Looking for cardboard investment

[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.