How would your want list look ?

[Rookiemonster]

1954 topps Hank Aaron
1952 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1958 topps Jim brown
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1965 topps Joe Namath
1986 fleer Michael Jordan

My want list is ever Changing. I would like to see how some of the other board members order would look if this was your want list. It might help me focus on a particular card. I might also totally confuse my efforts lol. Let me know what you find has a priority to go after first and WHY.

[KCRfan1]

What I WANT and what I can afford to HAVE are two different things!

So, I will do a list of what I want that I can actually afford.

In no particular order:

1969 Johnny Bench
1974 Hank Aaron
1962 Mickey Mantle
1956 Ted Williams
1955 Hank Aaron

Nice topic to kick around! I'm looking forward to seeing what others say.

[Peter_Spaeth]

1954 topps Hank Aaron
1952 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1958 topps Jim brown
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1965 topps Joe Namath
1986 fleer Michael Jordan

My want list is ever Changing. I would like to see how some of the other board members order would look if this was your want list. It might help me focus on a particular card. I might also totally confuse my efforts lol. Let me know what you find has a priority to go after first and WHY.

I think that is a good order for those cards. I might move the Ryan up ahead of the Brown and the Namath down to last.

[Rookiemonster]

Thanks Peter ! Lou I meant help me priorutise my want list. But I really don't mind seeing anyone else's . That is is if the want to share .I really don't spend much on cards i save a little here and there until I can buy one nice card. Then I take a break and buy a few smaller cards.

[KCRfan1]

It would help me so much more if I would pay better attention!!!

I like your list, and would move the 53' Mantle to just behind the 54' Aaron.

[pokerplyr80]

If this was my current want list, my personal order would be:

1954 topps Hank Aaron
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1952 topps Willie mays
1986 fleer Michael Jordan
1953 topps Willie mays
1958 topps Jim brown
1965 topps Joe Namath

I'm actually a fan of all of these cards. I own about half of them, and plan to add the other half some day.

I just picked up an upgrade for my 53 Mantle and have a PSA 4.5 available if you're interested.

[skil55voy]

1963 Post Cereal Frank Thomas
1962 Post Cereal Tom Moore
1962 Post Cereal Bart Starr
1962 Post Cereal Y. A. Tittle
1962 Post Cereal Del Shofner
1962 Post Cereal Sam Baker
1962 Post Cereal Dave Baker
1962 Post Cereal Mike Ditka
1962 Post Cereal Larry Morris
1962 Post Cereal Allan Green

[begsu1013]

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[Peter_Spaeth]

The OP has now said twice he wants help in prioritizing HIS OWN want list. He isn't asking what's on ours.

[begsu1013]

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[irv]

1954 topps Hank Aaron
1952 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1958 topps Jim brown
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1965 topps Joe Namath
1986 fleer Michael Jordan

My want list is ever Changing. I would like to see how some of the other board members order would look if this was your want list. It might help me focus on a particular card. I might also totally confuse my efforts lol. Let me know what you find has a priority to go after first and WHY.

Thanks Peter ! Lou I meant help me priorutise my want list. But I really don't mind seeing anyone else's . That is is if the want to share .I really don't spend much on cards i save a little here and there until I can buy one nice card. Then I take a break and buy a few smaller cards.

I agree with your first pick as it is one I desire as well

I have a 52 Topps Mays already so I can't say that is my second choice.

Mine are 54 Aaron like you.
1955 Sandy Koufax
1954 Ernie Banks
1956 Mantle (love that card)
1955 Clemente Rookie

The rest are 1952 Topps that I'd like to add to my collection, which include, Joe Black, Warren Spahn, Duke Snider, Yogi Berra, Eddie Mathews, Billy Martin, Bill Dickey, Andy Pafko, Phil Rizzuto, Richie Ashburn, and a few others of course.

Most of what I have listed above are pipe dreams however as I personally can't ever seeing me being able to afford them, especially the rookies I listed.

[begsu1013]

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[pokerplyr80]

"how would your want list look?"

fine print.

Actually this referred to how would the order of your list look if those 8 cards were the ones on your list. However in the OPs follow up he did mention he wouldn't mind seeing our personal want lists. So it seems you're both right.

[Rookiemonster]

Bob,I don't think anyone would disagree with your first choice. Most of the cards I listed are some what obtainable for me in low grade. After some saving and sacrifice. I don't know if I will ever own the entire list. And I tend to get side tracked.

Like I know a guy at the local card show that has a few Jim Brown rookies. So I've been considering just picking one up to knock something off my list.i think this might have recently bump higher in my list. This why I posted this thread. But the majority seems to agree with the 1954 topps Hank Aaron.

[begsu1013]

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[dclarkraiders]

1941 Play Ball Pee Wee Reese
1953 Bowman Color Pee Wee Reese
1953 Bowman Color Mantle
1953 Topps Mantle
1950 Bowman Jackie Robinson
1965 Topps Fred Biletnikoff
1957 Topps Johnny U
1968 Topps Nolan Ryan
1973 Topps Mike Schmidt PSA 8
1993 Finest Cal Ripken Refractor

[cincyreds24]

I'll just list a few because there is just so many

1968 topps nolan ryan
1952 topps joe nuxhall
1933 goudey babe ruth #144
1938 goudey Joe Dimaggio
1956 topps mickey mantle
1963 topps Pete rose


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[DBesse27]

I don't know how to "priorutise."

[deeg23]

1954 topps Hank Aaron
1952 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1958 topps Jim brown
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1965 topps Joe Namath
1986 fleer Michael Jordan

My want list is ever Changing. I would like to see how some of the other board members order would look if this was your want list. It might help me focus on a particular card. I might also totally confuse my efforts lol. Let me know what you find has a priority to go after first and WHY.

54 Aaron - I have a feeling this is going to sky rocket pretty soon
86 Jordan - I'm a huge bball fan and is one of the entire hobby's most iconic cards!
58 Brown - One of the best RB of all time and I'm a fan of the pose!
68 Ryan - Legendary player, not the prettiest set, but can get a decent grade at an affordable price still!
65 Namath - Not a good looking card 👎🏼
Then the rest...

I'm partial to rookies just because I like the allure of it being their first card, but I must say that the 53 Mantle is a beautiful card!!!

[ALR-bishop]

Peter-- maybe they just think the OP is working on a bum list and should be looking for their cards instead. Maybe they just want the competition for their lists :)

[Exhibitman]

The answer depends on your condition bias. If you are happy with lower grade cards, virtually all of the cards on the OP list are do-able. If you want top number plastic, not so much.

As for prioritizing a buy I'd go after the card I like the most first. Again, using the OP list and assuming I don't have any of the cards listed:

1954 topps Hank Aaron
1952 topps Willie mays
1958 topps Jim brown
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1953 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1965 topps Joe Namath
1986 fleer Michael Jordan

I don't like 1953 Topps, Namath or Jordan. Aaron's RC beats any other card on the list IMO, and Jim Brown is the GOAT of football. I grew up marveling at Ryan, and the 1952 Mays is a card I owned as a kid and would not mind getting back.

Topps of my want list right now would probably be these:

1968 Topps Ryan: see above
1954 Topps Gordie Howe: love the card
1972 Topps Julius Erving: favorite as a kid; only one I need of his early cards
1972 Topps Pete Maravich: really like the card
1954 Topps Ernie Banks: great card, had when I was a kid and want it back

[Rookiemonster]

Great feed back guys, Aaron with out a doubt it looks like. For the longest
Time 1952 topps mays was number one.

[Rookiemonster]

I had a chance to pick up a good looking Jim brown rookie . It was very hard to pass up 🤔. Great focus and color , no crease, rounded corners but not to bad , and the centering was off a bit right to left .

[TheNightmanCometh]

Right now my want list looks like this...

Reasonably centered, EX to NM common Braves Topps card from 1960 to 1965 that's in my price range.

[KCRfan1]

I don't know how to "priorutise."

Be careful Dan! That's illegal, and female cops are usually in disguise to arrest you!!!

[the 'stache]

Not if you're in parts of Nevada. :p

Be careful Dan! That's illegal, and female cops are usually in disguise to arrest you!!!

[bravos4evr]

Spahn Rookie
Aaron Rookie
Matthews Rookie

any old cards of Walter Johnson, Cy Young, Cobb , Ruth ,Gehrig or Mathewson

anything featuring King Kelly

a gem mint 10 Rose rookie so I can buy a house and an aston martin. :-p

[Econteachert205]

Mostly I want to slowly get rid of non core items. Not really looking to buy.

[irv]

Being since I mainly collect 52 Topps cards, these are cards I'd like to own some day.

52 Topps, Warren Spahn, Bob Feller, Richie Ashburn, Joe Black, Roy Campenella, Andy Pafko, Eddie Mathews, Yogi Berra, Hoyt Wilhelm, Billy Martin, Monty Irvin, Phil Rizzuto, Joe Page, Bill Dickey and Duke Snider.

There are many others that I don't own yet either, but these are the ones I can currently think of.

Outside of the 52 Topps cards, I'd love an Aaron RC, a 56 Topps Mantle, a Koufax RC and of course a Babe Ruth card.:D

[Johnny630]

I like to get the key HOF Rookie second year cards at the best possible grade I can afford. 55 Topps Aaron, 53 Topps Mantle, 53 Topps Mays, 52 Bowman Mantle, and the 56 Topps Clemente. Since I can't afford the key rookies in nice grade I go for their sophomore cards :-)

[AndrewS]

1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle
1951 Bowman Willie Mays
1952 Topps Jackie Robinson
1952 Topps Eddie Matthews
1954 Topps Ernie Banks
1958 Topps Jim Brown
1959 Topps Bob Gibson
1954 Topps Al Kaline
1950 Bowman Ted Williams

I'm actually actively shopping for these cards so if anyone has anything to offer feel free to PM me!

[SMPEP]

In order:

1) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
2) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
3) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
4) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
5) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
6) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
7) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
8) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
9) 1923 W572 Rapp
10) 1923 W572 Barbare

[Cliff Bowman]

Not in any particular order, 1971 Bazooka #ed Randy Hundley test card, 1968 Topps Venezuelan Byron Browne, 1967 Ashland Ron Santo, 1972 Topps Venezuelan #87 Jose Cardenal, #38 Jim Hickman, #41 Ron Santo (real, not counterfeits), 1968 Atlantic Oil Ernie Banks and Billy Williams (fat chance on those), 1981 FBI (MSA) disc Dave Kingman, 1980 Chicago Tribune Scrapbook Rick Reuschel-Britt Burns, practically any 1966 Pro's Pizza other than Santo or Williams, Rawlings-Wilson-Spalding-MacGregor Advisory photos of Don Kaiser, Randy Hundley, Ernie Broglio, and Cal Koonce in Cubs uniforms, and an uncracked 1974 Kellogg's Ron Santo (Cubs Back), although it's guaranteed to crack as soon as I get it.

[almostdone]

In order:

1) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
2) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
3) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
4) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
5) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
6) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
7) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
8) 1952 Topps #189 Pete Reiser grey back
9) 1923 W572 Rapp
10) 1923 W572 Barbare


Wow. Don't you think having 8 of the Reiser's gets into the range of hoarding?:D

Drew

[ALR-bishop]

Not as long as he does not get all the Reiser gray backs too. Plus my guess is he would settle for one grey back :)

He wants a bunch to show up because there are a bunch of people looking for it

[onlychild]

1963 Post Cereal Frank Thomas
1962 Post Cereal Tom Moore
1962 Post Cereal Bart Starr
1962 Post Cereal Y. A. Tittle
1962 Post Cereal Del Shofner
1962 Post Cereal Sam Baker
1962 Post Cereal Dave Baker
1962 Post Cereal Mike Ditka
1962 Post Cereal Larry Morris
1962 Post Cereal Allan Green

Is this the one?

[ValKehl]

I'm mostly into pre-War, but I am seeking these post-War toughies:

- 1948-50 Safe-T-Cards - Clark Griffith & Bucky Harris.
- 1952 National Tea bread label - Mickey Vernon.
- 1956 Big League Stars - unopened package - Mickey Vernon (Boston).
- 1962 Salada-Junket Coin with clip back - Pete Runnels.
- 1963 & 1963 Jello complete boxes with Pete Runnels.
- Any Bowman or Topps salesman's 3-card sample that includes either Pete Runnels or Mickey Vernon.

I prefer emails (ekehl333@aol.com) to PMs.
Val

[SMPEP]

I'd love to get 8! That would mean at least 8 exist. Right now only 4 are known to exist, although I've heard a rumor about a 5th one.

Of course the last 2 cards on my list have 0 known copies ... so a card with 4-5that exist seems easy in comparison!

Cheers,
Patrick

[Rookiemonster]

So what should be next ? 1952 Willie mays ?

[Rookiemonster]

1954 topps Hank Aaron ✔️
1952 topps Willie mays ✔️
1953 topps Willie mays
1953 topps Mickey mantle
1958 topps Jim brown
1968 topps Nolan Ryan
1965 topps Joe Namath
1986 fleer Michael Jordan ✔️*

This is my original post
My want list is ever Changing. I would like to see how some of the other board members order would look if this was your want list. It might help me focus on a particular card. I might also totally confuse my efforts lol. Let me know what you find has a priority to go after first and WHY.

End of the year UPDATE⬇️

So I got the 1954 topps Hank Aaron rookie in a bccg 6 . I don't really care who graded it I'm just happy to own the card. I think a bccg is a bvg 2 ? But either way it's off the list .

I also was able to get the 1952 topps Willie Mays psa1. It looks good for PSA 1. So that's off the list .

Now the Jordan rookie ...... I ended up looking for a alternative after seeing a thread that had a bunch of showcases with the 86 fleer rookies coving every inch . I thought about how often I seen this card over the years as well. So after some soul collecting searching . I found that I wanted the 1985 Nike Jordan . It is a card I personally have never seen in person (until I got one) . It is cross collectible as it is the image that would later become the jumpman logo on the Jordan brand of products . It is a globaly known image of the most popular sports figure of his time and it's a year earlier then his fleet card. So I check it off the list .


Should I keep moving down the list ? Or should I totally reconfigure my top ten list and start fresh for the year ?

[Rookiemonster]

As before feel free to share what you knocked of your list of the changes you've made . Idk why the pics are crooked but lol enjoy ��