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Posted By: shammus

Pete, that's a convincing argument that you make and I'm appreciative that others like yourself are even showing an interest in my collection. I guess my thing is, the money really doesn't matter to me when compared to a card that I really, really want. That's why I haven't sold the card. The Cobb was on the top of my want list for so long that when I finally found one that wasn't trashed, I jumped on it...regardless of price. That's why I say that I would rather have a thin wallet and a better collection, than to lose a meaningful item without receiving something equally as rare in return. I think all collector's have cards they feel this way about. Pete, I'm thinking you are the same way. Tell me, what amount of money would it take to pry that E107 Young away from you? (sweet card by the way). Chances are, unless its just an unGodly sum, there probably isn't a dollar figure. $2500 is a huge chuck of money for a piece of cardboard, but in the grand scheme of life, $2500 really isn't that much.

As for trading, there are a few cards I would enjoy having in my collection as much as this Cobb, but the reality of it is, those cards aren't available to me, nor have I ever seen them available anywhere at any price (E107 Mathewson for example). This E102 Cobb is the only one that isn't totally trashed that I've seen for sale/up for auction. Yes, I realize that I could go out and buy 2-3 really nice cards for $2500. But would any of them hold the same value to me as the cobb does now? Probably not....the cards I would buy with the money aren't available to begin with.

Another point is that I'm still in the phase of the hobby where I'm trying to build a collection up. Right now I've got a short list of cards I'd really like to acquire and then perhaps build my Vintage collection around those as well as the cards I already have. I believe that for my collection to ever have any merit, it's going to need to contain a few cards that I can look at and say "Wow, its really cool that I have this...." The Cobb is one of those cards and generally speaking, it means to me what your E107 Young means to you.