Which Dimaggio would you invest in

[BeanTown]

Put bluntly, buy the card or buy the holder? The card in the 5 holder has better centering and is a nicer card IMO. However, its in the PSA 5 tomb. The other card you can pay 5X on because its in a PSA 8 tomb. Plus, there is a chance the card in the coveted PSA 8, has been worked on to achieve that grade. When I see prewar issues in high grade now, my first thought is to see if I can detect how it was worked on.

[philliesphan]

Tabbed Zeenut, either year, of course

[Fred]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Put bluntly, buy the card or buy the holder? The card in the 5 holder has better centering and is a nicer card IMO. However, its in the PSA 5 tomb. The other card you can pay 5X on because its in a PSA 8 tomb. Plus, there is a chance the card in the coveted PSA 8, has been worked on to achieve that grade. When I see prewar issues in high grade now, my first thought is to see if I can detect how it was worked on.

Expensive labels are all the rage. Why buy something you like when you can pay 10x the amount for a stupid number.

[Stampsfan]

Which DiMaggio would I invest in?

Joe.

[japhi]

the 8 will appreciate much quicker then the 5, I think the last ten years has demonstrated that. But I don’t invest in cards, and the borders on that 8 look very small compared to the 5 so I’d buy the 5.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by japhi

the 8 will appreciate much quicker then the 5, I think the last ten years has demonstrated that. But I don’t invest in cards, and the borders on that 8 look very small compared to the 5 so I’d buy the 5.

The 8 could turn into AUT at any given time. True the 5 could be altered but that would be less of a loss .

[aconte]

I also think the 8 looks a little short.