[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

5 years ago you could buy Cobb postcards etc. very reasonable. Now he seems to be the focus of a lot of auctions. Why did the turn so dramatically. It’s not like informed collectors woke up one day and realized he was a legendary player. There’s been no similar arc for Walter Johnson or even my man Lou.

Feels like real estate. A nice neighborhood for years and then all of a sudden it comes a big deal overnight and people are storming the front gates in a frenzy.

Are we basically sheep just waiting for someone or something to show us the way?

Pink Floyd.

Cobb was one of, if not the, all-time best. He also wasn't a bad guy, no worse than any of his contemporaries. I think those sentiments are gaining traction for whatever reasons.

I'm certainly glad I got my t205 and George Close Candy Ty Cobb cards and signed ball years ago more reasonably.