Counting Down The 10 Most Iconic Sports Cards of Alltime Video - Thoughts

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Tabe

I wouldn't say 2 cards under 30 years old is a recency bias at all.

I might quibble with the list here and there but overall I think it's correct.

I mean… 6 of 10 are younger than I am, and I’m not that old.

Not sure where the magic of 30 years comes from, but I would probably cast a wider net when it comes to recency when discussing a hobby that is at/approaching 150 years old now.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

I mean… 6 of 10 are younger than I am, and I’m not that old.

Not sure where the magic of 30 years comes from, but I would probably cast a wider net when it comes to recency when discussing a hobby that is at/approaching 150 years old now.

I think of 6 as newer cards too.

[russkcpa]

LeBron on the list with Russell, Kareem, Namath, Orr and Howe off ??
I would even give Wilt the nod over him.
At least Barry Bonds wasn't mentioned.

[Snowman]

I think his list is perfect. I would place the exact same cards probably in the exact same order if I were to come up with my list blind. Even his honorable mentions are spot on. Well done, I say. Solid list.

[HistoricNewspapers]

Third year Jackie Robinson card(and not as rare as his cards from previous years) and Leaf was as much a regional issue as Swell and Bond cards. Not a visually attractive card either.

So, the Leaf card is not his rookie card, not rare, and not visually appealing.
What makes it iconic other than being iconically mistaken as his rookie card and iconically being mistaken as being made in 1948? Without those iconic mistakes pounded into people's heads, it wouldn't sniff the list.

Third year Jordan card(and not as rare as his Star Co. cards). This card is quite attractive.

[G1911]

Jerome Walton was a big card deal, but did Upper Deck set up extra printings of just his card to cash in? Griffey was the #1 card even then. Just not by the margin it is today

PSA POP reports are not reflective whatsoever of popularity in 1989.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by HistoricNewspapers

Third year Jackie Robinson card(and not as rare as his cards from previous years) and Leaf was as much a regional issue as Swell and Bond cards. Not a visually attractive card either.

So, the Leaf card is not his rookie card, not rare, and not visually appealing.
What makes it iconic other than being iconically mistaken as his rookie card and iconically being mistaken as being made in 1948? Without those iconic mistakes pounded into people's heads, it wouldn't sniff the list.

Third year Jordan card(and not as rare as his Star Co. cards). This card is quite attractive.

My favorite card of all time. Gorgeous. To each his own I guess.