Cuban cards

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Posted By: Wesley

There seems to be a lot of vintage collectors who pay large sums of money for Cuban cards. Can anyone explain to me the appeal of these cards?



This 1951 Toleteros Josh Gobson was discussed before. The seller is describing the card as the third most significant card behind only the T206 Wagner and the Baltimore Ruth. Is it really a $50000 card?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57993&item=5164264153&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW


Is a 1923 Tomas Gutierrez Pop Lloyd in VG condition really an $8000 card?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57993&item=5163193873&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

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Posted By: Dr. Hyposis

The patient is suffering from a severe case of Malaria.

Dr. of Hyposiology.

Wesley, this one is not painful.
You will receive my bill shortly.

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Posted By: barrysloate

While it is true that some sellers of Cuban cards have delusions of grandeur, in some cases there are Hall of Famers that can only be found during their playing days in a Cuban issue: Pop Lloyd, Oscar Charleston, and a few others. That phenomenon has made sellers think that every Cuban card of a HOfer is priceless- perhaps true with an Aguilitas or Billiken of Pop Lloyd (or Sam, as he is also known) but not true of all Cuban cards.The buyer (and not the seller) ultimately is the judge.

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Posted By: Rhett

The Lloyd for $6000 is a much better deal than the Gibson, in my personal opinion. I have already (in another thread) discussed why the Gibson doesn't appeal to me. That Lloyd card on the other hand is quite nice, and is a pretty tough card from a tough set.
-Rhett

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Posted By: Dr. of Hyposis

Exist among some of our non Cuban sellers to a higher degree.

First of all, you can not compare the population of the Cuban or Latino specialist with the pop of say the T206 crowd, or other major sets.
Simply stated, it's all based on supply and demand, and there's no comparisons between the two markets.

Frankly, I was expecting Christoff to chime in.
This is one of his areas of expertise.

Dr. of Hyposis.