What is your Bucket List Card. That you are willing to trade it all for

[G1911]

Most boring answer but - none. Owning one really expensive card would add little pleasure, I can look at the same picture only so much. Nowhere near as much fun as a larger collection that doesn’t show I have lots of $$$$ or hobby clout.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by G1911

Most boring answer but - none. Owning one really expensive card would add little pleasure, I can look at the same picture only so much. Nowhere near as much fun as a larger collection that doesn’t show I have lots of $$$$ or hobby clout.

^^This all day^^

There are 3 cards I would really like to have. I owned 2 of them before but sold/traded them.

A 1983 Topps Wade Boggs wrong back with Wade on the front, I have the Wade on back one.

A T206 Red Cobb with Old Mill back

A 1952 Topps Eddie Mathews

[mrreality68]

For me my passion is primarily for Jackson and Then Ruth

MY Bucket List cards in a nice Grade in this order

1. 1910 Old Mills Joe Jackson
2. 1916 Babe Ruth Rookie Card with a Rare Advertising Back (Standard Biscuit, Indianapolis Brewing Co)
3. Boston Garter Joe Jackson

[Frankish]

Man, that's a tough proposition. For the most part, I agree with the above answers that trading all of my collection for one card might not work for me.

BUT (by value, at least, rather than number of cards), I'd probably trade 80% of my collection for a playing days Eiji Sawamura card. There have been hints, but it's unclear to me if such a monster really exists....

[BobC]

Originally Posted by Frankish

Man, that's a tough proposition. For the most part, I agree with the above answers that trading all of my collection for one card might not work for me.

BUT (by value, at least, rather than number of cards), I'd probably trade 80% of my collection for a playing days Eiji Sawamura card. There have been hints, but it's unclear to me if such a monster really exists....

Nice......

[atx840]

It can all go for this one. Passed on it for $26k 12 years ago, I am sure it's worth 10x now.

[h2oya311]

1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth. I'm not picky about which color.

[Carter08]

Sort of obtainable but a nice Joe Jackson CJ is up there on my list.

[irv]

I wouldn't trade my 52's to get the current 52's I really want but I would trade most or all of my other collection in my Net54 sig below in order to get a 52 Topps Mathews, Campy, Wilhelm and Dickey.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by atx840

It can all go for this one. Passed on it for $26k 12 years ago, I am sure it's worth 10x now.

Chris, I had a chance to buy this exact card about two years ago and I could not agree on price with owner. Apparently, someone later bought it for the asking price - he can have it! Great card though

I would not trade my collection for any one card and the one card I really want but will likely never own is a BN Ruth. That said, realistically, I want a W600 Cobb

[BobC]

Originally Posted by G1911

Most boring answer but - none. Owning one really expensive card would add little pleasure, I can look at the same picture only so much. Nowhere near as much fun as a larger collection that doesn’t show I have lots of $$$$ or hobby clout.

Agree with this. The term "collector" kind of indicates you like to collect as much as you can of something, not just own a single item, which to me is not a collection.

But in the spirit of the thread, I would probably trade/sell everything I have for the PSA8 Wagner........and then immediately sell it and buy back everything I had just sold/traded, and then some.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

Most boring answer but - none. Owning one really expensive card would add little pleasure, I can look at the same picture only so much. Nowhere near as much fun as a larger collection that doesn’t show I have lots of $$$$ or hobby clout.

Well said.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by G1911

Most boring answer but - none. Owning one really expensive card would add little pleasure, I can look at the same picture only so much. Nowhere near as much fun as a larger collection that doesn’t show I have lots of $$$$ or hobby clout.

Exactly. I would add that any time i checkoff a big wantlist item…the focus is on the next one.

[notfast]

I dont have a ton of cards but I’d move all of my Cobbs for a t205 Cobb in a 7 or a t206 in a 7-8. I’d even consider moving it all for a Jackie 48 Leaf in a 7.