Sporting News Ruth Rookie Buy in Price

[JamesGallo]

I thinking more a beat card, not a lower grade card that presents well. I know there was one example with 1/4 of the card missing....

Just not sure I can stomach a 75K card.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by JamesGallo

I thinking more a beat card, not a lower grade card that presents well. I know there was one example with 1/4 of the card missing....

Just not sure I can stomach a 75K card.

i hear you...I know I cannot!!!!!!! Well maybe for a piece of a ruth rookie or a card in pretty rough shape im sure the buy in would be closer to 20-30K

[uniship]

I'm thinking right now the new buy-in for the worst of the worst is $40k. how many of these are there to go around? 70? Of a RUTH ROOKIE? $40k seems right (at the moment) to me. Further - I think down the road could easily one day reach $100k buy-in.

[canjond]

The $75k card was a "best offer" - I believe it actually sold for $55-65k (just can't remember what exactly).

[pokerplyr80]

I remember watching an altered Ruth rookie not too long ago that presented well. I placed a couple of bids and hoped it would stay in the 20-25k range. It did not. I believe it went for 40-45k. But even a completely hammered example would probably bring 20k or more.

[wolfdogg]

SGC 20 blank back sold for $36K in REA 2015 spring auction. That's with 20% juice
Had decent eye appeal

[wolfdogg]

Originally Posted by canjond

The $75k card was a "best offer" - I believe it actually sold for $55-65k (just can't remember what exactly).

Was that the SGC 20 that we're talking about that was on eBay w/$75 BIN/OBO?
Was wondering myself what it actually sold for

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by uniship

I'm thinking right now the new buy-in for the worst of the worst is $40k. how many of these are there to go around? 70? Of a RUTH ROOKIE? $40k seems right (at the moment) to me. Further - I think down the road could easily one day reach $100k buy-in.

There's probably closer to 150-200 total out there, including all of the different backs. One knowledgeable dealer I respected re his estimates of surviving populations of key cards gave a figure of 200 in the early to mid-'90's. The price is so high because the demand is enormous for each and every example, and why not? It is the real (read major league) rookie of the Babe, after all.

Best wishes re your collecting,

Larry

[uniship]

I believe the combined sgc and psa graded pop reports show less than 60 total examples ever graded (I could be wrong - someone please check if possible).

Much like the Holy Grail Wagner, it seems new raw examples of these rarely show up anymore.