UPDATED: My Combined PSA/SGC Cracker Jack 1914 Pop Report

[GregMitch34]

Good points but I'd be careful making assumptions about little chance for major price decline....And one point on collectors--yes, more may be trying the 1914s but perhaps just as many may be exiting to collect 1915s because they can't afford the 14s now...I know a couple in this category already....

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

Good points but I'd be careful making assumptions about little chance for major price decline....And one point on collectors--yes, more may be trying the 1914s but perhaps just as many may be exiting to collect 1915s because they can't afford the 14s now...I know a couple in this category already....

me as well...

[GregMitch34]

A Jimmy Austin "2" on ebay today, ending tonight, already at $565...so trend far from over...but will be interesting to see if rush to grade low-grade cards this month...I'm still wondering, if anyone can guess, if there are a lot of ungraded low pop cards or, as claimed, they were simply tossed out long ago as not worth it...similarly, have we seen nearly all the more popular cards graded by now, inflating those numbers, which now will not grow much...

[sniffy5]

Greg, do you know where the #120 Doolan card ranks on the pop list? I don't think you listed that one.

[sniffy5]

My bad. Just saw it!!!

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by GregMitch34

A Jimmy Austin "2" on ebay today, ending tonight, already at $565...so trend far from over...but will be interesting to see if rush to grade low-grade cards this month...I'm still wondering, if anyone can guess, if there are a lot of ungraded low pop cards or, as claimed, they were simply tossed out long ago as not worth it...similarly, have we seen nearly all the more popular cards graded by now, inflating those numbers, which now will not grow much...

I would guess there are some 1914 and 1915 sets be handed down within families and those cards would be raw, but may not see the market for decades. It seems you see a large set break every so often including 1914s, there was one by a member here sold thru LOTG 12 months or so including a nice Pratt. So its long dry spells with sudden large bursts...followed by long dry spells.

[GregMitch34]

I have a HOFer with the highest PSA grade and so tempted to sell now--but not sure if prices at highest end also going up (no way to tell, really). Could be more of mid-grade and low-grade trend...

[71buc]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

I would guess there are some 1914 and 1915 sets be handed down within families and those cards would be raw, but may not see the market for decades. It seems you see a large set break every so often including 1914s, there was one by a member here sold thru LOTG 12 months or so including a nice Pratt. So its long dry spells with sudden large bursts...followed by long dry spells.

I am a VERY casual pre-war collector. I have never considered paying to have a card in my collection graded. I have to believe there many other collectors here such as I that have a least one ungraded 1914 CJ in their collections. I am always curious when I read threads discussing population reports. Perhaps I am naïve but I have to believe that the population numbers aren't necessarily reflective of the quantity of individual cards out there. I have a decent Sam Crawford from this set that I have held onto for more than 20 years. I believe it would grade a 3-4. This would raise the number of Crawford cards on this list to 52. Does anyone else here have any 1914 CJs that have never been graded? I'm curious how much we could raise the numbers in this combined population report?

[ValKehl]

Most of the vintage cards I acquired during the 1990s and early 2000s were raw when I acquired them, and I very seldom get cards graded, unless I intend to sell/trade them.
Val

[rainier2004]

Originally Posted by 71buc

I am a VERY casual pre-war collector. I have never considered paying to have a card in my collection graded. I have to believe there many other collectors here such as I that have a least one ungraded 1914 CJ in their collections. I am always curious when I read threads discussing population reports. Perhaps I am naïve but I have to believe that the population numbers aren't necessarily reflective of the quantity of individual cards out there. I have a decent Sam Crawford from this set that I have held onto for more than 20 years. I believe it would grade a 3-4. This would raise the number of Crawford cards on this list to 52. Does anyone else here have any 1914 CJs that have never been graded? I'm curious how much we could raise the numbers in this combined population report?

I guess I was answering in relation to the rare no names of the set like cady, shotten, pratt, etc. Crawford is a HOF but none of those others are so who held onto them? They would of had to been collected in the day and I think that explains part of the huge difference in major HOFer pop numbers. I, also, have never paid to have a card graded.

[71buc]

I absolutely agree with your theory as it pertains to the non HOF player cards. The first three non graded cards posted depict members of the HOF. So far this serves to support your theory.