5 Cards you feel will go up the most in the next 5 years while on a budget

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Posted By: Scott Mt. Joy

Ok I have heard enough of the doom and gloom in other threads and I was wondering if someone had money in the next year to buy 5 cards valued at $500-$2000 each today, what would you pick. The plan would be to hold them for at least 5 years then sell, what would you advise? The only rule is it has to be a card/type that has sold at least once in the last 2 years.

I really only know the exhibit and clemente markets (i'll stick with pre war) but in those areas I would pick-

1. Any 1931-32 Exhibit
2. Any 1933 Exhibit
3. 1938 Dimaggio 4 on 1 Exhibit
4. 1929-30 Ruth 4 on 1 Exhibit
5. 1927 Gehrig Exhibit

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Wagner - white border

Jackson - Cracker Jack

Cobb portrait green - white border

Mathewson portrait - white border

Mantle - 1952 Topps







I don't think these are the 5 that should go up, just the 5 that will go up.

And I didn't see the price limitation... besides, who'd be investing and speculating in ball cards???

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Posted By: Adam

"cards valued at $500-$2000 each"

I would say a T206 Demmitt, St. Louis, and a T206 O'Hara, St. Louis. Both can be had in lower grade for around $1500-$2000 each.

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Posted By: Joann

T206 Cobb Green VG-ish
1933 Goudey Ruth 144 in a 3-ish
E95 Cobb G-ish
1921 Exhibit Ruth
E103 Matty or Johannes


Yeah, I kind of took the easy route here. Cobb and Ruth will always appeal to baseball people and general collectors even if they aren't seasoned vintage collectors. The E103's are a little further into the vintage collector arena. A Matty T206 pitching or T3 maybe should have made the list in place of the Exhibit Ruth.

J

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Posted By: Anonymous

I would add:

T206 Young (Portrait) VG-EX

Classic set, everyone knows about the award and 511 is insurmountable.

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Posted By: marshall barkman

Any 5 Southern Leaguers that are grade 6 or better. My personal top 5 cards would be
1.Old Mill-Cad Coles 2.Old Mill-William Otay 3.Walter Johnson portrait 4.Tolstoi back-Ty cobb bat off shoulder 5. Any Red Sun back olive bordered graded 6 or better.

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Posted By: Anonymous

E102 Cobb
T3 Cobb
1938 Goudey Dimaggio
E90-2 Wagner
1951 Bowman Mantle

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Posted By: peter ullman

Any 5 T213-1 Coupon cards...as they will be revealed to really be T206's.
-pinkerton top tier hof'ers
-exhibit cards
-e97 variations

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Posted By: Jimmy

I have seen almost every Mantle card do well this year and we should see more of that in the coming years. I also feel that pre-war Hall of Famers will gain more respect again when the economy turns up hill.

Jimmy

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Posted By: Scott Levy

Marshall,



Just curious why Coles and Otey are at the top of your list? Is it based on scarcity, appearance, etc....



Regards,

Scott