The Most Valuable One-Off Player Card

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

I'd say you are probably right with one of the high number cards, unless there is something in one of the obscure test issues? Ken McMullen played for 15 years, so I believe he has a number of cards out there.

Sorry for my mistake on McMullen; COMC had his name spelled wrong in the description, so on their site it was a one-off. Maybe this one is the answer:


1970 Topps #189 - 1970 Rookie Stars (Thurman Munson, Dave McDonald) [EX*MT]
Courtesy of COMC.com

I think the PSA 10 just sold at auction approaching $15 thousand.

[1963Topps Set]

How about a 1954 Topps Tom Lasorda?

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by 1963Topps Set

How about a 1954 Topps Tom Lasorda?

Depending on what you consider a 'card', Lasorda was also featured on the 1955 Topps Golden Stamps set.

[philliesphan]

Fred McCullen.

Member of the 1919 "Black Sox" team. Has only one baseball card, a 1916 Zeenut card.

Without coupon, it's a $4k card, give or take. With the coupon, worth even more.

Definitely crosses into the pre-war territory, but it takes the noise out of the equation of:
*Players whose card is only valuable because of someone else on the card.
*Players whose card is only valuable because of a third-party grade of the card (i.e. PSA 10 Gem Mint)
*Players whose card is only valuable because it is part of a really rare, esoteric set (i.e. 1955 Felin's Franks John Meyer)

[Zach Wheat]

I suspect one of the early card collecting pioneers choices might qualify. One of Charlie Conlon's favorite sets - the '53 Glendale Meats - might qualify for one of the registry collectors as cards are very condition sensitive.

The 5 players with the rarest cards (Houtteman, Hoeft, Wight, Ginsberg, & Friend) all have other regular issues cards....but one of the other 23 players might qualify. Hal Erickson? or Milt Jordan?

The cards are very condition sensitive...and a higher grade card would qualify.

Z Wheat