1914 Cracker Jack Still Most Expensive Complete Baseball Card Set?

[pgellis]

I think you also have to look at popularity of a set when you look at price. Some sets are much more rare than T206, but they are not as popular, so prices may not be as high.....

T206, for whatever reason, is much more popular so, set prices may be larger than most other, rarer sets.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by pgellis

I think you also have to look at popularity of a set when you look at price. Some sets are much more rare than T206, but they are not as popular, so prices may not be as high.....

T206, for whatever reason, is much more popular so, set prices may be larger than most other, rarer sets.

T206 prices aren't high. I could get beater commons for 10-25 dollars. I can't say the same for the so called unpopular rare sets.

I think T206 was more of a monster before the internet js

[ls7plus]

Loved Matt's comment on the 1912 Pirate set! I'm with the E107 guys, which should come as no surprise, given my approach--rare and significant! If you think these are expensive now, give it 10-15 years. PSA's graded just 111 of the total 147 players, not counting variations, or an average of less than one of each card. The days of any prejudice due to being a black and white set as opposed to color are long gone--don't you wish you could have bought some in the early '90's? Just looked at one 1995 price guide which shows the Wagner at $3500 in NMt (lol). Maybe someday I'll own one of the keys, even in poor condition.

And it isn't everyday that John Lennon makes an appearance here--thanks Leon!

May we all have a chance to realize our collecting dreams!

Larry

[oldjudge]

Leon---I tried; I couldn't

[Bosox Blair]

Although it is impossible, I'd say a W600 set would be at or near the top.

Cheers,
Blair

[Old-T206]

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

Although it is impossible, I'd say a W600 set would be at or near the top.

Cheers,
Blair

Why would you say that? And what does a graded pop mean?

So, It seems like the two sets that you guys could agree on is the E107 and the 1912 Pirate set. Am I correct?

Old Judge doesn't really count, I think we can all agree that it would be the most valuable set, but no one even knows how many total cards are in the set.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by Old-T206

Why would you say that?

I say that because the set is huge - with variations counted it is considerably larger than T206...but nobody is yet sure if all the cards and variations have even been identified yet. Some cards might well be one-of-a-kind (meaning that building a set is an impossible task). The W600 set is probably about 4X larger than E107.

A common T206 in rough shape can be had for $10. A common W600 in rough shape is more likely to cost hundreds. W600 Hall-of-Famers in nicer condition can sell for $10,000+. The value of a set would be astronomical.

Cheers,
Blair