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Originally Posted by padremurph
I’d consider myself a “newbie.” Im in my 30s and 90% of my collection is modern, although I’ve been lurking here more and more and am intrigued by vintage.
The one vintage card I’ve been drawn to is the Green Cobb. I have two copies and they’re the cornerstone of my collection. Something about it is so perfect and timeless. The green pops. It’s an all time player and an all time set.
I think everyone is jumping on the Jackie bandwagon because it logically makes sense that his stuff should do well and appreciate. Although, I wonder how many people actually want to collect Jackie vs buying thinking it’s just a good investment.
Someone that doesn’t get mentioned enough is Ted Williams. I think he gets hurt by not being part of some of the better sets, but I can see his stuff exploding if anyone ever flirts w .400 (maybe now that the shift will be banned).
Lastly, I don’t think you can go wrong w Yankees (Ruth, Mantle, DiMaggio, Gehrig). Vintage and all time Yankees just go together.
Anyways, there’s my $0.02 as someone on the younger side that’s just getting started in vintage.
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Nicely thought out and insightful post. I tend to agree with with your assessment, but do believe that Jackie cards are going to intensify as newer and younger vintage collectors consider the historical aspect. This is the trend.