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Posted By: <b>Bruce Dorskind</b><p><br><br><br>Here's a link that is sure to create a great deal of attention among &quot;big time&quot; collectors, whales<br>and the auctioneers.<br><br>Link: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/23/baseball-cards-expensive-lifestyle-collecting-baseball-cards.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/23/baseball-cards-expensive-lifestyle-collecting-baseball-cards.html</a><br><br>What's your view on this March 23, 2009 Forbes Magazine story?<br><br><br><br>Bruce Dorskind<br>America's Toughest Want

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Dorskind</b><p><br><br>The Forbes List was assembled by our friends at Memory Lane with assistance from Hunt Auctions<br>and Huggins and Scott<br><br><br>Player Series Value<br><br>Ruth Baltimore News 250-500<br>Wagner T 206 250-300<br>Jackson T 210 100-2120<br>Jackson Boston Garter 90-120<br>Jackson Texas Tommy 90-120<br>Spalding G&amp;B 60-120<br>Kelly Four Base Hit 60-120<br>Cobb Boston Garter 70-100<br>Mantle 1961 Dice Game 50-100<br>Clarkson Four Base Hit 50-100<br>EWing Four Base Hit 50-100<br>Young Just So 50-100<br>Cobb Texas Tommy 50-100<br>Wagner Texas Tommy 50-100<br>Wagner E 107 60-80<br><br><br><br>Bruce Dorskind<br>America's Toughest Want List

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Posted By: <b>Steve Murray</b><p>I gave the piece one star. And what's with the Cobb M101-2 in there?

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Posted By: <b>dstudeba</b><p>I wonder if a group of Texas Tommys will be coming up in a Memory Lane auction?

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>Poorly written, poorly researched.

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Posted By: <b>David Atkatz</b><p>Nice to hear from you again, Bruce. I was wondering where you went.<br><br>(Now that it's obvious the world--financial or otherwise--isn't coming to an end.)

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Posted By: <b>JimCrandell</b><p>Sports cards are a legitimate part of a portfolio--certainly have been and my sense is will continue to be a better investment than real estate.<br><br>Rather than a depression and panic selling as Bruce forecasts, my sense is you will have more outside investors coming into the hobby and the price of high-grade vintage sportscards will be driven higher.

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Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p><p>Still fun to look at all those rare beauties even though those Texas Tommys seemed out of place. Thanks for the link Bruce!</p><br><br>marty

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Posted By: <b>Steven Finley</b><p>At least they correctly pegged the T206 Wag as his rookie. Cards such as his E107 which also made the list aren't actually real and are only a figment of the imagination of major auction houses. You will however be able to purchase these cards (granted to can stay awake long enough to not be outbid) probably very soon. Honestly it looked like they took three or four obvious choices and then threw darts to round out the list.

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Posted By: <b>Bottom of the Ninth</b><p>Awful but given that Memory Lane PR machine was involved I cannot expect much more.

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Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>Misleading at best. I sure hope Anson in Uniform sneaks into the top 25, LOL

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>I actually don't care for any of those cards listed.<br>Give me a high grade T206 Lajoie, Leaf Musial, or CJ HOFers and I'm equally happy.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>I'd like to know who owns that Texas Tommy Cobb -- and why said person isn't me.

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Posted By: <b>Steve</b><p>Sports cards are a legitimate part of a portfolio--certainly have been and my sense is will continue to be a better investment than real estate.<br><br><br><br> ?<br><br><br>Steve

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>To me, the report is so off base I didn't even finish it. Yikes...

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Posted By: <b>Fred C</b><p>At least there were pictures of baseball cards... lousy article, cool pictures.

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Posted By: <b>Jamie</b><p>&quot;Reports of the apocalypse have been greatly exaggerated.&quot;<br><br>So what to do with the eight thousand bucks worth of gold and silver American Eagle coins I bought? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif"><br><br>Cards seem to be roaring back to life. We'll see how long it lasts... or is this just a bear market rally?<br><br>Obviously some guy really wanted &quot;my&quot; T205 PSA 8 Jake Stahl card in Mile High, pretty bogus if you ask me. Maybe the market really will crash and he'll be forced to sell it for one of my gold coins <img src="/images/wink.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="wink.gif">

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Posted By: <b>Preece1</b><p>I will pay twice their &quot;book price&quot; <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">

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Posted By: <b>JohnnyH</b><p>I thought the Wagner that sold for 2.8m last year had recently sold for 1.8 to a guy in Ok or somewhere in the midwest, or was that another highend Wagner out there ?

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Posted By: <b>barrysloate</b><p>The Cy Young Just So is priced the same as the Mickey Mantle dice game...worthless drivel.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Prizner</b><p>&quot;I actually don't care for any of those cards listed. <br>Give me a high grade T206 Lajoie, Leaf Musial, or CJ HOFers and I'm equally happy.&quot;<br><br><br>I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. <img src="/images/sad.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="sad.gif">

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Posted By: <b>Wesley</b><p>Someone really loves those Texas Tommy cards.<br><br><br><br>

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Posted By: <b>Anthony S.</b><p>&quot;One Wagner rookie card miraculously survived the last century in near-mint condition. Dubbed the 'Gretzky Wagner' after it was purchased by the hockey star...&quot;<br><br>Survived in near-mint condition? I was under the impression it &quot;became&quot; near-mint along the way.

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Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>Without going back to the article, as it really is a wasted read, they could have at least been technically correct and said the &quot;Wagner&quot; was in the shape it is graded at, Nrmt-MT........yes, drivel

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Posted By: <b>Jason L</b><p>I actually don't find those cards aesthetically pleasing, so I don't want them. I can understand the appeal of rarities, and I don't have any problems with anyone who fancies them, I just feel fortunate to truly not want them!<br>

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Prizner</b><p>gotcha Jason, I know where you're coming from, I used to be like you and only wanted t206's, Goudey's, CJ's and T3's.

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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>&quot;Survived in near-mint condition? I was under the impression it &quot;became&quot; near-mint along the way.&quot;<br><br>Since it was cut down from a sheet by Dr. Evil Mastro henceforth we will call it &quot;Mini-Mint&quot;<br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Patrick - I think I am going to have to outbid you and offer 3x stated valuation <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">

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Posted By: <b>James Gallo</b><p>Did they really get anything right.<br><br>Are there more then a couple of a majoritiy of the cards they listed on that list (Don't know not a big 19th Century guy) <br><br>Badly written with typical bad information and prices? <br><br>I still say the wagner is the most expensive card pound for pound.<br><br>Nice pictures guess they pulled them from archives...<br><br>James G<br><br>Looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks and 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1.