Two guys who had a hunch about twenty years ago that basketball cards and memorabilia were a sleeping giant, turned a sizable investment into a seven-figure portfolio.
They were a distant, distant third in hobby popularity. Basketball cards and memorabilia ditched the Dangerfield and two guys who jumped in ahead of the pack have built an impressive collection.
Bill Schonscheck dropped $40,000 on a horde of hoops goodies at the Topps auction back in 1989. Since then, he's partnered with another basketball junkie and built a collection that's high on quality.
The two shopped for the best of the best, the rarest of the rare and the historical home runs that set their stash apart.