House on fire

[todeen]

Card = 1921 Exhibit Ty Cobb.

Or

Any item = Tris Speaker autographed photo

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Easy

[Rhotchkiss]

This

[Exhibitman]

That's why I keep the really good stuff in a safe deposit box...

One card to keep, regardless of location:



Only signed card of my cousin I've ever seen.

Honorable Mention:

[conor912]

Does filling a pillow case count?

[Yoda]

My wife??

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Yoda

My wife??

Tough call.

[Snapolit1]

Cool stuff Adam. Love the Groucho auto card. Sweet.

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

That's why I keep the really good stuff in a safe deposit box...

One card to keep, regardless of location:



Only signed card of my cousin I've ever seen.

Honorable Mention:

[Tyruscobb]

What single card would you take was the posed question. This eliminates safes, fireproof boxes, card storage cases, etc. This is actually a difficult question. The knee jerk answer is my most valuable card - a T206 red portrait Cobb.

However, my father and I accumulated many vintage cards during the early 1990s at shows. These cards include complete Mantle, Mays, and Aaron runs from 1954 (excluding Aaron’s rookie) through 1960. Most are mid-grades.

Despite all these valuable cards, I probably would grab my 1964 Topps #9. The is a 4-player card depicting the 1963 NL home run leaders. It has Mays, Aaron, McCovey, and Cepeda on it. It is probably a $40.00 card. However, it’s sentimental value is worth more than my T206 Cobb.

It was the first vintage card that my dad gave me after our first show. While I was off chasing junk wax, he was making a deal for a 1954 Bowman Mantle and the dealer threw the card in as a bonus. My first vintage card.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

What single card would you take was the posed question...

Wrong - "one and only one piece" was the OP's posed question. With my best cards being in a safe deposit box, I would take this large, framed photo of the 1924 Washington Senators team, taken after they won the A.L. pennant and before they won the W.S., that came from the estate of Bennie Tate, one of Senators backup catchers.

[Tyruscobb]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Wrong - "one and only one piece" was the OP's posed question.

My logical inference was the one collection piece referred to a card. The reason is this thread appears on the main page. The main page is titled,“Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older)Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions.”

Nonetheless, even if I’m wrong, you still missed my point. The point was on one - not a safe, fireproof box, etc.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

However, it’s sentimental value is worth more than my T206 Cobb. It was the first vintage card that my dad gave me after our first show. While I was off chasing junk wax, he was making a deal for a 1954 Bowman Mantle and the dealer threw the card in as a bonus. My first vintage card.

That's a cool choice. I didn't pick my two most sentimental cards, but that's because they are hard to get to, and I don't think I could grab them in a fire. My mother, a Dodgers fan, bought my first two vintage cards for me - 1961 Topps Koufax and Snider. I gave her my 8 year old puppy dog eyes, and she said yes. Koufax was at the Billings Fair, and the Snider was in West Yellowstone.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

What single card would you take was the posed question. This eliminates safes, fireproof boxes, card storage cases, etc. This is actually a difficult question. The knee jerk answer is my most valuable card - a T206 red portrait Cobb.

However, my father and I accumulated many vintage cards during the early 1990s at shows. These cards include complete Mantle, Mays, and Aaron runs from 1954 (excluding Aaron’s rookie) through 1960. Most are mid-grades.

Despite all these valuable cards, I probably would grab my 1964 Topps #9. The is a 4-player card depicting the 1963 NL home run leaders. It has Mays, Aaron, McCovey, and Cepeda on it. It is probably a $40.00 card. However, it’s sentimental value is worth more than my T206 Cobb.

It was the first vintage card that my dad gave me after our first show. While I was off chasing junk wax, he was making a deal for a 1954 Bowman Mantle and the dealer threw the card in as a bonus. My first vintage card.

Great story...wish the old man wasn't chasing junk wax. I was the one with the eye on vintage, he had the funds. I was lucky to pick up what I could in the 80s.

Question: who wants all these 1980s complete sets?


One card? Jeez, Cobb Red? Big Train ? Davy Jones near mint?

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Easy

I have one of these as well which I originally bought just for a place to easily store my better cards but the thought was always in the back of my mind that this would also be my "go bag" if I had to leave the house quickly.

[NiceDocter]

Open the window and yell "HEY KIDS GET BACK IN HERE AND HELP YOUR DAD CARRY OUT SOME BASEBALL CARDS" LOL

[pokerplyr80]

To answer the question directly it would be my 52 Mantle. But as others have mentioned I would grab as many as I could and hope for the best.

A couple years back my bank was actually in a fire evacuation zone so I brought my entire collection home just in case. The fire never really got close though and I returned them a couple days later.

[Rich Falvo]

If a box counts, I’d grab the case with my T206 cards.

If a single item, I’d grab my Mike Trout rookie just because it’d probably bring me the most cash if needed. Sorry, I know it’s not pre-war.

[JollyElm]

My 'Murder She Wrote: The Full Collection' DVD set.

[vansaad]

Cool box, Dan. Mind sharing where you found that? I could use something similar for my Jackie’s.

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Easy

Originally Posted by vansaad

Cool box, Dan. Mind sharing where you found that? I could use something similar for my Jackie’s.

It's an Apache 3800. I got mine from Harbor Freight, but you can order them on Amazon. They also have larger ones (4800) and smaller ones (2800?)

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

It's an Apache 3800. I got mine from Harbor Freight, but you can order them on Amazon. They also have larger ones (4800) and smaller ones (2800?)

Same here. The best part is that they are relatively inexpensive and one can easily find a coupon for Harbor Freight to save even more money. I think mine cost just under 30 bucks with the coupon.

[CharleyBrown]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

It's an Apache 3800. I got mine from Harbor Freight, but you can order them on Amazon. They also have larger ones (4800) and smaller ones (2800?)

Hey Dan,

Did you have to modify the foam insert at all?

[Tao_Moko]

The 1955T Williams my dad bought me when I got out of the Marines. Just back from my last your in Afghanistan and hadn't once thought about cards in the prior 12 years. We went to a local card shop during his lunch and he just bought it. He never collected but it called out to him and he new Ted served in the Corps. The only card in my "keep" collection still slabbed.

Originally Posted by CharleyBrown

Hey Dan,

Did you have to modify the foam insert at all?

Yeah. They come with insert and you customize it in whatever arrangement you want it. The insert is made up of foam squares that you break apart and remove

[pitburgfan]

My Mike Trout 1/1 card. What are you guys thinking? Leave all the T206's, 33 Gowdy's, and my completed set of W514's that I spent 20 years completing with the help of Net54 members!

[familytoad]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Yeah. They come with insert and you customize it in whatever arrangement you want it. The insert is made up of foam squares that you break apart and remove

Dan, I got the APACHE 3800.
I am messing with the foam a bit to try and fit 90 cards in the case.
Any advice?
Looks like you might have doubled up the foam pieces to have them surround the cards better than I did.

Anyway, back to the OP, if a case counts, I might move my top 90 into this Apache.

If a single card only, then maybe my E105 Mello Mint Wagner.

(except that I would have to run to the case, spend time searching through , bypassing 89 other really great cards to save it
)

[vansaad]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

It's an Apache 3800. I got mine from Harbor Freight, but you can order them on Amazon. They also have larger ones (4800) and smaller ones (2800?)

Thanks, Dan. Just ordered one off Harbor Freight.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

It's an Apache 3800. I got mine from Harbor Freight, but you can order them on Amazon. They also have larger ones (4800) and smaller ones (2800?)

I just went and picked up an Apache 3800 at Harbor Freight. It's currently on sale so it might be harder to find. I can't wait to give it a try.