How many Joe Jackson cards do you own?

[Snapolit1]

Paying six figures for a Jackson playing era card strikes me as a little loco.

Paying $30,000 for a card from 1940, 20 years after he retired, strikes me as certifiably insane.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Paying six figures for a Jackson playing era card strikes me as a little loco.

Then I must be bat shit crazy. When I eventually sell my T210 for seven figures, I will be sure to send you a post card from the looney bin.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Then I must be bat shit crazy. When I eventually sell my T210 for seven figures, I will be sure to send you a post card from the looney bin.

are you adopting?

[jingram058]

None. And don't want any.

[pawpawdiv9]

I have 0 now, but i used to own a 1915 CJ Joe Jackson that was Auth due to a cut/re-glue at top border.

[skelly423]

I only have one, but I consider myself fortunate to have it.

[darwinbulldog]

Um, let's just say a nice round number.

[Rhotchkiss]

The only mainstream sets Joe Jackson was in are e90-1 (and those are tougher to find), 1914-15 Cracker Jack, and M101-4/5+; and the 1917 sets but those are all so rare that you can’t call them mainstream. Even though he played in the majors in 1910 and beyond (and some a bit before that), he is not in t205, t206, t207, D304, T3, e93, e94, e98, e105, t201, e103, M116, t213-6, etc. Besides CJs, very little was made from 1913-15 and little was made from 1917–1919.

Thus, not very many issues were made over the course of his (shortened) career, he is in few of the mainstream issues of his time, and what Joe Jackson items exist are pretty darn expensive - because they are desirable. For all those reasons, it’s tough to collect Joe Jackson.

I agree he is not one of the most “collected” players, vintage or modern, not by a long shot. But he is one of the most coveted, and thanks to those who don’t want him, making it less people us collectors have to deal with.

[oldjudge]

My only Jackson, a unique Ware’s back.

[babraham]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I only have one, but I consider myself fortunate to have it.

Great eye appeal for a 2!

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by skelly423

I only have one, but I consider myself fortunate to have it.

That's a Cracker Jackson!

Sorry...

[pokerplyr80]

Just these two for me. Always wanted to add a couple more but as had been mentioned most are quite rare and expensive now.

[doug.goodman]

When I talk to the vast majority of people I know about my baseball "card" collection I use the word "card" because it's easier than trying to explain the esoteric stuff that I collect.

I sold my complete m101-2 set (including two copies of the Jackson) during the Apocalypse.

Here are my favorite Joe Jackson "cards" in my collection, the m113s are each a different printing, you can tell from the different captions. I believe that the "Joe" version was released in Sept 1912, in a group that included the 12th thru 17th m113s printed.

Doug