What’s your top 3 want list?
 

As of right now,

1) 1932 caramel Ruth
2) 1910 e98 Cobb (I know, value trap)
3) kill the gopher tearing up my backyard.

The first two happens before I get my third wish item...

Good luck with the gopher - absolute nightmare.

52 Topps Mantle (now well out of my range)
33 Goudey Ruth - any variation (quickly realizing I may have missed the boat on this one)
T206 Young Portrait

Realistically my top 3:

Young Portrait
33 Goudey Dean
Allen and Ginter King Kelly

1. Mello-Mint Hal Chaee
2. Rose Company Postcards Hal Chase
3. E92 Nadja Hal Chase
3a. D303 General Baking Hal Chase

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I too wanted a 32 caramel ruth...this will likely never happen...additionally...replacing my green t206 cobb may not fabricate either. These are/were top 3 for me.

#1 wuld be the T216 Miller I need to complete my run.

E90 Tris Speaker
T227 Ty Cobb
T205 Cobb

E224 Walter Johnson
M131 Cobb
14CJ Cobb
51B Mantle
21 Exhibits Ruth
33G Ruth #53
PC796 Cobb/Wagner
PC796 Speaker
PC796 Johnson

I can never decide on these things so I guess it would be whatever opportunity popped up with any 3 of the above.

My want list of one: T206 Cobb bat off PSA 5. That would complete my T206 Cobb quartet. I have an extra Bat On Cobb PSA 5 - anyone interested in an even up swap?

I had a good year last year and knocked off a few of my top 10 want list. My want list is usually intermingled with modern and prewar. So this new top 3 would be described as fluid, especially minus the modern.

1) Cap Anson card.... (My son is named after him...I asked my wife if we could spend our tax return on the Anson posted a couple days ago on BST....she said no)
2) Cobb B18 felt / Cobb T202 triple fold
2.5) Johnson B18 felt / Johnson individual anything
3) Speaker T205 / E90-1
4) Gehrig Wheaties fielding pose
5) 1915 CJ Groh and Roush

T206 DRUM
T206 COBB bat on
And a certain rare T206 error I doubt I ever get a chance at.

I'd settle for a PSA 1 (or even auth) of
33 Gehrig
T206 Cobb - any
T205 Walter Johnson

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Both good choices! What does the PC796 cost?

1) 1935 Goudey Ruth 5A back
2) 1927 Exhibit Gehrig
3) T202 any Cobb

I've only seen one and it wasn't for sale.

Zeenut DiMaggio
Bond Bread Jackie Portrait
52 Red Man Mays

There is a n28 cap anson in the BST right now.

53 Mays and Haddix to complete set


and laugh away....

54 Red Heart McMillan to complete set
Every dang one is I can find that isn't trashed is graded 6-9 and they want a fortune for it! I want an ungraded VG/Ex or Ex card

All football for me:

1928 Star Player Candy Paddy Driscoll
1934 Diamond Matchbooks Link Lyman
1934 Diamond Matchbooks Walt Kiesling

m114 Don Newcombe (portrait version)

m113 James or "Death Valley" Scott

1957 m114 poster - Al Kaline or Frank House

Aug 10, 1901 Police Gazette supplement of "Christy" Mathewson - issue #1251 - with 2 text lines

1914 CJ Cobb
1915 CJ Cobb
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle

Not sure any is realistic but you never know.

But if you kill all the gophers, they'll lock you up and throw away the key.

1958 Alifabolaget Pele
1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson
1957 Topps Bill Russell

E91a Oldring
'51 Topps Redback panel Feller/Holmes (Boston)
Any one of the (3)- 4 card '41 Playball uncut panels I still need.

E107 George Davis
T206 Magie
OJ Deacon White

Top 3
 

52 Topps Mantle (why do I always get rid of my favorite cards?)
Cracker Jack Joe Jackson
T206 Cobb Red Portrait

Next on the list would be
Cracker Jack Cobb
38 Goudey DiMaggio
85 Topps McGwire PSA 10

Chris, PM me your address.

Mike trout bowman chrome auto 2009
Jackie Robinson 1948 Leaf
Willie Mays 1951 Bowman


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Top 3 cards
 

For me, I would love to acquire:

1) T3 Ty Cobb
2) 1921 E121 Babe Ruth
3) 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson

Great lists !!
Good luck.

Mine?

#3 1988 Topps #275 Kevin Seitzer (RC)
#2 1990 Donruss #32 Ben McDonald (Rated Rookie)
#1 1989 Fleer #616 Billy Ripken (F*** Face error)

There are some really neat want lists in this thread and I hope everyone can at least attempt one of their prizes. For me it's,

Baseball:
1939 Father & Son Shoes Athletics\Phillies
1912 T207 Chester "Red" Hoff
1954 Johnston Cookies Hank Aaron

For everything else:
1926 Spalding Champions Francis Ouimet
1951 Topps Ringside "Irish Bob" Murphy
1953 Parkhurst Ted Lindsay
1951 Bowman Tom Landry

Love the golf/boxing checklist.

Spic & Span Die cut Hank Aaron
National Tea Al Rosen
N246 Kinney Sullivan fighting pose

3 Babes and a Mick:

W575-2 Ruth
Butter Cream Ruth
1949 Leaf Premium Ruth (blue background)
1954 Stahl-Meyer Mantle

They're out there, I just haven't bid enough yet.

Isn't there a butter cream ruth up for auction right now? Those never surface!

E95 Honus Wagner
BSF Honus Wagner
1958 Kahn's Roberto Clemente
1961 Key Chain Insert Roberto Clemente

1. T206 Red Cobb Portrait - fair to poor

2. T206 Matty Portrait - fair

3. T206 Red Chance Portrait - good to VG

I need about 8 more on top of these to complete my subset, but these are at the top of the list.

Bill

My top 3 would be E92 red crofts of Evers, Shean, and Barry. These are the last 3 known red crofts I need for the set. Luckily, I know where all 3 are, they just aren't for sale.

White Whale......
 

#1 1961 Fleer #7 Signed Carl Braun PSA/DNA Slabbed
#2 1961 Fleer #7 Signed Carl Braun PSA/DNA Slabbed
#3 1961 Fleer #7 Signed Carl Braun PSA/DNA Slabbed

$5k finders fee :)

Peace, Mike

There are a lot of cards that I really want. I'll say these are the three cards that if my wife told me that I could only pick up three more cards (~somewhat reasonably priced) and then needed to go on a long hiatus, these would be what I would want to get:

(1) 1914 or 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb
(2) E93 or E94 Ty Cobb
(3) 1934 Goudey #37 or 1934 WWG #92 Lou Gehrig

Top 3
 

Here we go:

1) CJ Ed Cicotte, either year- best pose in the sets

2) 1968 Topps 3D Roberto Clemente

3) E98 Bill Dahlen Black Swamp

Trent King

W600 sam crawford cincinnati reds
E107 jake beckley
N172 bid mcphee

W600 LaRoy (LeRoy)
RoseCo PC Niles
Any NYAL E107

WL
 

67 T punch out Mays
58 Packard Bell Mays
1960s meadow gold Mays

Great lists. Having ticked off a Lajoie from my 2021 “goals” list, here is a simple list for the next 10 months:

1 T206 Gandil
2 1953 Topps Satchel Paige
3 T206 Green Cobb or Bat On or Bat Off

Top Three Daydream:

1) E94 Color Run - Ty Cobb

2) E94 Color Run - Cy Young

3) E94 Color Run - Honus Wagner

1909 Cabanas/1910 Punch Carlos “El Chino” Moran
1923-24 Tomas Gutierrez Oscar “Heavy” Johnson
1924-25 Aguilitas Segundas Alejandro Oms

Immediate ones:
N162 Dempsey
N162 Jem Smith
Cohen Weenen Johnson(standing)

There is. It's hand-cut and graded A, but like you say they never surface.

1904 Allegheny - Wagner

That's all.

It's still available because my wife said no. :)

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Tough to do just 3, so my top few for the year

T210 Jackson
E107 Mathewson and Young
W600 Mathewson and Plank
T204 Johnson

Would love to talk of anyone has one of the aforementioned and happy to pay a referral fee for an introduction to someone who sells me one

E90-2 or Tip Top bread Wagner
T205 Cobb
34 Goudey Gehrig (either)

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Top 3 2021 Want List
 

Want list is one thing it`s the funds being another but here goes...
1-1939 Ted Williams Play Ball
2-1948 Jackie Robinson Old Gold
3-1952 Berk Ross Willie Mays or T 206 Johnson Portrait

Ryan, let's add a Baltimore News Ruth to your list, shall we? :)

For me, more general-

-Add another cool T206 printing error
-Add another tough T206 rare back
-Possibly acquire another '52 Topps Mantle(*)

(*)After stupidly selling my PSA 3.5 way too soon...although I did use the funds to acquire a Game Used Jeter Rookie Bat, a final season Game Worn Jeter Full Uniform, and a PSA 9 '93 SP Jeter Rookie...so I can't complain. :)

1933 Goudey Ruth (any)
1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson
1948 Leaf Ted Williams

Mine
 

Tip Top Wagner
CJ JAckson ( sux ,i used to have 11 overall)
Victory Cobb

1903 E107 Christy Mathewson (any condition)
1908 PC760 Rose Postcard Walter Johnson (any condition)
1912 T227 Series of Champions Ty Cobb (centered)

T205 Johnson, Hindu back
1914 Pritchard Stamp Mathewson
T205 Karger, Cycle back

51 Bowman Mantle
PSA 4-5 Red Portrait Cobb
E90-1 Shoeless Joe

I also want another 48 Leaf Jackie but that’s being greedy. ;)

Harder than it sounds
 

I’m just not certain which to include?

The cards I can’t find, or the cards I can’t afford?
I guess either way I don’t end up with them!:o

Maybe these three strike the balance:

E210 York Caramel Paul Waner
E90-1 Wagner Batting
1934 Gehrig #61

1901 Police Gazette Matty
W600 Matty
T205 Cycle Matty

Anyone see a theme??

T205 Cycle Matty
T205 Hoblitzell
Sport Kings Bobby Jones

This is easy for me.

W600 Jesse Burkett
Mallorquina Willie Foster
Cabanas or Punch Pete Hill

My list isn't hard to find - it's more about price and condition so I'll pull the trigger on at least 1 or 2 this year I hope.

1. T205 Joss. (Cross this one off thanks to net54 BST
2 54T Banks Rc
3. E120 Grover Alexander or other card (Cubs uniform)

1) T206 Cobb Bat Off
2) O'Hara St. L
3) Demmitt St. L

Top 3 want list
 

Wish for and want are two different things for me

Wish for
Old mills, Texas Tommy, or Boston garter Joe Jackson
1916 Babe Ruth Advertising back
1916-1919 Boston Redsox Felix Mendelssohn Ruth

Want list
1921 e121 Babe Ruth
1914 CJ Joe Jackson
1912 Colgan Chip Joe Jackson

Jeff

In no particular order:

N172 Billy Sunday
1933 Goudey Ruth #181
1952 Jackie

1952 National Tea Bread label - Mickey Vernon
1917 Merchants Bakery - Walter Johnson
1953-54 Briggs Meats 2-card panel with Pete Runnels
Any Sam Rice card I don't have

1954 esskay jehosie heard
1953-54 briggs meats tommy byrne
1955 armour coin mickey mantle gold or/and silver

1954 Topps Aaron
1952 Berk Ross Jackie
1953 Topps Satchel

Want List
 

In order to complete the set of 407:

1952 Topps Robinson
1952 Topps Mays
1952 Topps Mathews

Sorry about that; #1 is T206 Joe Kelley. I could have sworn I had acquired him years ago. Perhaps I always thought I had his card and passed on opportunities along the way. There was a Polar Bear version on eBay the other day. Poor condition; was tempted to make a bid on it, but since finding net54, i haven’t really wandered there lately.

happy to just list one:

1921 Zeenut Sam Crawford

So many choices, but just sticking to vintage and cards that I would probably never sell once they are in my collection:

1) T213 Scoops Carey
2) T213 Bill Cranston
3) 1974 Topps (basketball) Larry Finch PSA 10

Best of luck to everyone in trying to knock cards of their list this year!