SOLD, THX.

So I am going to make a push to add a couple more cards on the Top 20 Sportscards In The Hobby Set, and will be essentially trading out a couple pieces to make it happen within budget. I realize that, like a team GM, to get great talent sometimes you have to part with talent— and so offering this diesel piece is a bittersweet moment...

This is a card that doesn't come up for sale every day; in fact this card was last on the auction scene in 2011, where it hammered for $6600, per VCP (data below).

This is a card that can distinguish a collection, as it is not something that every guy has: Joe DiMaggio's first ever cardboard appearance.

There are only 8 examples in ALL GRADES in PSA slabs, with 4 of them receiving the AUTHENTIC designation.

This is the highest graded example.

This card is also part of the Top 250 Sportscard Registry, and a hard slot to fill for the aforementioned reasons.

Regarding pricing, to be straight up: I have no idea where to price a major star card this rare and with this little sales data in today's market. Because I don't want to sell it short, I am going to take best offers on it before exploring AHs and an ebay BIN/BO listing.

A back scan will be forthcoming, but it is a blank backed card with a spot of paper loss on the back, hence the technical assessment.

Very few players have transcended the sport, to become true cultural icons; Joe DiMaggio is one of them. His 56-game hitting streak is one of, if not the most, hallowed records in baseball— no one with an asterisk has ever come close to challenging it.

The next time anyone puts together a formidable hitting streak, Joe D will again be in the media spotlight, and his cards stand to surge; in this way, for the collector-investor, he is a legend that always has some potential upside. To the sheer collector, this card is a joy, both for its historical importance as DiMaggio's "Baltimore News," so to speak, and for the fact that it's not something everyone else has.



To get a feel for how rare this card is, here's a picture of the VCP sales data grid...



And lastly, here is a screen capture from my Top 250 Set, which includes the card's Population Report Data...



Thanks for looking, and will update when I list it on eBay.