What are the best vintage, investment-type players in your opinion?

[Leon]

I would pretty much go with this list....

Originally Posted by Kco

As for the best investment guys:

Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb, Mathewson, Wagner, Walter Johnson, Gehrig. Any rare or very tough pre-war HOFers. Guys like GC Alexander, Cy Young, Mordecai Brown, Cap Anson and so on are also in heavy demand and always will be.

The next bucket is the Clemente & Jackie duo. Always desirable, and value maintains really well. Koufax, Mays & Aaron fall into this camp as well. All Blue Chip names.

The last bucket is the Mantle, DiMaggio and Williams trio. While plentiful examples of all are easily found on the market, the demand is evergreen. Additional value for these guys skyrockets for inscriptions and tough equipment and item types.

[Peter_Spaeth]

It's interesting only one person mentioned Aaron. If future generations reject Bonds' record, the all time HR leader is going to be Aaron, as the likelihood of anyone surpassing him has to be pretty low.

[Beercan collector]

Ruth 1st Mantle 2nd ,
Good grief ,
Five years after we save the world we get the All American boy that’s a switchhitting freak like no one‘s ever seen playing for the largest fan base in baseball , like Ruth he wins seven World Series with them while hitting more World Series home runs than anyone .. ever .
Mantle is near the top of the Hobby Where he belongs

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's interesting only one person mentioned Aaron. If future generations reject Bonds' record, the all time HR leader is going to be Aaron, as the likelihood of anyone surpassing him has to be pretty low.

Or if MLB decides the Indianapolis Clowns were a major league team and they add his 8 Negro League HRs to his 755 giving him 763 total.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

Or if MLB decides the Indianapolis Clowns were a major league team and they add his 8 Negro League HRs to his 755 giving him 763 total.

Why did they not get counted when all of Josh Gibson's stats were merged?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why did they not get counted when all of Josh Gibson's stats were merged?

Because Aaron's were after December 31, 1948.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

Because Aaron's were after December 31, 1948.

So once MLB was nominally integrated, the Negro Leagues were minor leagues.

[Touch'EmAll]

So, from January 1, 1949 until the end of the Negro Leagues no stats are recognized officially toward a players true lifetime accumulated stats and averages. Doesn't seem quite right and fair. Like the powers that be are doing their own picking and choosing what counts and what doesn't count.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So once MLB was nominally integrated, the Negro Leagues were minor leagues.

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

So, from January 1, 1949 until the end of the Negro Leagues no stats are recognized officially toward a players true lifetime accumulated stats and averages. Doesn't seem quite right and fair. Like the powers that be are doing their own picking and choosing what counts and what doesn't count.

Rewriting/denying history to suit an obvious contemporary political purpose is not usually concerned with consistency or logic or sensibility. That was not on the agenda.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's interesting only one person mentioned Aaron. If future generations reject Bonds' record, the all time HR leader is going to be Aaron, as the likelihood of anyone surpassing him has to be pretty low.

I would have thought that Hank Aaron has value for these reasons as well. I always wondered why he seemed undervalued. His numbers are awesome. He also played against a Jackie Robinson-esque social backdrop, which should heighten his historical value to the game. This said, his Topps rookie doesn't seem that rare. The 54 Johnston rookie is much rarer, but that one doesn't seem to get a lot of hobby love relative to its scarcity.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Leon

I would pretty much go with this list....

Or in another way of saying this. The best conditioned card of the best player (s) at the best price point you can afford.

That was the investment advice I got back in the day and still holds true today.

IMHO everything else is noise

Rich

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Or in another way of saying this. The best conditioned card of the best player (s) at the best price point you can afford.

That was the investment advice I got back in the day and still holds true today.

IMHO everything else is noise

Rich

Always sage advice Rich