How many Joe Jackson cards do you own?

[ullmandds]

jeff and ryan have them all!!!

[FrankWakefield]

I picked up on the distinction that Peter noted when he started this, Jackson isn't among the most collected cards here, for reasons that have subsequently been noted.

I have a fairly nice (for me) W514.

I have had 3 Jackson's over the years. The first was a T200 premium. A big, beautiful object in fragile, rough condition. Jackson was about as tall as your hand. The second was an E90-1, with the colors slightly out of registration. And the W514.

Obviously, once Landis has him out of baseball, then Jackson isn't going to be in those later sets... I respect Landis' decision on all of them. After a LOT of reading I'm satisfied that he should stay out of the Hall. And I think he was among the best left handed hitters who ever played the game.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

I picked up on the distinction that Peter noted when he started this, Jackson isn't among the most collected cards here, for reasons that have subsequently been noted.

I have a fairly nice (for me) W514.

I have had 3 Jackson's over the years. The first was a T200 premium. A big, beautiful object in fragile, rough condition. Jackson was about as tall as your hand. The second was an E90-1, with the colors slightly out of registration. And the W514.

Obviously, once Landis has him out of baseball, then Jackson isn't going to be in those later sets... I respect Landis' decision on all of them. After a LOT of reading I'm satisfied that he should stay out of the Hall. And I think he was among the best left handed hitters who ever played the game.

Part of Jacksons popularity is the fact that he was so good, maybe the best, people love a tragic romance along with the Black Sox notoriety makes him a perfect collectible.
Personal opinion, if we're going to let knuckleheads like Selig in, might as well let JoJax in.

[ValKehl]

No Joe Jax cards for me, but I do have this Play Ball notebook/writing tablet with Joe on the cover that I'm willing to trade for something I'd rather have, such as a notebook with WaJo on the cover that I don't have.

[brianp-beme]

Does just the T202 middle panel of this (most likely) Joe count?

Brian

[Lorewalker]

Really interesting thread!! Am I the only one who is shocked that a large majority of the board does not own a JJ card? I would have thought that percentage would have been significantly lower. I do not feel he is in the top 10 of most collected players but this poll was an eye opener.

[Lobo Aullando]

And that large majority is probably incredibly understated.

(Personally, I'm not counting that Conlon card from the early 90s.)

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

Really interesting thread!! Am I the only one who is shocked that a large majority of the board does not own a JJ card? I would have thought that percentage would have been significantly lower. I do not feel he is in the top 10 of most collected players but this poll was an eye opener.