What Card is your White Whale?

[ClementeFanOh]

Great topic Jeff! I will narrow to 2, following your parameter that it not merely be an outrageously valuable card: Choice 1- an Ed Cicotte Cracker Jack, either year. Choice 2- any N172 Brooklyn mini. Thus far, the score is Whales 2, me 0 Trent King

[Carter08]

This is a recent wish list add and not a truly rare card so it’s probably wrong for me to call it a whale comped to what others have been chasing, but 41 play ball Joe d feels like a white whale at this moment.

[pete zouras]

the ship sailed on acquiring it years ago and I've long made my peace with never owning it and moved on to other more attainable cards.

[Leon]

Here is one ... I can't remember the last time I saw one in auction.
My white whales all cost too much now!

Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh

Great topic Jeff! I will narrow to 2, following your parameter that it not merely be an outrageously valuable card: Choice 1- an Ed Cicotte Cracker Jack, either year. Choice 2- any N172 Brooklyn mini. Thus far, the score is Whales 2, me 0 Trent King

[smallstocks]

!955 Topps Clemente RC PSA 8. Had many chances to buy it for years but now it is way beyond my budget.

[riggs336]

I need this last one to have complete Type 1 and Type 2 sets. I've been chasing it for years.

[Sean]

T215 Red Cross Fred Merkle.

[rats60]

The hobby doesn't consider t206 complete without this card and only 9 or 10 available makes it a white whale. Why is t206 the only set where you have to have every error and variation to be complete? t205 is considered complete at 206 or 208. A master set is considered complete at 221, not even containing all errors. However, t206 must have this error card?

[ullmandds]

not sure i have one anymore...now that my dots miller run is complete...that was my labor of love. now just casually adding cards i want/like.

[bbcard1]

Although my collection is almost entirely baseball, generally leaning toward vintage or prewar, I am an avid collector of Marshall University alums cards, which tend toward football. There is a phone card that was given out before a game that features former Herd Qbs Eric Kresser (later played for the Bengals) and NCAA D1AA player of the year winner Michael Payton. I saw one on Bay years ago but it got away. There is also a Jacksonville Jags team issue card of Chris Parker (in the guides as 1997 #26) which I have never seen. I have done a lot of messaging and searching in the area, including the team, but never seen the team issue set or any singles. I will probably get both for less than $10 if I ever find them.

I also need a Drum T206 Davidson to finish my back run. One never came on the market since I have been looking. I don't know if I could convince myself of the value of the opportunity costs if I find one.

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by Leon

Here is one ... I can't remember the last time I saw one in auction.
My white whales all cost too much now!

Great card Leon. Thanks

[3-2-count]

As Leon states my white whale is through the roof now

1917 Standard Biscuit -or- Collins McCarthy Babe Ruth

[Jstottlemire1]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

As Leon states my white whale is through the roof now

1917 Standard Biscuit -or- Collins McCarthy Babe Ruth

Same as mine. One day it will happen! Great choice.

[Shoeless Moe]

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[butchie_t]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

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Ha!

I see what you did there.

Butch

[markf31]

These are my current two whales

[Cmount76]

N508 Sub Rosa - Women in Baseball #6. It's the final piece to the set.

I've been searching for about 10 years.

[Casey2296]

Relevant.

https://youtu.be/uVd_LzWJIC8