babe ruth m101-5 blank back $294,000

[rats60]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

It is my understanding the back doesn't really change the value of the card much. And yes the price certainly has gone crazy the last couple of years. My thought is the market is finally catching up to what that card should have been worth all along. A rare rookie card of the greatest player of all time should be the most desirable card in the hobby.

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[pcoz]

Thought it went really cheap. A PSA 4 just sold for 288k in Heritage recently. Wait until the REA PSA 5 goes this month!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by pcoz

Thought it went really cheap. A PSA 4 just sold for 288k in Heritage recently. Wait until the REA PSA 5 goes this month!

At some point the card could come back down to earth too. It's not like they are hard to find or rare, they are just expensive .... I thought the price was about right, not that I play in that stratosphere.

[oldjudge]

I agree with Leon. It's just another hyped card. If attitudes change that card could easily halve in value.

[pcoz]

Leon, you could be right that the price was about right. Being objective because I have one, there are only 80-85 with the crossovers, which is not that many. Personally, I think it's been far too undervalued for far too long, and is finally catching up. Maybe a little quickly for sure, and the price will eventually flatten out, but I don't see it going down. The 11k+ Mantle's in circulation maybe, but not a Ruth RC. Just my opinion.

[vintagerookies51]

I feel like anyone could've predicted this card would skyrocket eventually. Card was way undervalued years ago IMO. Probably because it doesn't have a famous story behind it like the Wags. It is "just" a rookie of the most famous baseball player of all time

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by rats60

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Minor league card, right?