Card that has appreciated the most in value in last 20 years?

JasonL · #1 10-13-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Jackson valuations are in my opinion quite disproportionate to his accomplishments. Of course there is an explanation for this, the Black Sox and the "what if" questions had he completed his career, and the fact that he appears on relatively few cards. Still, on the theory that one can only judge a player by his actual achievements, here are the batters he is most comparable to statistically:

Compare Stats to Similars
Pete Browning (878)
Elmer Flick (869) *
Riggs Stephenson (854)
Earle Combs (853) *
Tip O'Neill (844)
Baby Doll Jacobson (840)
Joe Vosmik (839)
Ross Youngs (826) *
Bibb Falk (826)
John Stone (821)

Not exactly elite company.

He did it all WITHOUT SHOES!!!

E93 · #2 10-13-2009, 03:09 PM

I would say the top three would be:

Baltimore News Ruth
T210 Joe Jackson
T206 Wagner

Less than ten years ago, a person could have gotten a T206 Wagner for 50k. I think the first one to crack 100k was only about seven years ago. Several have now sold in excess of 300k and the SGC 10 example in REA a few months back went for 400k.

I bet, in terms of percentage, the BN Ruth has probably done better - largely thanks to good promotion and auction catalog write-ups. Ooops... did I actually say that on Net 54?

JimB

E93 · #3 10-13-2009, 03:11 PM

Honorable mention goes to a number of rare 19th century cards like the 4 Base Hits Kelly and some tough KBats, etc.
JimB

Epps · #4 10-13-2009, 03:32 PM

The Ruth went up a lot, but I think that recently it has cooled down a bit.
I agree with the Black Sox cards. It's a bummer that they have shot up in the past couple of years.

Leon · #5 10-13-2009, 03:35 PM

I think the biggest percentage gains could be some T206 backs. What did a BL460 go for 20 yrs ago and what does it go for today? A few dollars to a few thousand......that's a large percentage. regards

Bicem · #6 10-13-2009, 03:53 PM

maybe a better question is which (if any) cards have NOT appreciated much?

Jim VB · #7 10-13-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bicem

maybe a better question is which (if any) cards have NOT appreciated much?

Jeff,

That's a simple question. Anything you or I collect has appreciated through the roof. Anything we try to sell has been pretty stable.

Peter_Spaeth · #8 10-13-2009, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bicem

maybe a better question is which (if any) cards have NOT appreciated much?

There was a time when a Canseco rookie went for close to $100 LOL.

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