Help me decide: Which would you rather have?

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

(PSA 5)

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Posted By: Patrick McHugh

Jeff, the plows candy hands down. The card is so uncommon and the pose is fantastic.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Wow....tough decision. I'd go with the Orange Border Cobb in a very close call over the Plow's Cobb. Then again that Casey Stengel.......


No...I'd definitely go with the Orange Border Cobb.





I think...

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Posted By: Bob Pomilla

The Plow's for the same sentiments. Aesthetics and rarity.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

stengel, no question about it...

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Posted By: Dave S

Stengel!!

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

T210 series 6 Stengel, Maysville

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Posted By: joe

The Orange Border Cobb, the Plows 2nd.

Joe

Ty Cobb, Spikes flying!

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Posted By: Wesley

Stengel

Those are all great cards though.

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

All are worth keeping, but if I had to choose I'd keep the Orange border Cobb based on scarcity and condition.

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Posted By: Turner Engle

OB Cobb

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Posted By: JK

Plow's Cobb - easy.

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Posted By: B.C.Daniels

what is your intent?

investment?
historical appreciation?
rarity??
collectability?
bragging rights?

these factor into the decision. The Plows stands out right away as the item I would want for a combination of the above reasons.What's yours?


BcD

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Posted By: Wesley

No one has mentioned the Croft Cobb or the E90-2 Wagner.

Are caramel cards not as popular these days?

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Hmm..intent. I pretty much buy whatever I like - no thoughts about price appreciation. I suppose the image is most important followed by rarity.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Wes, I think nobody has mentioned the E92 and the Wagner because those are not nearly as rare/scarce as the other cards shown.

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Posted By: Wesley

You're probably right, Dan. The E90-2 Wagner is a very easy card. But the Croft Candy is actually pretty tough.....maybe tougher than the orange border. Maybe people don't like it because the same image is recycled in several caramel sets and several tobacco sets.

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Posted By: Steve Dawson

That one's easy for me...I'd take the E92 Cobb (or any version of that Cobb pose) in an absolute heartbeat. It's in the Top-3 of all cards I'm currently looking for.

Steve

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Wes, I didn't realize the Croft's was that rare. But I think you're right the image is common so that's probably the reason it hasn't been mentioned.

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Posted By: MVSNYC

jeff- will you be bidding on one/some of these?

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Mike, yes. As for the E92 Cobb, it's probably the rarest of all the reclining bat Cobbs. And off the top of my head I think there are at least 5 cards with that pose and I'm sure I'm missing some.

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Posted By: Paul

Plow's Cobby !!!

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Posted By: Rob

Plows Candy! followed by OB

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Posted By: MVSNYC

jeff- between REA & Mastro's, my head is spinning...great time of the year, not to mention, i am having a beer & watching "baseball tonight"...i love April!

i have little yellow post-its in hand, and i'm flagging off Mastro's catalog, i love those Horner photos...any guess on how much they'll go for?

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Posted By: Harry Wallace (HW)

The E300 followed by the T210.

I wish that I had to make this decision with my collection.

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Posted By: E, Daniel

I'd go with the orange borders, mainly because the plows has always looked more like a newspaper/magazine 'supplement' to me than a card or cabinet...

I'll take the 'common' e90-2 as restitution for the suffering of knowing I can't afford any of them, if you please


Daniel

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Posted By: Andrew

I would keep the Stengel. . .

Andrew

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Posted By: RC McKenzie

I like the e300's. I used to have a Bill Dahlen, but I traded it away because of the design. I've heard some folks say that they look like lobby cards and I agree.

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Posted By: Dan Koteles

sell me the Crof'ts candy and this will eliminate one of your problems. Now you can jump up and down ,cause I spared you the Plow's !

you have some problems ,eh?

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Posted By: Richard

Crofts Candy - hands down!

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Posted By: Cat

Jeff:

If you don't have a Wagner portrait then you need one...that e90-2 is a beautiful card. It has not been hard to find lately because the escalation of prices for ALL Wagner portaits have brought more and more to the market. Once all the e90-2s that have been brought out are safely secured in collections then you may find that there is a period of time that they seem very hard to find. In a nutshell my point is that there is a cycle that the e90-2s seem easy to find right now but that may change for the next cycle (couple of years).

I think the Plows and Orange Borders are ugly so I am biased against those cards. Personally, I have never wanted to own rare cards for the simple fact that they are rare. My opinion would be different if you were collecting sets of Plows or Orange Borders.

The Stengel card is nice. T210s of HOFers are hard to come by, but he was an average player and only known as a great manager because he had a lot to work with on those Yankee teams. Soooo...why get his card.

The e92 is very nice and I believe its value is due for a blip upward if you care about that....not a bad way to go.

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Posted By: quan

the stengel is overrated in my opinion, it's either jax or bust for me with the t210s

if i had to pick i'd take the e300 cobb first and the e92 2nd by a long shot over the others.

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Posted By: Dylan

If that orange borders Cobb isnt a 1 of 1 its gotta pretty close. While the Wagner is nice its not nearly as tough as the other examples, i see E90 Wagners for sale on an almost weekly basis. I think id have to go with the Orange Borders first, all considered. But those Stengal T210's are very scarce, and in high demand too! Really there all such great cards Id just see what looks to be the best deal, you cant go wrong with any of those choices!

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Posted By: Brad

I'd take the T210 Stengel !!!!!!!! The E90-2 Wanger would be my 2nd choice~!

If anyone has a E90-2 Wanger for sale, raw or low grade 1-2, please lmk!

business_1012002@yahoo.ca

Brad

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Posted By: Bruce MacPherson

The Plow's Cobb or the E90-2 Wagner. I love the E92 Cobb, but if I am not mistaken, you already have that pose. I mean looking at the back of a card can be nice for a few seconds but the front is where the desirability lies. The Plow's you may never see again for many years and it is a cool batting pose. And the Wagner pose, is well, THE Wagner pose.

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Posted By: Peter Spaeth

Just based on aesthetics I like the Wagner followed by the E92.

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Posted By: Joe D.

none of those are the ones you are going to go really strong on!

I have my eye on the real Lichtman lot. Although I don't want to compete with you.


edit to play along (based only on personal likes not value):

1) Orange Cobby
2) E90-2 Wagner
3) E92 Cobb
4) Stengel
5) Plow's Cobb

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Holy crap, Joe, did I miss one? Point it out! There's actually about 60 more lots that I marked off...but those seem to be the top ones that I really like the most.

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Posted By: paulstratton

Plow's Cobb.

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Posted By: ScottIngold

IMO for what its worth.......

Plows with the orange border a close second.

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Posted By: RC

I'd go with the Stengel - Only because he was a great character for the game for so many years.

RC

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Posted By: Sean Coe

Orange border Cobb no question.

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Posted By: peter chao

Jeff,

Have you decided which one your going to keep.

Peter

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Peter, no, these cards are all in the upcoming REA and Mastro auctions. I'm not sure which of these (amongst a few others) that I'll be doing my best to grab.