Marshall fogel the greatest collection in the world
 

Not even close ,,your thoughts.

Sportscard investor terrific video on you tube ,you will faint omg

Depends if you are focusing on high grade or rarity. Perhaps to high grade, not even close to being tops in terms of breadth and rarity.

Fogel
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB2DEXxZDTU

The best is part when he throws them all over the table...

I'm fantasizing on what a top breadth and rarity collection would look like, so many cards with less than ten examples, would be truly impressive.

Fantastic.

Thank you

Amazing collection. Thanks for posting.

Great video.

"You can spend less money, and have just as much fun." Really appreciate this statement/point of view from Mr. Fogel.

What fun. I've had the pleasure of hanging out with Marshall a few times, and he's terrific, such enthusiasm for all things baseball. Nice guy, too. When he outbid me for the WaJo Horner cabinet at the Christies's auction in '96, he came over and apologized!

That was absolutely unreal. And his demeanor is so warm and friendly. Thanks for posting, would love to see a longer cut.

Tom Zappala says Ken Kendrick has the best collection in the world. Sometimes you just got say that both collections are incredible. Attachment 539591

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That's gotta be a $100MM collection!

That was insane. I love how he's so nonchalant about it. Most people with stuff that valuable are "hands off".

I have to admit, that was impressive to see just a little of his collection. I didn't now he had as much memorabilia as he does. I think I'm still more impressed by Barry Halper's collection though. Just because of how he acquired his items a lot of times from the players personally and not just with super deep pockets. But I am impressed with this collection. No doubt.



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There are one or two members here whose collection I would be more interested in seeing. Not taking anything away from his collection but condition rarity doesn’t do it for me like absolute rarity does.

There is no wrong way to collect and this is truly an amazing collection.

I guess the concern is passe, but I do wonder if some of those 8s and 9s had some help.

That '55 Bowman mantle 10 looks like it would grade a 7 today.

Here’s an interview he gave:

https://collectable.com/collectableu...m-mantle-card/

Excerpt: “I have the largest Hall of Famer game used bat collection, bigger than the Hall of Fame’s. It includes a game-used Honus Wagner during his playing career from the great Louisville Slugger find that was “side-written” when shipped back to the Louisville Slugger factory for another. Then I have a Lou Gehrig bat: “To Jerry May you take better advantage than I did.” He wrote that while he was dying. And, yes, I have a Babe Ruth bat. The markings are from 1925 to 1931, so he may have used it to hit his 60th home run in 1927. In the first big book on bats, 90 percent of those featured were mine.”


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I am guessing most of his cards were graded quite a long time ago when standards were more lenient. I would be less concerned about that than if some were not entirely natural. Hopefully that is not the case. But reality being what it is, it would not surprise me. Either way quite a remarkable achievement.

I think the greatest collection in the world is probably Burdick's in storage at the MET or maybe the Fritsch family stuff. Maybe also the OJ authors.

You just have to respect the eccentric understatement of a guy wearing a stretched out Amazon basics sweatshirt that looks like he traded a homeless guy a tuna sandwich for, still having fun with a 100m+ collection after all these years. It's hard not to like.

To make Jeff speechless is an accomplishment! That was a fun video to watch and just an amazing collection and attitude to have.

Thanks!

Bill

Meh, I'm fine with my complete 1987 Topps set. :p

Wow and Wow and Wow

Looks like a Great collection and I wish We all could see it all but what was shown is amazing.

I would love to see all his pre-war cards but what is shown is amazing and the conditions are amazing

Funny when he says he would no 7's in his collection

and funny how he just spreads them out with no care

I was trying to go screen by screen forward to see everything

Sensory Overload

The LOC also has an impressive collection. The online version is had to use, but they have a good collection.

I totally forgot about the LOC collection. And I do think they could/should do a better job of sharing it online.




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It's fun to see how humble he is. He's like a kid in a candy store.

Yes, the majority of these have been altered, and most were graded back when today's NM cards were given 10s & 9s. But it's still an epic collection that I'd be ecstatic to own. I just choose to ignore the fact that 80% of the value in his collection comes from the holders rather than the cards and focus on how cool the cards themselves still are.

I'm also in the camp of being more interested in rare cards in any condition than popular cards in great condition, but I'm happy to see how much joy he gets from the hobby.

Halper’s collection was more remarkable than Fogel’s IMHO.

Still a killer collection.

Nice to see the enjoyment for the cards and spreading them out like commons.

For those who are both absurdly wealthy and enjoy handling their cards like this, the practical security needs must be an annoyance. I’d be scared to have a tenth of that sitting around.

I wonder what the insured value of this collection is... $100 million?

Here is a video of the D’Backs collection (Ken Kendrick) I took at The National. Similar to Marshall Fogals collection.

https://youtu.be/t9lSnTMZyQo

The most incredible card collection I have ever seen. WOW!!

Yes, impressive collection

Marshall looks like he's having fun. What more can you ask?
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Great video and absolutely amazing collection.

Nice to see that he's a passionate collector!
 

It's nice to see he's a passionate collector!

I'd certainly like to see another episode featuring his Carl Horner Cabinets!

Patrick

Just watched the video. I noticed that many of his cards appeared to have the MBA Sticker on the front of the slabs. I was curious as to what are the opinions of some of you regarding that?

I look at that and just think about PWCC's High End/Top % designation. And have no interest in any card with that sticker.

Thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

In the past (i.e. pre-pandi), it seemed like the PWCC stickers drove prices up for those items, typically well above the historical price, often 30-50%. It could be that there were auction shenanigans coming into play, because you never know.

Am I a fan? Not really. And particularly not a fan if I have to pay a big fat premium to get it.

I don't care about the stickers personally. I wouldn't pay a premium for a card that has one. But if it was priced fairly and I wanted it I would buy it but not for the sticker. Just because I want it.



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+1 to what Rhett said, except that there at least a dozen Ner54 members whose collections I would be more interested in seeing.

I could not believe how cavalierly he treated those cards. It seemed to me he was disrespecting them (not to mention scratching the slabs). I did not understand it at all.

I had the same reaction. Why would you unnecessarily scratch the slabs like that?

I didn't see it quite way though I see how it could be interpreted like that.
I saw it like he was having fun showing the hobby and/or public his passion. I am guessing he has connections to get something re-holdered if he wants to. If it's about having fun, as we all say it should, then he was living it in that video. My 1st national (I think), maybe 2nd, it was around '99 or 2000, I had dinner with him, Scott B, Doug Allen and one other person, whom I don't remember. That was an interesting night.
For me, personally, I collect rarity but that doesn't diminish his collection an iota. It's a historic and great collection, he has. All things considered, that '52 Mantle, is possibly the nicest baseball card in existence. And this coming from someone who, if value was no consideration, would rather have lot's of other cards. Great stuff!

Thank you leon agree 100 pct ,fun fun

The best thing about Marshall's collection is that he's a lovely guy.

Years ago when I was a big '38 Goudey collector I reached out to him to see if he had any dupes. We had an outstanding exchange of emails, he is a really knowledgeable guy and happy to share his knowledge, which is not something everyone does.

We've had a number of very pleasant conversations over the years, and I'm always left thinking he's just a great guy.

I found myself looking at the stuff on the walls in the video, which seems just as cool as the cards.

-Al

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Even Better Yet...
 

Unless the Texas oilman Don Spence has sold his collection, it's got to be up there among the top ten.....huge, high grade and top of the top for many of the Topps sets!

I love him saying he will be buried in a pyramid with his Mantle lol. Amazing.

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I thought Don sold a big part of his collection to Thomas Tull many years ago?

He did. Nat Turner owns the high grade Mantles from that collection now. Looks like Tull didn't keep it long.

EXTENDED CUT VIDEO 90 Minutes
 

EXTENDED CUT: The Greatest Sports Card and Memorabilia Collection of All Time! Marshall Fogel SLABS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4glWKPt5WQ4

Thx robert

I cringed at the tossing of those slabs on the table. But then again I get ticked at a '67 high number that arrives in a scratched slab.

Each unto their own - obviously someone with the means to afford a collection like that can do whatever they want with their slabs. I'm sure PSA would re-holder them all whenever he wants gratis just for the publicity.

Anyone that has some spare time should watch this. Seems like a really good person.

Splash another million on the table. Please...go ahead.

:cool::cool::cool:

A few days ago in another thread we listed the ten greatest cards in the hobby. Other than the 1952 Topps Mantle my guess is that Marshall has none. Since every card in Marshall’s collection is PSA8 or above he almost certainly has no 19th century cards or maybe just a type or two. He would also have no E107s or W600s, etc. No T206 Wagner, no Baltimore News Ruth, no T210 Jackson, no E107 Wagner, probably no Ruth rookie, no W600 Cobb. For me it would be really hard to call this the greatest card collection in the hobby.

More game used hall of fame bats than the hall of fame has. Amazing.

I had no idea a game used Koufax glove would be so rare.

Not really my definition of "The greatest collection" --
Obviously a a great collection but I'd be more interested in older and rarer cards that may not even exist in slabs of PSA 8 or better...

There was a t206 Wagner in that video.

Marshall said every card in his collection was PSA 8 or above and we know where the only 8 is.

My thoughts precisely. Unless perhaps he was making a tacit mental exception for that card while making that declaration.

Marshall does have an incredible collection of game used items as well.
Koufax gloves are rare. I have seen 6 Koufax gloves, and have owned three of them. His statement that he has never seen another signed, game used Koufax glove is correct, but there are at least 2 other signed gloves that exist but have never been publicly available. I used to own both, and still have one.

He showed an ungraded Wagner that appeared to be in high grade (for Wagner) but certainly not an 8.

Gotcha. I guess his statements around grades didn't include that piece.

The only T206 WAGNER I saw was a reprint on the Wagner photo.

Same here. That Horner photo is amazing.

I have to agree with Jay, Fogel has a great collection, but it is not just all about the grading and condition. If you are a Registry worshipper and grading is what counts most, then maybe. But if a true collector, I feel rarity and historical importance are so much more significant. Many of us on here have items that are so much rarer (and with possibly more historical significance) than probably anything Fogel has in his collection. It isn't necessarily all just about dollars and cents, and/or the grade on the slab.

Seemed like a lot of the memorabilia he had on the walls might be pretty rare, and with historical significance.

I was agreeing with Jay, who specifically talked about his CARD collection. Weren't talking it in regard to the memorabilia.