Sadaharu Oh cards

[Peter_Spaeth]

One rookie and two others for me.

[seanofjapan]

Very nice. I have that Doyusha rookie and the Morinaga, but not the Kabaya Leaf.

[Elberson]

Pretty…….

[nolemmings]

My only one thus far, catalogued as a JCM41 rookie batting pose:

[Bill77]

My only One is a 1974 Calbee.

[gonefishin]

Heritage Auctions currently has 2 graded Oh Rookies (PSA 6 & 8) and a graded pack of 1967 Kabaya Leaf with an Oh, PSA 8 in their current Platinum Auction.

[LuckyLarry]

Here is my collection it's been awhile since I've looked at them and I can't get to them right now. Some of the images in the second picture are included in the first picture.

[JJS1982]

Saw this in my local card shop. Can’t find much info online other than that it’s one of several Sadaharu Oh 1959 Menko rookies.

Anyone have further info on this card?


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[maniac_73]

Heres an article my friend Kevin wrote for PSA magazine a few years back about Sadaharu Oh cards. https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...run-king-japan

[JJS1982]

Originally Posted by maniac_73

Heres an article my friend Kevin wrote for PSA magazine a few years back about Sadaharu Oh cards. https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...run-king-japan

Great article. Thanks!


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[seanofjapan]

From the article:

"There are about five or six Oh rookies that you could get in [ungraded] GOOD 2 condition for under $100 now," said Fitts. "[Ungraded] VG 3 examples tend to run more like $100 to $125, which I think is a bargain."

Ah 2018 prices how I do miss thee….

[jjbond]

Originally Posted by JJS1982

Anyone have further info on this card?

Well, Oh had a number of 1959 rookies (like, more than 60). In this specific set, there were two. One with glove (Type 1, which you saw), and one at bat (which is slightly more valuable, for some reason). The guidebook prices yours at $2,000 in mint condition, but the figures in the guide are more reflective of rarity/desire, rather than directly correlating to current sale values. This series is listed as R1, which means it's a fairly common set.

That said, a 4 is pretty nice for Japanese menko. Usually they come quite worn/abused, as the cards were played with by kids far more than American baseball cards. H/C indicates this card was handcut, which isn't abnormal for menko, but with its condition, I'd wager this was probably part of a 2-card, or 4-card uncut sheet (sometimes given out as a prize), which was later cut apart.

....but I could be wrong

[seanofjapan]

Originally Posted by jjbond

Well, Oh had a number of 1959 rookies (like, more than 60). In this specific set, there were two. One with glove (Type 1, which you saw), and one at bat (which is slightly more valuable, for some reason). The guidebook prices yours at $2,000 in mint condition, but the figures in the guide are more reflective of rarity/desire, rather than directly correlating to current sale values. This series is listed as R1, which means it's a fairly common set.

That said, a 4 is pretty nice for Japanese menko. Usually they come quite worn/abused, as the cards were played with by kids far more than American baseball cards. H/C indicates this card was handcut, which isn't abnormal for menko, but with its condition, I'd wager this was probably part of a 2-card, or 4-card uncut sheet (sometimes given out as a prize), which was later cut apart.

....but I could be wrong

Just to reinforce that point about the typical condition of these, this is my copy of the same card!

[jjbond]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

Just to reinforce that point about the typical condition of these, this is my copy of the same card!

I know that PSA puts a "H/C" or "hand cut" notation on some cards, is there a "hand torn" notation for yours?!

[MuncieNolePAZ]

Just picked up my first Oh.

Chad