What is your favorite card or cards that you don't have that you would like to own?

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I don't know that it would be enough money to get one, but I would buy a 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams. I've wanted one of those since I was a kid.

Adam, 45 years ago I was a raving Ted Williams collector, and the number one dream card on my list was the 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams. I wanted one so bad ......... Short to short, I came oh so close to buying a nice EX-MT specimen at the 1974 Midwest Sports Collectors Convention at Troy, Michigan. The experience was so heart-wrenching to me as a collector, I wrote a chapter about it in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. It's the twelfth chapter, "The One That Got Away". One major, major and sad .

To this day, I cannot laugh about it, or think about it very long.

Wishing the best in your pursuit of the very finest Teddy Ballgame ever printed.

--Brian Powell

[egri]

A signed 1953 Topps Vern Stephens. He’s sort of the forgotten man of the late 1940s-early 1950s Red Sox teams, and I think if he had a couple more good years he would’ve made it to Cooperstown.

[Bigdaddy]

The best '52T Willie Mays or

The best two Hank and Roberto RC's I could get for that $$

[71buc]

53 Topps Mays

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Adam, 45 years ago I was a raving Ted Williams collector, and the number one dream card on my list was the 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams. I wanted one so bad ......... Short to short, I came oh so close to buying a nice EX-MT specimen at the 1974 Midwest Sports Collectors Convention at Troy, Michigan. The experience was so heart-wrenching to me as a collector, I wrote a chapter about it in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. It's the twelfth chapter, "The One That Got Away". One major, major and sad .

To this day, I cannot laugh about it, or think about it very long.

Wishing the best in your pursuit of the very finest Teddy Ballgame ever printed.

--Brian Powell

In the 1990s I saw an incredible WF Ted in a shop in downtown Boston. It was raw, the owner who was and is a very legit card guy called it NM MT and to my eye it was. I balked. I have a nice 4 now, but that card just blew it away. Probably my worst non-purchase ever.

[pokerplyr80]

I'd pick up the nicest signed Mantle I could in that range, ideally a 53 bowman or topps, or a 56. I'd gladly take a 51 or 52 if anyone wants to sell one for 4k.

If it was any 48 or later I'd get a 90 Thomas no name on front.

[rats60]

For post war, the 1949 Leaf Paige. For pre war, the E95 Honus Wagner.

[dio]

52 topps mantle. a childhood dream to own one.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Adam, 45 years ago I was a raving Ted Williams collector, and the number one dream card on my list was the 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams. I wanted one so bad ......... Short to short, I came oh so close to buying a nice EX-MT specimen at the 1974 Midwest Sports Collectors Convention at Troy, Michigan. The experience was so heart-wrenching to me as a collector, I wrote a chapter about it in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. It's the twelfth chapter, "The One That Got Away". One major, major and sad .

To this day, I cannot laugh about it, or think about it very long.

Wishing the best in your pursuit of the very finest Teddy Ballgame ever printed.

--Brian Powell

Much like I don't like to go over my 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle encounter in 1974 for $75.00. Sent away $75.00 for the card and received a Sandy Koufax rookie, a 1951, 1956 Campanella, 1951,1955 Warran Spahn, 1951 Yogi Berra and a $25.00 credit memo. Talk about a scam and a ice pick in the eye that has lasted 45 years. Now the 52 topps Mantle is the only card I really need in my collection to feel whole. LOL ! Not sure I am going to pay 10-50K either?

[ALR-bishop]

Three of the 5 cards I would like to have from the 50s would unfortunately go for much more than the allowed amount...the unissued 55 Current All Stars of Roberts, Konstanty and Stankey. I still need two of the 55 Topps baseball Hocus Focus cards that together might be had for under that figure, but I have yet to see either of them come up

[Jim65]

I collect Mets so there is nothing from the 1950's I'd want but fitting the title I want a 1969 NY Boy Scouts Tom Seaver.

[commishbob]

My #1 want as far as post-war cards is a '59 Bazooka Billy Pierce. Not that they are hard to find, or terribly expensive, but they only seem to pop up when I've committed my hobby budget to something else. I don't pour a lot of money into the hobby so if I had some 'free' cash come my way that's the card I'd grab. Then I'd find a 1959 Topps Venezuelan Ace Hurlers #156 (Pierce and Bob Friend) and I'd put my Pierce collection to bed once and for all.

[VintageVinnie]

1953 Mantle, or 1952 Jackie, or 1954 Wilson Ted Williams. I can't afford any of them, so thank goodness I don't have to choose