$450 to spend! What to buy?

[pokerplyr80]

I'd go for a 57 frank Robinson psa 7 or 68 Ryan psa 5. Or a 54 Banks in the 3-4 range. I'd rather have one big card that you otherwise wouldn't buy than 4 lower valued cards.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

I'd go for a 57 frank Robinson psa 7 or 68 Ryan psa 5. Or a 54 Banks in the 3-4 range. I'd rather have one big card that you otherwise wouldn't buy than 4 lower valued cards.

I had other choices, but I definitely agree with the HOF RC theme, particularly 50s cards. Of these, I would get Frank because of the much higher grade.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I had other choices, but I definitely agree with the HOF RC theme, particularly 50s cards. Of these, I would get Frank because of the much higher grade.

I like the Brooks and Gibson as well, but since you had just mentioned them I thought I would present 3 alternatives. I recently found a centered Frank PSA 7 for under $450 and agree with Peter it probably has the most upside potential because of the higher grade.

You could probably find a psa 2 55 clemente for the price which might be cool if this is your only chance to own one.

[packs]

48 Leaf DiMaggio

[nsaddict]

I buy cards I like, without "what might go up in value". My pick would be a nice 33 Goudey Foxx.

[bnorth]

I would do pretty much the opposite of the suggestions. I would buy myself several VG raw Ted Williams cards with rounded corners that are also off center with a few light creases. Same would apply for Mickey Mantle. You could also get a nice stack of Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, or other star players for $450.

I collect for fun so I would never for any reason pay $450 for any single card on the planet if it was for my PC. I would much rather have 20 Willie Mays raw cards in VG condition that 1 PSA graded Willie Mays card in any grade.

[almostdone]

You might be able to pick up a lower grade 53 Bowman Mantle with nice eye appeal. With all the big boys going crazy normal every day collectors are looking at 2nd or 3rd tier cards.
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[DBesse27]

I'd rather have one big card that you otherwise wouldn't buy than 4 lower valued cards.

Agreed. I'm usually on a tight budget, so it would be nice to be afforded one splurge for a great card that could be a cornerstone of my collection.

[Bestdj777]

I'd spent the $450 on 1990 Topps. Think of how many cards you could get for that money? I'd rather have 5-600,000 1990 Topps cards (I'm assuming that's how many you could get) than 1 card that is actually worth something. .