A Saskatchewan family just turned a case of hockey cards into millions of dollars.
Around 1:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, bidding came to a close for a highly touted case filled with thousands of unopened 1979-1980 O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards that a Saskatchewan family found in their attic.
Jason Simonds, the sport card specialist for the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions that sold the cards, says the family was “over the moon” about the sale. The family has chosen to remain anonymous.
“I was texting with them last night. We stayed up until about one in the morning when the bidding ended,” said Simonds over a video call on Sunday.
“The family
