Hey Mikey...
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:53 am
Fallbrook aint that far away...
Baseball Buff Will Trade Collection for Home
(March 2) -- Millions of American men gave their wives or girlfriends cards on Valentine's Day, but only one told his beloved that he would trade his baseball cards -- a collection valued at more than $500,000 -- to find a love nest for them to share.
As America struggles through the worst real estate market in decades, retired firefighter Clyde Bone, 57, thinks he has found a way around getting a mortgage at a time when they're very hard to obtain.
The San Diego resident has been collecting sports memorabilia since 1956 and now has more than 1 million cards. He has more than 28 Mickey Mantle cards from 1962, the most valuable of which is worth approximately $600.
Clyde Bone, 57, says he'll trade his $500,000 baseball card collection for a home in San Diego to share with his fiancee.
"I don't have all the cards I collected," Bone said. "When we moved to San Diego from Arkansas, I had to give them to the shippers because there was no room in the 1960 Falcon. Also, I put a few of them in my bicycle spokes."
However, he had the foresight, even when he was a kid, never to show off his Mantle cards by inserting them in bicycle spokes and tooling around town.
All in all, it's a dream collection, especially for a Yankees fan. But these days, Bone is more interested in dreaming about the future with his fiancee, Deb.
They've only been dating a year, but they've known each other since junior high. Bone, who has been divorced six years, reconnected with her at a high school reunion earlier this year.
Currently, Deb (who asked that her last name be withheld) lives in another state and Bone is ready to begin the next stage in his life with her -- without the cards.
Bone is offering to trade his entire collection -- lock, stock and Darrell Evans -- for a house in San Diego with a scenic view. He's not picky. You don't need to show him beachfront property. He's willing to consider a home that overlooks a canyon, a mountain or even a desert.
And while he may have a Hall of Fame collection, his ad says he's willing to trade it for a "home of much lesser value" and will even consider trading "for equity in home" and "possibly assuming the remaining balance."
Baseball Buff Will Trade Collection for Home
(March 2) -- Millions of American men gave their wives or girlfriends cards on Valentine's Day, but only one told his beloved that he would trade his baseball cards -- a collection valued at more than $500,000 -- to find a love nest for them to share.
As America struggles through the worst real estate market in decades, retired firefighter Clyde Bone, 57, thinks he has found a way around getting a mortgage at a time when they're very hard to obtain.
The San Diego resident has been collecting sports memorabilia since 1956 and now has more than 1 million cards. He has more than 28 Mickey Mantle cards from 1962, the most valuable of which is worth approximately $600.
Clyde Bone, 57, says he'll trade his $500,000 baseball card collection for a home in San Diego to share with his fiancee.
"I don't have all the cards I collected," Bone said. "When we moved to San Diego from Arkansas, I had to give them to the shippers because there was no room in the 1960 Falcon. Also, I put a few of them in my bicycle spokes."
However, he had the foresight, even when he was a kid, never to show off his Mantle cards by inserting them in bicycle spokes and tooling around town.
All in all, it's a dream collection, especially for a Yankees fan. But these days, Bone is more interested in dreaming about the future with his fiancee, Deb.
They've only been dating a year, but they've known each other since junior high. Bone, who has been divorced six years, reconnected with her at a high school reunion earlier this year.
Currently, Deb (who asked that her last name be withheld) lives in another state and Bone is ready to begin the next stage in his life with her -- without the cards.
Bone is offering to trade his entire collection -- lock, stock and Darrell Evans -- for a house in San Diego with a scenic view. He's not picky. You don't need to show him beachfront property. He's willing to consider a home that overlooks a canyon, a mountain or even a desert.
And while he may have a Hall of Fame collection, his ad says he's willing to trade it for a "home of much lesser value" and will even consider trading "for equity in home" and "possibly assuming the remaining balance."
