Over/Underpriced HOFers

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Very surprised no one has mentioned Stan Musial as underpriced.

His cards can mostly be had for a song, and you're talking about one of the seriously great players of all time.

Cheers,
Patrick

I totally agree Patrick. Musial's problem was he didn't play in New York and he wasn't flashy. Just a genuinely nice guy. Too bad he wasn't signed with Topps in 1952. I would have likee to have seen a Musial 1952 Topps high number!

[Exhibitman]

Spahn and Mathews are undervalued given their relative places among the greats. Spahn especially.

I don't think Gehrig is undervalued relative to the other cards in most of the sets he is in, like with Exhibits, it is usually Ruth-Gehrig as 1-2 in price. He's never going to be at Ruth's level because Ruth was the greatest player [factoring in a HOF caliber pitching career and his batting career no one else is close] and the largest personality in baseball history.

Peak performance versus longevity is a difficult issue. Is Koufax overvalued because his career was so short? Is Aaron undervalued because he was so good for so long? Is it better to burn out than fade away?