Over/Underpriced HOFers

[RCMcKenzie]

Other than hoping to create a debate, I don't see how stating that Dizzy Dean's cards are overpriced can be taken seriously. He was the last National Leaguer to win 30 games, and my grandfather was a Cardinals fan.

I would guess that Joe Gordon's cards are overpriced, but I don't know how much they go for.

[SMPEP]

Very surprised no one has mentioned Stan Musial as underpriced.

His cards can mostly be had for a song, and you're talking about one of the seriously great players of all time.

Cheers,
Patrick

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Very surprised no one has mentioned Stan Musial as underpriced.

His cards can mostly be had for a song, and you're talking about one of the seriously great players of all time.

Cheers,
Patrick

I totally agree Patrick. Musial's problem was he didn't play in New York and he wasn't flashy. Just a genuinely nice guy. Too bad he wasn't signed with Topps in 1952. I would have likee to have seen a Musial 1952 Topps high number!

[Exhibitman]

Spahn and Mathews are undervalued given their relative places among the greats. Spahn especially.

I don't think Gehrig is undervalued relative to the other cards in most of the sets he is in, like with Exhibits, it is usually Ruth-Gehrig as 1-2 in price. He's never going to be at Ruth's level because Ruth was the greatest player [factoring in a HOF caliber pitching career and his batting career no one else is close] and the largest personality in baseball history.

Peak performance versus longevity is a difficult issue. Is Koufax overvalued because his career was so short? Is Aaron undervalued because he was so good for so long? Is it better to burn out than fade away?

[D. Bergin]

Looking at the back of Jimmie Foxx's baseball card, it's pretty obvious if he had played for the Yankees (and I'm a Yankee fan), his cards would sell for multiple times what they do now.

[judsonhamlin]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Other than hoping to create a debate, I don't see how stating that Dizzy Dean's cards are overpriced can be taken seriously. He was the last National Leaguer to win 30 games, and my grandfather was a Cardinals fan.

I would guess that Joe Gordon's cards are overpriced, but I don't know how much they go for.

There is no doubt that Dean had a couple of great years, but given his playing career as a whole, I am not sure he is worth multiples of the "base HOF" price in the Goudey or Batter-Up sets. There, he is closer to Lefty Grove than to Dazzy Vance or even Carl Hubbell.

[gavvy]

Chuck Klein cards are very cheap. He may not have been an upper tier HOFer and played in some band boxes but still was NL MVP in 33, led NL in HRs 4 x, had 5 200 hit seasons , and even led the league in SBs in 1932.
His Goudey, Buttercream, Miller, Tattoo cards etc are dirt cheap.