What would you buy with $2500-3500???

[the 'stache]

The best '53 Bowman Mickey Mantle I could find.



That is a gorgeous card!

[Neal]

Post War - both personal and investment

One card - the best Topps Aaron I could get
Two cards - the best two Mantles I could get
Three cards - the best three Mantles I could get

Pre War

One card - the best Ruth or Cobb
Two cards - the best Matty and Joe D
Three cards - the best Matty, Johnson, and Foxx

[cardcountry]

A well centered 54 Topps Aaron in the highest grade you can get

[ValKehl]

PC - Briggs Meats panel with Pete Runnels & Bob Porterfield.

Inv. - What "the 'stache" said above.

[Johnny630]

The best centered all black bottom corner 53 SP Topps Willie Mays 👊🏼

[1952boyntoncollector]

Rookie Jackie Robinson

but i like to get a card in a condition better than you dont see on Ebay bin week after week. Like for ty cobbs t206s you see psa 3s..but rarely psa 4s or for rookie aarons' you see psa 6s but rarely 7s for bins....you have to wait around for those higher grades...pwcc a good source when they have their auctions or they do sometimes appear on ebay and of course other auction houses but that tells you what the sought after grade is, the ones that arent easy to find on any given day on ebay

[Neal]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

Rookie Jackie Robinson

but i like to get a card in a condition better than you dont see on Ebay bin week after week. Like for ty cobbs t206s you see psa 3s..but rarely psa 4s or for rookie aarons' you see psa 6s but rarely 7s for bins....you have to wait around for those higher grades...pwcc a good source when they have their auctions or they do sometimes appear on ebay and of course other auction houses but that tells you what the sought after grade is, the ones that arent easy to find on any given day on ebay

not sure a Topps Aaron RC PSA 6 or 7 will ever be a $2500-3500 card again. That ship has sailed .....

[gomaz]

Originally Posted by cardcountry

A well centered 54 Topps Aaron in the highest grade you can get

Have to agree, cuz I bought my 6 from you at the National last year. See you again next week!

[Johnny630]

I wonder if people are going to be dropping tons of cash on cards next week. Blue collar collector guys like myself are priced out of the market for nicley centered graded 6+ HOF rookie cards. For a 3,500 card I'd be putting money down to pay it off over prob 8-12 months. I'd still go with the best 53 Topps Mays I could find for the 3,5000. IMO this is strictly a investors/short term flip market, holding for less then a year, then selling. I was wondering if any of you guys are nervous about paying up for a card during this time? I know I'm very skeptical about it. Any thoughts ?

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

I wonder if people are going to be dropping tons of cash on cards next week. Blue collar collector guys like myself are priced out of the market for nicley centered graded 6+ HOF rookie cards. For a 3,500 card I'd be putting money down to pay it off over prob 8-12 months. I'd still go with the best 53 Topps Mays I could find for the 3,5000. IMO this is strictly a investors/short term flip market, holding for less then a year, then selling. I was wondering if any of you guys are nervous about paying up for a card during this time? I know I'm very skeptical about it. Any thoughts ?

I would guess that many of us who spend $3500 on one card (most I have spent is 2500 btw) are always a little wary .... but not necessarily skeptical. Certain cards seem to be, at the very least, cards that you can at least resell for what you have into it. Some of these cards may increase over time as well, and can turn a nice profit.

I do not buy as an investor and I limit myself to cards that I can afford without using a CC. Every now and then I will, only to ensure safety during delivery, and only if I can sell certain cards to recoup my cost quickly. I think "co-mingling" subjectively big card purchases with family $$ is generally not a good idea.

And the 53T Mays is a solid choice!

[Johnny630]

I totally agree with you. Many cards I believe are pretty safe and can be sold for what you have into them or more. When I mentioned paying off a card over a 8-12 month period I was meaning paying off to a personal seller/dealer. I'm with you, no way I'd put that on a credit card. I'd feel to bad lol .

Thanks I feel the 53 Mays is undervalued and very difficult to find centered in ex+condition.

[FourStrikes]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

The best '53 Bowman Mickey Mantle I could find.



That is a gorgeous card!

that IS a beautiful card, Bill!