Lucky in Limerick

The building in Limerick that houses the new liquor store was a flea market that was foreclosed. Even before there was a structure built on the land it was an outdoor flea market. Some developer had the idea of having an indoor flea market, but it didn't last very long and the building was vacated and closed down. I always thought that indoor shopping is called the Mall. The indoor flea market required merchants to pay rent and sign leases on stores instead of the old days of renting a table for like $25 per day. Come on, who doesn't like flea market? I'm sure we have have all seen the old fashioned flea markets where dirty, sloppy, and down right scary people are trying to sell you their junk. You just aimlessly trudge around looking their junk and try your best to let the seller think they have good stuff. Anyway, it was at this very same old outdoor flea market that I scored probably my most valuable treasure. I still remember the day vividly, a hot Sunday afternoon in June or July in 1987. I collected baseball cards, and the only reason for me to go to a flea market was to find some hidden treasures or maybe an old Playboy if extremely lucky. Well I don't remember any Playboys that day but I was convinced by a seller to buy an entire set of Fleer basketball cards for $10. I enjoyed and watched the NBA back then(unlike today), but I didn't collect basketball cards, just baseball. Basketball cards were not coveted like baseball cards but it was an entire set that the guy was trying to unload for only $10. Seemed like a good deal at the time, well it was great deal, for me that is! The basketball set it turns out was the first basketball set in the past 25 years for Fleer. The valuable cards within this set are too numerous to mention. I will mention that in the set are rookie cards of Akeem Olajuwon , Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas, and only the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. I think you have heard of him. This $10 investment is probably worth around $4000. The Jordan alone is worth $1500-$2000. Needless to say I keep the cards guarded and protected. Jury is still out if my son will get the cards some day. But who knows, I may be strapped for cash some day or the set would make a nice down payment for a new automobile.