Babe Ruth $$$

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by packs

They say nothing is recession proof but Babe Ruth is about as ironclad an investment you can make. I don't think any collector of any length of time has paid less for Ruth one year to the next.

Agreed. Ruth is a strong investment and a relatively low risk investment

IT is also great long term collection

[Snowman]

I need more Babe Ruth cards lol. This thread has me convinced. Time to sell some of these basketball cards...

[Snowman]

The Fro Joy and W517 are probably cheaper because they are oversized and PSA puts them in the big slabs. The Churchmans is cheaper because PSA refuses to put his name on the flip. I really like the Churchmans card though. If PSA ever decided to put his name on them, watch out! I bet they'd skyrocket in value overnight.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Snowman

The Fro Joy and W517 are probably cheaper because they are oversized and PSA puts them in the big slabs. The Churchmans is cheaper because PSA refuses to put his name on the flip. I really like the Churchmans card though. If PSA ever decided to put his name on them, watch out! I bet they'd skyrocket in value overnight.

PSA does not slab Fro Joy. I am not sure who does now. Mine are in Beckett holders that are thick enough to withstand Superman's heat vision.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

PSA does not slab Fro Joy. I am not sure who does now. Mine are in Beckett holders that are thick enough to withstand Superman's heat vision.

i believe beckett is the only one who still grades these.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

PSA does not slab Fro Joy. I am not sure who does now. Mine are in Beckett holders that are thick enough to withstand Superman's heat vision.

Is this a somewhat recent change, or are the ones on eBay fakes perhaps? There are quite a few that I've seen in PSA slabs. Maybe those are all old?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Is this a somewhat recent change, or are the ones on eBay fakes perhaps? There are quite a few that I've seen in PSA slabs. Maybe those are all old?

Psa used to grade them…they look real.

[GasHouseGang]

If you want to read more about the Ruth Fro Joy cards here's a link to an earlier discussion about them:
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=131343

And here are a few Ruth cards to keep the thread moving.

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by Snowman

The Fro Joy and W517 are probably cheaper because they are oversized and PSA puts them in the big slabs.

I think there is some truth to that. I actually LOVE my w517 Ruth portrait...I think the large portrait image is unique for his playing days cards. And with the card stock, w517s definitely feel more like cards than the large Kashin pictures.

But I'm slowly colleting the set. I wanted to make it a binder set because most of my cards are raw and fit nicely in four pocket pages. And even though standard PSA and SGC slabs also fit nicely in four pocket pages I can't figure out a way to nicely fit the oversized w517 slabs in a binder, so my handful of graded w517s are separate from my binder set. And that kind of bothers me.

Someday I may just bite the bullet and crack them all out...(which I would hate to do because there are SO many fake/reprint w517s out there, you really need to buy graded for the high dollar cards if you are buying them online. So cracking them out would really hurt resale value in the future).

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Snowman

I need more Babe Ruth cards lol. This thread has me convinced. Time to sell some of these basketball cards...

Agreed and like everyone wish we bought into more Ruth Earlier