Baseball card story from Brian Lesher

Outfielder Brian Lesher played for the A's, Mariners and Blue Jays from 1996 to 2002. In 108 games he hit .224 with 9 HR and 38 RBI. Now a coach at Newark Charter School in Delaware, he kindly answered my questions about baseball cards.

"I collected cards as a kid and to have a baseball card myself was really cool. The most memorable story as a kid was when I bought a Jackie Robinson rookie for $20 probably around ‘83. My father's friend thought it was ridiculous and said I would never be able to get my money back if I sold it back to dealer. Long story short we went back to store and  the dealer bought it back...only now I realize because looking over my shoulder was my father's friend probably staring down the dealer in disgust. Not sure what it’s worth today but I wish I still had it."

 

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