Would you buy a 1933 Goudey Ruth Raw?

[ullmandds]

I would... If the price were appropriate

[HOF_Forever]

I wouldn't. First question is why the dealer hasn't graded it themselves. By keeping such a big card raw they are leaving money on the table. That's not in their self-interest so it would make me think something shady is going on.

Second, I don't have a ton of experience handling raw Goudeys. It's never been a set I've been into. As mentioned above, stacks of raw Goudeys aren't really around at shows anymore. While I do my best to educate myself, I'd be concerned that a good fake would fool me.

[jingram058]

I paid $500 for 1933 Goudey Ruth and Gehrig in 1988. Paid another $500 for 1934-39 Harridge OAL Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb signed ball. This was at Chanute Air Force Base. Used $1000 of reenlistment bonus cash (well, a check I cashed) to buy the baseball stuff. The remaining $13,500 (yes, the government took out tax) bought a new 1988 Ford Mustang LX hatchback with 302 V8 and 5 speed manual. Put 326,000 miles on the Mustang. Still have the cards and the ball. So yes, as I said earlier on in this old thread and was typically ignored, I would and did buy a raw Ruth. Even though I have made bad decisions in life, like selling valuable cards for a fraction of their worth because I was desperate, I didn't sell these. And I won't ever sell them.