Overall thoughts or opinions on Exhibits??

[Orioles1954]

Like the 1934 Batter-Ups, I also love Exhibits for their crazy color variations.....they literally almost hurt the eyes.

James

[paul]

I like the exhibits too. But the prices people have been asking lately for graded ones are astronomical. I think the grading companies wouldn't touch these for many years, so not that many have been graded. And I've seen many listings for "highest graded" examples -- in grades like "4" -- with asking prices that are simply a fortune. Some even sell, I guess to collectors who are trying to improve their registry street cred. But it's really threatening to make these very affordable cards into unaffordable ones. I've seen graded Exhibits in the 3-5 range sell for ten times what they sell for in the same condition ungraded, in the same month.

[Kawika]

Exhibits are part of the spectrum of great baseball collectibles. Gotta love 'em.

[Tedw9]

Wow, some beautiful exhibits shown in this thread. I really am jealous of the Ted Williams that smtjoy posted, I'd love to have that card in that grade.

I agree with all the other post, it is a very attractive set that I feel is very undervalued. You can get many HOF'ers for under $100 if your not too picky about condition. And the photography is fantastic too, each is like it's own little piece of artwork. Why this set is so overlooked I don't understand, but that's ok with me, makes it more affordable to the average Joe collector.

[HRBAKER]

Many of my favorites cards (yes cards) are Exhibits!

[Ladder7]

Great cards, pre-1939.

After learning that many of the 1939-46's were actually printed through the fifties, I had to dump those and focus just on the earlier Exhibits.

[Exhibitman]

Man, where do I start on these? How about here:

http://imageevent.com/exhibitman/int...ngexhibitcards

The Salutations were not printed through the 1950s, but certain cards were printed for as long as those players were playing, most notoriously Ted Williams, whose card has been confirmed into 1961. The cards of players who were gone by WWII are extremely short-printed and are very, very hotly contested when they come up for auction. Of course, I've long been an advocate of scrapping the distinctions between the "Salutations" and the other postwar cards and treating it all as one big issue with distinct series and levels of difficulty.

Oh, and for anyone thinking of branching into Exhibit collecting, don't do it. Stay with other cards. The 11th Commandment is "Thou shalt not collect what Adam is collecting until he is done with his sets."