You have one day and two 1888 Morgan's......

[packs]

If I could travel back to 1913 I'd put the two bucks down on Donerail to win the Kentucky Derby at 91-1 odds.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by packs

If I could travel back to 1913 I'd put the two bucks down on Donerail to win the Kentucky Derby at 91-1 odds.

LOL, when's the time portal close up in this scenario.............and then, what's your weight return limit?

[Leon]

Might as well pick up some Just So Tobacco and get Cy and Buck cards....

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by packs

If I could travel back to 1913 I'd put the two bucks down on Donerail to win the Kentucky Derby at 91-1 odds.

You do realize that your $2.00 bet would only yield a $182.00 profit, right? I would rather spend the $2.00 on cigarette packs. Let’s assume you only obtain common cards. Just one great shaped T206 common card would exceed your $182.00 profit, and cover your particular scenario’s opportunity cost. The remaining commons are then pure profit.

However, let’s assume you obtain just one great shaped hall-of-farmer card...

I don’t see any scenario that buying that racing ticket is a better idea than cigarette packs. To each his own.

[packs]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

You do realize that your $2.00 bet would only yield a $182.00 profit, right? I would rather spend the $2.00 on cigarette packs. Let’s assume you only obtain common cards. Just one great shaped T206 common card would exceed your $182.00 profit, and cover your particular scenario’s opportunity cost. The remaining commons are then pure profit.

However, let’s assume you obtain just one great shaped hall-of-farmer card...

I don’t see any scenario that buying that racing ticket is a better idea than cigarette packs. To each his own.

I guess that assumes you're coming back. But $182 in 1913 was like having $4,700 today.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

You do realize that your $2.00 bet would only yield a $182.00 profit, right? I would rather spend the $2.00 on cigarette packs. Let’s assume you only obtain common cards. Just one great shaped T206 common card would exceed your $182.00 profit, and cover your particular scenario’s opportunity cost. The remaining commons are then pure profit.

However, let’s assume you obtain just one great shaped hall-of-farmer card...

I don’t see any scenario that buying that racing ticket is a better idea than cigarette packs. To each his own.

I assumed he meant, he'd put the bet down, and then he'd have $182 bucks to spend in 1913, instead of 2 bucks.

[packs]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I assumed he meant, he'd put the bet down, and then he'd have $182 bucks to spend in 1913, instead of 2 bucks.

Exactly. I could have had quite a day.

[Joe_G.]

Many ways to play this, but would pick 1888, Detroit, MI in September. I'd buy one pack of Old Judge (with the baseball card notice on outside) and one pack of Creole cigarettes to study the contents. The Old Judge pack could very well have Fb style cards and Creole should have Newsboys League cards. I'd then continue buying packs until full $2.00 was consumed (20 packs) with a likely bias on the OJs. The 1888 Fb OJ cards feature so many rarities, Detroit and otherwise. Would be hoping for rare Western Association players or McGreachery or Anson in Uniform and so many others. If the OJs were of the Fa style I'd jump to the SF Hess Creoles. While in Detroit I'd certainly visit Tomlinson Studio and Recreation Park.