Affordable HOFers?

[jchcollins]

Just curious as to who all you think from the 1950s through the 1970s as a player in general is undervalued? While we certainly would all like to collect complete runs of Mantle, Aaron, Mays, etc., my suspicion is that's a bit of a pricey order for most of us if we are talking about cards in decent condition.

Are there any certain players you collect simply because they are more affordable? My examples are Ernie Banks and Roy Campanella.

-John


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[KCRfan1]

Most of us will be in agreement that Frank Robinson is way undervalued.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by KCRfan1

Most of us will be in agreement that Frank Robinson is way undervalued.

I would agree with this as well given his career numbers and some marks he has historically (MVP in both leagues, first black manager) which would nominally indicate him being valued higher. The explanation I've always seen for this to be blunt is that Frank is kind of a (synonym for "not a very nice person") in comparison to others of his day. I don't know how much to put into that because I'm not particularly a Robinson fan.

Others undervalued on my list would be Duke Snider (at least in comparison to Jackie Robinson or his contemporaries Mantle and Mays...) Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, and Warren Spahn. Spahnnie in particular I think is a great value for most of his 1950's and early 60's cards - many of which can be had in decent shape for less than $50. Not a bad deal at all for the most successful left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I would agree with this as well given his career numbers and some marks he has historically (MVP in both leagues, first black manager) which would nominally indicate him being valued higher. The explanation I've always seen for this to be blunt is that Frank is kind of a (synonym for "not a very nice person") in comparison to others of his day. I don't know how much to put into that because I'm not particularly a Robinson fan.

Others undervalued on my list would be Duke Snider (at least in comparison to Jackie Robinson or his contemporaries Mantle and Mays...) Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, and Warren Spahn. Spahnnie in particular I think is a great value for most of his 1950's and early 60's cards - many of which can be had in decent shape for less than $50. Not a bad deal at all for the most successful left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

I actually think Willie mays is still undervalued high grade wise as well as rookie cards...prices starting to come up...but I think collectors 10 years from now that aren't collecting now or cant afford the big cards now may not love mantle as much (as compared to mays) as the people who buy mantle today are....not talking about the 1952 mantle of course..

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

I actually think Willie mays is still undervalued high grade wise as well as rookie cards...

You're right, I may need to revise that.

And just in general: I got a '55 Bowman Mays PSA 4 a couple of weeks ago on eBay for $80 something. Try doing that with Mantle or Ted Williams. Also consider that many baseball historians consider Mays the greatest position player of all time, and when the Sporting News ranked the 100 greatest players ever back around the year 2000 - Willie was second only to Babe Ruth.


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[almostdone]

I think taking into continuation both career numbers as well as fan "likability " Stan Musial is fairly undervalued. I think a lot has to do with him not being on a regular Topps card until 1959. His rookie card can be had for a reasonable price as well as any other regular issued cards when comparing to other within the same set.
You defiantly can't get a steal on his stuff but when you consider him as a person as well as his place in baseball history I think his stuff should soar. Like Aaron I also think him not playing in New York hurts his prices.
Drew