Is there a more undervalued card in vintage?

[T_Hamilton]

saw someone on the boards post a pic of a 1957 Frank Robinson Topps RC card... i had about $300 in my PayPal account and ended up looking on ebay... grabbed a PSA 5 for around $300. I couldn't believe a HOF RC in mid-grade could be had for so little... especially given Frank is top 20 in WAR.

Who else has other cards they think are massively undergraded... would be great to hear.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

saw someone on the boards post a pic of a 1957 Frank Robinson Topps RC card... i had about $300 in my PayPal account and ended up looking on ebay... grabbed a PSA 5 for around $300. I couldn't believe a HOF RC in mid-grade could be had for so little... especially given Frank is top 20 in WAR.

Who else has other cards they think are massively undergraded... would be great to hear.

Jerry Rice rookies are still relatively cheap. He is arguably the best WR of all time.

[pgconboy]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Jerry Rice rookies are still relatively cheap. He is arguably the best WR of all time.

I collected football cards in the 90s. Came back to collecting in the mid 2010s and was amazed that the value of Rice's rookie card had DROPPED!

I gleefully bought 2, 1 being autographed.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

saw someone on the boards post a pic of a 1957 Frank Robinson Topps RC card... i had about $300 in my PayPal account and ended up looking on ebay... grabbed a PSA 5 for around $300. I couldn't believe a HOF RC in mid-grade could be had for so little... especially given Frank is top 20 in WAR.

Who else has other cards they think are massively undergraded... would be great to hear.

As far as similar to Frank Robinson, I find Carl Yaz rookies still cheap. Although he is starting to creep up there as well.

[T_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

As far as similar to Frank Robinson, I find Carl Yaz rookies still cheap. Although he is starting to creep up there as well.

Holy cow... a PSA 7 for around ~$450. wow!

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

Holy cow... a PSA 7 for around ~$450. wow!

Yea...you can still get 4's and 5's for under $200. It's hard finding clean ones of that....usually a lot of trash in it.

[rats60]

T206 Eddie Collins. He is top 10 in war and sells cheaper than several lesser hofers. A SGC4 recently sold for 349.00.

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by rats60

T206 Eddie Collins. He is top 10 in war and sells cheaper than several lesser hofers. A SGC4 recently sold for 349.00.

Eddie Collins is my all time “most underrated” player when it comes to the value of his collectibles/cards. He sells for far les than players that were not nearly as good. In fact he sells for common HOF prices most of the time (there is no reason Eddie Collins should sell for the same as George Kelly)

I think he has a few things that work against him... he was not very good looking nor athletic looking (I have a hard time thinking kids were wanting to be just like Eddie), he was pretty straight laced and not a larger than life persona. The guy was on the 1919 “Black Sox” team but is hardly even mentioned in that story by most as the players knew he wouldn’t have wanted anything to do with it. In short he is probably too boring.

[oldjudge]

Robinson is #24 in career WAR. There are quite a few players with better career WAR whose cards are also not valued highly. On the other side, you have Joe Jackson who is tied for 165th in career WAR.

[conor912]

I have noticed over the years of collecting that there is a premium on player personality. The hobby is not typically kind (in terms of monetary value) to the quiet workhorses of the game. There are, of course, exceptions, like Mike Trout, who is as dull as dull can be.

[icollectDCsports]

Frank Robinson's career is underappreciated. Disappointing and always amazed by it.

[Wanaselja]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

saw someone on the boards post a pic of a 1957 Frank Robinson Topps RC card... i had about $300 in my PayPal account and ended up looking on ebay... grabbed a PSA 5 for around $300. I couldn't believe a HOF RC in mid-grade could be had for so little... especially given Frank is top 20 in WAR.

Who else has other cards they think are massively undergraded... would be great to hear.

Did you pick up the best offer one that was listed with a SN# ending in 18181? I was watching that one and it just ended this afternoon. Sold my 5 earlier this year and am looking to upgrade but it’s proving harder than I thought.

[T_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by Wanaselja

Did you pick up the best offer one that was listed with a SN# ending in 18181? I was watching that one and it just ended this afternoon. Sold my 5 earlier this year and am looking to upgrade but it’s proving harder than I thought.

That's the one... loved the centering on it...

[Wanaselja]

Originally Posted by T_Hamilton

That's the one... loved the centering on it...

Damn, me too. I should have jumped on that. Didn't think $300 would get it done so I didn't bother. Excellent pickup. Great looking 5.

[familytoad]

For many years, as I grew up in the 70's, these were the top 1 or 2 players at their positions:
Pie Traynor
Eddie Collins
Mickey Cochrane/Bill Dickey
Tris Speaker

Other players may have leap frogged over them (maybe not Collins) but the card prices of these all-time greats dont correlate.