Pre-War Ruths on a budget?

[Batter67up]

You could likely get one of these in your price range. It is a 1932 Bulgaria.

[iggyman]

Here are three that come to mind.......

1937 Dupont Babe Ruth Premium 1947 NBC Premium "Cavalcade of America" (~$125 -$200)

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1934 Quaker Oats Premium (~$100)

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1934 ButterFinger Premium (~$225 - $300)

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Lovely Day...

[ullmandds]

personally...I'd go with the early 30's oversized premiums...they are beautiful images and are undervalued in my opinion?!

Exhibits have taken off big time this last year or so!

[Matthew H]

1935 Goudey 4in1 is a nice card IMO

[Woundedduck]

I absolutely love that Quaker Oats premium.

[glchen]

This 1926-29 Exhibits Ruth (Pose) sold for $300 bin on ebay a couple of weeks ago (not me), which I think was a pretty good deal: Link. It has an erasure, which is the reason for the Authentic/Altered grade.

I purchased the beater E120 for ~$300 off of ebay also.

[glchen]

You've said that you don't like strip cards, but if you raise your spending limit to $250, you have a bunch of different options for beater strip cards of Ruth (but as usual, you need to wait for a good deal). Looking at my records, here are some that I got:

W514: $215
W516-1: $240
W520: $180 (ripped in half, but taped together)
Schapira (portrait): $220
Schapira (over the fence): $210
W551: $180 (chunk of paper loss on front)
W575-2: $225 (corners ripped off)
W512: $110
W511 #1: $180

These are all prices for complete beaters (and where I was able to find a good deal) and nicer examples will be more expensive. As others have said, Josetti, Bulgaria, and Sanella also offer good options for cards between $100 and $200. Many people have said that they like the Sanella for its colors and the pose.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Batter67up

You could likely get one of these in your price range. It is a 1932 Bulgaria.

I paid $50 for my VG-EX Bulgarian.

[t206blogcom]

Don't forget about strip cards...

My W512 Ruth

[ullmandds]

Some of the best ruth bargains out there is fro joys. Real ones can be had for 2-300 routinely.

[HRBAKER]

Have they stopped printing Sanellas yet?
Edit to add: I think it is a beautiful looking "card" but far, far, far from undervalued.

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Some of the best ruth bargains out there is fro joys. Real ones can be had for 2-300 routinely.

I agree. Some good looking cards and with the work that Greg (Clutch Hitter) has put into these, people should feel more comfortable...

Not mine anymore...

[Chris-Counts]

I vote for the Butterfinger — just be careful with it because they're very brittle. I went through the same process of seeking a "budget" Ruth card and settled on this 1934 Goudey premium for $500. It was marked down because it's missing its easel on the back ...

[ethicsprof]

I have the sanella, bulgaria, quaker oats premium, and the butterfinger and
must say that the butterfinger is my fav, with respect to the 'lower' priced
Ruth's. The linguist part of me likes very much the sanella and bulgaria
and the little leaguer part of me loves the My Pal from Ruth on the Quaker Oats.
all the best,
barry