1913 National Game - looking for info

[KingFisk]

Apologies if there is a definitive thread out there but I was looking for info on the WG5 issue...Doesn't seem to be a ton of info out there in terms of distribution, scarcity, popularity, etc. Seems like a lot of cards have survived in high grade and aren't particularly expensive, aside from maybe the Joe Jackson and maybe some others I'm not aware of. Can anyone shed some light on this issue? I am looking at a card to purchase that feels like it should be much more expensive (due to age of issue, player involved, and condition of card) but the examples on ebay are overpriced, if VCP is any indicator. Would love an education before I buy. Thank you.

[BeanTown]

Very popular set and still affordable. Tremendous amount of HOFers are in it. Was able to pick this up at the National in Atlantic City last year.

[Leon]

They are found in high grade because they came as playing cards with round corners and were stored in decks, many times, for decades. Most can be found high grade for not a ton of money. Just be patient and do some more pricing research and you will make out fine. Here a few from my previous collection...

[KingFisk]

Thanks guys....Appreciate the info.

No sooner did I post this that the card I was thinking about buying but seemed overpriced was snapped up on eBay! Oh well. Guess I'm going to be forced to take that "patient" approach now.

[clydepepper]

Carl-

I don't have much to add to what the previous posters have said...except to say that this set along with the Polo Grounds set have long been favorites of mine as an inexpensive way of collecting Hall-of-Famers, though not all the photos are appealing. The National Game does have the Patent Date on the Back - which I find to be really cool!

I wound up deciding to resell all I had collected except five: Cobb, Wagner, Johnson, Mathewson (as one of the concentrations of my collection is the First Five) and Alexander (which, IMO, is as close to a rookie card of his as exists).

As Leon noted, it is easy to find these in better condition because they were originally produced with rounded corners.


Be Patient and Good Hunting,
Raymond

[clydepepper]

I have yet to purchase the National Mathewson as it is one of those aforementioned less than appealing photos and the Polo Grounds set does not include a card for Walter.

1913 National Game Grover Alexander PSA-9.jpgHONUS WAGNER 1913 National Game PSA-8.jpg
TY COBB 1913 National Game PSA-8.jpgWALTER JOHNSON 1913 NATIONAL GAME PSA-8.jpg

CHRISTY MATTHEWSON 1914 POLO GROUNDS PSA-10.jpgHONUS WAGNER 1914 Polo Grounds PSA-9.jpg
TY COBB 1914 POLO GROUNDS PSA-9.jpg