Most undervalued HOFers

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's an interesting discussion, my only point was don't think of these players as great investiments.

Not that all of us are here to discuss investments. My preferred sources for such discussions are the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and the Northern Miner.

I'm here to discuss cards though. And I like to hear about cheap ones!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Not that all of us are here to discuss investments. My preferred sources for such discussions are the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and the Northern Miner.

I'm here to discuss cards though. And I like to hear about cheap ones!

Sure, but the reality is that there are a lot of people these days who -- if they don't view cards as outright investments -- are concerned about buying cards that will appreciate in value, or at least retain value. Just how it is.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Sure, but the reality is that there are a lot of people these days who -- if they don't view cards as outright investments -- are concerned about buying cards that will appreciate in value, or at least retain value. Just how it is.

And I reserve the right to sneer and heap scorn upon them at every opportunity.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

And I reserve the right to sneer and heap scorn upon them at every opportunity.

I don't understand that mentality at all. If you're comfortable doing it your way why do you care if others do it a different way?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I don't understand that mentality at all. If you're comfortable doing it your way why do you care if others do it a different way?

We curmudgeons look at the world "our" way. But keep in mind that I also acknowledge other people's right to snarl right back at me. I'm not one of those "Kumbaya" people. I'm quite comfortable in an environment where everybody is sneering at each other.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

I'm quite comfortable in an environment where everybody is sneering at each other.

Welcome to a forum that's custom designed to your own specific needs and personality.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Welcome to a forum that's custom designed to your own specific needs and personality.

Glad to be here then!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

And I reserve the right to sneer and heap scorn upon them at every opportunity.

Sometimes sneering and scorning seems quite fashionable on here, but no one can top the Judge Landis look of bitter disgust seen in this great photo of him.


Brian (everyone enjoy both investing and collecting...by investing time in your collections!)

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I imagine Judge Landis, Queen Victoria and Hetty Green all scowling in unison over high tea, loudly complaining how everything is wrong with everything.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

I imagine Judge Landis, Queen Victoria and Hetty Green all scowling in unison over high tea, loudly complaining how everything is wrong with everything.

It reminds me of the joke about a waiter in the Catskills serving a table of, with no offense, old Jewish ladies. He asks, was anything OK?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Sometimes sneering and scorning seems quite fashionable on here, but no one can top the Judge Landis look of bitter disgust seen in this great photo of him.


Brian (everyone enjoy both investing and collecting...by investing time in your collections!)

I always wonder if Landis was just perpetually pissed at having literally been named after a land mass / battleground.

[Carter08]

Carew, Spahn and F Robinson.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Carew, Spahn and F Robinson.

Rod Carew is definitely underappreciated! He had a lifetime batting average of .328 with seven batting titles, plus 112 lifetime triples and 353 stolen bases.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

I always wonder if Landis was just perpetually pissed at having literally been named after a land mass / battleground.

I recall reading that his father so named him because he had been wounded in that battle. Better than Sue. Did he go by Ken?

[aljurgela]

I still think that most negro leaguers are cheap when you consider the market caps.... I mean think about it... if all 40 Oscar Charleston cards were 100k (which they are not), the total value of all of his (playing career) cards would be $4 million... it is a long, long list of players who are "worth more"...