Sadahara Oh

ASF123 · #1 11-09-2021, 08:07 PM

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The main thing I think keeping prices lower (other than the relative obscurity of vintage Japanese baseball players in the US market) is the complicated nature of his rookie cards. I collect his rookie cards and still don't know exactly how many different RCs are out there. 60? 80? 100?

Good point - also maybe just the basic difficulty in determining what year a particular card is from if you’re not an expert in Japanese cards? VCP doesn’t even have photos for many (most?) of his earlier card listings. I come across raw cards and it takes a while to figure out when they’re from, if it’s even possible.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 11-09-2021, 09:59 PM

Quite a few are listed on ebay but they rarely show up in an auction and mostly are out at BIN at truly absurd prices.

Snapolit1 · #3 11-10-2021, 05:49 AM

At an auction last weekend I bought a autographed copy of Oh’s autobiography A Zen Way of Baseball for $110. I would prob pay more than that for an autograph copy of a biography of Jose Reyes.

tedzan · #4 11-10-2021, 06:25 AM

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Frankish · #5 11-10-2021, 08:08 AM

While I have a few high grade Oh rookie cards (Hoshi Gangu white and gold bordered and the upper left glove dark image version), I much prefer "collector" grade cards in general. Not only are they easier to find (although not necessarily easy), but I love how they look in my binders.

Here are two of my favorite raw beaters and two favorite low-end graded cards....

Snapolit1 · #6 11-10-2021, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankish

While I have a few high grade Oh rookie cards (Hoshi Gangu white and gold bordered and the upper left glove dark image version), I much prefer "collector" grade cards in general. Not only are they easier to find (although not necessarily easy), but I love how they look in my binders.

Here are two of my favorite raw beaters and two favorite low-end graded cards....

Very cool stuff.

Frankish · #7 11-10-2021, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Very cool stuff.

Thanks. It's not often I get a chance to share cards except with other Japanese baseball collectors.

The two gum cards (1960 Lili top left and 1960 Jintan bottom right) are scarce, but you definitely see them around.

The bottom left card is from the uncommon but not rare 1959 Marumatsu scoreboard back set (JCM 32e) but is quite unusual with the purple bat. As far as I can tell, it is the only known copy in the hobby.

nat · #8 11-10-2021, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Frankish

Thanks. It's not often I get a chance to share cards except with other Japanese baseball collectors.

The two gum cards (1960 Lili top left and 1960 Jintan bottom right) are scarce, but you definitely see them around.

The bottom left card is from the uncommon but not rare 1959 Marumatsu scoreboard back set (JCM 32e) but is quite unusual with the purple bat. As far as I can tell, it is the only known copy in the hobby.

What set is the one with Nagashima from?

chadeast · #9 11-10-2021, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Quite a few are listed on ebay but they rarely show up in an auction and mostly are out at BIN at truly absurd prices.

This thread reminded me that Love of the Game has an Oh card in their current preview. It is one of the 13 featured lots of the auction, so they're giving it the royal treatment.