Sandy Koufax

[Mmcar]

Was just curious what others would do. If you could buy a Sandy Koufax rookie for $25 thats a true beater, who would add this to their collection?The card is trimmed on both sides. A small tear and writing on the back.The image is clear and colors bright. I know it doesn’t have much value if any,but was wondering who all adds cards like this to their collections?

[irv]

Because I don't own one, if one was offered to me that looked like it was worth $25 dollars, I'd likely go for it.
Normally, I try to avoid beat up cards, but if they are on the cheap, then why not?

[rats60]

Originally Posted by irv

Because I don't own one, if one was offered to me that looked like it was worth $25 dollars, I'd likely go for it.
Normally, I try to avoid beat up cards, but if they are on the cheap, then why not?

This here. It is one of the most iconic cards in the hobby. If I could buy any card in that category that wasn't in my collection for a fraction of what it is worth, I wouldn't care about condition. You can always upgrade and sell for a profit.

[hockeyhockey]

no brainer yes for me, but i like old beat up rookie cards. if you pass on it, let me know!

[egri]

I’d go for it. I have a couple cards from that era with the borders trimmed off, and I think it makes the colors pop more.

[Jay Wolt]

I can see picking up a beater of a Koufax rookie. A nice Koufax is very expensive, so a rough one is better then nothing.

Even the King of quality Lionel Carter had beaters.
This one was priced at a dime (see the back scan) when he bought it.

Never thought Biff Schlitzer would be in the same conversation as Koufax
Biff never had a winning season as a major league pitcher, his best season was 1909 when he went 4-4

[brianp-beme]

Don't do it. Over time, Sandy will end up looking like Babe here. Unfortunately that is the inevitable side effect of getting older.

Brian (actually...get it! It's like getting an older mutt at the pound...more often than not you both will love each other)

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Mmcar

Was just curious what others would do. If you could buy a Sandy Koufax rookie for $25 thats a true beater, who would add this to their collection?The card is trimmed on both sides. A small tear and writing on the back.The image is clear and colors bright. I know it doesn’t have much value if any,but was wondering who all adds cards like this to their collections?

I would probably go for it. Heck, that is about an hour of work for a burger flipper nowadays. This kind of question spans all eras of cards... Sometimes you take what you can get.


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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Mmcar

Was just curious what others would do. If you could buy a Sandy Koufax rookie for $25 thats a true beater, who would add this to their collection?The card is trimmed on both sides. A small tear and writing on the back.The image is clear and colors bright. I know it doesn’t have much value if any,but was wondering who all adds cards like this to their collections?

I would buy it for sure. I have no problem owning serious beaters. I recently won this in Andy Sandlers auction and am beyond happy just to own this card for my T210 Ft Worth team set.