Best pre war card to spend 1k on?
 

Anyone have fun ideas for a good pre war card to spend around 1k on? Something in lower grade. Would be cool to see what great cards can still be had at that price

Cobb at his most classic
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403845398217

Close to $1000.

More Focus , perhaps ?
 

So give us a few basics of your wantlist and we'll all take it from there and flood your inbox , after we all get back to the real world on Tuesday ; E.G. , years preferable or acceptable , player or team , set , condition boundaries , etc. etc.........wild hunch but might that tax refund just be burning a hole in your pocket.? LOL: Join the club . I've found myself lingering more than is prudent looking at my E-Bay "watchlist" of cards which I would not otherwise be rationally considering. Good hunting.

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If we are talking investment, at that price point you would be better off going a bit postwar and picking up a nice Jackie Robinson card. if sentiment, just buy whatever card of a player you enjoy and want to have for a long time.

I’m on the same thought path as Adam but I think Robinson cards have already appreciated a lot. I would say a nice Larry Doby card. He broke the color barrier in the AL only a little after Robinson and had a stellar career. I think his contribution to baseball will become more appreciated in the future and the value of his cards will pop.

That really depends on you. A card that one collector considers "good" or "great" can leave another collector thoroughly unimpressed.

If you're merely looking for a blue-chip-investment-opportunity-with-the-potential-for-a-great-ROI, I'm sure others will chime in with a list of cards.

If you're looking to collect pre-war cards, it might be better to figure out what speaks to you before dropping a grand on something.

You should be able to get a nice Greenberg Diamonds Stars for that. That would be my choice. A visually stunning and widely collected issue and Greenberg is arguably the biggest star in the set. With a little shopping you should be able to find one with good eye appeal in the $1000 range.

t206
 

Im thinking maybe I'll save and wait to try to get a low grade t206 cobb? Really like those and have been sticking with collecting with t206's. I was thinking that or a card of a hard to find hall of famer would be cool? Any ideas for that? Like someone without a ton of cards from their playing days.

In response to the title request for BEST pre-war card to buy AND one that is a FUN IDEA and not strictly an investment decision.......one that allows you to finally complete a set you've been trying to finish for years, or otherwise cross off your checklist a card you've been looking to get, or a particular player you've been looking to find a card of, for a long, long time. In other words, a card that makes YOU happy!

And absent, or maybe as an adjunct to that, one that is not in a mainstream, overly collected set. Seems everyone has Goudey or T206 cards. Maybe go for something in conjunction with the first part of my answer that is in a not so popular, highly collected set. Like maybe a 1921-30 Major League Die-Cut, a German Transfer, a Postaco or Rinkydink Stamp, a BF2 pennant, an M101-2 Sporting News Supplement, or something that not everyone else seems to have and collect so when you do go to show and share it with others, the initial response may be, "Oh wow, I've never seen one of those before!"

Negro Leaguers with Cuban issues or some of the gap guys like Sisler or Ross Youngs would be your choices there. There were just a handful of MLB players who came up after the T206s and retired before the Goudey issue that are fairly hard to find.

what are your favorite baseball teams?

1933 goudey rogers Hornsby fielding pose

Probably pick up a DiMaggio 41 Play Ball for around there. Always going to be an all time card.

Heilmann has relatively few cards and I think you could get a very nice one in your budget.

1952 Berk Ross Jackie Robinson Card I know it is not pre-war but it is close and it is an iconic player which as a player and as a set has been under appreciated

A Lajoie with bat T206 is also a nice card within budget for a low grade with eye appeal.

+1
T206 Lajoie / bat
T206 Johnson / hands at chest
T206 Matty / white or dark cap

My votes for best cards + amazing poses under a grand.

some really good choices

I would go with a Matty T206 as well. They seem “relatively” cheap to me.

Matty/johnson
 

I’m thinking one of them in low grade is a good idea.

I would probably go for a T205 PSA 1 Walter Johnson or Cy Young, maybe a T205 PSA 3 Tris Speaker, or a 1941 Play Ball Ted Williams in 2 or 3.

I bought my 1.5 Kashin Ruth for $1500. I might have overpaid, but the seller worked with me while I sold some cards to make the payment. So it was worth it to me at that point.

T205 Addie Joss.

Wow forgot about the pricing of that Ruth. I agree I have seen lower grade ones in the $1K price range.

If he can snag one of those that would be a great card to have just look for the one with the best eye appeal possible