Top 10 Personally Collected Players who retired before WW2

[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.