Need help with "ONE" card

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Posted By: <b>David</b><p>Hi guys....<br /><br />I'm in the process of selling my entire D.Wright Collection so I can purchase ONE really nice vintage card. This is where I need some help from you guys. I would like to get a RC card of a HOF player graded in PSA/SGC condition.<br /><br />Besids the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, what other card out there is feasible?<br />My price range is around ~3000<br /><br />Thanks in advance...if possible, i would like to talk through AIM. My s/n is TeacherVido!

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Posted By: <b>Anthony N.</b><p>I'd vote for a T206 Cobb, or a '33 Ruth. Tough to go wrong with either, and they are both icons.

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Posted By: <b>Darren</b><p>FYI the 1952 topps Mantle is not Mantle's rookie card as oft publicized. His rookie is the 1951 Bowman issue. You could get a decent Vg-EX to Ex copy for $3K.<br /><br />A 1951 Bowman Mays (rookie) NrMt could be had for $3k as well.<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>dan mckee</b><p>1933 is not Ruth's rookie card.

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Posted By: <b>Jason</b><p>If I were going for one card in baseball. I would probably try for as nice an example as I could afford of one of the five original HOF'ers.<br /><br />Probably Cobb or Wagner.

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>anyone else?

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Posted By: <b>Anthony N.</b><p>Opps, sorry, missed the RC designation. Does it have to be a rookie? they seem disproportionately expensive.

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Posted By: <b>Leon</b><p>It's almost too generic of a question to give a good answer to without knowing what you like. If I had 3k I probably wouldn't be stuck on a rookie HOF'er....I would figure out what I like and then start down that path. Do you want to be a set collector, type card collector, pre-wwII only, team collector, particular player/HOF collector etc...?? Once you figure out a goal then you can try to get there. If your goal is only 1 card, period, and it's going to be a rookie of a major HOF'er, then maybe a 1925 Gehrig Exhibit in a 2-3 condition. Might be in your interest to figure out a goal first though unless your mind is made up on 1 card only....good luck and let us know what you decide. regards

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Wow that's a tough one. <br /><br />If you're dead set on a single card, I'd probably sit down and make two lists.<br /><br />The first list would be of the players that are worthy (based on my opinion) of being the only card in my collection.<br />The second list would be of the various issues that would be worthy (again, my opinion) of being the only card in my collection.<br /><br />Then I'd try to find a match on that list that works for me and fits in my budget.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Richard.<br /><br /><br />NB. For the record, I've actually tried this a couple of times hoping to create the wantlist for a 10-card collection. I have yet to be able to narrow it down to less than 25 <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>thanks guys for the info..<br /><br />Some info about me. I'm 27 yrs old and I am in the process of selling my modern day player collection, David Wright. I'm a DIE hard Met fan and before you say Tom Seaver, I'm NOT a big fan of him.<br /><br />I would like to just BUY one vintage RC card graded in PSA 4/5 condition.<br /><br />I would like to pick up either a...<br /><br />Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, or Mickey Mantle. I'm not sure why but the 1951 Bowman intrigues me!<br />