Top 10 Personally Collected Players who retired before WW2

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Big Six

Hal Chase needs to be on this list...

Exactly. I can't believe all the votes for Jackson. I think many misread the original question. It's not a "Who's the Best Player" thread, it's a "Which Player is the Most Collected" thread. And I would bet that Chase is way more collected than Jackson.

[joshuanip]

There was an interview Ruth did about who he pitched and who he thought was easy and hard. He said Ty Cobb was easy to pitch to, even though he called him the greatest hitter he ever pitched to. But he said Joe Jackson was really hard to pitch to and Joe would always hit well against him.

That said, still can't collect Shoeless.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Exactly. I can't believe all the votes for Jackson. I think many misread the original question. It's not a "Who's the Best Player" thread, it's a "Which Player is the Most Collected" thread. And I would bet that Chase is way more collected than Jackson.

If Jackson isn't so collected, why are his cards so expensive? Ever since I started collecting prewar cards in the early 80s, he has been a top 5 in demand (Ruth, Wagner, Cobb, Gehrig and Jackson). Chase? I wouldn't even put him in the top 25. Pretty much every Hofer is in more demand than him.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by rats60

If Jackson isn't so collected, why are his cards so expensive? Ever since I started collecting prewar cards in the early 80s, he has been a top 5 in demand (Ruth, Wagner, Cobb, Gehrig and Jackson). Chase? I wouldn't even put him in the top 25. Pretty much every Hofer is in more demand than him.

How about posting some scans of your Jackson's?

[glchen]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

How about posting some scans of your Jackson's?

I interpret the question as whose cards for which players are on most collectors want lists? I don't have any Joe Jax either because they are very expensive. However, I would much rather have a Jackson card than a Chase card if both of them were the same price.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by glchen

I interpret the question as whose cards for which players are on most collectors want lists? I don't have any Joe Jax either because they are very expensive. However, I would much rather have a Jackson card than a Chase card if both of them were the same price.

Then I believe you interpreted it incorrectly. The OPs question wasn't, "Which players card(s) do you most desire?" but "Curious who others are collecting?".

I agree with you that Jackson's cards are very expensive and I don't own one either. But that's why I said Chase was more collected...simply for price point alone.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Then I believe you interpreted it incorrectly. The OPs question wasn't, "Which players card(s) do you most desire?" but "Curious who others are collecting?".

I agree with you that Jackson's cards are very expensive and I don't own one either. But that's why I said Chase was more collected...simply for price point alone.

And I agree with this too.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by glchen

I interpret the question as whose cards for which players are on most collectors want lists? I don't have any Joe Jax either because they are very expensive. However, I would much rather have a Jackson card than a Chase card if both of them were the same price.

Agree on this. Jackson is a top collected card as is Cobb, Ruth, Mathewson, Gehrig. I think Chase is on par with Johnson and ahead of Speaker and Hornsby for sure. Remember, there are 5 Chase cards in the T206 set. That's more than Cobb or any other player.

[joshuanip]

I would collect Jackson. But if I’m holding my cards for my son, what players would I want him to have. That is if I don’t die and my wife sells them “above” my back... haha.