Do you pay extra for a card from a famous collector?

[blackandgold]

Just curious. I was looking at some cards today, and one was from the Buck Barker collection.

Thanks!

[Peter_Spaeth]

I'm no expert with the search tool, but if you can find them, there have been multiple threads on this topic with a lot of opinions. Personally, I would not.

[blackandgold]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I'm no expert with the search tool, but if you can find them, there have been multiple threads on this topic with a lot of opinions. Personally, I would not.

Thanks Peter. I’ll try searching for those threads.

[chalupacollects]

No, maybe a famous celeb depending but otherwise no…


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[brian1961]

Yes, most assuredly, IF I either personally knew the collector, or had enjoyed his hobby articles. --- Brian Powell

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by blackandgold

Just curious. I was looking at some cards today, and one was from the Buck Barker collection.

Thanks!

It would be cool to own something from a collection of that type, but it would still be mostly about the card for me.

Along the same lines, in my m114 collection I have a number of signed ones, but this weekend I was able to "upgrade" one of my Carl Hubbells to an unsigned one.

[Jobu]

I think it depends. Things purportedly owned by F Scott Fitzgerald bring a premium. Cards with Jefferson Burdick stamps also bring premiums, but he was arguably the most important collector and cards from his collection are difficult to find because he donated his collection to the Met so only stuff that he traded/sold (and stamped before the transaction) during his lifetime is out there. I think Charlie Sheen's cards might also bring a little bit of a premium. I don't know that I have seen cards from any other collector's collection go for anything more than they would as a regular old card.

[kcohen]

No, definitely not. Unless it comes from the Dan McKee collection.

[Rich Klein]

You will know this hobby is getting towards being a long-term hobby when provenance becomes an important part of your potential buying. In future generations, that will become even more important in my opinion.

Rich

[Casey2296]

All things being equal in card condition I would pay a small premium for provenance from old time collectors.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

You will know this hobby is getting towards being a long-term hobby when provenance becomes an important part of your potential buying. In future generations, that will become even more important in my opinion.

Rich

+1

[Fall1963]

No.

[bnorth]

I paid a premium for some Ted Williams cards of himself from his collection that come with a signed COA from his daughter.

A long time collector friend I have done countless buy/sell/trades with decided to get out of the hobby because of age. None of his kids/grandkids wanted anything to do with it so he slowly sold it off. He had a card I had been trying to get for many years. It was a counterfeit card in a GEM holder. I paid more for it than if it was a real card in a PSA 10 slab. I still have many cards I got from Jerry but this one means by far the most to me.

Otherwise no unless I can find a card Wade Boggs owned.

[TMKenKen]

I bought the Lot of what is supposed to be an original photo (and related magazine cover) owned by Ty Cobb of a hunting venture by him in 1927. Have it still. Probably paid more than I should have. But it was quite a while back.

The following link shows the photo.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...cobb-416393988

Also have some presentation copies of the old Spading Guides owned by several different sport writers back in the golden age, and Joe McCarthy when he was managing the Yanks.

Anyway, I guess that while not cards, it shows you what I likely would do.