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[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

That is a viable Fangio rookie card. I don't know if there was a find or what, but there have been lots of Chocolat L'Aiglon Fangio cards hitting the market over the past year or so. Up until a year or so ago, I rarely seen that card. Lately, both Goldin and eBay have had a steady stream of that card.

Other than some super obscure Fangio cards or discs that will sell for $1,000+, that is just about the earliest mainstream Fangio to have (AFAIK). He does have some other 1952 options, but I think the Chocolat L'Aiglon is the best looking. As for the particular card you linked to, if you are patient, you will be able to pick up a cheaper copy on eBay at auction.

Maybe someone is reprinting them. Happens with soccer I understand. I guess they would tend to be higher grade though if that were the case?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Wow.
https://goldin.co/item/1951-editrice...a-ex-mt-66v194

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Wow.
https://goldin.co/item/1951-editrice...a-ex-mt-66v194

Copies of that Fangio card show up on eBay from time to time at an astronomical BIN price. I don't think I have ever seen one at auction on eBay.

[Bored5000]

Here is my most recent pick up: a 1965 Lampo Jim Clark. Of all the early Clark options, the Lampo is my favorite. Like most other cards, prices went crazy for a while during Covid. I was happy to pick up this example for a decent price a few weeks ago.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Tough card to find with good centering, nice one. I have to upgrade my 66 Panini to a 65 some day.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I took the plunge and went Top Trumps.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I took the plunge and went Top Trumps.

Nice pick up, Peter. Formula 1's history is filled with dominant drivers and teams. But this is really looking like a season for the ages, 10 of 12 wins on the year and the last eight races in a row.

Wonder how many of the new fans that started following F1 in 2021 on the strength of Drive to Survive and a once in a generation title battle have come to the realization that very few F1 seasons are like 2021.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Tough card to find with good centering, nice one. I have to upgrade my 66 Panini to a 65 some day.

Thanks, Peter. You are right about there being some horrendously off-center Lampo's out there. Clark has a 1965 Perfetti candy card that is also an option.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Why grading these days is a joke. IMO this card should be a 9 or at worst an 8. SGC LOL.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Maybe someone is reprinting them. Happens with soccer I understand. I guess they would tend to be higher grade though if that were the case?

I don't know, maybe? If that is the case, a lot of them are slipping through PSA and SGC. I know any card can be reprinted, but a Juan Manuel Fangio card just seems like a relatively minimal amount of return if someone was trying to scam.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

I don't know, maybe? If that is the case, a lot of them are slipping through PSA and SGC. I know any card can be reprinted, but a Juan Manuel Fangio card just seems like a minimal amount of return if someone was trying to scam.

I suppose that's right. Another card I see a lot of now is the 1990 or 91 Panini Voetball Bergkamp, used to see those only rarely. I suppose the explosion in soccer prices could explain that.