What is your white whale ?

edmundfitzgerald · April 11, 2014 8:59PM

A white whale is a reference to Moby Dick. The main character in Moby Dick chased the white whale (Moby Dick) for a realllly long time and never caught him.

So to say that something is your white whale, is to say that its something you chase and chase and chase and become obsessed with, but in the end, you never get it.

PaulMaul · April 11, 2014 9:17PM

Mine is a PSA 9 quality Band-Ache white back with no tilt.

Raulsmaster · April 11, 2014 10:25PM

A 1992 Pro Set Emmitt Smith ES4 Hologram in PSA 10. Good luck to me lol

Dougnddeb · April 11, 2014 11:03PM

1965 PSA Joe Namath

RynoandBo · April 11, 2014 11:08PM

1980 TCMA Ryne Sandberg PSA 10

1991 Donruss Ryne Sandberg Elite Signature PSA 10

Bravesguy44 · April 11, 2014 11:58PM

1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. I am working on a 1952 a Topps low # set (1-310). The primary reason I am only focusing on low #s is because I know in my heart that I can never afford the Mantle. Oh well, the lottery can always change that!

otwcards · April 12, 2014 12:17AM

Unopened 1948 Leaf Football wax pack...

eagles33 · April 12, 2014 12:24AM

Mine is a stupid 68 Mira Rod laver. I'm not a Laver fan or even a tennis fan but put the card on my checklist years ago and haven't found it. I've seen just about every other card in that set except the laver and Palmer

ejguru · April 12, 2014 12:32AM

Single-signed ball: affordable version of Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, or Christy Mathewson.
Card: 1967 Sox Sticker, Conigliaro is my hero in PSA 8/9.

JoeBanzai · April 12, 2014 12:55AM

1968 Topps Disc Harmon Killebrew. I think I saw one YEARS ago and didn't know what it was. The price was very high (actally a bargain, but I didn't know it) and I couldn't/wouldn't pull the trigger.

che · April 12, 2014 1:01AM

1971 topps/opc tim foli rookie card in PSA 9. I like to collect the black border sets and this one precedes all others I believe. I have never seen anything better than an 8. I'm afraid anything over an 8 will be way outside my justifiable $ range. Better start a fund for that I guess in case a nuclear bid needs to be made someday.

halosfan · April 12, 2014 1:02AM

1D 1994 ACTION PACKED SR GOLD FRANCHISE GEMS ALEX RODRIGUEZ DIAMOND

DM23HOF · April 12, 2014 1:19AM

For the longest time, it was having the duo of a centered Ruth RC and Mick 52T. I saw how they all were routinely OC, and was beginning to think it would be impossible. Probably only a handful of each have great centering in the world.

Now my whale is a low grade 1914 CJ Mathewson-- talk about low pop for a major HOFer and key card in a popular set.

I could say my white whale is a Frederick Foto Ruth but I have to give up on that one; only 4 known in the world and all locked up in collections!

fiveniner · April 12, 2014 2:26AM

1976 topps football set with a top end Walter Payton.

BostonAmericans · April 12, 2014 2:35AM

One that I will never get? 52 Mantle in high grade. I hope one day to get one in a low grade but won't regret if I never do.

The white whale that will fit with my card collection is a 66 Orr in high grade.

thekid8 · April 12, 2014 2:58AM

A PSA 10 1975 Topps #620

esquiresports · April 12, 2014 3:39AM

1971 Topps baseball full cello box. Never seen one.

dytch2220 · April 12, 2014 3:45AM

1990 DONRUSS #650 BO JACKSON/#569 JIM TRABER BLUE/WHITE TEST (BO JACKSON IN BLUE)

jmoran19 · April 12, 2014 4:00AM

1970 football rak pack

bobsbbcards · April 12, 2014 7:20AM

This:

QUITCRAB · April 12, 2014 8:48AM

Bob you could have picked that up for a mere 24000 last week.
My white whale is a full 1965 bazooka box and a 1967 topps disc of brooks robinson

bigdcards · April 12, 2014 12:58PM

1980 Topps Ozzie Smith sgc 100

stevegarveyfan · May 27, 2022 2:19PM

One of my white whales arrived today. All I can say is WOW.

balco758 · May 27, 2022 2:42PM

A lost weekend with a certain ex. Even a few surface wrinkles wouldn't bother me.

Nathaniel1960 · May 27, 2022 2:54PM

Retirement.

Nathaniel1960 · May 27, 2022 2:56PM

@QUITCRAB said:
Bob you could have picked that up for a mere 24000 last week.
My white whale is a full 1965 bazooka box and a 1967 topps disc of brooks robinson

Complete Bazooka boxes are rad. Here’s my Koufax/Robinson/Rocky C.

BBBrkrr · May 27, 2022 5:00PM

1980 Rickey Henderson PSA 10.

Historicalwood71 · May 27, 2022 5:04PM

As a Caucasian, I didn't think we talked about stuff like this on the forums.

VitoCo1972 · May 27, 2022 5:17PM

Amazing Fantasy 15 signed by Stan Lee

GroceryRackPack · May 27, 2022 9:13PM

What is your white whale ?
So to say that something is your white whale, is to say that its something you chase and chase and chase and become obsessed with, but in the end, you never get it.
Or it does not exist yet…
Yep for me it would be an unopened rack pack with Patrick showing and then me and that rack would be taking a drive to the Exchange and having that one wrapped…

Chicago1976 · May 27, 2022 9:26PM

A PSA or SGC graded 1954 Red Heart Mantle. I am working on a low to mid grade RH set, but I don't think I will ever get the Mantle on my budget. Will probably settle for the reprint.

thedutymon11 · May 27, 2022 9:35PM

Something Never seen,

But I believe exists somewhere, a Complete UnCut Sheet of either 36 or 48 Cards of the 1944 Gum Inc. American Beauties Non Sports Cards Set of 24 cards.

I own the only UnCut sheet of 24 (Complete Set) that has ever surfaced after 30 years of looking (Picked up last year and devoted a thread here about it) and already owned several (9 ea now) 9 card sheets UnCut. From that layout of all my 9 card UnCut Sheets and the Overlapping, with the help of PaulMaul here he figured out that in the the 24 card Set a complete Uncut Sheet would have most probably been either 36 (Most Likely) Cards, with one lot of 12 being DP's, and an outside chance of the Original sheet being 2 sets and 48 Cards. ! This is borne out by looking at the Pops, the 36 Cards scenario!!

Who knows Bill B or Marty or Lucky Larry, or Tom B may own this but are not fessing up!

YeeHaw!

Neil

omgjedi · May 28, 2022 7:55AM

Ever since I got my first cards I have wanted a Jordan rookie. Not out of this world prices on them but always been out of my price range.

Goldenage · May 28, 2022 9:18AM

I have my white whale. Nothing could ever top this. There isn’t anything in the hobby I’d trade this for. No T-206 Wagner or PSA 10 Mantle. Money means nothing to me anyway.

Stone193 · May 28, 2022 9:56AM

Not due to rarity as such but cost.

Ty Cobb T3.

nam812 · May 28, 2022 1:05PM

@Stone193 said:
Not due to rarity as such but cost.

Ty Cobb T3.

Hey Mike, maybe in the year 7510. If Cobb's a comin' he ought to be here by then.

Browns1981 · May 28, 2022 2:36PM

1950 Bowman Otto Graham high grade with certified signature.

Copyboy1 · May 28, 2022 5:59PM

Sadly, this is probably the one card I won't be able to afford in any grade for my NFL HoF Rookies set.

mcolney1 · May 28, 2022 8:50PM

Mine just arrived today! A three year search...so happy with the centering!

Centauri · May 28, 2022 9:35PM

2021 Topps Chrome #195 Jose Ramirez 1/1 Superfractor. I have 75 different variants of this card, but haven’t sighted so much as 1 of the 1/1 versions.

daltex · May 29, 2022 1:38AM

@stevegarveyfan said:
One of my white whales arrived today. All I can say is WOW.

When did Concepcion ever play 2B?

pab1969 · May 29, 2022 2:40AM

1961 Topps #300 Mickey Mantle PSA 9.

halosfan · May 29, 2022 5:24AM

@halosfan said:
1D 1994 ACTION PACKED SR GOLD FRANCHISE GEMS ALEX RODRIGUEZ DIAMOND

Wow .. same want from 2014 still exists for me today.

Teri12357 · May 29, 2022 1:52PM

This is my white whale.

Rofles · May 29, 2022 5:47PM

Any Christy Mathewson card or even a type 1 photo!

yankeesman · May 30, 2022 6:58AM

Mine is a 2002 Topps autographed Tsuyoshi Shinjo Rookie Cup card. Never seen one. I'm down to only a dozen or so Rookie Cup autographs from 1960 and the Shinjo has become the whale of the chase. Shinjo autographs are rare enough but to find one on that specific card may be the one that keeps me from ever completing the run.