Gehrig 1925 Exhibit

[BeanTown]

Make sure you know it's a 1925 Exhibit and not a 1926. Can't trust any holder from any TPG on the Gehrig rookie Exhibit. I hear PSA uses a consultant to help identify/figure out what the actual designation and year is on them now.

Orlando valid points and looking forward to Jays response. Would make for a great discussion to talk about 19th century cards and then compare to postcards and exhibits. Guess we can't use the SCD "Baseball Card" price guide as it prices out many 19th century items along with postcards as they felt everything belong in the baseball guide.

Interesting strategy someone is doing on the LOTG Gehrig as it went from 15k to over 40k with just 2 bids. Does that really stop people from bidding on it who really want to win it?

[WWG]

That big jump strategy in bidding was probably due to the card having a reserve and now that reserve has been met.

[oldjudge]

Personally, I think the best (albeit not perfect)definition of a baseball card is one that Rob Lifson came up with: a baseball card is an image of a ballplayer/ballplayers on a collectible card available to the general public, intended to advertise and promote the sale of a product other than itself. Of course there are other definitions, many less restrictive. However, I think Rob's was the traditional definition. Under this definition, postcards and exhibits are not baseball cards. That doesn't mean that they are not great collectibles, just not (to me) baseball cards.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Jay by that definition nothing after they stopped including gum in the packs is a baseball card?

[Baseball Rarities]

Jay - what is your feeling on strip cards or similar issues such as R315?

[ullmandds]

honestly who cares what Jay considers is a card and what is not? I imagine most of you...like myself will collect what we want...despite what one person thinks?

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

honestly who cares what Jay considers is a card and what is not? I imagine most of you...like myself will collect what we want...despite what one person thinks?

Nah, if one person thinks it thats all the matters...

However, at the National you will hear about one auction about a lone auction that is 4k higher than last sale...so in theory that final win price is based on what one person thinks...so in essence it would matter in that sense

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

honestly who cares what Jay considers is a card and what is not? I imagine most of you...like myself will collect what we want...despite what one person thinks?

I collect what I want (hence my avatar), but I am always interested in hearing other collectors' opinions on different subjects.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

honestly who cares what Jay considers is a card and what is not? I imagine most of you...like myself will collect what we want...despite what one person thinks?

Man, you could take that to its logical conclusion and just shut down the chatboard lol.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Jay by that definition nothing after they stopped including gum in the packs is a baseball card?

Peter S.-I agree; that's why I say it is not perfect. The other issue I see is a little more esoteric. Take two 1869 Cincinnati CdVs, one blank back, the other advertising Charwick's annual. By this definition, the latter would be a baseball card, but not the former. To me, they both are. Perhaps the definition could be improved if it was expanded some to say the card was, or could have been, used to advertise.... I would need to give it some thought. However, this is just the definition for me. I have no problem with someone else having a completely different definition.

Peter U-I agree with you also. This is just my definition. Others should make up their own mind.

Kevin-My opinion is that almost all strip cards (as opposed to cards of women stripping) are really ugly and I would never collect them.