Which Dimaggio would you invest in

[BeanTown]

If you wanted to "invest" in this card and keep it for ten years. What would be best investment?

2018 PSA 5 sold for 522.00
2019 PSA 8 sold for 7,975.20

[ullmandds]

Is this a trick question? The 5?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Is this a trick question? The 5?

If you clean it and slightly trim the left side it is by far the best investment.

[swarmee]

Paging Dave Thorn.

[Johnny630]

Remember a few points if thinking about investing in baseball cards.....
Do not mix emotions when investing. Sentimental attachment syndrome. Need a exit profit strategy.
Need to factor in the sale/hopefully for a gain. Will you need a auction house to sell ? Can you sell on your own for cash ect. All factors to focus in on.
Lastly I wouldn’t invest now....stuff is very high right now the us economy is super strong. I would Wait for a much better time to even consider this.
That’s just me.

Who gives a crap you are betting on a third person grading this card who might not know anything. Just remember this "Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder"

[oldjudge]

Neither

[JollyElm]

Weird seeing him wearing #18.

[Paul S]

Marilyn, as long as I get a cut of the royalties.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Neither

LOL.... to each their own.

[packs]

The 39 Play Ball in any grade over that card in any grade.

[BeanTown]

Put bluntly, buy the card or buy the holder? The card in the 5 holder has better centering and is a nicer card IMO. However, its in the PSA 5 tomb. The other card you can pay 5X on because its in a PSA 8 tomb. Plus, there is a chance the card in the coveted PSA 8, has been worked on to achieve that grade. When I see prewar issues in high grade now, my first thought is to see if I can detect how it was worked on.

[philliesphan]

Tabbed Zeenut, either year, of course

[Fred]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Put bluntly, buy the card or buy the holder? The card in the 5 holder has better centering and is a nicer card IMO. However, its in the PSA 5 tomb. The other card you can pay 5X on because its in a PSA 8 tomb. Plus, there is a chance the card in the coveted PSA 8, has been worked on to achieve that grade. When I see prewar issues in high grade now, my first thought is to see if I can detect how it was worked on.

Expensive labels are all the rage. Why buy something you like when you can pay 10x the amount for a stupid number.

[Stampsfan]

Which DiMaggio would I invest in?

Joe.

[japhi]

the 8 will appreciate much quicker then the 5, I think the last ten years has demonstrated that. But I don’t invest in cards, and the borders on that 8 look very small compared to the 5 so I’d buy the 5.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by japhi

the 8 will appreciate much quicker then the 5, I think the last ten years has demonstrated that. But I don’t invest in cards, and the borders on that 8 look very small compared to the 5 so I’d buy the 5.

The 8 could turn into AUT at any given time. True the 5 could be altered but that would be less of a loss .

[aconte]

I also think the 8 looks a little short.