Massive Baseball Card Collection Found Behind Wallpaper

When Melissa Bordt purchased a fixer upper house in Boise, Idaho, for $324,000, she knew she had a lot of work to do. Renovations started immediately, and no room needed more work than a bedroom with an ugly green wall with faux tiles. The more she peeled, the more she revealed. Hidden behind the wall, she discovered a giant collection of baseball cards. There were a whopping 1,600 cards in total. According to memorabilia appraiser Leila Dunbar, the collection is unfortunately of little value.

[SSJvegito]

I am surprised they found the original owner. He must have had blast seeing his childhood cards again. That's priceless.

[KNGexp]

I agree with the gluing cards to a wall doesn't help the price especially if you don't rip it off intact. However, you cannot really put any blame any kid might have done the exact same thing too.

[jaytrump]

Who put roofing shingles on a wall and painted them green afterwards?? How did anyone think that was a good idea

[sflixo]

You need the card to be in good condition for it to be worth millions. But hey the whole wall is an art of itself and the nostalgia it gave the original owner is priceless.

[imakeplaylists]

I’d keep them and design the room around them in all reality it has a fantastic story and it’s one of a kind

[collinscott]

So many memories. Good for this woman to not throw away the cards but to keep them.

[minutestill]

That's soo cool and they found the guy who's room it was. It must have brought him joy to see his childhood still existed in that house. Great memories, that's what I would love for my children.

[RabidDisposition]

Over a quarter million for a fixer upper. The housing market is depressing as hell lma

[Lunasent]

Best part was when they brought back the original owner and he got to see his childhood collection. That was beautiful!

[shaynanramsey]

That's awesome that they found the guy and that he got to come and see it again.

[danacarroll]

REALLY? A Fixer upper at 324, 000? Unbelievable

[mollycblaeser]

It's such a cool little art gallery! She should theme the room around them, without making it too cheesy.

[encrypt]

I am glad they found the person who had that room as a kid, probably made his day. I did something similar as a kid in the early 90's but I put them in plastic sheets meant for binders and stapled them to the wall and put a few hockey jerseys up, seeing others do this brings back my own memories.

[omegaman]

Great article! But being a comic book, sports cards, & video game collector for over 45 years I already knew they had very little value! Loved the article!! One major mistake I did as a kid collector was I pulled a Magic Johnson rookie card out of a pack and pulled the panels of the cards apart a few years later. Each card was a 3-panel card! As a kid it's just all about fun!

[theviewer]

Can’t even imagine finding a valueless childhood memory. Gosh, I love these kinds of videos so much more than the depressing ones

[sbedition]

respect to that woman. I wish her more blessings.

[D-MARIE]

It's cute, but worthless. The baseball cards were glued on the wall therefore ruining them.

[gaius]

Imagine this happens again a decade or two from now but with Pokémon cards
Ugh, I never should've sold my entire binder filled with Pokémon cards for $50 as a kid

[AdakStillStands]

Don't cover them up!! If the wall itself is in good condition, lacquer, clear coat or seal them over. Beautiful wall remains. Hang curtains. It's history.

[johnhmielewski]

Man she got RIPPED OFF bad! Who spends over 300 grand for a fixer upper?!