One Cy Young to have in your collection, budget of $2500 - which one and why??

[Oscar_Stanage]

resurrecting this thread in advance of the National.....

I am familiar with T206 prices. However, a friend of mine really wants a Cy Young tobacco card and I am certain that any T206 will be out of budget.

Is it even possible to get a Cy Young tobacco card (1 or A) for under $1200? I am not familiar with anything outside of T206.

[Luke]

Bare hands and gloves shows Auth or 1 should be doable for $1200 or less.

[Alaskanmade]

Look for his T205 card.
under 1,200 for a 1 or A should be possible.
And its a gorgeous card (here is my 2).

[ullmandds]

I’ve got the E 90–1 Boston… I love this image! The E 93 is interesting because it depicts him batting… but my next favorite would probably be the green tea 206 portrait

[Oscar_Stanage]

thanks for the replies !
On 6/30 a PSA1 t205 went for $1700.

[x2drich2000]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

resurrecting this thread in advance of the National.....

I am familiar with T206 prices. However, a friend of mine really wants a Cy Young tobacco card and I am certain that any T206 will be out of budget.

Is it even possible to get a Cy Young tobacco card (1 or A) for under $1200? I am not familiar with anything outside of T206.

As others have said, T205 is possible, but will be beat up and might be hard to find (June REA had 2 SGC 1.5s - one sold for $1500 the other $1170, a CSG 1 sold on Ebay in early June for $1k). T202 is definitely possible - an SGC 5 sold in June on Ebay for $1400.

If he is referring to "tobacco card" in a general sense (i.e. playing days) rather than technically, a few other options open up. E93, Fan Craze, E101, etc would be options that might be close to that price point but I haven't seen low grade sales of them recently.

[Rad_Hazard]

Really any Cy from his playing days for under 2k is a great deal. I was able to snag this 1.5 Old Mill for sub-2k. I like this better than the portrait since it's an "action" pose.