Rank these vintage cards.

akuracy503

I know! Another pick which card you like best thread. But I gotta ask. This will be a loaded question.
After reviewing the spike in vintage prices over the last 6-7 years I have been thinking about what potential growth is still left in the vintage card market.

I know there are a lot of variables but what have you all noticed in terms of demand among the cards i'm highlighting today.

From this list:
Pick your top 3 for personal hobby (favorites) keepsake.
Pick another 3 for best solid investment moving forward. (Stability and potential price increase)

Some of my favorites through the years:
1) 1951 Bowman Mantle
2) 1952 Topps Mantle
3) T206 Cobb Portraits
4) 1933 Goudey Lajoie
5) T206 Magie error
6) Cracker Jack Cobb
7) 1933 Goudey Ruth (All variations)
8) 1954 Topps Aaron
9) 1968 Topps 3D Clemente
10) 1955 Topps Clemente

ahopkins

Top 3 Keepsakes:
1) 1951 Bowman Mantle
2) T206 Cobb Portraits
3) 1955 Topps Clemente

Top 3 Investment (This is not my forte)
1) 1952 Topps Mantle
2) Cracker Jack Cobb
3) 1955 Topps Clemente

There. I Tried.

brad31

Top 3 I would want

1933 Goudey Ruth
T206 Cobb
Cracker Jack Cobb

Top 3 Investments

1952 Mantle
1955 Clemente
1954 Aaron

akuracy503

I see the natural draw is for familiar names and cards. No love for the rarities like Lajoie and Magie?
Very interesting. Keep them coming!

Tibor

Fav's
t-206 Cobbs
t-206 Magie
Goudey Ruths

Invest.
1951 Mantle
1952 Mantle
C J Cobb

swish54

@akuracy503 said:
I see the natural draw is for familiar names and cards. No love for the rarities like Lajoie and Magie?
Very interesting. Keep them coming!

Because those aren't household names like the others. Hard core card people know how rare those two are, but the average joe who just won thousands on the stock market and wants to get a big name card doesn't.

70ToppsFanatic

You think he might have considered other true rarities like the Billy Ripken FF card?

😉

akuracy503

@70ToppsFanatic said:
You think he mike have considered other true rarities like the Billy Ripken FF card?

😉

The Billy Ripken FF card was my first ever error pulled from a cello pack when I was a kid. I hold it in high regard along side my Mantle cards.

akuracy503

@swish54 said:

@akuracy503 said:
I see the natural draw is for familiar names and cards. No love for the rarities like Lajoie and Magie?
Very interesting. Keep them coming!

Because those aren't household names like the others. Hard core card people know how rare those two are, but the average joe who just won thousands on the stock market and wants to get a big name card doesn't.

So do you think there are a lot of average Joe's dropping 5 figures and up for name brand cards these days?
If that is truly a common scenario then the hobby demographics must be changing from what I knew.

swish54

I wouldn't be surprised if they were. No different than someone buying a painting, or old car to diversify their disposable income.