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Eric BrehmI think the cards that will hold their value the most are ones that new people coming into the hobby in the future will want. I would go for popular players from popular sets, in the best condition you can afford. Examples would be T206 Cobb, 1933 Goudey Ruth, and (in the post-war arena) high grade Mickey Mantle cards from any issue. The supply/demand equation already makes these cards quite expensive today of course, so I'm not predicting they are going to skyrocket in value, but I think they are likely to remain valuable ('good investments' if you will), even if the general level of interest in the sportscard hobby declines.