Broad Leaf 460 Question/Speculation

[JP]

I'm tempted to go after the REA BL460 Cy Young, but I have a concern and want to know if others think it is valid.

With "finds" popping up here and there such as the recent Drum find, I'm concerned about buying what might be considered the most notable BL 460. If there was ever a Broad Leaf find, wouldn't it be reasonable to assume that a popular player like Cy Young would be more likely to survive in a collection than a relatively unknown like Charlie O'Leary?

I don't have enough raw card knowledge to have a real idea of how many BL 460s exist, and I have no idea if the Young is a 1 of 1, but I'd hate for the population of this card to ever go up dramatically overnight. Is my concern valid or am I being idiotically paranoid? I know I'm leaving myself open to ridicule, so please don't hijack this thread with insults.

I've owned 3 BL460s in the past, none with anything but abused reverses...

[pkaufman]

It has often been stated that the premium for HOFers with a tough back such as the Cy Young Broadleaf 460 is reduced because most collectors are more interested in the back variety. I wouldn't focus so much on potential finds, because I think the possibility of such is slim.

[barrysloate]

There's no way to predict what might be found one day, but a hoard of BL460 seems very remote.

[cfc1909]

I would like to know what 3 BL 460s you have owned? after that I will be willing to give some info.

[JP]

Originally Posted by cfc1909

I would like to know what 3 BL 460s you have owned? after that I will be willing to give some info.

Email me then and we'll talk about which I've owned and when. But it isn't relevant to this thread and I don't follow how that information affects the info you have for me. If you have anything that might be helpful to this current thread, please post it. I should not have even mentioned it in my intro if it is going to be a distraction, but I posted it as it is relevant to the point that I've never owned one with such a clean reverse.

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by cfc1909

I would like to know what 3 BL 460s you have owned? after that I will be willing to give some info.

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JP is not looking to learn about the cards, his topic title says it all.
He's looking for speculations, assumptions, theories, he doesn't give a hoot about the cards ... he's a flipper.

He picks brains for profit.

He wouldn't recognize a back specialist if it hit him between the eyes ... and you just did.

Let's help send a flipper to a day camp.

[JP]

Moderators, can you please keep this thread from being hijacked?

[T206DK]

I guess your concern is valid if you are a "flipper" and are concerned with the card not dropping in value. While it's doubtless that there are other Broadleaf 460's out there, they may never surface in any great quantity. Even if a find of a few or a dozen were to occur they would be bought up quickly by advanced collectors and you probably wouldn't see them for sale again for a long time. that's just my guess. The prices would remain steady and would continue to rise as more T206 collectors try add to the demand. I would think it would take a signifigant "find" to cause the value to drop. When I mean signifigant ,I mean enough to satisify everyone who wants one ...I know at least 5 guys who would love one , but can not afford one. Cy Young was one of the most well known names in baseball so the chances of more of his cards surfacing are probably greater than say a common player. there is no way you can go back in time and get in the minds of the people that collected these cards though. they didn't do it for money so their motivation was probably based on love of favorite players, or a favorite team or just the game of baseball in general. My Grandpa saved dozens of tobacco cards , but was not a collector per say. He probably just liked the players , or the look of the card maybe.