If you had $750 to spend...Cobb or Jordan

[ChiefBenderForever]

Neither, T206 are going for top dollar now even if down a little bit but have to wonder when or if they will go up as there is never a shortage so if you get a Red Cobb it may not move at all. If you really want to get a red Cobb take your time and get the nicest one you can for the lowest price and then it should be worth more than what you paid. Jordan is a sweet card and sometimes a nice 8 or 9 go for well below current value so again if you can get one at a low price can't really lose.

[alanu]

I personally would rather have the Cobb, but the Jordan will get relatively more "vintage" over the next 25 years.... the cobb is 100 years old now and will be 125 years old in 25 years, while the jordan is 25 years old now and will be 50 years old in 25 years.....

I'm not sure what that argument means, but when I was writing it I thought I meant something

[Touch'EmAll]

Answer to the question: Cobb

But, for the sake of conversation, how about:

PSA 9 late career Aaron or Mays
Or a mid career Nolan Ryan PSA 9
Or a 1953 Topps Satchell Paige, maybe could get a PSA 7
Or a 1967 Seaver rookie PSA 7
Perhaps a nice Foxx or Lefty Grove

[steve B]

Ok, I'll go the other way. Jordan. But only because I already have a red Cobb. A green cobb though.... or whichever of the bat on/off Cobbs I don't have yet.

Steve B

[HRBAKER]

Let's see, I can have a card of arguably the greatest player ever from one of the most collected sets ever that is already over 100 years old that celebrates our national pastime, or a basketball card from the 80's. Now that's a tough one for me. Get back to you.

[ls7plus]

Might still be more than a few unopened cases of '86 Fleer basketball around, but there are apparently still more than a few "investors" willing to spend $5,000+ on a gem mint 10 Jordan--go figure! There are a lot better ways to spend that kind of money in cards. Go pre-war hall-of-famers, preferably top echelon like Cobb, and very scarce to downright R-A-R-E (read here "not T206)!!!

Larry

[chaddurbin]

if you purely want to speculate and gamble...then instead of the "tired" cobb/jordan buy some hot up and coming rookie. like if you spent $750 on blake griffin cards at the beginning of the year you'd realize at least 2k right now...or derrick rose, or russell westbrook. even if you follow someone like mike trout, his cards 1.5-2x overnight because all the pre-season mags rated him as the #1 prospect entering this season (which if you follow baseball you would've known for a few months already).

i'd rather do that then buy a cobb or jordan to "invest".