POLL: Which is the better investment?

JHS5120

With all this talk about "investing" in cards, I wanted to get everyone's opinion on which of the following are better "investments".

I know that these items have different values, but which item will show the greatest percentage increase over the next TWENTY years.


NOTE: I am in no way suggesting any of these as an investment nor do I suggest investing in cards. This is just for fun

Foo3112

Title of Thread: Which is the better investment?

NOTE: I am in no way suggesting any of these as an investment nor do I suggest investing in cards.

So what your trying to say is... ? lol

JHS5120

<< <i>So what your trying to say is... ? lol >>



Haha just makin' sure people know this is for fun!

Wow, no love for modern... shocker

emar

Thanks for posting!

It's hard to go wrong with a Cobb or a Ruth!
Look People!....collecting is supposed to be for fun and it is! If we're lucky, we will continue to see growth and new generations entering the hobby

MomandPopCardShop

The glory days of card "investing" were 1983-87 when I was "brokering" 100 card lots in SCD, what a learning experience that was, taking and filling orders with pen and paper, with "investors" calling in phone orders in the pre computer era.

emar

<< <i>The glory days of card "investing" were 1983-87 when I was "brokering" 100 card lots in SCD, what a learning experience that was, taking and filling orders with pen and paper, with "investors" calling in phone orders in the pre computer era. >>





Ahhh yes, good ole baseball card bubble

mygotta

I am surprised to see more votes on the 79 case than the 72 box. I personally voted for a 72 box as I think that would be fun as heck to break open.

CubsKiller99

<< <i>Thanks for posting!

It's hard to go wrong with a Cobb or a Ruth!
Look People!....collecting is supposed to be for fun and it is! If we're lucky, we will continue to see growth and new generations entering the hobby >>



I wish I had your optimism about the new generations taking to card collecting. The card shops that I frequent
seem to always have a few old white guys milling around and talkign shop with the owner, hardly ever buying.
I can count on one hand the number of kids ( under 20) that I've seen in these shops since the first of the year.

So to answer the OP's question: go with what a 70-year old (now 50) will want 20 years from now. LOL

Ain't gonna be any modern (post-1995) players if I had to guess.

CubsKiller99

Yeah I voted for the 33 Goudey Ruth. If you can afford a PSA 5 or better do it.

The price on that puppy is only heading north in the future.

JHS5120

Exactly one year later and the 1979 Topps wax case is well in the lead I would think.

hyperchipper09

I went with bat off shoulder Cobb

PaulMaul

There's no way the wax is the best investment now...talk about buying at the top....

esquiresports

It's cool to see this one year later. With the exception of the Pujols, I think these are all solid choices and I would have difficulty picking one over the other for a 20-year hold.

One of the funniest posts I recall reading was in response to a similar thread asking "what is the best investment." The response was "you should just rename this thread 'what do you collect?'" That still makes me laugh. It is difficult to get past our collecting biases.

Time4aGansett

Honestly, I don't think the Pujols card belongs on this list.
Tough choices among the others, I don't remember my what my vote was.

bounce

i'll take the ruth, and don't even think it's that close

Cubby

Cobb or Ruth

slum22

<< <i>Honestly, I don't think the Pujols card belongs on this list.
Tough choices among the others, I don't remember my what my vote was. >>



+1

I guess this is the risk of investing in active players. They are a slump or a PED scandal from being yesterday's news.

corncobb

I did not see the "none of the above" option.

I believe the card market will drasticaly fall

The Ruth and Cobb maybe hold some value just for the historical aspect.

The other stuff I think will die out with that generation

miconelegacy

79 wax case. Will only go up in value.

bobsbbcards

<< <i>So to answer the OP's question: go with what a 70-year old (now 50) will want 20 years from now. >>



Invest in hair, grandpa pants, and Viagra?

akuracy503

I am really surprised that people are going with the 33 Goudey Ruth, I guess the high grade gives it an "Investors" nod over the PSA 2 Mantle.
I have first hand experience selling my PSA 2 1952 Mantle in late 2012 for $7300 via Probstein. PSA 2's have since been selling in the $10k range consistently.