1915 Cracker Jacks

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by JamesGallo

I saw that Wood which is a full auction FYI. It looks nuts to me. The card does present well and I could see it in a 3 or 4 holder easily. That being said I am not sure it would be worth the current price even in that holder.

I agree with all the has been said I sold my 1915 set minus the Jackson and Cobb in 2019, and it is one of the few regrets in my life and probably the only hobby regret I have to this day. I have been pretty aggressive about trying to get the set back over the last year or so and am up to about 40 cards but buying a Wagner, matty and johnson will probably cost me more then I got for the whole set in 2019. That is the way it goes. I specifically look for eye appeal and could care less about the grade mostly. So most of what I have is between 1-4 grades which is fine because I have picked up some 2's that could be a 4 or 5 so I buy the card and not the flip.

I agree that low grade '15 commons are $300-500 buy in wise. There was not a ton at the National this year as I went just for them. I did pick up 5 cards, but it was tough for me. Could have picked up a few others, but the eye appeal just was not there. There is certainly a group of active buyers, but I do think they are spilt well. Some only looking for high grade, some just looking for the card at a price level they can afford. It seems that REA is going to have a ton in the auction in the fall so that maybe a good indicator of the market at that moment.

One thing I have noticed is PSA seem to be very tight on grades so current 2's and 3's look sooo muvh better they are selling for higher prices, and that is something to be taken into account.

James G

Here you on PSA, i submitted a whole bunch of cards at the National and PSA seems to be unable to grade above 4.5+ on vintage and 6 on post-war vintage (50’s/60’s). 1-3 was random.