How much would you pay?

C-mack · #1 02-07-2018, 06:44 AM

I'd pay 100 to 400 for just about anything I thought was neat and had to have it lol so the Ruth would easily fall into this category

darwinbulldog · #2 02-07-2018, 08:33 AM

If nobody other than me cared about baseball cards, I guess I'd value it about the same as some other card that I like the look of, let's say the Stan Hack Diamond Stars card or a T206 Hal Chase portrait, which I'd be happy to pay $10-$20 for even if no one else wanted them just because of how old they are and how cool they look. Same for Ruth.

But this is kind of an old wound. At the risk of going a bit off-track here, I had exactly the card you describe and sold it for $2000 back in '05. Actually had it on eBay with a BIN for $2500, which someone clicked on when he wanted to just make an offer, then told me that he didn't want it for $2500, that he just wanted to offer $2000 but would throw in an extra $50 because he was a nice guy, then (over the next few weeks) bounced a check, then tried to send a second check to a P.O. Box via UPS (who won't deliver to a P.O. Box), then came on the forum when I posted about it to warn other sellers and criticized me for overreacting and not just trusting him, all while I was trying to not be evicted from my apartment because I suddenly found myself $2500 short. I was a student at the time, and that one card accounted for probably like 3/4 of the value of my entire collection.

I just read through the thread as a refresher. It was pretty much just as I remembered.

Throttlesteer · #3 02-07-2018, 09:10 AM

You can easilyg answer your question. Check what a 1933 Goudey Ruth reprint is fetching on EBay. Short of something providing obvious utility, wouldn't any objects value be determined on it's resale potential? .

Anish · #4 02-07-2018, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

You can easilyg answer your question. Check what a 1933 Goudey Ruth reprint is fetching on EBay. Short of something providing obvious utility, wouldn't any objects value be determined on it's resale potential? .

Not a fair comparison because part (or most) of the value in the original is that it was produced nearly a century ago, during Ruth�s career. Even a perfect reprint doesn�t capture that.

I appreciate the historical value of pre-war cards and would pay thousands for the ones I desire even without any resale value. They are just amazing to enjoy up close.

Stampsfan · #5 02-08-2018, 01:12 AM

Sorry, this makes no sense to me.

How much would I pay for something that has no useful purpose, and has zero intrinsic value?

Uhhh... nothing?

conor912 · #6 02-08-2018, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Sorry, this makes no sense to me.

How much would I pay for something that has no useful purpose, and has zero intrinsic value?

Uhhh... nothing?

"No useful purpose" is completely subjective. I would argue that the joy of ownership is a useful purpose.

conor912 · #7 02-08-2018, 10:54 AM

I'm pretty surprised that 1 in 5 would pay absolutely nothing for a nice, career issued card of the biggest icon the game has ever known. IMO that doesn't bode well for fandom of the hobby for pure enjoyment's sake.

packs · #8 02-08-2018, 10:54 AM

If baseball cards suddenly became worthless I would be the happiest guy in the world. I'd eat the loss for my entire collection and then go about buying up all the cards I ever wanted, worthless or not. I certainly wouldn't pay much for them but I'd enjoy them all the same.

bbcard1 · #9 02-08-2018, 10:55 AM

I would probably pay about $100. That's my limit to go see a concert or a play or something that the reward is being part of the expeience.

View Poll Results: What would you pay for '33G Ruth, PSA 5, if it had zero resale value?
Nothing	28	18.06%
Less than $100	45	29.03%
$100-$500	36	23.23%
$500-$1k	21	13.55%
$1k-3k	18	11.61%
It's still worth all 5k to me!!	7	4.52%
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