Pre-war player collectors - biggest following?

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Safe to say that anyone not yet mentioned here is flying under the radar and, thus, a possibly undervalued candidate to “invest in”.

Perhaps. But I would take the opposite position: players not yet mentioned are not flying under the radar. Rather, they are not widely collected, and thus, not ideal for investment. Or put differently, I am unlikely to bet money on (invest in) a player who hasn’t been mentioned, because I don’t think there is a broad/strong demand for that player (they are not popular). But as they say, opinions are like assholes…. And that’s just my opinion.

[packs]

There's another pool of players who have few cards so when they do come up for sale there's competition. Ray Chapman for example. Playing days Casey Stengel cards are popular. Eddie Cicotte. Ten Million and the like.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by packs

There's another pool of players who have few cards so when they do come up for sale there's competition. Ray Chapman for example. Playing days Casey Stengel cards are popular. Eddie Cicotte. Ten Million and the like.

When Greg mentioned Ten Million I didn’t get the reference but this made me go to google. Wow, that is amazing. I want one!

[Leon]

I agree with your assessment, but as a type collector, I have to take what I can get sometimes. And lately, for me, it's been more mid tier HOF'ers as the top tier have gotten a bit more expensive than I want to pay.

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Perhaps. But I would take the opposite position: players not yet mentioned are not flying under the radar. Rather, they are not widely collected, and thus, not ideal for investment. Or put differently, I am unlikely to bet money on (invest in) a player who hasn’t been mentioned, because I don’t think there is a broad/strong demand for that player (they are not popular). But as they say, opinions are like assholes…. And that’s just my opinion.

[commishbob]

I know he's not in the tier of many of the players mentioned above but Chief Bender has a fair number of collectors (I'm one of them!).

[puckpaul]

Lefty Grove is also highly collected, and i always look for his cards. One of the all-time great pitchers (number 6 all-time WAR)!! Have a couple of his Diamond Star, the goudeys, and the US Caramel.

Others that dont stand out statistically but are clearly popular with a subset of prewar collectors…..Among many others I also collect Jewish ballplayers, mostly because when i got involved in the hobby it was a nice small subset with interesting cards that helped me learn prewar (it was overwhelming…still is at times. Especially compared to growing up with one Topps set a year).

Also collect the “deaf” guys, Dummy Hoy and Taylor. I use hearing aids today (to great effect), and admire the accomplishments of those from an era with no help available at all. I might have been a Dummy in another era.

I would post more pictures, but the images i have stored on my phone no longer seem to upload as of the last month or so. I used to be able to choose file size to upload, then that stopped. Now i cant upload at all, it gets rejected. Leon? What happened?

[irishdenny]

How Bout Sum Love Fir "BiG Ed Walsh"

[tbob]

For me it’s always been Wagner, Lajoie, Matty and Weaver.
I’m just glad I picked up the Ten Million Obak card in EX for $50 25 years ago

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by tbob

I’m just glad I picked up the Ten Million Obak card in EX for $50 25 years ago

It is a fun card. 25 years ago I believe his legal name was Quarter Million.


Brian

[Leon]

One of my favorite Bender associated items...

Originally Posted by commishbob

I know he's not in the tier of many of the players mentioned above but Chief Bender has a fair number of collectors (I'm one of them!).