Pics added of first 2 PSA cards ... Which would be better investment?

[Tyruscobb]

I would focus on Mays and Aaron cards. I still think their cards are way undervalued. You’ve missed the boat on owning their rookie cards for a fair price, but their other 1950s cards are still relatively cheap. They are also still alive. All their cards will receive a bump when they are gone.

[clydepepper]

Ever since hearing about all the Grading Company issues, I decided to stock up on high-grade (EM or better) raw Mantles...with the idea of eventually getting them graded...when I feel it's safER to do so.


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[wdwfan]

I was thinking 1950s mid-grade Aaron and Mays would be good starts. I am not a fan of the big cards, i.e. mid-1950s Bowman and 1954-56 Topps. I also don't like smaller cards, i.e. early 1950s Bowman. But being in slabs could change my mind.

I've always been a set builder, and those bigger and smaller cards are hard to fit into 9-pocket pages correctly without having to turn them sideways (8-pocket) or having 15 cards per page.

But being that I'm wanting to get some slabs, it might change my mind. I'd assume the slabs are the same size (height wise) whether a normal card, an oversized card, like mid-50s Bowman and Topps, or a smaller card. If I'm wrong on that, can someone please correct me?

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

I would focus on Mays and Aaron cards. I still think their cards are way undervalued. You’ve missed the boat on owning their rookie cards for a fair price, but their other 1950s cards are still relatively cheap. They are also still alive. All their cards will receive a bump when they are gone.