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Old 03-18-2017, 08:04 AM
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What would you guys say are top 3 cards in highest demand of Ruth, Cobb, and Shoeless Joe? Besides Baltimore News and Ruth Rookies, Old Mill Joe Jax, and Cobb back red portrait, what would you guys say are the top 3 cards in highest demand of each of these players?
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Old 03-18-2017, 08:10 AM
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ruth...they're all hot...especially early caramels/exhibits/mid 20's caramels/goudeys

cobb...t206/rare postcards/CJ of course

JJ...e90-1/CJ are king
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Old 03-18-2017, 08:23 AM
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Ruth - Goudeys

Cobb - CJs and T206s

JJ - CJs
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Old 03-18-2017, 08:36 AM
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On Cobb, I agree that it is the Cracker Jacks (14,15), any of several rare postcards, and the W600. I do think that the t-227, green t206, and t-3 deserve a mention.

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Old 03-18-2017, 08:39 AM
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Joe Jackson 1910 Old Mill is actually the king of the Shoeless Joe cards. Then CJ and E90

On Cobb, I agree that it is the Cracker Jacks (14,15), any of several rare postcards, and the green t206. I do think that the t-227 and t-3 deserve a mention.

Ruth- his rookie, the Baltimore Sun, and the goudeys (though there are other more rare and expensive cards from his time in Boston, the goudeys have to be mentioned.) if only Cracker Jack had included him!
i don't consider the OM JJ as its out of reach of most!

And of course the M101-6 is now hot since I sold mine 2 years ago!!!!

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Old 03-18-2017, 08:56 AM
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Pete, i edited when I read the Baltimore news, the rookie, and jj old mill were not options. I am sorry about your loss.
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And speaking if m101-6 ruth...have there even been many recent sales????
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For Ruth, it's not the most expensive but certainly is one of his most desired cards. And for Cobby, maybe a T206 RED......and for Joe J....maybe a CJ.
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Ruth:

1933 Goudeys of course
1933 Sport Kings
1921 Frederick Foto definately deserves a mention

Ty Cobb:

e101
Cracker Jack
Maybe E120 or 1921 Exhibits?

Shoeless Joe:

E90-1
Cracker Jack
m101-4 or m101-5????

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Old 03-20-2017, 08:57 AM
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I'm going with the budget versions of the cards because I think most chase these cards knowing others are way too expensive:

Ruth:
Kashin

Cobb:
E121

Jax:
W514 strip

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I'm going with the budget versions of the cards because I think most chase these cards knowing others are way too expensive:

Ruth:
Kashin

Cobb:
E121

Jax:
W514 strip
You could probably get a WG card of Jax that might look a little better than the W514 for a bit less money.
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Old 03-22-2017, 08:27 AM
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That's true. I don't collect the game cards so I was thinking more along the lines of sets, but the game is a set too.
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Old 03-22-2017, 09:44 AM
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Joe Jackson: Texas Tommy
Babe Ruth: E121 Throwing
Ty Cobb: T3, T227
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I personally like the d304 Cobb. They also seem to be selling well lately.
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I personally like the d304 Cobb. They also seem to be selling well lately.
As someone who just picked up a beautiful SGC 20 D304 General Baking Cobb, I could not agree more.
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I personally like the d304 Cobb. They also seem to be selling well lately.
Yes, that card has been on my want list.
I am surprised nobody mentioned Joe Jax collins mccarthy.
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Old 03-23-2017, 10:22 AM
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A Ruth card, for sheer eye appeal, the 1926 Exhibit pose is one heck of a card. Classic and just oozes vinatge. Beautiful.
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The best Ty Cobb card of them all is his T-3. There are at least a dozen really beautiful cards of The Georgia Peach, but the T-3 is second to none. --Brian Powell
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D304 Cobby was the first card used for a Net54baseball T shirt...for a reason. I still think I like the T205 a bit better but I really like the D304s...

Demand is a bit determinant on price. Everyone wants a Ruth Rookie, and they aren't particularly rare, but they are in huge demand at a certain price and not as much at another. Maybe the better question is posed with price "not" determinant and price determinant? And for some eye candy the D304s I used to own, with Cobby...the bottom Rucker made it back into the current collection...




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A Ruth card, for sheer eye appeal, the 1926 Exhibit pose is one heck of a card. Classic and just oozes vinatge. Beautiful.
I couldn't agree more. If that card were released in a "standard size," guys would go ga-ga over it. Never mind that everyone adores the enormous T3 and the tiny t206. The 21 Exhibits and the exhibits series of champions are also amazing, and nicer than ANY standard cards released of Ruth prior to the Goudeys. Here is a side by side of a standard card and the exhibit with the same image. Bigger IS better. And since Cobb is included in this thread, I will include him too. The beauty of the image is multiplied 100x over on an exhibit or a postcard. And it's not like these "standard" cards had stat or bio-backs, so that distinction wouldn't fly either.
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Orlando,

Your graphic comparison should be most compelling for the unconvinced, or the tunnel-visioned malcontents that insist "important cards" are only chosen from what was the standard size of that time period. I sometimes term their malady as being "standard-sized card challenged".

The same thing occurs on the post-war side, too.

On the other hand, with the prime focus recently on the Lou Gehrig Exhibit, some collectors are finally starting to think "outside the box". It's not good if we all think alike anyway; variety is the spice of life. Moreover, to the point, if you see the beauty and the refined aesthetics in some of the over-sized cards, and your rivals do not, or are blinded by their own assumptions etc, that means less competition for you in pursuing them. That point is also quite profound.

Orlando, if you wish me to delete this for your own sake, simply PM me.

For now, food for thought. Remember what your Mother taught you, "chew your food well, dear."

I just wish I could afford a T-3 Ty Cobb. What a masterpiece! Even if Ty was the player most often chosen by collectors back in the 1910s, and thus the most "common", think about what the ravages of time, handling, and sunlight did to almost all of them..............

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Well said! Would have made for a great PM. But, please leave it up. This is a forum, after all.

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Default Cobb, Jackson, Ruth

I'll guess these 3 (not in any specific order) for each...

Cobb:
1914 CJ
W600
1907 Postcards

Ruth:
1917 Boston Store / Collins McCarthy
1915 Red Sox Team Postcard
Frederick Foto

Jackson:
1914 CJ
E-90
M-101 (ad back)
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Now because you own a Frederick Foto it’s more important than an M101 Ruth rookie??? Get real!!!!!
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Now because you own a Frederick Foto it’s more important than an M101 Ruth rookie??? Get real!!!!!
Read the thread Vintageclout.
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My apology. Excluding the ‘14 and ‘16 Ruth rookie cards, I would say the ‘15 postcard, ‘17 CM/BS issues and the ‘21 E121 Boston Pitching Pose. I choose the 1921 E121 over the Frederick Foto because its ultra-desirable and somewhat scarce (as opposed to Ruth Goudey’s). The FF Ruth is so rare, it falls in the category of “out of sight, out of mind”. Yet, it is a great card.

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Now because you own a Frederick Foto it’s more important than an M101 Ruth rookie??? Get real!!!!!
So many other spectacular Ruth scarcities including his 1928/29 Star Player Candy issues; 1921 National Caramel, 1933 Uncle Jacks and his 1920 M101-6 Felix Mendelssohn Yankees issue. FYI, one of Ruth’s RAREST cards just might be his 1917-1919 M101-6 Felix Mendelssohn BOSTON version. I have seen only ONE surface in the past 10+ years, and know of only one other example.
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E122/e220 are super tough.
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E122/e220 are super tough.
So true Peter. I can’t seem to fill that Ruth E122 void in my collection.
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I adore my small Ruth collection, but somehow the m101-6 Ruth that I have seems to attract my eye more than the others every time. It’s large and in charge!
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I adore my small Ruth collection, but somehow the m101-6 Ruth that I have seems to attract my eye more than the others every time. It’s large and in charge!
Hey Tom it’s JoeT. Hope all is well and I’m glad you’re enjoying your M101-6 Ruth! One of my favorites as well, and Ruth’s first Yankee card (along with his Headin Home subjects & some strips).

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I guess I would squeeze the 1910 Clement Brothers Ty Cobb somewhere on this list. Any issue of one of these guys with a combined pop of 5 or less definitely has more demand than supply.

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I'll guess these 3 (not in any specific order) for each...

Cobb:
1914 CJ
W600
1907 Postcards

Ruth:
1917 Boston Store / Collins McCarthy
1915 Red Sox Team Postcard
Frederick Foto

Jackson:
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E-90
M-101 (ad back)
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My vote on Cobb...

1907 W600
1907 Seamless Steel Tubes postcard
1910 Hubel or 1908 ALPC
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And your Steel PC should be at the top of the Cobb list.
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Most desirable is a relative term. I think this is my 3rd (successive) one of these in my collection. When a nice one comes up the competition is always there, unfortunately. This is a 4 but my previous 2.5 above was easily as nice and a bit better centered. Glad a board member has it now.
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I do love this card, and I appreciate you selling it, Leon. I see a perfect 5-7 in your future someday.
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Damn, gorgeous 2.5!
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My Jackson dream card is the Texas Tommy. Haven't seen one in the marketplace for years.
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