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Utter Frustration:
This card just showed up on EBAY. I had heard of it, but never seen it. Whitlow Wyatt was a cousin of mine and I knew that my collection of his cards would not be complete without this one.
However, it's scarcity (the seller claims there are only 63) allows for a huge asking price ($5,500 obo) - a level I have only considered for better grade Babe Ruth cards and my Allegheny Mathewson. Financially, I could pull it off, but I would be hurting for a long time. Has anyone else found themselves in such a predicament? 1955 Felins Franks - Whitlow Wyatt.jpg 1955 Felins Franks - Whitlow Wyatt b.jpg
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Does scarcity equal that sort of value in this case? I'm sorry, I'm just not familiar with the player or the card.
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Make a nice photocopy and congratulate yourself on saving $5500. There may be no one in the world who values the card as highly as you do. If someday you decide to sell it you will probably take a big hit. Save the money--skip the card.
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Make a serious, well thought out offer, win the card and be a legend. If the offer does not work out, wait and cherish a more deserved victory.
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Whit Wyatt
I agree with Jay... You are exactly what the seller is looking for. Turn the tables...offer 1850.00 and say it's good for 12 hours.
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you could buy a nice 1933 goudey #144 babe ruth for that price. Yes, this might be a great family piece. But what if you had to sell it how much would one pay for it?
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Obviously I imagine book price is insufficient and it should go for significantly more, but is 5x NM value for a FAIR card rational? In 2012 REA sold a common in 3 for $1600. A Whitt Wyatt SGC 60 went for $2250. A Bobby Morgan raw in VG sold by Huggins and Scott in 2015 went for $2800 the the same card popped up in an REA a year later in 2016 now actually graded SGC 40 and it sold for $2040. They don't come up often so that should help set the market, and they are all significantly nicer than the card in question. Also SGC has graded at least 2 Wyatts and PSA has graded 2. If you offer him the book NM price he should jump on it.
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I saw that one pop up, and as a Georgia Tech collector, appreciated it. If you want to buy it, I will toss in $100 PayPal.
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This card would be worth more to me as a family member. The Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards, 3rd Edition (2013) lists the card at 1,250 in NM condition. As a player, Wyatt had a decent career, capped off with the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers when he went 22-10; led the league in shuouts; one the only World Series game the Dodgers won against the Yankees. He was also the Atlanta Braves' first pitching coach.
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