Opinion on Top (5) collected baseball players

[Leon]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

It would be interesting to start a poll asking " Of which of these players do you either not own a card , or own the fewest?"

Ruth
Cobb
Mantle
Mays
Aaron
Rose

My guess is everyone on here has a Pete Rose, even on this part of this board.

I don't currently have a card of Rose.... Several years ago I had his '63 card.....

[Cardboard Junkie]

No Charlie Hustle in my collection.

[insidethewrapper]

According to the PSA Registry Master Sets, the players with the most Master Sets that are being pursued are the following :

Pre 1970 - 1) Mantle, 2) Clemente, 3) Aaron, 4) Mays and 5) Koufax

Post 1970 - 1) Ryan, 2) Rose, 3) Ripken, 4) Griffey, 5) Jeter, 6) Schmidt, 7) Brett, 8) Yas , 9) Mattingly , 10) Jackson & Bonds

[cbrandtw]

Considering ALL collections today- my opinion
1)Mantle
2)Mantle
3)Griffey
4)Jeter
5)Ryan

[RCMcKenzie]

Leon and David, (and other non-Rose card owners)

I was going by the age demographics of the board and the sheer number of Rose cards produced along with the length of time they were distributed. The collectors on the board are very advanced and anyone who does not own one now, has probably made it a point to sell them all. I have Rose autographs in my collection that I don't even remember wanting to buy or buying. They must have been gifts from 20 yrs ago.

cheers

[AMBST95]

I'm definitely not the most impartial, but Ripken is definitely on my list.

My top 5 in no particular order:

1) Mantle
2) Ripken
3) Jeter
4) Griffey
5) Ryan

The prewar stuff doesn't have the larger number of collectors and the cost is prohibitive.