Anything you'd pay almost anything to acquire? (white whale discussion)

MarsAttacks · July 17, 2014 3:44AM

Scouring eBay and the boards every day for the same item has got me thinking about whether there's something out there that you'd basically pay anything for if it was made available for sale -

Mine is a 64-65 Tallboy hockey wrapper. I have seen a grand total of one for sale in the past 7 years. Forget white whale, more like the Loch Ness monster!

TheMick6 · July 17, 2014 3:48AM

I wouldn't pay anything obviously but I'd overpay in a minute for a nicely centered 55 Clemente in a PSA 7. Been looking for one for awhile now and it still eludes me!!!!

charrigan · July 17, 2014 3:51AM

Signed 1961 Parkhurst Jacques Plante. Probably doesn't exist, but there's a chance...

Tabe · July 17, 2014 4:02AM

I don't know that there's a card I would have pay ANY amount for but...if I had unlimited funds, I definitely would have bought the 1980 Olympic hockey jerseys that Mike Eruzione auctioned last year. The two jerseys sold for roughly a million bucks combined. If I won a gigantic powerball, I'd have no problem paying 5 or 10 times that amount, easy.

sbfinley · July 17, 2014 4:48AM

Hage's Dairy Tommy Bridges
PSA/DNA 33 or 34 Goudey Tommy Bridges

gregmo32 · July 17, 2014 4:49AM

Yes.

mattyc_collection · July 17, 2014 5:07AM

Like the gentleman said above, not anything obviously, but I'd pay a pretty strong price for a Frederick Foto Ruth. With only 4 known to exist (one is a cross, and am not counting rumors of one or two raw examples out there) I do not expect to get a crack at one anytime soon. All the slabbed ones are for now locked up in permanent collections; luckily a good friend owns one and lets me hold it whenever I visit him in NYC.

TheMick6, this card below is only a 6.5 but should at least be good eye candy for the centered 55 Clemente fan; I wanted a centered one, too, and as you said, a premium was paid relative to the average specimen. 55 Clemente has gotta be one of the most routinely OC star rc's around.

grote15 · July 17, 2014 5:10AM

1971 topps baseball rack box with yellow headee cards!

everythingcollector · July 17, 2014 5:12AM

centered 1983 topps tony gwynn PSA DNA mint 9 or 8 red flip or opc, donruss or fleer would pay very nicely for one

RyanAdmirer · July 17, 2014 5:15AM

Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara

QUITCRAB · July 17, 2014 5:22AM

1961Topps dice game Brooks Robinson....1967 topps disc Brooks and..... 1967? 68 Topps 3d prototype Brooks Robinson.
wish I had the cash and I wish they came up for sale.

TheMick6 · July 17, 2014 6:00AM

Oh man!!! Being a centering junkie I absolutely love that Clemente! If that's yours and you wanted to unload that's the type if card I over do it on. That's one beautiful card there my friend! WOW

bishop · July 17, 2014 6:01AM

The 61 Dice and 3D Prototype have both sold in the not too distant past....for a lot

TheMick6 · July 17, 2014 6:11AM

Ok I just have to ask why in the hell isn't that at least a seven everyone that chases that card knows about the centering issues I'd assume that centering even with slightly soft sixish corners equals seven with that card. I'd assume that fetches seven prices anyway.

Dboneesq · July 17, 2014 6:33AM

<< Scouring eBay and the boards every day for the same item has got me thinking about whether there's something out there that you'd basically pay anything for if it was made available for sale -
Mine is a 64-65 Tallboy hockey wrapper. I have seen a grand total of one for sale in the past 7 years. Forget white whale, more like the Loch Ness monster! >>

So I guess a complete pack is NOT what you want? LOL Not mine, but taken from the April 7, 2005 EAC Gallery Alan Rosen Collection Auction:

mesapsa · July 17, 2014 6:35AM

Would love to obtain a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (R) in PSA 9 grade, would be willing to pay to obtain one! Estimates probably around $150,000 for a PSA 9, who knows.

x2drich2000 · July 17, 2014 7:01AM

<< Would love to obtain a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (R) in PSA 9 grade, would be willing to pay to obtain one! Estimates probably around $150,000 for a PSA 9, who knows. >>

Considering an 8.5 sold for over $270k in 2013 through REA, you may want to reconsider your estimate.

everythingcollector · July 17, 2014 7:08AM

<< Would love to obtain a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle (R) in PSA 9 grade, would be willing to pay to obtain one! Estimates probably around $150,000 for a PSA 9, who knows.[/q

your way off a PSA 9 52 Topps mantle going cost you close to 500k now. few years ago memory lane sold one privet for 375,000 A very nice 8.5 sold for close to 280,000 in a REA auction

mikeschmidt · July 17, 2014 7:09AM

I'd pay a pretty penny for a 1922 Zeenut Jim Thorpe with coupon....but I'm not sure one is even documented to exist.

I'd also pay quite handsomely for a 1982 FBI Disc or 1977 Topps Venezuelan Mike Schmidt cards in top grade

mattyc_collection · July 17, 2014 7:47AM

The guys above are spot on about the PSA 9 Mick-- 150k is beyond low these days.

(Mick6, thought you would dig. As a fellow centering fiend I love seeing a good pic myself. My collecting focuses on finding usually OC cards with anomalously good centering. Would probably have 7'd before the .5 system, but happy regardless since guys who know the card well know a great one when they see it, no matter the grade. And yep, you are right on, as I paid 7 money from the prior Clemente collector owner who also paid 7 money when he acquired it. Was more than happy to; actually chose it over a bunch of 7s, as it put a sick beating on almost every 7 I saw at the time.)

ThoseBackPages · July 17, 2014 7:56AM

my health

fiveniner · July 17, 2014 8:01AM

I could not afford what I want.

MarsAttacks · July 17, 2014 8:30AM

Thanks for the teaser Doug! I actually won a couple items in that auction that I foolishly sold long ago. I recall thinking $5k was a high price for that pack (which it may have been at the time). I'd love to get my hands on it for that price nowadays! Wrapper would probably command $1500 if it was ever available.

TheMick6 · July 17, 2014 8:41AM

DM23HOF,

That's a keeper for sure. Ive seen my share of off centered 7's that still fetch crazy prices. That's my white whale I was talking to the guys at the Mile High booth in Chantilly to see if they had one and they said the market for nice Clemente's is skyrocketing. Looks like it will have to continue to be my whale until I can bring myself to part with a few things. One more time though.......WOW!!! Great card man

Stingray · July 17, 2014 8:44AM

1938 Goudey Heads-up Joe Dimmagio. Always liked that set, might as well have the Dimmagio in high grade.

GR · July 17, 2014 10:59AM

A game used item from Harry M. O'neill either from his days in college or as a pro. Id buy anything related to him as well

BostonAmericans · July 17, 2014 11:09AM

A 1966 Bobby Orr in high grade.

BenG76 · July 17, 2014 11:51AM

1985 Dominican League Stickers #149 Fred McGriff

This is the first card on my checklist for Fred McGriff. I have seen s picture of one online but that's it. Not sure what I would go up to but I would pay a decent price for one.

thunderdan · July 17, 2014 11:52AM

<< my health >>

Amen to that.

ClockworkAngel · July 17, 2014 4:13PM

<< Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara >>

Hmmmmm shall we call you the "ass man". ;-)

BigRed7 · July 17, 2014 8:24PM

1956 Parkhurst Football - Calvin Jones

clarke442 · July 17, 2014 11:39PM

1967 Topps BB #355 Yastrzemski PSA 10
or
1957 Topps Hky #10 Bucyk PSA 8 or PSA 9 which is a POP 1

I have only seen ONE Bucyk PSA 8 up for auction and the centering was worse than my PSA 7, and I think it went for over $2000.00.

Someday, Maybe ....

Mickey71 · July 18, 2014 3:23AM

If money was no option.....

#1...A really high grade 1933 Goudey Ruth

#2...High grade 1948 Leaf Satchel Paige

#3...High grade 1951 Bowman Mantle

#4...High grade 1951 Bowman Mays

#5...High grade 1953 Topps Mantle

#6-1,000,000,000 I could go on and on.

hookem · July 18, 2014 1:54PM

Vince Young auto 2006 Title Ticket

PaulMaul · July 18, 2014 2:48PM

60sfan · July 18, 2014 3:06PM

<< Oh man!!! Being a centering junkie I absolutely love that Clemente! If that's yours and you wanted to unload that's the type if card I over do it on. That's one beautiful card there my friend! WOW >>

+1

RyanAdmirer · July 18, 2014 9:48PM

<< 

<< Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara >>

Hmmmmm shall we call you the "ass man". ;-) >>

Brian if I could get my hands on one of those "white whales" you could call me whatever ya want!!!!

Anything you'd pay almost anything to acquire? (white whale discussion)

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