Eddie Plank Cracker Jack

[Vintagecards1914]

The 15 sgc 40 for 900 is probably the one I just bought.. The newest Beckett price guide has the low grade Planks priced higher in the 15s, just seems strange to me, maybe it's just because most of the 14 s are low grade examples, so their are just more out there.

[Steve D]

That's one of the conundrums I've been fighting. I'm looking for some low-grade Cracker Jack HOFers, and in my experience, the 1915s are near-impossible to find in low grade, since they were available via mail-in request. Conversely, the 1914s are next to impossible to find in high grade since they were only available in the product boxes, making even low-grade examples expensive. So:

1914s - expensive due to rarity of high-grade examples
1915s - near impossible to find in low grade, since they were well cared for (similar situation to 1933 Goudey Lajoie)

Steve

[Peter_Spaeth]

15s were also available with product.

[Vintagecards1914]

Thanks for the feed back, it makes sense that their would be more low grade 14rs and more high grade 15rs. I guess the market is so small that it's just a card by card on how much somebody will pay, I love my sgc 40 1915 plank, and since I'm not selling any time soon the value is no big deal to me..

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Steve D

the 1915s are near-impossible to find in low grade, since they were available via mail-in request.

I can relate to what you are saying. I have been wanting a low-grade 1915 Matty that presents decent for a while now. There hasn't been much in between absolute beaters and higher grade examples that are way out of my price range.

[Vintagecards1914]

I've been looking for a low grade Grover Cleveland Alexander from either 14 or 15, but the ones that look half way decent are going for a fortune. I was hoping some 1.5-3's would show up from 1915 thinking they will be a bit cheaper, but I haven't gotten lucky yet

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

It goes against econ 101 but sometimes more demand can increase prices even when supply is greater than other products. It's possible more collectors are buying 15 Planks currently or there's just such a small supply of 14's there's been no recent sales data for Beckett to gauge accurate values.

btw I recently bought this 14 Plank as a SGC "authentic" thinking it was trimmed. But PSA re-graded as a 1, I think due to the cut or tear at bottom right.

[Vintagecards1914]

Nice card!!! I'm really happy with the quality of the 15 I got, it actually looks better than I expected after checking out the pictures on the listing.. That is a sharp looking psa 1, nice work

[Vintagecards1914]

Lots of really good information guys, thanks.. It's really hard to for a new collector like me to be patient and wait for the exact card I'm looking for. I was hoping to find a 1914 Plank, but getting a SGC 40 of a 1915 was to much for me to pass up.. I can always upgrade to a nice 1914 version when the time comes. I'm kind of in the same situation with the Grover Cleveland Alexander, I really want to find a low grade 1914, but if a good looking 15 pops up I might have to jump on it.. I guess I need to figure out what my collecting goals are going to be.. For now it's acquire as many hall of famers as I can from either year, I guess I just like the rarity of the 14s, but I appreciate the eye appeal and supply of the 15s..

[Vintagecards1914]

Nice looking PSA 1!! I'm really happy with the 1915 Plank I received , it has great eye appeal for a sgc 40. I was looking for a 1914 but I couldn't pass on the chance to own a 40, not sure if I'd get that chance again in the near future

[Steve D]

I just looked at the PSA population report for both Cracker Jack sets, and here's what I found:

1915 - 11,346 cards graded.
-- 2,620 are graded 8, 8.5,9 or 10 (non-qual) (23% of pop)
-- 2,756 are graded 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 (incl "qualifiers" PD, OC...) (24% of pop)

1914 - 3,711 cards graded.
-- 84 are graded 8, 8.5,9 or 10 (non-qual) (2% of pop)
-- 1,942 are graded 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 (incl "qualifiers" PD, OC...) (52% of pop)

Steve