1948 Topps Magic Baseball

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Posted By: DD

Hi,
I recently picked up a small raw group of these, and they came back with decent grades:

PSA 6 - Grover Alexander, Tinker and Evers, Lou Boudreau
PSA 4 - Connie Mack and Rogers Hornsby

Centering killed the last two. I also have a 1954 Topps Scoops Ruth w/coating that graded a 5.

My question is does anyone think they are worth holding onto as an investment? I am not into them for much, and the pop reports for PSA are pretty low for all the cards in this set.

Any opinions are appreciated. Thanks!

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

I don't see either set as real investments. Your PSA 5 Ruth Scoop is not all that hard to find and interest is limited as it's more of a non-sport set (drawn portrait does not help) plus a 5 is really not investment grade.

The Magic Photos are tougher (should all be listed as 1949 by the way) but also there is low interest and while tough, they are by no means scarce. I do not see them as having a lot of upside. The '51 Topps Teams, Major League or Connie Mack All Stars would be far better choices, I think, if you are looking for offbeat early Topps cards that might appreciate. Those '51 Major League All Stars are really hard to find.

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Posted By: DD

Thanks Dave. The Ruth does have the coating; not sure how many with that have been graded. I will probably just sell them and make a short term profit.

Thanks for the input; much appreicated.

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Posted By: Dave Hornish

I would try the Vintage Non-Sport Board BST-someone may be interested in the Ruth and maybe even the Magic Photos over there.

I think the low pops are reflective of how low interest is in these unfortunately and don't show the true level of difficulty compared to say the Look 'n See's.

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Posted By: steve

I have a half dozen nice 1948 Topps PSA graded baseball major HOFers. Whenever I auction cards on ebay, I contemplate selling these 1948 Topps cards - but then think, "heck no, I will probably get too low of prices to be happy with the sales."

They sure seem like they would be in higher demand and worth considerably more than they are.

They are the relatively inexpensive eyebrow raisers that also have decent overall eye appeal - a great value in my book - I will be holding mine for some time - maybe they will gain popularity in future - population numbers for nice examples sneaky low.

steve