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Old 05-27-2022, 03:12 AM
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I'm building a WS Ticket run from 1930 - 1980. I'm only targeting 1 ticket from each WS, rather than every WS game. So this is based on my buying experience over the past couple of years.

In my experience (you're mileage may vary):
  • Memorable/Historic WS games will always attract a premium. (e.g. Jackie Robinson's 1st WS game, May's "the catch", Don Larson's Perfect Game, Mazeroski's homer in 1960, etc). You could pay $500 - $2,000 some of those tickets.
  • Series that feature certain teams also tend to do better (e.g. Yankees, Dodgers)
  • Graded tickets attract a premium (but not always as much as you think)
  • As you'd expect, older tickets are more expensive than recent tickets. That doesn't stop some people on eBay trying to sell a 1977 WS ticket for $500

As a general rule of thumb: tickets for average WS games in the 50's can be had for $75-$125 in mid-grade condition if you're patient. Tickets from the average games in the 40s are a little more expensive.

There are 66 WS games in that period, less the two missing tickets from the 52 WS, means you're talking about 64 tickets. I haven't counted the number of significant games in that run.

Assuming all the tickets are raw and stubs (e.g. not full unused tickets) a base value might be between $10-15K. I'm sure others will be able to chime in with better info. I'm less sure if there's be a premium or a discount attracted to selling a full run.
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