Ongoing HOF project

[Topnotchsy]

Really cool project!

With some of the earlier players, defining what a rookie card is can be an interesting challenge.

The 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig has recently exploded in value as people view it as his rookie card.

There are other Exhibits from 1921 on that would similarly be rookie cards from some very big names, and are still not too expensive.

Good luck!

[mechanicalman]

Great centering on those cards. Nice buys.

[jbl79]

Welcome to the forum! Great cards. Love the centering on that Koufax especially!

[bravesfan#1]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

Really cool project!

With some of the earlier players, defining what a rookie card is can be an interesting challenge.

The 1925 Exhibits Lou Gehrig has recently exploded in value as people view it as his rookie card.

There are other Exhibits from 1921 on that would similarly be rookie cards from some very big names, and are still not too expensive.

Good luck!

I'll have to keep an eye out for the Exhibit cards when I see them, thanks for the info!

[bravesfan#1]

Some more scans since I'm limited to 18 images per post.

Not Ruth's rookie, but this will be the one I keep for this project for now. Got a good deal on it for $80 as well.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Your journey is one that I pursued for nearly 10 years from 2004 to 2014, definitely a lot of fun times. You might want to check out the OldCardboard website, there is a hyperlink on there for Hall of Fame Rookie Cards, which gives you the earliest five cards for each HOF'er. There should be something in there for just about anyone's budget.

Best of luck with the hunt.

Phil

[bravesfan#1]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Your journey is one that I pursued for nearly 10 years from 2004 to 2014, definitely a lot of fun times. You might want to check out the OldCardboard website, there is a hyperlink on there for Hall of Fame Rookie Cards, which gives you the earliest five cards for each HOF'er. There should be something in there for just about anyone's budget.

Best of luck with the hunt.

Phil

Woah, now that tidbit of info is why I joined this site! Thank you for pointing out OldCardBoard, I'm browsing the link you just mentioned!

[darwinbulldog]

Check this out too: http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=141603

[71buc]

Good luck with your quest. I did the same thing for a long time. I abandoned it because although a number of the rookie cards are very attractive Clemente, Koufax, Killebrew, Kaline, Gibson, Banks, Aaron etc are beautiful cards many others are boring or unattractive. Although I own copies of the Rose, Stargell, Jackson, Ryan, Carlton, Sutton, Morgan and Bench serve as examples of this. In the end I decided that I wanted attractive copies of cards depicting members of the HOF. Due to this I added a T206 Mathewson Dark Cap, T205 Baker, 1955 Ted Williams, a 1956 Mantle, 1956 Robinson, 1952 Doby etc. I just find the aesthetic beauty of the card more appealing than the year it was produced.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bravesfan#1

Woah, now that tidbit of info is why I joined this site! Thank you for pointing out OldCardBoard, I'm browsing the link you just mentioned!

You may as well tell us your name too.

I wish everyone would add their name to their avatar so we could converse more effectively...or, at least, more traditionally.

-Raymond

[h2oya311]

Good luck on your quest! You might say I have a slight infatuation with HOF rookie cards as well...take a look at my imageevent site. I generally prefer the esoteric issues over the mainstream Topps/Bowman/Goudey/T206 issues.

Welcome aboard the board! Always happy to chat "rookie" card stuff with other Net54 members!