Question about non-US tobacco cards

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Posted By: Pete

Hey there. 1st post here. I've finally gotten back into vintage cards, becoming totally bored with the latest modern short-print RCs, game-used, etc. (though I did make a worthwhile detour through Cut Autograph land on the way).

I've become really drawn to a lot of the tobacco and candy cards. There was a very nice high-grade 1932 Bulgaria Sport tobacco-style card of Babe Ruth and Max Schmeling, which I saw at a recent card show.

The dealer's offered it to me for $200, and it's in a SGC 80 grade. My questions are: a) How much does one of these go for, b) Does anyone know a good resource for finding out pricing on some of these more obscure issues, and c) In general, is a card like this a good investment, for someone like me looking to get back into vintage on a budget, and in search of a decent-grade Ruth card? And when I say "investment" I don't mean from a re-sale value, but in terms of spending my money on something that's worth it, and not junk.

Thanks in advance. Look forward to any insight you can give.