Looking for cardboard investment

[Touch'EmAll]

You don't have to get locked into one particular set. Big name HOF'ers are tough to beat - maybe a Matty from this set, a W. Johnson from that set. A cool Cobb from the other set. A T206 Cy Young perhaps. Drop some coin on a sweet Ruth. Top it off with a Goudey Gehrig and a Playball Teddy. Now you're talking.

[Mick]

I'm going to pick up some other HOF cards, and I'm going to do the Matty first. Mathewson is pretty much my favourite player from dead ball, along with Cobb. Those are my priorities. 5s on them. I'll pick away at it, and will be looking around for some deals on groupings, regardless of the set. I like the t205s, but I like a lot. I'm looking at a t206 Matty right now. Dark cap. It's a beauty.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by 100backstroke

You don't have to get locked into one particular set. Big name HOF'ers are tough to beat - maybe a Matty from this set, a W. Johnson from that set. A cool Cobb from the other set. A T206 Cy Young perhaps. Drop some coin on a sweet Ruth. Top it off with a Goudey Gehrig and a Playball Teddy. Now you're talking.

I love this approach. I know it runs counter to many of the folks on the board, but buying HoF'ers is more personally rewarding than commons. I generally know their story (try finding a biography on Virgil Davis), and that's part of the fun in collecting for me. Plus, I would guess that the pool of possible buyers for big names will always be larger for that of commons, so it feels like the safer long term play.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I love this approach. I know it runs counter to many of the folks on the board, but buying HoF'ers is more personally rewarding than commons. I generally know their story (try finding a biography on Virgil Davis), and that's part of the fun in collecting for me. Plus, I would guess that the pool of possible buyers for big names will always be larger for that of commons, so it feels like the safer long term play.

I agree. I could not care less about mediocre players and minor leaguers.