Looking for cardboard investment

[Mick]

Here's the link. He was totally non communicative and then once I asked him if I had just bought a raw card, he finally said I did and then invoiced me for a USPS shipping box. I live in Canada and so do they!

I asked him to cancel it, and now he's getting aggressive. I asked him to cancel or open a case. I can't believe I didn't figure this was a raw card

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-T205-Go...vip=true&rt=nc

[Touch'EmAll]

You don't have to get locked into one particular set. Big name HOF'ers are tough to beat - maybe a Matty from this set, a W. Johnson from that set. A cool Cobb from the other set. A T206 Cy Young perhaps. Drop some coin on a sweet Ruth. Top it off with a Goudey Gehrig and a Playball Teddy. Now you're talking.

[Mick]

I'm going to pick up some other HOF cards, and I'm going to do the Matty first. Mathewson is pretty much my favourite player from dead ball, along with Cobb. Those are my priorities. 5s on them. I'll pick away at it, and will be looking around for some deals on groupings, regardless of the set. I like the t205s, but I like a lot. I'm looking at a t206 Matty right now. Dark cap. It's a beauty.

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by 100backstroke

You don't have to get locked into one particular set. Big name HOF'ers are tough to beat - maybe a Matty from this set, a W. Johnson from that set. A cool Cobb from the other set. A T206 Cy Young perhaps. Drop some coin on a sweet Ruth. Top it off with a Goudey Gehrig and a Playball Teddy. Now you're talking.

I love this approach. I know it runs counter to many of the folks on the board, but buying HoF'ers is more personally rewarding than commons. I generally know their story (try finding a biography on Virgil Davis), and that's part of the fun in collecting for me. Plus, I would guess that the pool of possible buyers for big names will always be larger for that of commons, so it feels like the safer long term play.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by mechanicalman

I love this approach. I know it runs counter to many of the folks on the board, but buying HoF'ers is more personally rewarding than commons. I generally know their story (try finding a biography on Virgil Davis), and that's part of the fun in collecting for me. Plus, I would guess that the pool of possible buyers for big names will always be larger for that of commons, so it feels like the safer long term play.

I agree. I could not care less about mediocre players and minor leaguers.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Mick

Here's the link. He was totally non communicative and then once I asked him if I had just bought a raw card, he finally said I did and then invoiced me for a USPS shipping box. I live in Canada and so do they!

I asked him to cancel it, and now he's getting aggressive. I asked him to cancel or open a case. I can't believe I didn't figure this was a raw card

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-T205-Go...vip=true&rt=nc

I would not pay for that card either. The listing is misleading.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Mick

Here's the link. He was totally non communicative and then once I asked him if I had just bought a raw card, he finally said I did and then invoiced me for a USPS shipping box. I live in Canada and so do they!

I asked him to cancel it, and now he's getting aggressive. I asked him to cancel or open a case. I can't believe I didn't figure this was a raw card

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-T205-Go...vip=true&rt=nc

Lame listing, intentionally deceptive. Yes, in hindsight you missed it, but so too would many people.

[Beastmode]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Lame listing, intentionally deceptive. Yes, in hindsight you missed it, but so too would many people.

What exactly did he miss. This is blatant fraud. How do you get a raw card out of this auction. What a prick the seller is.

[pcoz]

I'd go with the 1911 E94 set. The most colorful set imo with 6 back colors(7 if you include orange). It's tough but certainly attainable to put together, and when the caramels come back into favor, will appreciate for sure. Also, caramels are rarer than their tobacco counterparts, and you'd only need 30 cards for the set. It was fun for me.