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Originally Posted by packs
If I could travel back to 1913 I'd put the two bucks down on Donerail to win the Kentucky Derby at 91-1 odds.
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You do realize that your $2.00 bet would only yield a $182.00 profit, right? I would rather spend the $2.00 on cigarette packs. Let’s assume you only obtain common cards. Just one great shaped T206 common card would exceed your $182.00 profit, and cover your particular scenario’s opportunity cost. The remaining commons are then pure profit.
However, let’s assume you obtain just one great shaped hall-of-farmer card...
I don’t see any scenario that buying that racing ticket is a better idea than cigarette packs. To each his own.