[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

I have no opinion on whether it was a legitimate sale. The card is not that scarce--at least 7 sales in the past two years with just that TSN ad back.

I have no issue with people flipping cards. I just look askance at someone claiming they are a diehard collector who has always wanted a Ruth rookie when they probably should be saying they are an investor who always wanted something that would turn a quick profit. The word poser comes to mind. But hey, so be it-- a small issue in the overall scheme of things.

Hi.

Depends on the person. I am not sure what die hard collector claimed to be die hard and bought a rookie Ruth to flip and turn a quick profit. That is definitely an investor/flipper. Others who took years to get it and was lucky enough to get it and has held it for years and thru these huge spikes(where they could have taken big profits) and are collectors. I know many Card collectors who have no intention of selling them unless something unforeseen happens(ie medical, divorce etc). And this applies to any collector of any card, type or collection.

I am proud that most people I know or met thru this Forum are collectors who enjoy the hunt of the card and the enjoyment of their cards and collecting of it.

I am a collector that enjoys our hobby and the friends made thru them.

As for scarcity I guess it depends on how you define scarcity of cards. How often they comes up to me does not define how scarce but rather population. To me the Rookie Ruth not as scarce as some other Ruth cards (ie Felix Mendelssohn, Boston Store, Baltimore News etc) but a lot more scarce than the Goudey. They are also more scarce than many of the Top Cobbs (ie t206) and more scarce than the Topps or Bowman Mantles). But all of these have the demand that exceeds the supply.
In total the Rookie Ruth and all its variants (different ad backs and Blank backs) are less than 180 (approx ) and the higher the grade the more scarce they are.

Regardless when they come up they seem to keep going up in price and the Demand is still strong.

Sadly the spike of the last couple of years has put this card and many other cards out of reach of many collectors