[DJCollector1]

Our view on this board might be a little skewed.
What I mean by that, is some here seem to think a "Red Cobb t206 is no big deal", since there are a bunch of them available. And many here own one, or many. I get that.

But to most "novice collectors" (or should I say less funded collectors), this is often a grail card.

Or more simply put, a "big card" that many would love to own and anchor their collections with.
Lets face it, you have one of the biggest names ever, one of the best hitters ever, in the most popular prewar set ever.
Its literally the perfect storm, for many collectors and frankly if you look at it like that, a jump in price should probably have happened long ago. (It is available, unlike the Doyle, and other extremely scarce rarities.... so its a card that can definitely be had, if you have the capital to do so)

Personally I have never owned one. I have been looking more and more into buying one the last 6-8 months, and it seems with each passing month they are going up and up.
Call it "fear of missing out" or whatever you wish, but to many of us, that do not own one, it still represents an (affordable???) opportunity to own a card of one of the true greats, in the most iconic prewar set there is.

I have a preference to the bat on and bat off cards myself, and I own none of those either. Though hopefully that will change in the coming months.

While I love many of the portrait cards, deep down I like the "baseball aspect" of holding a bat, and actually playing the game of baseball as opposed to the portraits.
I would be stoked to own any example truth be known, but I have a bit of a preference for the bat on/off cards honestly.

I know I'm in the minority though.

Although I don't think they can keep surging like they have been, I don't see them ever truly bottoming out.
I'd say its about as good of a prewar investment as you can make.

Maybe one day soon I will finally pull the trigger.