Best non prewar mainstream card to invest on

obcbobd · #1 05-18-2023, 07:30 AM

Buy what pleases you. If it appreciates in value and you resell; good for you! I would not necessarily count on that happening though. I don't think there are many undervalued baseball collectibles out there, and someday, perhaps well into the future, the bubble may burst

darwinbulldog · #2 05-18-2023, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by obcbobd

Buy what pleases you. If it appreciates in value and you resell; good for you! I would not necessarily count on that happening though. I don't think there are many undervalued baseball collectibles out there, and someday, perhaps well into the future, the bubble may burst

Good point. Certainly the current prices we see for these things are out of proportion to the popularity of baseball itself.

TaxMechanick · #3 05-18-2023, 11:10 AM

Yes, I believe pins and sheet music, for example, will have their day (again) at some point. The market is thin, and all it takes is a few serious collectors, either enjoying them for what they are or otherwise just believing there is good future value in acquiring them...
Personally, I like both areas, and, since I buy what I like (and enjoy what I collect), I'm happy to be the proud owner of some...

Using the Ty Cobb King of Clubs Sheet Music as an example, at one point I'll say 20+ years ago, whenever it came up for sale I recollect it was about a $3K-4K piece in reasonable condition. More recently, in say going back 2-10 years ago when it has come up for sale, it often went for under $1K. Over the last couple of years, I do not recollect seeing examples for sale (perhaps I remember 1 example in really rough shape), so I'm not sure what price it would fetch in post-covid times, with cards of Cobb, for example, skyrocketing? I suspect it could fetch some more, but certainly not proportunately so...

Regarding pins, P2s and other relatively common issues, from my view, I believe these issues have remained relatively firm with a solid collector base.

I'll use PM1s as an example... A number of years ago, Heritage had a small find in immaculate condition (I recollect perhaps 12 or so examples),that went for really strong proces relative to prior sales. However, there was a reason for that, as there were a couple or few really motivated buyers then. Since then, not so much... I haverecenly seen a few Cobb's offered for auction, none is so nice condition. Prices were not strong, as I expected. But, then again, Cobb is one of the more common (for the issue) players. Many other players, you rarely see example of, so I'm not sure...? Again, all it takes...

Another area I enjoy collecting are cigar labels (not so much so on the boxes with the labels on them as these are difficult to store and care for). Many of the labels are quite scarce or even rare or ultra rare with examples of 1 or just a few, and the beauty of the lithography just pops for me. These include ultra rare process proofs and scarce or rare salesman sample labels. I enjoy baseball and other sports (as football) more than others, but, I'm open to some other historical personalities and other americana-related subjects.

(To build on what Jay said) I suppose I'm a non-lemming, but, (as others have said) I buy what I like...

brunswickreeves · #4 05-18-2023, 11:41 AM

1909-13 M101-2 Sporting News Supplements, without a doubt. They're beautiful photographic larger than life images, and incredibly scarce. Value-wise, a PSA 1 Joe Jackson auctioned on 11/17/22 for $9.9K. HA just sold a PSA 1.5 on 5/11/23 for $16.2K. Additionally Honus Wagner's issue is getting it's due.

The Detroit Collector · #5 05-19-2023, 07:26 PM

My vote on what I actually think would rise, would be for Type 1 photographs. I have already seen a large attraction to them through AH's recently. More and more information is coming out on how to recognize type 1 photos and there seems to be a new thirst for them.

If I could pick which one I would personally like to rise, it would be supplements. They are the closet to cards out the options. The photos and artwork are beautiful. As Rhotchkiss mentioned buying one slabbed is already expensive.

Exhibitman · #6 05-20-2023, 05:09 AM

Team issue photos. They are poo-pooed as type 3 by PSA so the jump in prices hasn’t hit them like type 1 photos. Also AP news library small photos. They are pc size and dated and attributed in the photo so you know exactly when they were made and by who.

Signed Dr. J rookie team issue:

Jim Brown 1958 team issue:

1966 AP Paul Hornung, Sandy Koufax:

SAllen2556 · #7 05-22-2023, 07:07 AM

I'm from a newspaper family, so I'm probably biased, but I think front pages like these are a really undervalued collectible. Nothing in my basement gets more stares than these old framed newspapers. Even my daughter and her friends can't help but look and read parts of it. I paid about $100 each for these unframed and would have paid twice that. I'm getting to the age where I figure if I can't display it, I'm getting rid of it!

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Supplements	28	18.92%
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Pins	21	14.19%
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