“Blue Chip” Cards

[LincolnVT]

What do you consider to be the “blue chip” cards in the hobby? Let’s see some examples.

[Johnny630]

Mantle
Ruth
Jackie
Cobb
Mays

Regular Issue No Oddball Best Centered Highest grade you can afford. That’s my best description of what I consider to be “Blue Chip”

[fkm_bky]

Here's one...sorry, couldn't resist.

Bill

[Yoda]

Joe Jackson

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by fkm_bky

Here's one...sorry, couldn't resist.

Bill

Oh that's good.

[Peter_Spaeth]

T206 Wagner, 52T Mantle, 25 Exhibits Gehrig. I know, way out on a limb here.

[MRSPORTSCARDCOLLECTOR]

Originally Posted by Johnny630

Mantle
Ruth
Jackie
Cobb
Mays

Regular Issue No Oddball Best Centered Highest grade you can afford. That’s my best description of what I consider to be “Blue Chip”

I would add Ted Williams and Hank Aaron to your 5 you recommended and call them The Magnificent Seven.

[BabyRuth]

" blue chip" card of Babe Ruth - blue and chipped!!!

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by LincolnVT

What do you consider to be the “blue chip” cards in the hobby? Let’s see some examples.

Can you define blue chip cards?

[bnorth]

The T206 Red Cobb is the Blue Chip card. Fairly easy to obtain and something you will make money owning.

This is mine.

[LincolnVT]

I was hoping that this thread would discuss the definition…wondering what people consider to be the hobbies “blue chip” cards.

Originally Posted by parkplace33

Can you define blue chip cards?

[LEHR]

I define "blue chip" cards as high-grade HOF'ers that are highly coveted by most collectors and are very liquid. Think PSA/SGC 8+ cards of Mantle, Ruth, Cobb, Aaron, Robinson, Clemente, Mays, Rose, etc..

While very desirable to most I personally find most of what falls into my definition of "blue chip" cards to be boring at best. Oh, you have a PSA 8 Mantle?! Great, so do 13,000+ other people. This is why I rarely buy cards anymore.

But this is just my perspective and ultimately people should collect what makes them happy.

[parkplace33]

"Blue-chip stocks are large companies with strong brands, financially sound businesses and consistent earnings and cash flows. They also often pay sizable dividends. Blue-chip companies are typically leaders within their given market sectors and have successfully navigated economic downturns in the past."

From this definition, I would say the best player in the best grade. Some of those players were mentioned above.

[frankbmd]

Chipping will have a deleterious effect on grading and it really doesn't matter what color the chip is.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

"Blue-chip stocks are large companies with strong brands, financially sound businesses and consistent earnings and cash flows. They also often pay sizable dividends. Blue-chip companies are typically leaders within their given market sectors and have successfully navigated economic downturns in the past."

From this definition, I would say the best player in the best grade. Some of those players were mentioned above.

One difference I see is that when trouble comes, our government has shown a willingness to bail out blue chip companies; when the value of your 12.5 mil '52 Mantle starts freefalling, you're on your own.

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by LEHR

I define "blue chip" cards as high-grade HOF'ers that are highly coveted by most collectors and are very liquid. Think PSA/SGC 8+ cards of Mantle, Ruth, Cobb, Aaron, Robinson, Clemente, Mays, Rose, etc..

While very desirable to most I personally find most of what falls into my definition of "blue chip" cards to be boring at best. Oh, you have a PSA 8 Mantle?! Great, so do 13,000+ other people. This is why I rarely buy cards anymore.

But this is just my perspective and ultimately people should collect what makes them happy.

I think you're on track with the players you've listed, but regarding "high-grade", I think that just speaks to condition (thus value)...but it's the player and set that qualifies it as blue chip (i.e. A PSA 2 1914 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb is blue chip, even though not high grade).

I'll also add Jackson, Wajo, Matty, Young, Gehrig, Joe D, Ted Williams...etc.

[LincolnVT]

Great conversation all. I guess I would agree with a lot that has been said. I feel like the “blue chip” cards in the hobby are those of well known highly collected players that appear in recognizable issues. While these cards may or may not be the most valuable, they have a trend of holding or increasing in value. I do feel that a “blue chip” card can be a card in lower grade. To me, it is more about the player and issue than the condition.

[mrvster]

I would say:

t206 Wagner
1952 Topps Mantle
1951 Bowman Mantle
33 Goudey Ruths(any 4)
33 Goudey Lajoie
T206 Green Cobb
T206 Red Cobb
1952 Topps Robinson
1952 Topps Mays


comes to mind.....

t206 Wagner, Plank, Doyle, Joe Jax, balty news ruth, and some of the big bombs may need to be counted as blue chip, just out of reach of most collectors..


There are probably another 20 cards to add to this....

like the top "30" blue chips to own, then maybe the 30 most desirable/blue chips- T206 Wagner, Doyle, Plank, Balty Ruth, etc...etc.. or something like that..

would be fun to come up with a list...

[packs]

Pretty much any card you've ever seen on the front of one of those baseball card encyclopedias: Cobb T206s, Ruth / Gehrig Goudeys, Joe Jackson Crack Jack, Mathewson T205. DiMaggio Playball, etc.

I consider any card there's always a buyer for as a "blue chip". The have to have it cards will always be different for different people, but someone will always be there to buy your 51 Bowman Mantle, for example.

[oldjudge]

My Blue Chip cards are:

1. Baltimore News Ruth
2. T206 Wagner
3. ‘52 Topps Mantle
4. ‘16 Ruth rookie
5. T210 Jackson
6. E107 Wagner
7. ‘25 Gehrig Exhibit
8. W600 Cobb
9. E107 Young
10. ‘36 WW Gum DiMaggio

[sb1]

Jay pretty much nailed it. I think the only change I would make to the list below is putting the E107 Mathewson in place of the E107 Young. With the exception of the Mantle all are pre-war.

A post-war group would include the

1952 Mantle and Jackie Robison as well as the 1951 Bowman Mantle and Mays. 1953 Topps Aaron, 1955 Topps Clemente and Koufax. 1963 Topps Rose and then various others to make up the rest of the post-war.

Originally Posted by oldjudge

My Blue Chip cards are:

1. Baltimore News Ruth
2. T206 Wagner
3. ‘52 Topps Mantle
4. ‘16 Ruth rookie
5. T210 Jackson
6. E107 Wagner
7. ‘25 Gehrig Exhibit
8. W600 Cobb
9. E107 Young
10. ‘36 WW Gum DiMaggio

[Peter_Spaeth]

They are relatively mainstream, but I would think Goudey Ruths, T206 Cobbs, and CJ Cobb and Jackson have to be on any blue chip list. Maybe the T3 Cobb too.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by sb1

Jay pretty much nailed it. I think the only change I would make to the list below is putting the E107 Mathewson in place of the E107 Young. With the exception of the Mantle all are pre-war.

A post-war group would include the

1952 Mantle and Jackie Robison as well as the 1951 Bowman Mantle and Mays. 1953 Topps Aaron, 1955 Topps Clemente and Koufax. 1963 Topps Rose and then various others to make up the rest of the post-war.

The end of this reminds me of the line from the Mikado -- the task of filling up the blanks I'd rather leave to you.

[ValKehl]

A few of my blue chips:

[todeen]

My definition is the most popular card of the most popular player. Obviously this might not be a RC, or even the rarest. Buy Blue chip has a partial meaning of exclusion. So late career cards of most HOF'ers would not be included in the term blue chip.

So here's a question: would a parallel qualify? Or must it be a base card option? For example, I would consider 2011 Update Trout base card the blue chip, and not his parallels.

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[luciobar1980]

Sorry, but I find this whole topic vague and uninteresting. You might as well discuss "what are the best cards?"