Anything that is sold as collectible usually will have no upside value. Anything that was never meant to be a collectible is what owns the collectors markets. Vintage cards, tobacco pipes, guns, porcelain signs, license plates, vintage toys... Anything grandpa bought is valuable and anything grandma bought was not.

Well said

Thanks Brandon. Always trying to throw some good ideas out there for everybody.

Thanks. It is really, really important.

I do actually love that card.

I like the 64 better than the 63, pretty affordable too

@@HereForAStorm most cup cards are. I always thought their first solo card should have been the most valuable. Morgan, Seaver, Carew, Ryan, Bench, Carlton all have very iconic 2nd year cards. Actually, I think the 2nd year Bench is more valuable then the rc.

I think you made a wise decision. But there is room in the hobby for all the different types of collectors out there.

Thanks Tyson. Welcome to the channel.

They all bring back memories for me as well.

I think you are right John. An update is long overdue.

Thanks Charlie.

Smartass.

Thanks Jake. Cool to see you branch out some.

Thanks Mikey!!

You could definitely make a case for that Scott.

Harmon Killebrew is another. His slugging stats for a 15 span were amazing. Plus the old Met Stadium was 430 ft to center field so I'm sure with todays parks and juiced balls, he would have averaged 50 hrs a season. Plus his first 3 years on the Senators he was a utility player who barely got any AB's.

Killebrew was another one I considered for this list too.

Thanks Jim. Great minds and all...LOL

I love that card too and really so many great HOFer Combo cards in the late 50s and 60s.

Thanks David. I appreciate it.

That is awesome!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Andy. I have always loved the '55 Bowman set as well.

That is awesome! I hope he loves the card. I am glad you are enjoying the channel.

I just grabbed the Ted Williams too the All star card you showed in the video.

Thanks. Just an opinion.

I agree with you about Kaline cards.

I agree with you Rick, but I always think buying HOF rookie cards is a smart thing. I just wanted to highlight some other ones too.

Thanks Kin. This is a video to share on Twitter. LOL

I love sharing facts whenever I can. Glad you liked it.

Thanks Kevin. I think so too.

Thanks Adam. I appreciate it.

Thanks Jackie. Lots of other greats I could have easily included

It is fantastic Jerry. I agree.

Thanks Mason. I appreciate it.

Smart man.

Glad it was helpful!

I will definitely go check out your videos.

Thanks. That was fun to put together.

Thanks. Glad to hear it.

Thanks Chris. I agree with you about the 1960 Bob Gibson

Indeed.

All is well Josh. Hope you are doing good too.

Those are great names, but they might end up in part 3.

looking forward to the series

i think '55 Bowman is very underappreciated.

Baseball Collector I think so too. But I’m still looking for an affordable Mantle with great eye appeal

You can find them

I totally agree with you Ken, but I think Mantle, Koufax, and Ryan will only continue to rise steadily.

Thanks.

Of course his rookie, but I have always been partial to his 1975 Topps card for some reason.

Thanks Ray. It really is.

You are right Ed. I totally forgot to mention that.

I did. Over on the Bench Clear Media channel.

Thanks!

I Agree about the Rose 2nd year. My goal is to inspire so that is awesome.

Some things just stay true. LOL.

Thanks George. I seriously considered Jackie Robinson.

Thanks. That is a great card.

I love the '61 Yaz as well.

No argument here Mark.

Great points. I am talking about building a collection that will have some opportunity to hold or grow in value over time.

Going back in the archives for this one huh?

Seaver was one of the last off the list. So many great players to choose from.

I totally think you are right

Thanks Luke.

Gracias Fernando.

Totally agree that Spahn is an underrated great within the hobby

I think that is a great perspective.

Baseball Collector thanks! What’s great about the hobby is that everyone has their own point of interest and passion. I started in the 1970s and collected to the mid-90s. Several years ago I got back into collecting and have been into vintage (50s) and completing my 60s, 70s sets. I also have collected 2016- present, plus various favorite players & Dodgers. Some people are mainly into rookies, others into inserts, grading - it’s all good!!!

Great points.

Why do you say to buy living players?

Baseball Collector web.williams.edu/Economics/wp/mathesonmemorabilia.pdf Also a video floating around. I will never advise against someone buying a dead guy. But more likely buying a living guy will have better future returns. Sure some pass away and prices (almost always pop). Then its a retrace to current trend line or stay up for good. Ernie banks saw it when he passed. The worst time to buy is right after a death. Just trying to make our finite collector dollars go further. Ill dig for video and i need to see what kaline did recently.

Thanks John. I love getting comments on old videos.

You shouldn't feel obligated to get a Mantle card. They are super cool though.

Glad you enjoyed it

I would think Ruth, but I do not know who I would take off your list.

@@BaseballCollector only thing about ruth, I would maybe think the percieved unatainability of his cards might impact his hobby popularity but he is a definite contender for sure

I see you. LOL. Vintage is usually used in the hobby to describe cards made between 1948-1980. You would think it would ne a continually moving target but it is not for some reason. Good question

@@BaseballCollector thank you. That is what I had figured, since it seems like the “junk wax” or print “boom era” started around 1981 and last for 20 years or so. Thanks again!

There were so many other players I could have put on the list.

I personally would’ve started with the Jim Kaat rookie.

Thanks. Good to know.

Nice pickup. That's a great card!

Those are 3 great cards to go on the hunt for Reese. Have fun and be patient.

Great point.

Good one!!

So, so true.

Glad I got some of them.

You might be right.

@@BaseballCollector its funny you know how you were talking about the 2nd year cards? I was just doing the same thing on my channel telling everyone that the 2nd year mo rivera bowman card is such a better looking photo/ baseball card. Even though beckett price guide does not put down the rc next to the mo 1993 i know he didnt play until 1995 just like jeter. 1993 jeter bowman is a true rc but only cause he didnt have the 92 bowman? What do you think about this Mike? Im a mike too. Great video man thanks for your videos!

Well Mike, I really don't get hung up on this stuff. To me it doesn't really matter.

@@BaseballCollector i can see why it doesnt matter to alot of people but i would think it matters to you and heres why. You collected during the price guide era. You im sure used to have a beckett near you almost always when you went to card shows in the 90s yes? Card shows and shops are almost nearly gone. So much of the selling is done on ebay, ebay to me was a tool a useful tool in which we could expand our collections and possibly further our collections or buying / selling it was an awesome tool a bonus. Not intended to consume the market and run the prices of our cards. Beckett price guide used to mean something and we both know it doesnt anymore. Howd that happen? I think for one obviously we all let it happen we never tried to.stop the ball from rolling over and letting it get this way. Why are basketball prices so much more than baseball? Baseball was always king not anymore. Just look at the Jordan rookie 86-87 he was a rookie in 84-85 but they didnt even make basketball cards. When beckett was making their rc description for the card makers to go by and still today theyre communication seems pretty terrible or lack of understanding is obvious, they really messed up the rc issue. When jeter had his rc according to beckett he was a minor league player. His rookie season cards are not considered true rc. In cards newer than 2006 this all of a sudden changed, i think that beckett has done a very poor job with their priceguides and overall decisions over the last 15 years or more. I think between this and ebay and the actual events of mlb steroids the astros etc etc have really hurt the baseball hobby side. Then we get the psa/ pwcc stuff and ebay ghost bidding issues and extra confusion in the makers of the cards and topps basically having the monopoly and only being the 1 company with licensing to make the cards un airbrushed. To me it really shows how strong the baseball card hobbyist people are and how much we all love it so much. I think that alot of guys like you and many others with good people around you should care that beckett priceguides mean next to nothing anymore. I mean if guys like you dont care than who the heck will???

Thanks Eric. Totally agree.

Lot's to digest here, but I will simply say that I love almost all of the 70's cards.

I feel that way about most of the guys I showed in this video.

Well you just have me completely figured out don't you? Yes, I took others' ideas and used them to talk about an area of the hobby I enjoy (vintage) when they typically talk about modern. I also "happen to have" almost every card of each of the players I mentioned so I could have used any of them, but chose the ones I did for the reasons I mentioned in the video. But really keen of you to point out those things. Kudos. Gold star for you.

Haha yeah Mike stole my idea! Lol. Honestly I love these type of videos. They take some serious research and you take some risk of looking like an ass if someone buys the card and it doesn’t work out. You should weigh in on current players (more risk) but not sure if you would be into that.

I honestly don't feel qualified to talk about current players since I don't really keep up with that market.

Nope. Not this time. LOL

Thanks. He hated being called Bob.