What's the Most You Have Spent (or Would Spend) on One Card?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by PJC

I have spent several thousand on different cards, but over the years my
collecting focus has gravitated toward early Red Sox material, particularly the
1912 team. With that said I imagine I would go as much as 5-10K for a Carl Horner "Smoky Joe" Wood. He has always been my favorite ball player since meeting him as a young Red Sox fan in the early 1980's and this is the Holy Grail on my want list!

Just curious...Where did you meet him? He was my mother's best friends grandfather. I met him several times but I was under 10 years old at the time and the significance was lost on me. It wasn't until I saw Field of Dreams and heard him mentioned that I realized what a stupid kid I was. By then I was 20 years old. My mother died in 2000 so I'm no longer in touch with the family.

[Exhibitman]

Depends on the card. I'd spend whatever I had to if the deal is right. I know I declined to spend $17k on a 1948 Leaf Graziano but that was also me not wanting to fly across the country to make the deal (crippling fear of flying at the time). Offer me one today at that price and I am booking a flight and arranging the cash at the other end.

[PJC]

Hi,
My family had friends in New Haven CT (we lived right down I-95 in NY) who knew Joe Wood. When they found out I was a Red Sox fan (in "enemy" territory) and was very much into the history of the team they arranged for us to meet him. He was in his 90's but still very much with it and very gracious and nice
to an impressionable baseball fan and young pitcher. I find it amazing that I met and spoke with one of the great hurlers in history. Even the great Walter Johnson said,"...no man alive can throw any harder than Joe Wood."
A couple of years later I also had the pleasure of seeing that same elderly gentleman honored at Fenway Park on Old Timer's Day.
Over the years I've accumulated some nice Smoky Joe pieces including a circa 1912 charcoal and pencil portrait of Wood in his immortal season that is my favorite, but I wish I could have afforded his 1912 World Series pendant or engraved watch.
Paul

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by PJC

Hi,
My family had friends in New Haven CT (we lived right down I-95 in NY) who knew Joe Wood. When they found out I was a Red Sox fan (in "enemy" territory) and was very much into the history of the team they arranged for us to meet him. He was in his 90's but still very much with it and very gracious and nice
to an impressionable baseball fan and young pitcher. I find it amazing that I met and spoke with one of the great hurlers in history. Even the great Walter Johnson said,"...no man alive can throw any harder than Joe Wood."
A couple of years later I also had the pleasure of seeing that same elderly gentleman honored at Fenway Park on Old Timer's Day.
Over the years I've accumulated some nice Smoky Joe pieces including a circa 1912 charcoal and pencil portrait of Wood in his immortal season that is my favorite, but I wish I could have afforded his 1912 World Series pendant or engraved watch.
Paul

Very cool story. My mother was born and raised in New Haven. I believe her friend, Patty, lived in West Haven. Wish I had a do over there.

[angolajones]

I've never spent more than $100 on a single card.