babe ruth m101-5 blank back $294,000

[rjackson44]

sold at goldins any thoughts ,,blank back ..

[nolemmings]

Too many levels up in the atmosphere for me so I don't study this card intently, but note that it has more than tripled since it sold four years ago ($83,650), and same for another SGC 70 that sold two years ago with somewhat lesser centering ($80,663). Then again, a PSA 5 with decent centering sold for $191K last year.

The trend is definitely moving upward from a couple of years ago, but the price in Goldin seems high to me. My prediction--the next time you see it at auction will be with Goldin also.

[rjackson44]

hi todd insane wow

[uniship]

If a Wagner psa 1 is $400k then a Ruth rookie 5.5 for south of $300k seems low in comparison. Imo.

[pokerplyr80]

It is my understanding the back doesn't really change the value of the card much. And yes the price certainly has gone crazy the last couple of years. My thought is the market is finally catching up to what that card should have been worth all along. A rare rookie card of the greatest player of all time should be the most desirable card in the hobby.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Also when people start to get worried about the cardmarket as a whole they jump onto the 'waterside' cards for safe investments.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

It is my understanding the back doesn't really change the value of the card much. And yes the price certainly has gone crazy the last couple of years. My thought is the market is finally catching up to what that card should have been worth all along. A rare rookie card of the greatest player of all time should be the most desirable card in the hobby.

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[MattyC]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

the next time you see it at auction will be with Goldin also.

Well said; I think the underlying logic there is the case with lots of the high-end M101 Ruth sales.