Killebew is a rookie...ugh. I hope she didn’t sell these and asked for a second opinion
Surprised there are no Mays cards in that haul. That's a heck of a collection right there.
Omg...2s? I found a 2 in a lake one time...
Where is this guy getting a 2 grade from. Absolutely no way.
Lady, if you’re reading this, seek a second opinion.
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
He is there within a few feet of the cards to judge condition, but you know more than him?
Antonio Acevedo yes
@@jamesm895 I suppose you know more than everybody about everything, but that's only in your own mind. You just told me that.
Antonio Acevedo I don’t know more than everyone about everything. But when it comes to baseball cards I appear to know more than this person and you.
@@jamesm895 You're right, those koufax's are 2g's apeice if they are in a 5 or better
They looked like they were in excellent shape.
Not perfect obviously, they didn't look like a 2 rating.
Something he didn't mention,the first and last cards in those sets can be as much if not more than some rookie's. Especially those Ted's. 54 set he was first card AND last.
True! Kids would wrap their stack of cards w/rubber bands, thus leaving #1 & last card damaged.
I still can't believe they aired this I really hope she didn't sell them to him because she would have left $1,000s of dollars on table and shame on him for using his expertise to deceive or for just being completely clueless.
Shame on you and everyone commenting. The cards are so off-center they looked trimmed. And creases aren't visible on television.
Great cards. Do have that 55 Spahn. Nice big thick cards. It is being said that cards like these never were in mint condition by today’s standards even when they first came out.
2's? Looked way better than 2's from where I'm standing.
Their “expert” was some random guy they grabbed off the street and he just winged it
👍🤣
All those cards came out of the packs in the 50's at a 6 at best
I'd give her $4,000 without a second thought. Would flip them in an hour for $10,000.
Nun Ya This
@@SilverJackify woah! A silver jackify comment In the wild!
Kurtis Hendrix lol
Terrible appraisal. Prices were definitely lower when this first aired, but those are almost all mid-grade... only lower grade ones I noticed were one of the 54 Williams and one of the Koufax rookies. Those Aaron rookies are going to be 4-6's I would guess and today you could get close to $20k just for those 3. Hope she didnt sell.
Those Hanks are nice. 2 well centered
Would it be too much for Antiques Roadshow to find someone who knew at least a LITTLE about baseball cards. These are 1954-56 Topps. He mentions her missing the Mickey Mantle, but Mantle did not appear in 1954-55 Topps because he was under exclusive contract with Bowman. Those Koufax's are 4 or 5 in quality, and those alone would fetch $3K at auction. The Aarons also. She probably has more than $15K worth here. And he doesn't mention the two '54 Ted Williams bookends will fetch high since they are so rarely found in above-fair condition.
(sees lowballing happen in video)
(scans for "pawn stars" jokes in comments)
life still makes sense.
Need to get those Hank Aaron rookies graded, look much nicer than 2s...
if its valuable
" A close friend" gives a bunch of cards to your kid and the first thing you did was work out what was worth money and went on tv. she knew they were worth money, hence calling her dad. A normal person wouldn't accept them. Really shows how good of a person she is.
hey maybe the family is in a bind, don't judge
I didn't go on the show to find out what they were worth to sell them, but to insure them. I live in Florida where hurricanes and floods are common, and I wanted to protect my friend's collection. I have no intention of ever selling any of them for any reason. And if they were worth a tremendous sum -- I wanted to send them back to my friend -- for him to sell, if he wanted. How lovely of you to assume the worst of a complete stranger.
NO WAY!!!! Worth wayyyyyy more!!! Those aren't 2's!!!!
This is actually disturbing that the AR would employ a guy who provides such inaccurate values. They really do need to get a true sports memorabilia expert on their payroll. The ones they have now have no clue.
not letting that collection go for 4k. noway my man.
Get them graded and could sell all of them for 20k
lol where did u find this guy. Even being off center most of those cards are probably a 6 hard to find cards in that area that are still as bright as these cards
Yeah.
They may look quite different in person, but these do not look like 2's on screen.
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PSA are snakes
That guy is crazy!! Those cards are a 1 at best. 🤦🏼♂️.. since everyone said he low balled her, I figured I'd go the other way since I enjoy myself a nice highball every now and again.
Those hank arron rookies are an easy $10k combined by todays market
Where did they find this guy and what are his qualifications I mean to be a little off I can understand but he was just clueless as to the value?
Those are atleast 3s and 4s without being able to closely examine. Possibly 5 n 6
Some are certainly trimmed. But only 5k? no. Probably should’ve been more like 12-15 at that time.
Wow. I hope she sought a second opinion....if you are watching this I will give you 5 grand right now!
2's? I don't know about that my friend. They look a bitter higher than that to me.
Where did they find this guy?? Wow!!
First off he misses the killebrew rookies and the kaline rookie.
Then as everyone is saying clearly undergrads by 2 to 4 grads minimum and undervalue by over $10000 easy..
Just another example of a little knowledge is dangerous. Please people always get a second opinion.
But the old people that watch this show aren’t going to know 🤷🏻♂️
You're really being generous.
They're so off-center they looked trimmed. And creases aren't visible on television.
Kaline RC is 1954
Things have changed this year. I suspect the value has increased
Geez 2s? I’m no pro but those are at least 6s. RIP Hammerin’ Hank today.
Yeah I agree most are 4-6 certainly not an average of 2!!!!
They we're higher than 2s fo sho
Hope you didn't sell, some of the most important cards look like some of the best conditioned ones. And the aarons have more than tripled since she was at roadshow, along with many of the others going up
Did the expert forget that the 55 Topps Killebrew is also his rookie card? Expert is lacking expertise.
That Aaron on the right looks like a PSA 5 or 6. I’d give ya $800 for it. Lol
Generally pre 1980 given at least a 10-25% premium.
The people commenting here don't know what they're talking about. The cards are so off-center they looked trimmed. And creases aren't visible on television.
Didn't I see this guy working the counter with Chumley and Big Hoss.
Those Aaron cards are easily worth $5,000 each its May 2020. Search ebay completed sales.
Wow who is this guy? Those Aaron’s are easy 7+ and in the 8-12k range at that grade. 2s have paper loss and creases. This guy must grade for BGS lol
Just some guy I was thinking more like GAI but you’re not far off on yours either. 😂
I collect Hank Aaron, and Sandy Koufax especially. I will hand her three thousand right now.
Those 3 hank rc
Worth 15k. Ted Williams worth about 5-7k.
Get your cards graded. Then Go On EBay And See Them Sell In The Grade You have. Then you know the true value. This guy has no clue. And if he does. .he's low balling the estimate.
Nowadays, ebay 3 year sold history database is better than ANY appraiser.
Guy just seemed to me like he hasn't graded many cards. He did say she had more also so if he is putting that average of 2 on all of them I guess that makes sense. But those Aarons are WAY better than 2's. And after watching this a little closer a lot of these cards are in primo condition. I pray she got another opinion...
What I would give for just one of those Aaron cards
Hope you kept your cards Lady you probably have over 100k in today's Sportscard market.
Of course there weren't Mantles... it's mostly 54 & 55 Topps which he wasn't part of...
2 grading? I thought they looked really good! Oh well
very nice
Wow. I was thinking at least 100 thousand for those
shes like alright awesome now i can take them to pawn stars and get $1250!
To Rick and the thieves??? Ah No way
You mean $12.50 if she goes to rick
We didn’t see the cards up close, but those are not 2’s. One if the more egregious appraisals I’ve ever seen in the show.
Graded, you're looking at about $20,000 here
they look better than 2s to me
Cool wand bro ....
He either made her an offer right after the interview or he's just clueless. He's wasn't even familiar with the term "centering".
just a little low appraising these dnt ya think? just for the Aaron rc are about 8 grand
for all 3
A 2??? Ill show this expert a 2. Just let me wake her up....
If these are two's what's an eight look like?
This dudes grading is terrible. Just the Arron’s are not 2s. Lowball offer for sure!!! Plus Sandy rookies!
Now where the heck did I put my Honus Wagner card, I know it’s here, somewhere.
Wow that "Expert" is clueless. He seems like the Show needed a Card Expert and grabbed one of the Cameramen "Hey you! Go clean up, toss on this clean shirt, and come back" He literally gave no real information on the cards, and no way are those 2's! I know there were real closeups, but those were some of the best conditioned 50's cards of those Stars/RCs I've seen!
This dude must be a pawn shop buyer in disguise
2s??? Did the guy ever see any graded baseball cards, and has seen what 2s can look like XD Its for sure 4s and upwards
Al Kaline cards are $$$ in Detroit.
He prolly hit her up after the show and tried to buy them for the low ball price he gave her. This guys is nuts, nice collection
And if he did hopefully he's in prison now.
He didn't do anything of the sort. He was a complete professional. You can disagree with the appraisal, of course, but you can't say he was anything other than professional.
Uh, awful appraisal. At auction, probably 10 x that amount. The two Ted Williams cards, bottom center, graded 2 are worth near your entire appraisal.
He was being way conservative with the grading.
I'd love too have some of my cards valued
Call in a new expert! I will double his value! Cash paid!
I’d buy for 3 thousand no questions asked.
Shame they weren't in great condition, but that's why the ones that are near mint/gem mint are worth so much. They're just that much more rare. You can get a PSA 2 Hank Aaron Topps Rookie on Ebay right now for just over $900.
They were better than 2's for sure.
Vintage cards have gone up in a year where is the rest of the cards?
Those were better than “2s” bud. Could tell that on video.
Yeah let's put up all the big hitter cards on the board & low ball them let's see if she's smart enough to sell them off for that offer?
Not even close to 2s. More like 7-8
No, 5's at best