Biggest bargain in cards = Hornsby

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Posted By: identify7

How can it be that a player with his credentials is so unpopular that his PSA7 Diamond Star drew less than $600 recently on eBay?

Also:

'35 Diamond Star GAI 5 = $141
4 = $91

'33 Goudey GAI 4.5 = $292
2 = $75
1 = $37


Surely someone must know his lifetime BA is between Jackson + Cobb. What prices do their cards draw in comparible grades? What did Hornsby do ?

Oh wait, I know. It is just that Goudeys and Diamond Stars are so common. But then why did his V61 Neilsons sell for under $50. in PSA 1?

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Posted By: warshawlaw

Cobb is #1. Being #1 counts for something because it is the best.

Jackson is infamous and a tragic figure. His appeal goes well beyond students of the game.

Ruth is...Ruth. The greatest drawing card and most revolutionary player in history.

Hornsby is perpetually #2, sort of the Vice-President of baseball players. As we all know the vice-presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm piss (so said VP John Nance Garner).

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Posted By: identify7

I am glad that you cleared that up, thank you!

I was concerned that it was part of the vast conspiracy against right handed batters.

Edited to add:

It is probably just a coincidence that the pitcher of warm piss is a southpaw. But the catcher is not.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

how do you know he is a southpaw? All we really know is that he is a long reliever...

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

I give you two credit - that was the best one-two "punch" I've seen in a long time.

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Posted By: Mark

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5217142422

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Posted By: Ray

I thought I got a steal. It was listed under "other" and not "singles-pre 1930". So maybe that kept the price down?

-Ray

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Posted By: cmoking

The PSA population for PSA 7s of the Hornsby card is 48. PSA 8s is 43. PSA 9s is 5. Wow, that's more like a modern 1976 Topps Population report than a 1935 card.

The reason it went for less than $600 is simply due to the supply. More than 95 other people in the world already have that card in near-mint or better (well, that's assuming no one owns more than two, and assuming there are non-PSA graded cards that are NM or better).

Diamond Stars as a whole seem to have very high population reports. The 1933 Goudeys are usually pointed to as plentiful, but if it is, then Diamond Stars are a dime a dozen.

Don't get me wrong, I really like the look of that set, just saying there's plenty of high-end cards in that set.

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Posted By: Bryan

Where is the bargain. Looks like a horrible deal to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5220793171&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

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Posted By: Hal Lewis

I will admit that for a guy with the SECOND-HIGHEST batting average of ALL time...

he doesn't get the appreciation he deserves.

I guess in retrospect...

he should have "thrown" a World Series.

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Posted By: Chris

This is the biggest bargain in Hornsby cards! Population "1" psa, I know of one other that is not slabbed.
Best, Chris
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5207205865&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

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Posted By: Anonymous

this '37 opc held it's own..i have one in sgc 80 that ( a bit nicer of course) i figured was worth $500..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5221079256&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

..perhaps a case of set registry irrationality, but still a strong price.