M101-6 Ruth

[oldjudge]

http://www.milehighcardco.com/LotDet...est-Graded-Fir

Is this a very scarce card finally getting recognized, or is everything Ruth really hot?

[terjung]

Wow. A very nice card, but somebody must want it very badly.

[Bicem]

hot set + hot player + highest grade = happy consignor

[glchen]

I think this may have been the same Felix Mendolsohn Ruth that was found on ebay last year Link, and then sold on ebay for around 11K: Link. If it is the same one, very nice flip.

[benchod]

Where are all the M101-6 Red Sox Ruth's that Mile High claims are 3x as common as the Yankee versions?
I don't believe it but what does everyone else think?

[nolemmings]

Is this a very scarce card finally getting recognized, or is everything Ruth really hot?

Both.

Where are all the M101-6 Red Sox Ruth's that Mile High claims are 3x as common as the Yankee versions?
I don't believe it but what does everyone else think?

Yankee version is much easier.

[benchod]

Thanks Todd,
I've seen many Ruth Yankees for sale/auction over the last 15 years and one Red Sox so I found it curious that Mile High would claim the Yankee version is 3x scarcer

[Vintageclout]

Originally Posted by glchen

I think this may have been the same Felix Mendolsohn Ruth that was found on ebay last year Link, and then sold on ebay for around 11K: Link. If it is the same one, very nice flip.

Actually, I think it last sold on ebay for $8K in change!

[nolemmings]

Thanks Todd,
I've seen many Ruth Yankees for sale/auction over the last 15 years and one Red Sox so I found it curious that Mile High would claim the Yankee version is 3x scarcer

I would agree with you. I guess they figured that the Yankees version could only have been issued in 1920 and since the set was also issued during 1917-1919, there were 3 years for collectors to land a Ruth Red Sox. Obviously, distribution of each card in the set was not even over the years they were issued.

[HRBAKER]

Shocking, puffery in an auction description.
I am with Todd, I think the BoSox version is many, many times scarcer.

[oldjudge]

My experience is that they are both tough but the Red Sox version is certainly the tougher. Kinda like hen's teeth and golden hen's teeth.

[bcbgcbrcb]

I guess my recommendation to Jeff P. a couple of months back on the M101-6 as an early Ruth card that won't "break the bank" is no longer valid then, huh?

Otherwise, "I told you so, Jeff", you should have listened to me and picked one up while they were still affordable.............

[Bicem]

hey, if I could have, I would have. The affordable m101-6 Ruth store was closed!