Obvious to those of us of a certain age, but just in case some of the younger folks out there don’t know this, the reason why the first and last cards of some of the older sets were more difficult to find in better condition is that many kids in the 50’s and 60’s would, while trying to collect an entire set, put their cards in numerical order and then put a rubber band around them which would affect the top and bottom cards the most!
Back in my day we’d just place all our baseball cards under a wagon wheel to keep them together nice & neat. At least until the horse pulled it away again.
I know you mentioned it but let's stop and think about Ted Williams missing three seasons due to WWII! Imagine a current player taking three of their best years off in the middle of their career for military service. Just incredible.
Actually, besides for missing 3 full seasons in WWII, Ted Williams missed nearly two years (Apr 1952-Aug 1953) as a pilot in the Korean War, not injuries.
@@collectorinvestordealer I should have said how much I appreciate your content but especially like your 50s and 60s stuff, since those are when I collected cards as a kid.
I read that Jackie Robinson barely spent time in the Negro Leagues. The reason he started late playing professional baseball was because he attended college and military service before embarking on his professional baseball career. Minnie Minoso spent a few years in the Negro Leagues and was the starting 3rd basement on their All Star game, and came up to professional baseball around the same time as Jackie Robinson, but Cleveland kept him in the minors even though he was batting above .500.
Willie Mays played half his games at extremely cold and windy Candlestick park(super tough to homer there). I often wonder how many homers he would have had if he played at Fenway, Wrigley, or Atlana's launching pad.
He still would have beaten Ruth's record had he not gotten drafted and missed two seasons.Had Truman gotten the hell out of Korea in '51,Willie would have played his entire career with the Giants.
Great and informative video as always, Chris! Just an fyi, Killebrew played the vast majority of his career with the same franchise. The Senators moved to Minneapolis and became the Twins in 1961. It’s confusing because MLB immediately expanded, adding a different Washington Senators franchise in D.C. in ‘61.
Worth noting on the All-Star Game front. There were two (that is, 2) each year from 1959-1962 thus accounting for some of these players having a higher selection number than those of different eras.
Hey Chris, Killebrew didn’t play for “a different team” when he was with the Washington Senators. It’s the same team that moved to Minnesota and became the Twins.
My guess is all of the people that own #10 rated Sandy Koufax cards are in their 60s or older. Because if you ever saw him play you would never sell that card....maybe if an heir inherits some of them might show up at auction😂
I love these type videos. Well that's not true, I love all your videos. I wish I had started a Vintage PC years ago. Now almost are out my league. "Yada Yada Yada". Sounds like your a Seinfeld like me. My all time favorite National Broadcasted show. I have had the 1951 Bowman Reece action card on my list to pickup for years. It's one of the cards when I see a nice one I never have the money to but it. Cal "Ironman" Ripken is 19x All-Star. I can't think of another player from the 80's to present that's is close to his mark. Could you imagine if the 52 Topps Mantle was his first true RC card what it would be worth.
A big fat BOOOOOO! to whoever wrote on that 1958 Killebrew. Actually, the only time he didn't play for his original franchise (Washington DC/Minnesota) was 1975, when he finished up his career with the Kansas City Royals.
Vintage cards seem to be increasing lately. I'm buying vtg with my profits from Modern. I feel much more comfortable holding those longer term. The 1933 Goudey Indian Gum suddenly making bigger sales.
I could never afford the rookie cards of these players. So I went after 2nd and 3rd year cards. I have several of the cards you pictured in the displays, which I was able to get in very respectable conditions for reasonable amounts. Even those have shot up in value now. It's all good fun.
Heck yes Saturday Morning Coffee and Collector investor dealer video. This is an especially good one, "THE GOOD STUFF" Really Great Job Chris as usual and thank you!
@@BigEd_R Yeah I suppose 1950s baseball cards doesn't excite everybody, For me it must definitely does, 1950s baseball cards and some coffee definitely not going to be napping.. Although Saturday naps aren't a bad thing either lol
I never put rubber bands on mine, they are in albums or card specific boxes. Also never got them graded now I’m trying to sell the entire collection. Just not ready for the screwing I will probably get but if the right offer comes in I’m ready to let them go.
Yogi was in Florida for spring training and had a Hawaiian shirt on. An older lady said Yogi you are looking COOL today! He looked at her and said Lady you don’t look so hot yourself
Great video! I have been buying and selling these cards for 25 years now. I can only imagine the card regret you have. For me the Psa 8 1952 Topps Campanella and Psa 6 1952 Topps Mays I had hurt to see how much they are. However it was a privledge to have the cards at all. I had every set from 53-61 at one point in the sales journey.
Surprised Duke Snider isn’t on this list considering he was one of the best players in the whole 50s decade. I get that his rookie card is in the 40s but still, extremely undervalued player.
Love the video as always Chris! Just a slight correction, the Baseball Hall of Fame did wave the 5 year period for Roberto Clemente after his tragic death, but he is not the only player to revive such an honor. Lou Gehrig also had the period waved, and was elected to the Hall in 1939 the same year he retired! Gehrig tragically would pass away just two years later from his battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) which was relatively unknown at the time and was commonly called “paralysis.” Not sure it matters but wanted to throw that in! Keep up the good work!
The reason for all these players inflated all star appearances is that from 1959 to 1962 there were 2 allstars games heald. Giving all these hall of famers an extra 4 appearances.
I honestly hate seeing this high value crap about cards because most people cant even afford to get cards graded by psa. so normal guys try selling these super valuable cards on ebay themselves, raw, good pictures, but they sell for jack shit. you gotta be rich and invest in psa to play the big money game. i dont like it.
Hey bro, I’m not a big baseball card kind of guy so I’m asking different people to help me. My grandpa passed away recently and left me an extremely large amount of baseball cards. Upwards of dare I say 10 or 20 thousand maybe. I don’t know how to go about selling them, do you have any advice?
My dad and I got some of the 52 and 53 archive reprints. As we collected, he would tell me how he used these cards to make a ckicking noise in his bicycle spokes. 🤦♂️ The horror. We did manage to get the entire sets including the Hank Aaron autographed one 🙏. We would also remininsce about my Uncle playing with Mantle, Berra, and Martin. Great memories
I have lot's of basketball football and some baseball cards that i have for about 20yrs. How can i send them or bring them to xou to look at and maybe we agreed on a price. Thanks
Great video as always. Love vintage and am totally focusing on that going forward. Thanks Chris, for showcasing these great cards and the history surrounding the players depicted on them!
I can’t believe the 1954 Topps Stadium Club SP Chrome Tiffany Pink Shatter Die Cut Image Variant 1st Topps of Hank Aaron. Numbered Out of 3.5 didn’t make this list!
Regarding the 18-time all-stars, it should be noted that it was easier to make the all-star team back then, for two reasons: 1) there were fewer teams so more all-stars per team, (from 8 teams for a 25-man all-star team roster in the ‘50s to 15 teams for a 34-man roster currently), and 2) from 1959-62 there were two all-star games per year.
At least I have 1 of these cards, the 54 Kaline. It's only a PSA 4 but I'm happy to own it. As with most of these cards, the same image was used multiple times. The 54 55 and 56
Could somebody please offer me a bit of advice? My Papa was born in 1952 and he said that he used to love and collect Baseball cards when he was a kid but that they all got thrown away. I would love to surprise him this Christmas and try to get him some of his childhood back. I am not sure which year or brand to go with and reading reviews on eBay seems that many people get one over of them. I have been trying to read and watch RU-vid movies like this to educate myself to make a more informed decision but I still feel at a loss. Could someone please direct me as to how I should move forward in trying to make this Christmas special for my Papa ❤
Well if he was born in 1952 he would have been 8 yrs old in 1960 , so I would think baseball cards from 1960 to 1970 would encapsulate his childhood and teenage yrs and he would most likely be familiar with players from the mid 60's ..........................Erik
I have a few 60s Hank Aaron cards my grandfather passed down to me from his collection. Wish kids these days appreciated them more. The monetary value has tanked on them over the years but the sentimental value just keeps growing for me.
It's too bad but I think about 90 % of today's collectors are in it mostly for the money. That is why grading is so popular. I started collecting in 1954 as a young kid and refuse to grade any of my cards.
The value has actually gone up significantly over the years, with the exception of a correction in the market since 21-22, prices are still higher than ever pre-2020.
Gr8 video Chris showcasing iconic cards from the 50's.. I have to agree with you about Frank Robinson cards just don't get the love and respect their due.. Take care and have fun here in the state's.. Stay safe all..👍💕🔥⚾🤗🤙🤘
Frank Robinson was one of the first HOF rookies I sought out when I started getting back into vintage. His cards have been criminally undervalued for years. The 57 set was also a landmark release, as it was the first set to feature the standard card dimensions we know today. Also love seeing Yogi. I'm a lifelong Red Sox fan, but he's always been the one Yankee with a special place in my heart. My high school physics teacher used to read us one of his quotes every day at the start of class. I'm happy to have recently added his 48 Bowman rookie to my collection. Can't wait for you to cover the 40's era on your channel!
Robinson and Killebrew also are really undervalued as are many others from the 1950's when compared to modern. Mays is my favorite player and I have very Mays Topps PSA 6 or better and always liked hi 1953 Topps the best, but never got his rookie because I never liked Bowman cards. What a mistake that was from a money standpoint, but I just have no interest in Bowman. A quick sidenote is that Stan Musial has no cards on this list because he wasn't on a Topps card until 1958 due to a contract issue with Topps
Satchel Paige's actual age was never really known. The KC A's owner signed him for one game at the age of 59, although some believe he was already in his 60s.
I'm selling many of my cards and using the money to buy 1960s and older cards. I'm getting more into collecting again and less of investing. I'm like why do I have all these $100 cards when I can sell them and get one nice iconic for several thousand. Also way less time to list one card for resale then 20 or 30
Dmitri Young was one time the owner of the lone Clemente PSA 10 and had the Aaron PSA 10 as well amongst others. It sold in auction when he broke up his collection for charity causes in 2013 or 2014. Go look at the sales history from that auction. If you collected then, skip the time machine and just request a kick in the crotch for passing up some amazing opportunities.
@@blueodum @baseballcardcollectorinvestordealer this is an idea for a future video, to look back at that auction. Some cards I dont think sold. Lots of newer collectors are completely unaware of this collection
Consistently great, but the Senators moved to the Minneapolis to become the Twins. The Senators after that were an expansion team. The current Twins carry the Senators stats.
Loved this one..one of your best in my humble opinion. Great players and great decade for baseball cards. Just picked up Frank Robinson rookie for the first time and am looking to add Brooks Robinson and Bob Gibson. Have a great weekend.
great video -- saw it today for the first time. commentary was spot on and it was even more fun to see a handful of cards I actually own making the list...cheers!
It's fun to own these cards. I have Curt Flood rookie card. Found some other the cracker jack cards and goudy ones in boxes that I had packed away. Been collecting for years and my son still not interested in them. I'll continue to collect them .
Of ourselves I didn't know what I was doing buying so many cards. I ended up with triplicate of some but for sure duplicate. Wished I could send you a photo. I have cards back in the Hornus Wagner era.
Great cards across the board. Still can't afford most of them but I did get a 55 Koufax a few years ago in a PSA 8 OC. Will you be doing the 60s decade also? Thanks Chris.
Another awesome video man, love these cards….the one card missing that comes to my mind is the 51 Bowman Whitey Ford…those go for about $3k I think and should qualify unless I’m missing something. Let me know!
Apart from his famous 61 homerun season, his accomplishments are not anywhere near HoF standard. By strict analysis, I think Ken Singleton has as good a case for the HoF, but you don't hear a whisper about that.
Question: How important is the vintage raw card market to the vintage graded card market? In 20 years all of the NICE raw cards pre-1980 will be devoured by the graded card market and the vintage raw market for pre-1980 will not exist. How will the lack of a raw pre-1980 marketplace impact the graded marketplace? Also, it would be nice to see a video on the process you use to determine an auction bidding price on a raw vintage card.
Hello I really enjoy your channel. It’s interesting to see the value of new and old cards. This video made me think. Which group of cards will hold there value long term. The classic cards or all these new card. What do you project and who do you think is investing in both groups.
Ok Chris, this is the peak of video's!! I love it!! My favorite decade of cards is the 50's. you crushed a 450 ft home run with this one!!! One question though, if you could get Willie Mays to sign, would you crack a PSA 6 51 Bowman?
