This Collection Of Beer Cans Is Worth An Estimated $3 Million | The Vault | Forbes

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
  • Pennsylvania native Jeff Lebo has been collecting beer cans since he was a child. His father, who worked at American Can Company, brought cans home for him to collect together. Since then, he has collected over 100,000 cans from across the world, and he believes his collection is worth two to three million dollars. On this episode of The Vault, Jeff took us inside his house, built for his collection, and shared some of his favorite cans.
    The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes William B. Christensen as having the largest collection with over 75,000 cans. They are currently awaiting evidence to review Lebo’s collection.
    The Brewery Collectibles Club of America recognizes Jeff Lebo as having the largest collection in the world with over 100,000 cans. Lebo told Forbes he is open to having his collection counted to be included in the Guinness Book Of World Records.
    0:00 Start
    0:30 Jeff's history with beer cans
    1:26 The first beer can ever produced
    2:30 The value of Jeff's collection
    3:27 The house that houses the collection
    4:11 Jeff's collecting philosophy
    Subscribe to FORBES: th-cam.com/users/Forbes?s...
    Stay Connected
    Forbes newsletters: newsletters.editorial.forbes.com
    Forbes on Facebook: forbes
    Forbes Video on Twitter: / forbes
    Forbes Video on Instagram: / forbes
    More From Forbes: forbes.com
    Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

ความคิดเห็น • 58

  • @indybingyi
    @indybingyi ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Bro started talking about the first can ever, and you just cut away instantly. Very professional

  • @harrypottah8889
    @harrypottah8889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I LOVE when I see collections that are beautifully presented rather than just being clumped all throughout the house. Love this!

  • @Marybaeza-gt7cz
    @Marybaeza-gt7cz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So beautifully displayed! Truly awesome! Thanks for sharing!

  • @user-zx8de8op9l
    @user-zx8de8op9l 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, My dad's cousin worked for American Can

  • @thatsamshow
    @thatsamshow 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His house is a museum and I love it! 🙂

  • @rudiruttger
    @rudiruttger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Now there's a fellow with can do attitude!

    • @benjaminscott6060
      @benjaminscott6060 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You think you're funny

    • @truthseeker3909
      @truthseeker3909 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not bad, for a dad. I believe you are missing an 'a" in your statement.

  • @dukeshaver199
    @dukeshaver199 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such an amazing story. I absolutely love the way he laid out the house for the cans. So freaking stylish!! So cool that home would probably fly with the wife lol

  • @markgriffin5889
    @markgriffin5889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I collected in the late 1970s, as a teen. If you lived in Ohio, Buckeye cone tops were the Holy Grail. Sadly, I never had one. Thanks for posting this video, Forbes. It brought back a lot of memories: Asahi, Fosters Lager, Coors, Black Label, St. Pauli Girl ... I could go on and on. What a blast!

    • @andrewterry8092
      @andrewterry8092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had about 200 cans at one point, my father threw them out while I was at college. Remember Billy Beer???

  • @georgejohnson6351
    @georgejohnson6351 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, John McCain has an amazing can collection!

  • @joseluisgarcia7454
    @joseluisgarcia7454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *Saludos gran maestro. Love and respect!* 🤩

  • @laszlosimon2331
    @laszlosimon2331 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magnificient, congrats Jeff!

  • @Dotson49
    @Dotson49 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have some beer stuff and I’m trying to start collecting😅

  • @user-mn7ov7bi7x
    @user-mn7ov7bi7x หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is amazing , quality is there too . Oh , to have the space .

  • @America1stperiod
    @America1stperiod 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is amazing Speechless

  • @andrewterry8092
    @andrewterry8092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm not surprised this guy is from PA, I grew up in Bucks County, PA and beer can collecting was really popular when I was a kid. Tons of old breweries in the area, and they drank lots of beer.

  • @rositaclaro5773
    @rositaclaro5773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Collected back in 1970s & having assess to workers of several DC area Embassies that saved both full & empty beer cans . They are now still in a shed in DC area discarded on floor!

  • @arturoquezada9220
    @arturoquezada9220 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelente Coleccion

  • @keithrichards4513
    @keithrichards4513 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very Great!

  • @melbanana8369
    @melbanana8369 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing.

  • @Kakki82
    @Kakki82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I would never do that. I'm bothered if I see a can in my house I have to drink it. I don't save leftovers.

    • @SideHustleInspiration
      @SideHustleInspiration 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/channels/kkNnZ8BZhzRG47YbmGG-Og.html
      Say it again!

    • @yoshaosaxofonista
      @yoshaosaxofonista 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are full with beers? I though was empty

    • @sdjahof1964
      @sdjahof1964 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yoshaosaxofonista Empty. Over time, the beer will seep thru the cans that have seams. Steel cans from the 1970’s and earlier are not unibody

    • @Darkest_Soul_187
      @Darkest_Soul_187 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@yoshaosaxofonista he said that most of them were empty, not all of them.

  • @marcmarc1967
    @marcmarc1967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "I'm sort of dug in now." 🤔 Understatement of the century. BTW, 3 million is an absurd underestimate, if you've seen the prices lately.

  • @mustolourien5823
    @mustolourien5823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I got to respect his passion. Good for him he has found his happiness.

  • @UssyMustyYS
    @UssyMustyYS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The best Rick can offer is $40.

  • @travisharper3107
    @travisharper3107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow , Sir this is truly amazing . I can See & Hear the Love and Respect you have for The Beer Can and its history.
    I'm watching this with tears in my eyes....I love anything Beer related , especially Vintage Beer Brands . Sir , you have got such a beautiful display of beer cans . I'm a collector of Beer Cans ( 36 ) some Bottles ( 21 ) Bottle Caps and Vintage Beer Brand Openers and Beer Steins , Mugs & Glasses ( Mostly Vintage Beer Brands/Logos ) .

  • @tomvanwuytswinkel
    @tomvanwuytswinkel 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Impressive

  • @MazharulAlam
    @MazharulAlam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just a Man and his Cans.

  • @user-tl4ly8pr3n
    @user-tl4ly8pr3n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'll keep doing it as long as i ... can ...

  • @thefrankiepalmeri
    @thefrankiepalmeri 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bet I have more beer cans than you.
    This Guy: Hold my beer.

  • @creativguycologne4358
    @creativguycologne4358 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:22 for sure

  • @Darkest_Soul_187
    @Darkest_Soul_187 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rick from Pawn Stars would be like ''Listen, I have to frame all of these cans, they're gonna take up a lot of space in my shop, so my final offer is $150 cash, and you can punch Chumlee in the gut. Take it or leave it.''

    • @andrewterry8092
      @andrewterry8092 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "It will take me a long time to sell them, I've got to find buyers for each can, and I have to wait to get paid."

  • @tjokkerstar1462
    @tjokkerstar1462 ปีที่แล้ว

    as long as i "can" 🤣🤣

  • @0UtLAwSCuMFUcK
    @0UtLAwSCuMFUcK 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got some really rare Swedish beer cans such as flats, and tabs, and gallons as well. I am from Sweden...you need anything special?

  • @stoundingresults
    @stoundingresults 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    🍻

  • @cornellblevins1778
    @cornellblevins1778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dammm

  • @9latinumStudioz
    @9latinumStudioz ปีที่แล้ว

    Idk why I thought this was movies 🤣

  • @kengulliver1091
    @kengulliver1091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those imported cans are only worth scrap steel prices. You do have others that are awesome.

    • @truthseeker3909
      @truthseeker3909 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or they add more to history of cans then scrap steel prices. They are still awesome.

    • @kengulliver1091
      @kengulliver1091 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@truthseeker3909 History...sure. But it doesn't add more than the price of scarp steel to the 3 million dollars price. So I want to see the real cans that make up 80% of the 3 million dollar value.

  • @adamjuarez6498
    @adamjuarez6498 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thumbnail looks like paint cans

  • @mattw8335
    @mattw8335 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I prefer my wife and my girlfriend's Cans

  • @srthatejeep
    @srthatejeep 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wonder how much he will get if he recycles the cans 🤔

  • @bryancook6345
    @bryancook6345 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nope not really worth anything they got nothing in the van food expires if you don’t drink them your comparing hardwares to food you can collect hardwares no problem but food isn’t a collector

  • @tacotuesday000
    @tacotuesday000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lol worth 5 cents each not millions total

    • @heathhenery6740
      @heathhenery6740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are way off. Many cans are bringing $5000 on up currently

    • @truthseeker3909
      @truthseeker3909 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heathhenery6740 with Biden ruining things one can of anything is $5. Don't forget 10% to the big guy!

    • @charisma7268
      @charisma7268 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fatherless

  • @AlexElectric9001
    @AlexElectric9001 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine the smell. What a disgusting thing to collect!

    • @marcmarc1967
      @marcmarc1967 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Isn't it great? As a fellow beer can collector, we're basically collecting garbage. There's no smell though, as long as you rinse out each one before it hits the shelf.

  • @KRConnection
    @KRConnection 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful!! I love old Beer cans!