Babe Ruth Relic Cards

[Skipscards]

First break I ever joined, I hit this.

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

First break I ever joined, I hit this.

That’s absolutely beautiful


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[JohnnyAppleseed]

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

Exactly, I still feel that the early Ruth bats are so undervalued. Last few years I’ve went back and bought the ones from that era that I’ve always liked, but for whatever reason, didn’t have yet.

Used to be around $80 with a $100-125 BIN for the lowest end, now I see closer to double those prices.

[Baseball4life90]

I tend to stay away from wood relics because of the prior comments.
I usually go only for uniform relics.
On that note, UD and Topps never had jersey relics- only pants relics (of Ruth, at least)
The only jersey relics of Ruth you will find are the home and away jerseys that were cut up by Donruss and put in products up until 2005.

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by Baseball4life90

I tend to stay away from wood relics because of the prior comments.
I usually go only for uniform relics.
On that note, UD and Topps never had jersey relics- only pants relics (of Ruth, at least)
The only jersey relics of Ruth you will find are the home and away jerseys that were cut up by Donruss and put in products up until 2005.

Why do you stay away from wood relics?


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[Baseball4life90]

Originally Posted by Jeter1020

Why do you stay away from wood relics?


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Because of the fact that they very well may be stadium seat relics. I'm sure 2009 tribute was not the first nor the last time a seat relics was used instead of a bat

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by Baseball4life90

Because of the fact that they very well may be stadium seat relics. I'm sure 2009 tribute was not the first nor the last time a seat relics was used instead of a bat

That’s fair. Hmm not sure what to grab now. I could try for a pants relic


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[bear0555]

For Ruth relics, you need to look at and read the back of the card. This is more important than the front. In general, you should stick to 1999-2005. I have several of these in my collection, and I'm sure some on my Ebay, and I won't touch anything that came out in the past 15 years. My faves might be the multi piece DLP cards, where each piece is unique, and each piece is individually labeled to let you know what they are. "This relic is not from any specific ...." should not cut it. And graded/ungraded/high grades don't really matter. Paying up for a grade is how you miss the best stuff.

I cleared some space to attach images and show you some of my collection and/or cards I've owned in the past. A lot of these are going to be more expensive than a single bat piece, but I wanted you to see what's out there. This stuff isn't exactly cheap or easy to find, but if you do find something, there's a good chance it will be reasonably priced. Through hard work and striking when the opportunity arose, I was able to secure these too:

Bought in 2012 after getting my first real job. I didn't last and was asked to quit very quickly, and it was a horrible experience, but I did come out with this:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...6&d=1721969401

I tried buying this from someone here, but it ended up being listed on Ebay by Steiner a couple years later. I have no idea what happened:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...0&d=1703739045

Traded a Mantle/Griffey UD auto I just got and had no intentions of moving, along with some Bowman Chrome autos and cash for these at the beginning of the year. The first day I saw them, I didn't bother asking. I asked the next day, and to my surprise, the dealer was interested in trading. Not sure if I'll ever get a Mantle/Griffey back again, but I had to do the deal. 1/2 and 2/2.
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...8&d=1721969493

[MOONBASE1]

Some great looking cards here.

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by bear0555

For Ruth relics, you need to look at and read the back of the card. This is more important than the front. In general, you should stick to 1999-2005. I have several of these in my collection, and I'm sure some on my Ebay, and I won't touch anything that came out in the past 15 years. My faves might be the multi piece DLP cards, where each piece is unique, and each piece is individually labeled to let you know what they are. "This relic is not from any specific ...." should not cut it. And graded/ungraded/high grades don't really matter. Paying up for a grade is how you miss the best stuff.

I cleared some space to attach images and show you some of my collection and/or cards I've owned in the past. A lot of these are going to be more expensive than a single bat piece, but I wanted you to see what's out there. This stuff isn't exactly cheap or easy to find, but if you do find something, there's a good chance it will be reasonably priced. Through hard work and striking when the opportunity arose, I was able to secure these too:

Bought in 2012 after getting my first real job. I didn't last and was asked to quit very quickly, and it was a horrible experience, but I did come out with this:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...6&d=1721969401

I tried buying this from someone here, but it ended up being listed on Ebay by Steiner a couple years later. I have no idea what happened:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...0&d=1703739045

Traded a Mantle/Griffey UD auto I just got and had no intentions of moving, along with some Bowman Chrome autos and cash for these at the beginning of the year. The first day I saw them, I didn't bother asking. I asked the next day, and to my surprise, the dealer was interested in trading. Not sure if I'll ever get a Mantle/Griffey back again, but I had to do the deal. 1/2 and 2/2.
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...8&d=1721969493

Thank you for the info! Beautiful cards! What are DLP cards?

So the ones I’m looking at are from 2000-2005 from upper deck or Topps. How are those?


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[williemayshayes]

This one has stated print run of /100 but is not numbered.
Its Pop Report is FOUR.
Has him in a Red Sox uniform.
Is from 2001.



If you're looking for something that others don't have, it is my pick. If you want to go jersey I really like Sultan of Swatches from 2001 SP Authentic.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Baseball4life90

Because of the fact that they very well may be stadium seat relics. I'm sure 2009 tribute was not the first nor the last time a seat relics was used instead of a bat

The wood of a bat and a stadium seat are vastly different. Even non-experts can generally tell.

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

This one has stated print run of /100 but is not numbered.
Its Pop Report is FOUR.
Has him in a Red Sox uniform.
Is from 2001.



If you're looking for something that others don't have, it is my pick. If you want to go jersey I really like Sultan of Swatches from 2001 SP Authentic.

Those are absolutely beautiful


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[Raleigh504]

This made me look and I was actually surprised on how affordable his stuff is from the guaranteed years. Will end up looking to getting one later for my collection. Really into the older player stuff and vintage cards.

Main goal one day is to get a Mantle/Griffey dual auto. May be a long way away if I ever do get one.

[Triple B]

I have been looking for this particular card for a while and finally picked this up at The National this summer. It had to be this card as it shows the jersey that it was cut from. I’m thinking about going after the bat from this set now that I have this.






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[Blamo]

If I ever win the lottery (which is unlikely as I don't play the lottery) I plan to buy up all the Ruth jersey cards, rip out the swatches, and have them sewn back into a jersey.

Then post it on here so I can get scolded about 'ruining' baseball cards.

[Funkster]

Originally Posted by bear0555

For Ruth relics, you need to look at and read the back of the card. This is more important than the front. In general, you should stick to 1999-2005. I have several of these in my collection, and I'm sure some on my Ebay, and I won't touch anything that came out in the past 15 years. My faves might be the multi piece DLP cards, where each piece is unique, and each piece is individually labeled to let you know what they are. "This relic is not from any specific ...." should not cut it. And graded/ungraded/high grades don't really matter. Paying up for a grade is how you miss the best stuff.

I cleared some space to attach images and show you some of my collection and/or cards I've owned in the past. A lot of these are going to be more expensive than a single bat piece, but I wanted you to see what's out there. This stuff isn't exactly cheap or easy to find, but if you do find something, there's a good chance it will be reasonably priced. Through hard work and striking when the opportunity arose, I was able to secure these too:

Bought in 2012 after getting my first real job. I didn't last and was asked to quit very quickly, and it was a horrible experience, but I did come out with this:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...6&d=1721969401

I tried buying this from someone here, but it ended up being listed on Ebay by Steiner a couple years later. I have no idea what happened:
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...0&d=1703739045

Traded a Mantle/Griffey UD auto I just got and had no intentions of moving, along with some Bowman Chrome autos and cash for these at the beginning of the year. The first day I saw them, I didn't bother asking. I asked the next day, and to my surprise, the dealer was interested in trading. Not sure if I'll ever get a Mantle/Griffey back again, but I had to do the deal. 1/2 and 2/2.
https://www.blowoutforums.com/attach...8&d=1721969493

Very cool.

[mfw13]

Given that there is no way to prove that the little piece of cloth/wood actually came from the source that it is claimed to have come from, I wouldn't touch high-value relics with a ten-foot pole.

Many of the jerseys/bats that manufacturers used to create relics turned out to be fakes (or from lesser players), and unless you have cameras on the entire manufacturing process, there's no way to tell if substitute swatches from lesser players were used.

Or to put it another way, that piece of cloth/sliver of bat could come from anybody, and there is no way that you (or 99% of graders) could tell the difference.

[Jaysabz]

A few years back I was the winner of a promo from one of the bigger breakers at the time - enter a break, get your name on a list - could have one entry, could have 50 entries, depending of the number of breaks you took part in - and at the end of the month, all names will be randomized and the winner gets a Panini Flawless 1/1 Babe Ruth Bat Knob card. Didn't even know about the promo - got contacted that I won, saw the video of them randoming the winner on YouTube, saw my name come out on top of a list of thousands - was insane.

The knob turned out to be from Babe's "barnstorming" days and was not game used, but was still a mighty nice prize to hit from entering probably three breaks totaling probably under $200. I'd usually purchase my hometown team in NT / Flawless / Immaculate breaks. This was before the pandemic bubble, when it didn't cost hundreds for a team in any of those products unless your team drafted a QB in the first round. Even so, if I'm not mistaken, when the Eagles took Carson Wentz #2 overall in 2016, I think they were a $199.99 team in NT (was it 5 boxes / case back then?) ... in today's prices, you'd have to add a zero.

Had lots of cash (paypal) offers for the knob but once it was in hand and I saw it was barnstorming, a lot of the sellers lost interest. I did end up selling - if memory serves, I want to say $6-7k. A far cry from some of the 5-figure offers I was getting when people assumed it was game-used.

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Given that there is no way to prove that the little piece of cloth/wood actually came from the source that it is claimed to have come from, I wouldn't touch high-value relics with a ten-foot pole.

Many of the jerseys/bats that manufacturers used to create relics turned out to be fakes (or from lesser players), and unless you have cameras on the entire manufacturing process, there's no way to tell if substitute swatches from lesser players were used.

Or to put it another way, that piece of cloth/sliver of bat could come from anybody, and there is no way that you (or 99% of graders) could tell the difference.

So all relics/parches are not trust worthy?


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[StlBen]

Originally Posted by mantlefan7

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I pulled one of these with a pack I got for my 16th birthday...sold it and bought my first car. I may need to track a replacement down.

[JohnnyAppleseed]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Given that there is no way to prove that the little piece of cloth/wood actually came from the source that it is claimed to have come from, I wouldn't touch high-value relics with a ten-foot pole.

Many of the jerseys/bats that manufacturers used to create relics turned out to be fakes (or from lesser players), and unless you have cameras on the entire manufacturing process, there's no way to tell if substitute swatches from lesser players were used.

Or to put it another way, that piece of cloth/sliver of bat could come from anybody, and there is no way that you (or 99% of graders) could tell the difference.

You could argue the same for autographs.

If you're going to be this cynical, well...

[cspaced25]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Given that there is no way to prove that the little piece of cloth/wood actually came from the source that it is claimed to have come from, I wouldn't touch high-value relics with a ten-foot pole.

Many of the jerseys/bats that manufacturers used to create relics turned out to be fakes (or from lesser players), and unless you have cameras on the entire manufacturing process, there's no way to tell if substitute swatches from lesser players were used.

Or to put it another way, that piece of cloth/sliver of bat could come from anybody, and there is no way that you (or 99% of graders) could tell the difference.

Cool...Anyway carrying on. Some real nice cards fellas!!!!

[hche]

Originally Posted by Jeter1020

It does. I also was reading there was an issue o e year with Topps using a bench and not a bat. Do you have any info on that?


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Originally Posted by JohnnyAppleseed

I believe this is what you are referring to: https://www.beckett.com/news/topps-d...-replacements/

Yeah, I owned 1 of the triples. It was kinda disappointed to learn those were seats but now I think it is kind of unique. LOL.

[Jeter1020]

Originally Posted by hche

Yeah, I owned 1 of the triples. It was kinda disappointed to learn those were seats but now I think it is kind of unique. LOL.

Those were the only years they did that?


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