Most Undervalued Boxing Card/Set

[Exhibitman]

I could tell you but I'd have to kill you afterwards

There's lots to choose from...Whether it is rare overseas type cards or obscure prewar American regional issues. IMO you really can't go wrong with scarce cards of all-time greats of the sport in career-contemporary issues. I don't predict values but some of the cards I enjoy having are cards like these:







I figure if I enjoy them others will too and that will work to my advantage in the future if I ever decide to sell my collection. I'd say learn what you can and then trust your eye.

I also consider good photos to be a great deal right now.



In the future collectors are going to look back on the era of the great newspaper archive liquidations the way collectors who started in the last ten years look at the late 1970s for baseball cards.

[D. Bergin]

Love that Monzon card.

I've got both of those Ali Malaysia playing cards, but without that style of numbering on the front. That seems unusual from what I'm used to seeing with that issue, though I think there's tons of different variations on those.

[oldmanvintagecards]

Adam, I have a few of the Malaysian Ali cards. They are awesome cards. What year is the Dempsey Oh Boy Gum card?

[Exhibitman]

Late 20s.

[aaroncc]

Like the Schmeling photo. Monzon's red girdle looks kind of scary to me.

[oldmanvintagecards]

Adam, what year is the Hocus Focus card of Marciano? Is it 1959 (I believe?) like the other Hocus Focus cards? I have been looking for a card of his that predates his 1951 Ringside or if that is not possible then I am looking for a non-Ringside card of his from 1951. I am trying to keep common cards out of my rookie collection.

[oldmanvintagecards]

Doesn't anyone have any other cards that they think are great buys, or have any great success or extreme failure stories with collecting and hoping for a rise in value. I always try to do about a 50/50 split of collecting cards that I like and trying to buy cards because they are too good of a value to pass up. When I purchase for value I try to flip the cards quickly, so that I can use the profits to buy cards that I like and not care about value.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by oldmanvintagecards

Adam, what year is the Hocus Focus card of Marciano? Is it 1959 (I believe?) like the other Hocus Focus cards? I have been looking for a card of his that predates his 1951 Ringside or if that is not possible then I am looking for a non-Ringside card of his from 1951. I am trying to keep common cards out of my rookie collection.

1955/56. You might be thinking of the Hocus Fokus cards from Germany. It is most definitely not common; I've seen only a few. Great info on the set:

http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/se...0Hocus%20Focus