Babe Ruth Item - What would you buy with $500?

[edjs]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

$500 is a tough number for the Bambino but stuff is out there. "If" you can convince your work to fork out $650 (or maybe you can get it reduced?), there is a beautiful 1929 R316 Kashin on this very BST board.

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Just scroll down bit on the 1920s section. I was seriously thinking of buying it but I think it would be a great prize for your event!

Peace, mike

+1 The Kashin looks great.

[Jobu]

If you went churchmans and sanella you could probably give out two prizes for 500. Even though they aren't too highly collected, I think they are both great looking cards.

(side note: if anyone has an astra ruth, shoot me a pm)

[yanksfan09]

Maybe a low grade Exhibit?

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

Maybe a low grade Exhibit?

Exactly what I was going to suggest. Good luck!

[STL1944]

I really appreciate the thoughts! Great stuff!

[WillBBC]

Can somebody who collects this era of cards explain why the Sanella Ruth cards are so affordable? I'm truly clueless about these types of cards and can't quite seem to figure out why they're so cheap. Great looking pieces all over eBay!

[ullmandds]

personally i'd go with a super low grade goudey that presented well...or an exhibit...I'd avoid the lesser collected issues such as sanella, and shonen postcards.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by WillBBC

Can somebody who collects this era of cards explain why the Sanella Ruth cards are so affordable? I'm truly clueless about these types of cards and can't quite seem to figure out why they're so cheap. Great looking pieces all over eBay!

sanellas are so affordable because they were made in germany and distributed in sets I believe that were stuck into a book. They are very thin. Most were stuck in these books therefore were preserved very well...and they appear to have been distributed in great numbers.

[Topps206]

There are probably some lower grade 33 Goudeys I could find at that price.

Edit: I guess not. Only one severely damaged one is less than $500.00 on the Bay. There is a graded one at $515.00. The cards are still a drop in the bucket compated to Plank, much less Wagner.

[RCMcKenzie]

I agree with the 1935 Goudey if you are giving it away at an event as a prize... as it is an item that more people would recognize/appreciate... My .02...

[glchen]

Although not popular, I think you could get a decent looking strip card for around $500. Here are some examples.

[71buc]

I am partial to memorabilia so if not a type 1 photo how about one of these?

[gemmint77]

Love those Ruth Cards. Thanks!!

[drcy]

Remember that what may be "rare and desirable" to the advanced baseball card collector may be little and ugly to the non-collector.

If the winner is going to be a non-collector, it should have eye appeal. And it doesn't have to be a baseball card.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by drcy

Remember that what may be "rare and desirable" to the advanced baseball card collector may be little and ugly to the non-collector.

If the winner is going to be a non-collector, it should have eye appeal. And it doesn't have to be a baseball card.

I completely agree. A number of the suggestions given, IMHO, would be considered "ugly" by the non-collector.

[kmac32]

W572 Ruth strip card