Utter Frustration:

[clydepepper]

This card just showed up on EBAY. I had heard of it, but never seen it. Whitlow Wyatt was a cousin of mine and I knew that my collection of his cards would not be complete without this one.

However, it's scarcity (the seller claims there are only 63) allows for a huge asking price ($5,500 obo) - a level I have only
considered for better grade Babe Ruth cards and my Allegheny Mathewson.

Financially, I could pull it off, but I would be hurting for a long time.


Has anyone else found themselves in such a predicament?

1955 Felins Franks - Whitlow Wyatt.jpg

1955 Felins Franks - Whitlow Wyatt b.jpg

Does scarcity equal that sort of value in this case? I'm sorry, I'm just not familiar with the player or the card.

[oldjudge]

Make a nice photocopy and congratulate yourself on saving $5500. There may be no one in the world who values the card as highly as you do. If someday you decide to sell it you will probably take a big hit. Save the money--skip the card.

[PhillipAbbott79]

Make a serious, well thought out offer, win the card and be a legend. If the offer does not work out, wait and cherish a more deserved victory.

[bigfish]

I agree with Jay... You are exactly what the seller is looking for. Turn the tables...offer 1850.00 and say it's good for 12 hours.

[VintageBen]

you could buy a nice 1933 goudey #144 babe ruth for that price. Yes, this might be a great family piece. But what if you had to sell it how much would one pay for it?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by bigfish

I agree with Jay... You are exactly what the seller is looking for. Turn the tables...offer 1850.00 and say it's good for 12 hours.

Obviously I imagine book price is insufficient and it should go for significantly more, but is 5x NM value for a FAIR card rational? In 2012 REA sold a common in 3 for $1600. A Whitt Wyatt SGC 60 went for $2250. A Bobby Morgan raw in VG sold by Huggins and Scott in 2015 went for $2800 the the same card popped up in an REA a year later in 2016 now actually graded SGC 40 and it sold for $2040. They don't come up often so that should help set the market, and they are all significantly nicer than the card in question. Also SGC has graded at least 2 Wyatts and PSA has graded 2. If you offer him the book NM price he should jump on it.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Make a nice photocopy and congratulate yourself on saving $5500. There may be no one in the world who values the card as highly as you do. If someday you decide to sell it you will probably take a big hit. Save the money--skip the card.

Agree.

[swarmee]

I saw that one pop up, and as a Georgia Tech collector, appreciated it. If you want to buy it, I will toss in $100 PayPal.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Does scarcity equal that sort of value in this case? I'm sorry, I'm just not familiar with the player or the card.

This card would be worth more to me as a family member. The Standard Catalog of Vintage Baseball Cards, 3rd Edition (2013) lists the card at 1,250 in NM condition.

As a player, Wyatt had a decent career, capped off with the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers when he went 22-10; led the league in shuouts; one the only World Series game the Dodgers won against the Yankees.

He was also the Atlanta Braves' first pitching coach.