Pop Quiz (You have $3000 to spend - What do you buy?)

Foo3112

I got this idea from the old Becketts - I remember they use to do this so I thought this could be fun for everyone to participate regardless of what sport you collect.

Heres how this works.

You have only $3,000 to spend.

List graded cards you would purchase until the whole $3000 is gone. YOU CANNOT GO OVER.
Next to your card, write a real value that the card sells for so everyone can see. If you stop under is fine but you CANT go over the amount.

Heres the catch - You HAVE to purchase anywhere from 5-15 cards.

The price of 1 card HAS to have a minimum value of $50 and NO HIGHER THAN $1500. You just cant say I want a $2800 card and now 4 $50 cards. Try to make this fun.

Ill start (If you want, copy and paste my list below (numbers 1-15) and then fill the slots with your picks and prices next to it.

Here I go:

1 - 1957 Ted Williams PSA 7 ($400)
2 - 1963 Roger Maris PSA 8 ($250)
3 - 1966 Sandy Koufax PSA 8 ($290)
4 - 1993 Derek Jeter SP PSA 9 ($1200)
5 - 1964 Mickey Mantle PSA 8 ($750)
6 - 1961 Don Drysdale PSA 8 ($70)

Total Value for mine stops at $2960

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Edit for 1964 Mantle - originally wrote 65 by mistake.

llafoe

Interesting you spent the most on a modern card... the only modern card your picked of your 6 cards.

Brick

All 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8 which is where what focus I have is directed.
1. #350 Mantle $1,242
2. #300 Aaron 532
3. #200 Mays 396
4. #563 Mantle 296
5. #1 Wynn 271
6 #18 Dodgers 131
7 #160 Mantle 128
Total $2,996 I do not have Aaron or Dodgers in any grade. The other five would be upgrades to my set.

otwcards

From a resale for profit down the road point of view (all card would be nearly perfect centering, so I'll use the high end of the value for the grade):

1. 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente PSA 5 ($1000)
2. 1955 Topps #123 Sandy Koufax PSA 6 ($600)
3. 1958 Topps #62 Jim Brown PSA 7 ($600)
4. 1981 Topps #216 Joe Montana PSA 8 ($100)
5. 1984 Topps #63 John Elway PSA 9 ($100)
6. 1993 Upper Deck SP #279 Derek Jeter PSA 8 ($100)
7. 1979 OPC #18 Wayne Gretzky PSA 6 ($500)

Dboneesq

THE MICK was my idol growing up ... and the one I enjoy collecting. I would look for the following cards with good centering ... I will give some on the corners and a light spider crease would be just fine.

1959 Topps MANTLE - PSA 6 - $400.00
1958 Topps MANTLE - PSA 6 - $400.00
1957 Topps MANTLE - PSA 6 - $475.00
1956 Topps Mantle - White Back - PSA 5 - $575.00
1955 Bowman MANTLE - PSA 6 - $500.00
1953 Topps MANTLE - PSA 3.5 - $650.00

A WELL SPENT THREE GRAND.

PSASAP

Here's my list, all rookies:

1. 1969 Topps Lew Alcindor PSA 7 ($400)
2. 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain PSA 7 ($1050)
3. 1980 Topps Bird/Magic PSA 8.5 ($400)
4. 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan PSA 8 ($700)
5. 1998 SP Dirk Nowitzki PSA 9 ($75)
6. 1981 Topps Joe Montana PSA 8.5 ($150)
7. 1986 Topps Jerry Rice PSA 8.5 ($75)
8. 1993 SP Derek Jeter PSA 8 ($130)

$20 left over to buy a pack of shiny cards, Happy Holidays!

epatmythes

1. 2001 Bowman Chrome #340 Albert Pujols PSA 9 ($3000)

Done!!!

bziddy

I had money left over -- but these are what I think of when I think of baseball cards -- my favorites....

1953T Satchel Paige PSA 7 $625 $2375
1974T Pete Rose PSA 9 $275 $2100
1954T Ernie Banks PSA 6 $650 $1450
1956T Sandy Koufax PSA 7 $325 $1125
1959T Stan Musial PSA 7 $175 $950
1971T Thurman Munson PSA 7 $200 $750
1957T Ted Kluszewski PSA 7 $90 $660
1970T Nolan Ryan PSA 8 $260 $400

goraiders

I would get best centered copies of the following,

1-65 Namath-sgc84-$1500.00Love the way Namath looks in sgc slab!
2-5 J.Brown psa7-$700
3-73 Stabler psa9-$200
4-76 Payton psa8-$250
5-80/81 Magic/Bird.DR.J bvg 8.5-$350

Hated to leave out a Unitas but ran outta $$!!

Probstein123

T206 HOFer with a rare back !!

vladguerrero

<< <i>T206 HOFer with a rare back !! >>



Whats the other card? Usually Probstein123 wants us to know two things.

jeffcbay

These would do just fine...

Dboneesq

<< <i>Heres how this works.

Heres the catch - You HAVE to purchase anywhere from 5-15 cards.

The price of 1 card HAS to have a minimum value of $50 and NO HIGHER THAN $1500. You just cant say I want a $2800 card and now 4 $50 cards. Try to make this fun. >>

miklia

some random, some investment, some fun:

1) 1887 A&G John L. Sullivan PSA 7 $1000
2) 1986 Panini Mike Tyson PSA 9 $500
3) 1974 Topps Ray Guy PSA 9 $225
4) 1955 Topps AA Don Hutson PSA 8 $650
5) 1957 Topps Bart Starr PSA 7 $625

mtcards

"Shoot the Hostage"



Oh wait, sorry, every time I hear Pop Quiz, I think of that line

Foo3112

"Shoot the Hostage"

You got the reference. Thats exactly what I had in mind. "Pop Quiz Hotshot" lol