10-12K to put into a card to hold right now, what are you choosing?

[SleepyWill]

You're putting between 10-12K into one card right now, which one would you choose?

1. 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan PSA 8-8.5
2. 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson PSA 2-2.5
3. 1954 Topps #128 Hank Aaron PSA 7
4. 1989 Bowman Tiffany #220 Ken Griffey Jr. PSA 10
5. 2018 Topps #150 Shohei Ohtani Black PSA 8
6. 2000 Bowman Chrome #236 Tom Brady PSA 10
7. 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle SGC 3
8. 1951 Bowman #305 Willie Mays SGC5
9. 2013 Bowman Chrome Black Refractor Auto #47 Aaron Judge BGS 9.5/10

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Long or short term hold? Looking for a blue chip or something with big payoff potential? What’s your risk tolerance?

[SleepyWill]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Long or short term hold? Looking for a blue chip or something with big payoff potential? What’s your risk tolerance?

Blue-chip with a long term hold of 10-15 years.

This would be funded only from moving cards, personal expenses are squared away and I have other cards to move if something catastrophic occurred.

[oldgoldy97]

1 or 9 but that’s me.

[ScooterD]

#2 - the leaf Robinson

[towerymt]

Hank 7, if centered.

[SleepyWill]

Would love to know folks thought process on this as well, why are you choosing those cards?

[ScooterD]

Originally Posted by ScooterD

#2 - the leaf Robinson

Originally Posted by SleepyWill

Would love to know folks thought process on this as well, why are you choosing those cards?

Jackie’s legacy and place in the history of sports and civil rights will remain constant or increase. Plus - his early demise nearly rules out any pitfalls that would kill future values (steroids, inappropriate scandals, etc).

These same reasons are also why my next choices would be the 54 Aaron and 51 Mays (in that order).

[oldgoldy97]

Mine have room for milestones to still be hit.

Jordan will get a necro bump when he passes (decades from now).

Judge gets a 500-600-700? hr bump.

Plus I like them the best.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Ohtani black.

[NYRE2PECT]

Somebody who’s dead.


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[carlo16]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Somebody who’s dead.


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This right here. So much can wrong with Jordan Ohtani Judge

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

I collect modern and ultra modern, so I’m naturally inclined to go Ohtani or Judge. The vintages cards have fully matured and will now just see steady gains in perpetuity. Judge and Ohtani still have room for growth. Also, the vintage cards are widely available, a rare Ohtani or Judge could suddenly dry up and become a ghost, causing a big spike in demand/value. Second generation collectors haven’t even gotten into the Ohtani/Judge market. Bigger risk involved with the younger names on the list though.

[brewtown107]

Why not a Goudey Ruth? He's still got a better claim to GOAT status than several of those guys.

[SleepyWill]

Originally Posted by brewtown107

Why not a Goudey Ruth? He's still got a better claim to GOAT status than several of those guys.

Just speaking strictly rookie cards at the moment.

[discodanman45]

Originally Posted by SleepyWill

Just speaking strictly rookie cards at the moment.

Why is the Jordan card on the list then?

[JRX]

Pick someone that is long dead where nothing negative can come out about them. I went with Jackie as he will always be an iconic figure.

[GabrielCards]

The Ohtani black but at that price that needs to be a PSA 9.

[patchgenie]

probably some Sweet Pete!

[Cracktoast]

Why Hank Aaron?

Great player and HOF but the one record he held has been broken and he wasn't the first black player like Robinson. The only thing that made him stand out from all the other great players of his era was the HR Record which even by his own words belongs to someone else now regardless what you or I think of him or how he did it. 100 yrs from now Aaron will be remembered as a great athlete who once upon a time broke a record that was later broken.

[jhssketchcards]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Why Hank Aaron?

Great player and HOF but the one record he held has been broken and he wasn't the first black player like Robinson. The only thing that made him stand out from all the other great players of his era was the HR Record which even by his own words belongs to someone else now regardless what you or I think of him or how he did it. 100 yrs from now Aaron will be remembered as a great athlete who once upon a time broke a record that was later broken.

Aaron still has the all-time RBI, XBH and Total Base records. No one is breaking those.


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[ScooterD]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Why Hank Aaron?

Great player and HOF but the one record he held has been broken and he wasn't the first black player like Robinson. The only thing that made him stand out from all the other great players of his era was the HR Record which even by his own words belongs to someone else now regardless what you or I think of him or how he did it. 100 yrs from now Aaron will be remembered as a great athlete who once upon a time broke a record that was later broken.

Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

Aaron still has the all-time RBI, XBH and Total Base records. No one is breaking those.


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Thank you for correcting the disseminated misinformation.

Also wanted to throw out that a nice vintage Jim Thorpe card would be for my consideration.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Why Hank Aaron?

Great player and HOF but the one record he held has been broken and he wasn't the first black player like Robinson. The only thing that made him stand out from all the other great players of his era was the HR Record which even by his own words belongs to someone else now regardless what you or I think of him or how he did it. 100 yrs from now Aaron will be remembered as a great athlete who once upon a time broke a record that was later broken.

Tell me you don't understand baseball history without telling me you don't understand baseball history.

[Twalk1975]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Why Hank Aaron?

Great player and HOF but the one record he held has been broken and he wasn't the first black player like Robinson. The only thing that made him stand out from all the other great players of his era was the HR Record which even by his own words belongs to someone else now regardless what you or I think of him or how he did it. 100 yrs from now Aaron will be remembered as a great athlete who once upon a time broke a record that was later broken.

Aaron rounding the bases while those fans run on the field might be the most iconic moment in baseball history caught on film. It's either that or Willie Mays' catch. I don't think that changes anytime soon.

[hermanotarjeta]

To get the best balance of highest condition/oldest card, I’d go with the Hank Aaron as the safest and most conservative investment. It also benefits from being PSA graded.