Green Cobby Show and Tell

[Thromdog]

Caught this one for my set in late 2015 from Clean Sweep. At the time it was the third Cobb, still needing the red. So freaking tough to find a green on a budget but this one fit the bill......and I love it.

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[jthorst75]

My wife got me my green Cobb 5 years ago for Xmas. Thank god it was a gift otherwise it probably would've been sold like other cards I regretfully parted with. My oldest son already claimed it so definitely not parting with it. I'm a big fan of the colors and centering!

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Was the best PSA 2 I could find at the time to fit the budget. Don't love the crease but the price was right

[VintageBen]

I was in the process of refocusing my collection with the help of member Orly57. In the beginning, I was looking for a red background cobb portrait. I thought they looked better at the time. Maybe because I am a Univ. of Louisville fan. lol

but I finally found a green cobb portrait. one that was not wrinkled up. wanted one that was centered well, had good color, had good edges and color. Yea the card has a few flaws: Speck of paper loss on the back and name is faded a little but that is what kept the price somewhat low. Without the flaws, the card would grade in the PSA 4-ish range. I think the previous owner Mr. Pencil is on here. The Green has grown on me. Green Cobb's are more rare than the other 3 versions, so I was also looking at the future of the card. Do I go after rare or do I go after the one there is an abundance of? I chose the Green.

I LOVE IT!!!!

[brianp-beme]

Nice cards everyone. I, as usual, like to provide some contrast. I jumped into the T206 Cobb Green foray way too late, and decided it was this one or nothing. Pulled a low-rent Pete and purchased a group lot of similar condition HOF'ers, and sold the rest, so it didn't end up costing TOO much.

At least the card has the common courtesy to inform the viewer it is a Piedmont. It still has some eye appeal, especially in low lighting.

Brian

[Billy5858]

Yes... Thanks for the common man

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by VintageBen

Yea the card has a few flaws: Speck of paper loss on the back and name is faded a little but that is what kept the price somewhat low.

That is a beaut and exactly the type of card I look for. If even years from now you feel like letting that one go, please shoot me a heads up! Great card.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by JustinD

That is a beaut and exactly the type of card I look for. If even years from now you feel like letting that one go, please shoot me a heads up! Great card.

agreed! that's a beaut Ben...I mean all green cobbs are beautiful...but yours is especially so!!!!!

[packs]

There are many SGC 20's but this is my SGC 20. It is gorgeous and I don't miss the 1% of the back that is gone. In fact I cherish the missing pieces because they made it possible for this card to become mine:

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by ajjohnsonsoxfan

Was the best PSA 2 I could find at the time to fit the budget. Don't love the crease but the price was right

That's a completely tolerable crease to my sensibilities.

[Joshwesley]

Awesome green cobbs....


Those are about as sound of an investment in baseball cards as you can make

The demand for these isn't going away.

[david_l]

I have a pair of these green Cobbs. Does that count?

[Touch'EmAll]

Nicely centered, barely ok corners for the grade, but hey, it's what i have.

[DeanH3]

Had a beautiful SGC 2, sold it and regretted it. I was lucky enough to pick this one from a board member about a year and a half ago. Looks like a solid VG card to me.




Edited to add - Beauty Pete. The centering, color and registration are killer.