So by now, anyone keeping up with local news knows that an extremely rare baseball card was found in Fresno and the story has sparked national interest ( Fresno collectors uncover rare 1869 baseball card). My question to serious collectors - how much would you pay to be the new owner of this card? Of course, condition is a big part of that equation, but it's pretty cool even if only in decent shape.

How many of you collectors out there have the disgusting memory of perhaps a Nolan Ryan rookie card chattering in the spokes of your bicycle as a kid? Or other horrible things we did to cards and toys as a child that are now worth hundreds and thousands?

Just hearing about this story has rekindled my interest in collecting. I had baseball, football and basketball cards from 1972 through about 1978 - I reiterate HAD. I sold a lot of the top dollar ones in the mid 90s and now wish I had kept them. Oh well, it was cool turning things that cost 10 cents as a kid into big dollars as an adult.