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I have a feeling most selections will be cards that folks already own, sort of a way of justifying previous (or upcoming) purchases. In the trading world we call it “talking your book”. So maybe we should include an “own” or “don’t own” designation? And I’m also gonna leave the big four off of my list, since they’re traded so infrequently that one aggressive buyer can skew the data with one outrageous purchase.
Regardless, here are mine in no particular order: Cobb bat on (own) Wajo portrait (don’t own) Matty portrait (own) Lajoie portrait (don’t own) Cobb bat off (own) |
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Nice thread, Robert.
Just my opinions: 1. Plank 2. Johnson (Portrait) 3. Young (Portrait) 4. Cobb (Bat Off) 5. Demmitt/O'Hara
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I think this is half the discussion on prices and "future growth". Ever notice how a low sales point is always an anomaly, however a new crazy high oddball brings only the question "is this the new normal?"
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Plank Cobb Green Johnson Portrait Mathewson Portrait |
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Would anyone have said Titus ten years ago?
I'll go with Puttman.
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Slowly buy up at least 75 - 100 commons ( mostly graded, between 2-5 grades are fine). Make a post fanning them out stating you have been investing as you see an upside. Tell a few other colleagues you have secretly been working to corner the market but finding frustration as "I just can't seem to find many anymore, the supply seems low" (this doesn't need to be true). Those collectors spread the rumor in boards and in hushed tones about "the accumulator". Dealers raise prices hoping to bring you in like a sucker, people panic and start buying. You wait till the hype drifts up during the next couple years. Slowly sell individual cards at the peak and make a mint from the panic. Laugh to yourself over how easy that was. It's all a house of cards...literally.
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Unearthing this thread. After seeing the PWCC auction results tonight, I'm having to go with the Johnson Portrait. Someone just dropped $2750 on a PSA 2.5.
Come to think of it, people must be feeling pretty good financially right now. I was very surprised at how high some of the bids went.
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I don't know about Puttman, but I'm in agreement with the general thinking here. The cards most likely to double or triple in price over the next two years are probably (almost certainly?) some common players. Now if you can only figure out which ones you're all set.
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I hesitated to mention commons but I firmly believe that, especially better grades.
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I would be very cautious to expect further significant price increases. The global economy has serious cracks in its foundation and US debt levels have never been higher. We're also overdue for a recession. I fear it's going to be very ugly.
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Time.
If you are new to the hobby and bought cards as speculative vehicles, you may be in for a lot of short term pain should the economy go south. If you plan on holding the cards for 10+ years, you'll probably be fine. |
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Hilarious comment considering that issue has probably fluctuated the most (both up and down) during the 18 years I've been collecting graded cards.
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Here's one of my faves, Porter Stansberry, predicting 2018 will be the beginning of the end. http://thecrux.com/a-huge-rally-and-...gger-collapse/ He doesn't tell you he's had the same message since 2009 lol. You would have done real well listening to his crap.
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When everything is great and when retail investors want buy stocks without any worry is when the bull market is near the end. This entire bull market has been climbing the "wall of worry"... "going to retest the March 09 lows", the US Debt Downgrade, the Greek debt crisis, then euro contagion, the flash crash, oil crash and then concerns of recession, etc...etc... bottom line the market has moved higher throughout history.
Since 1926 there have been 8 Bear markets with an avg duration of 1.4 years with a cumulative loss of 41%. Since 1926 there have been 9 bull markets with an avg duration over 9 years and with a cumulative return of 476%. It seems it's paid off to be more optimistic in the growth of US industry. |
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Lastly, in relation to the Magee, I am speaking about the Magee not the Magie. I have always loved the image and feel that there have to be fewer Magee's around that other cards in the same series for 2 reasons: 1) The Magee replaced the Magie so that replacement would cause there to be a bit fewer Magee's than other cards printed in that entire piedmont series run and 2) counterfeiters have taken Magee's out of circulation in an attempt to alter them leaving a lesser population of existing Magee's. I have been trying to purchase Magee's whenever possible. |
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WaJo port.
Young port. Matty port. Speaker Dahlen Brooklyn (when inducted) |
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Very good point. If Dahlen gets elected by the Early Baseball Committee in 2020 (as his WAR suggests he might), both Boston and Brooklyn versions will likely take off — especially in higher grade.
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