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Old 04-03-2017, 02:45 PM
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It is my understanding the back doesn't really change the value of the card much. And yes the price certainly has gone crazy the last couple of years. My thought is the market is finally catching up to what that card should have been worth all along. A rare rookie card of the greatest player of all time should be the most desirable card in the hobby.
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Also when people start to get worried about the cardmarket as a whole they jump onto the 'waterside' cards for safe investments.
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Also when people start to get worried about the cardmarket as a whole they jump onto the 'waterside' cards for safe investments.
Waterside? Unfamiliar with that term. I'm learning.......
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Jake likes to compare "big" cards to waterfront property.
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I am fine with the "across the street" properties but only if they have a nice view.
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Ruth PSA 5 at $276k. With total pop of Ruth rookies under 100 and Ruth being the greatest baseball player of all time, this card is undervalued compared to the thousands of 52 topps mantles.
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Ruth PSA 5 at $276k. With total pop of Ruth rookies under 100 and Ruth being the greatest baseball player of all time, this card is undervalued compared to the thousands of 52 topps mantles.


I agree the Ruth is undervalued, especially relative to the Mick. But, there are not too many people left alive who saw Ruth play while there are lots of Baby Boomers left who grew up idolizing Mantle. So while the '52 Topps Mick is far more plentiful, I don't know if any of us ever see an accurate price point comparison of the two. That might not happen while Mantle fans remain alive.



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Ruth PSA 5 at $276k. With total pop of Ruth rookies under 100 and Ruth being the greatest baseball player of all time, this card is undervalued compared to the thousands of 52 topps mantles.
There are about 105 Ruth rookies slabbed. My guess on the total pop is 150-200.
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It is my understanding the back doesn't really change the value of the card much. And yes the price certainly has gone crazy the last couple of years. My thought is the market is finally catching up to what that card should have been worth all along. A rare rookie card of the greatest player of all time should be the most desirable card in the hobby.
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Thought it went really cheap. A PSA 4 just sold for 288k in Heritage recently. Wait until the REA PSA 5 goes this month!
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Thought it went really cheap. A PSA 4 just sold for 288k in Heritage recently. Wait until the REA PSA 5 goes this month!
At some point the card could come back down to earth too. It's not like they are hard to find or rare, they are just expensive .... I thought the price was about right, not that I play in that stratosphere.
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I agree with Leon. It's just another hyped card. If attitudes change that card could easily halve in value.
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Leon, you could be right that the price was about right. Being objective because I have one, there are only 80-85 with the crossovers, which is not that many. Personally, I think it's been far too undervalued for far too long, and is finally catching up. Maybe a little quickly for sure, and the price will eventually flatten out, but I don't see it going down. The 11k+ Mantle's in circulation maybe, but not a Ruth RC. Just my opinion.
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I feel like anyone could've predicted this card would skyrocket eventually. Card was way undervalued years ago IMO. Probably because it doesn't have a famous story behind it like the Wags. It is "just" a rookie of the most famous baseball player of all time
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