Great undervalued cards. Frank Robinson is another undervalued card. I remember Beckett used to list Yankees and Dodgers cards at 1.25 value compared to other teams. For example, I always find a Reds or Phillies vintage card for like $5 or $10. Then I find a Dodger card from the same year for a few dollars more. It's a drag, but you just kinda get used to it. Happy New Year!
I don't think that it is useful to compare Koufax to Gibson rookies. 1955's are way more valuable than 1959's to begin with. Too much time between the two. Also, Koufax was a Dodger, which carries a premium, 1955 Dodgers are especially important to Dodger fans, and Koufax is a Jewish legend on top of it all. Finally, just as the Bench seems undervalued next to Ryan in 1968, one could argue Koufax is actually undervalued next to Clemente in 1955.
I think the 1965 Topps Steve Carlton is undervalued. You can get a PSA 8 for between $900-$1,100. You can get a PSA 7 for around $500. Carlton is one of the best Left handed pitchers of all-time. 300+ wins, 4,000+ strikeouts, 4 CY Young Awards. It worries me that younger generations in this hobby just don’t care about the history of the 4 pro sports and only know the GOATS. I call this the ESPN-ification of sports fans.
Im 14 years old and have been collecting since I was 7. I like vintage cards more and I like their style better too. Trust me, it's not the fact that I'm not interested in it, I just dont casually have 900 dollars sitting around to spend on a good vintage card that's not extremely overpopulated. I still collect them, it's just impossible to get a decent condition older card that I don't have 100s of dollars sitting around for.
Couldn’t agree more about Bench versus Ryan. ‘51 Bowman Mick is his rookie for heaven’s sake! Other undervalued cards- ‘48 Leaf/Bowman Spahn and Stan, Steve Carlton, Joe Morgan and Frank Robinson RCs.
If the mantle is under appreciated what’s the Mays? Even though mays has seen a rise it’s crazy how much less all his stuff is than the Mick. Thank you for another year of great content and knowledge happy n healthy new years to you
You showed a card in a video last week that I feel is undervalued. The 1964 Topps "Koufax Strikes out 15" card has amazing eye appeal. A full-body close-up of one of the most dominant pitchers of all time laid out in full stride for the world to see. It is an amazing card.
think you hot it the nail on the head with this one, all of the cards you shared are undervalued. I think all Gibson, Carlton, and Marichal cards for what ever reason are undervalued, they were three of the best to ever pitch. I also think Frank Robinson is an extremely undervalued player.
While I'm not sure about some of the relative comparisons made, I do 100% agree with your list of undervalued cards - especially the Gibson rookie. It's a scarcer card than I think a lot of people realize. Speaking of which, it's worth mentioning that the Marichal rookie was actually short printed. I would add 2 other cards to the list - 1955 Topps Harmon Killebrew and 1957 Topps Frank Robinson. The Robinson in particular, is criminally underrated.
Great cards Mike! Let me add an honorable mention: The '67 Denehy / Seaver RC. Pound for pound, this card today will sell for less than the '68 Ryan RC in the same grade, until you get below midgrade. The '68 Ryan is a fairly pedestrian, 2nd series card in that set. It's not rare by any stretch of the imagination. The '67 Seaver is a documented SP in the tough 7th series that year - and especially in lower grade - there simply aren't enough of them to go around for people that would like to add one to their collections. Due respect to Nolan Ryan and the Ryan adulation crowd on social media these days - but Tom Seaver was the premier pitcher of his generation. There are only 2 pitchers in MLB history who have more than 300 wins, more than 3,000 strikeouts, and a career ERA less than 3 - Walter Johnson, and Tom Seaver. I think there is a ton of room left to grow in that '67 card. Nice, high grade PSA 8 copies can still be had around the $4k range. Ryan in that grade is going for over $7k. To me that doesn’t make sense.
So true. During the '70s, Seaver was considered a much better pitcher and higher valued cards in the hobby. It wasn't until Ryan reached his late 30s and early '40s that his mystique grew and his card values followed.
@@RoccoHotCornerCollectiblesNJ I believe a lot of this attitude in the 21st century has to do with people trying to continually divorce pitching from winning ballgames. As advanced stats continue to inform us more on the nuances of the game, the intent is still to win. Maybe we understand the contributions of pitching better, but that does not mean it's suddenly irrelevant. Ryan's personal stats related to K's and no-no's have become more impressive as time goes on, because less people care about his record. At the end of the day, who did more to prevent runs and help their team win on a daily basis? As impressive as Ryan is, and as unique as his records are - his walks will always be a huge stain on his ability to help his team win more games. Amazes me this day in age how many people are totally willing to overlook that. Yeah, he won 320+ games. Heck, he should have won more than 400 games pitching 27 years in the majors had he been truly GOAT level...
Thanhs for another really good show. Your content always peaks my interest. Looking forward to a great 2023. I’m loading up on autographed Perez Steele and the HOF cards. There are still great values out there!
Interesting video. Definitely agree with the cards you mentioned-plus Frank Robinson, Yogi Berra (3 MVPs and 10 Rings) and lots of vintage football and basketball. But, I don’t think these cards will ever appreciate to the point of being ‘fairly valued’. Great for collectors though. Lots of HOFers - especially from 70s who are decent buys. More modern but I’m always shocked at the spread (in prices) between Peyton and Brady. Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely love the 51 Bowmans. So many great cards. I was fortunate enough to find a Preacher Roe card in an antique store for like 8 bucks not too long ago from that set.
Great examples Mike. It just so happens that all of those cards are on my 100 cards for $100K list. Hoping to pick some of them up this year (but in lower than collector grade). So I’m happy that they may be under appreciated/undervalued. 😊
Great pitchers like Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Juan Marichal, Robin Roberts and even Bob Gibson are greatly underappreciated in the card market. Among post-war pitchers only Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax are NOT underappreciated - these two because of their mystique.
I focused my collecting on complete set runs from 1960 to 1991 and then focused mostly on my favorite players which were Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Willie McCovey and Roberto Clemente. And I only branch out into handful of other players like Nolan Ryan and Pete Rose. I try to get full runs of all their cards and have upgraded to 7's and 8's of most of their cards. But while doing this for years; I've ignored so many great players as this video shows. And now when I look at what many of these great players in this video cost for PSA 7's or even 8's; they are so affordable and so worthy of any collection. My list of players I ignored over the years who I should grab in 2023 would include Marichal, Frank and Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks, Killebrew and pitchers like Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn, Whitey Ford, Drysdale and Gaylord Perry and many more. Also Billy Williams, Al Kaline, Yaz, etc, etc,etc,....
Another awesome video Mike ! My favorite comparison u talked about was the Ryan vs Bench rookie. Couldn’t agree more. Bench is very under valued. Also consider that hitters r usually valued more than pitchers. The value difference between the 2 players just doesn’t make sense. Keep up the great content, most always entertaining. Happy New Years !
Agree completely on Brock and Yaz (which I have) and Gibson (which I still need - his rookie relative to others has gone down quite a bit). The disparity between Ryan and Bench has never made sense to me. Bench is the best deal out there. The real deal on McCovey is the ‘60 AS - in today’s world would have the RC logo on that one also. An inexpensive way to get a ‘60s HOF a rookie card. The other comparison is Kaline vs. Banks - the premium for Banks (and I am a Cubs fan) over Kaline is way too high. I believe ‘52 Topps Mathews should be higher than the ‘52 Mantle - Mathews a single printed rookie and Mantle a DP second card. Great cards and video. Love this topic.
Totally agree on the 51 Mantle vs. the 52 Topps. I've never thought that the 52 even looks like him. Would be interesting to do a similar comparison with Mantle vs. Mays cards.
Popularity is the biggest driver of prices. People will say a particular player is underated, but will go out and buy the same old players. Ryan, Koufax, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Clemente , and Jackie Robinson, are on everyone's list.
You had mentioned that the ‘Yaz’ rookie was your first vintage card purchase; it was my first as well. Another rookie card that I think is undervalued is the ‘78 Eddie Murray.
Really good picks. Great point about Gibson. I said the same thing in a comment response, but I think one thing that hurts the Bench RC is that it is a bit of a bland card. His hat is on backwards, which makes sense for a catcher, but there is no Reds logo anywhere and people just love his vastly superior '69 card. Couple recent PSA 5 sales for Bench: '68, $240. '69, $225. Really says a lot. Still, it is the RC, and I agree it is among the most underrated in the hobby.
Boy ,did you hit right on your choices. Funny I am a big Brock fan, have many cards, signed game used bat but never desired his rookie card, maybe because it's with the Cubs rather than the Cardinals. Had a high grade 68 set sold years ago, never cared for the Ryan but loved my Bench. Gibson and Koufax both my favorites, not sure why the discrepancy from two of my favorite Topps sets. Yaz and McCovey always been low priced from that unique horizontal set. Your Mantle is my favorite, never liked the 52 Topps set, maybe a little before I collected and your Mantle is a beauty!
While it's not a rookie card I own a 1960 Topps csg 6 Ernie banks that sells for around 100$ but is just visually stunning and just an iconic looking card
Enjoyed the vid!!! I agree with your assessment of all those players’ cards being a little undervalued except one… in my eyes, Lou Brock’s career numbers were very average. SB’s just didn’t carry a lot of weight back then.
I carry a '57 Bill Virdon in my wallet. On Aug.16 of that year,he hit a foul ball into the stands in Jersey City that bounced,hit me in the hand,then went a few rows behind me. I was 7 at the time.
Always great stuff Mike. I want to start collecting some vintage baseball cards. I have about $150 to spend. What’s a great undervalued card to start with in your opinion? I was thinking of a Yogi
I’m going to respectfully say I agree with all but one of these lol. I think Sandy is over valued due to short body of work. His five year span though,reminds me to a little of what Johan Santana did in the same stretch and his name is rarely mentioned as a great.
Koufax had the greatest most dominant 5 year stretch in history, which included 4 no hitters with 1 perfect game and set a World Series strikeout record which Gibson broke in 1968.
@@BringingTheHeat-VBC Frankly you sound silly. "Frankly, Johan The great can't hold Sandy's Jockstrap, if you are being honest with yourself." Good grief. Sandy pitched in more game and had more starts than Johan... yet Johan had a higher wins above replacement (WAR) than Sandy did. I grant you... Sandy had a more dominant stretch than Johan and had a better nickname "The Left Arm of God".... can't say he had a better career than Johan. Please note, this is coming from a collector who primarily collects 1950's Brooklyn Dodgers... saying "Frankly, Johan The great can't hold Sandy's Jockstrap, if you are being honest with yourself." is silly.
Koufax 1963-66 stats are mindblowing. He went to 3 World Series in 63, 65, and 66 while winning in 63 and 65. Remember he retired at 30 years old in his prime simply because he didn’t want to ruin his arm when he was older in life. 1963: 25-5. 1.88 era. 20 CG. 306 SO 1964: 19-5. 1.74 era 15 CG. 223 SO 1965: 26-8. 2.04 era. 27 CG. 382 SO 1966: 27-9. 1.73 era. 27 CG. 317 SO
I have all of those except the Koufax, Mantle, and Nolan Ryan. Koufax & Mantle I'd love to own. I'd like the Ryan too, but I think it's maybe the MOST over valued card out there besides the 52 Topps Mantle. I was a huge Ryan fan growing up but as I studied more baseball I realized strikeouts are very good, but walks are also very bad, and he was very over rated. From his era Seaver was by far the best pitcher, and Carlton and Blyleven were better than Ryan.
I think this was a pretty good comparison video, Mike. The only one I disagree on is the Gibby, I think it's over-appreciated.... only because I think it is ugly. Haha. JK.
The only people that call cards undervalued are holding those cards or can easily make the transaction for the cards. People are too emotional when paying these 4 and 5 figures for a piece cardboard.
Great video!! I totally agree on all of the cards you mentioned in the video. I’ve posted some videos myself with some similar content, I hope you’ll check some out. I appreciate all that you do for the hobby.
Haha how are those cards a 5? Man on the modern sports card forums I get people giving me heat for saying anything with Fish Eyes on the printing or the type of corner wear you see on some 90s cards is fine. I don't think its fine to say that for raw cards from this era. But damn these are some good grades. I can usually only afford PSA 3's which I think is the sweet spot for owning the card not the grade.
The vintage HOF players are in a tier level…. all the cards you mention to me are not in the top tier.. which is prolly why they are undervalued. As a collector who wants value and not volume of cards that is why I dont go for cards not in the top tier… agree they are great cards tho… but I want a nolan card any day over a bench card… as one of your examples...
@@BaseballCollector agree to agree.. which is why u have the “beast” chest of massive cards and I have three zion cases of 4 rows of cards… I may need a fourth tho…. i think i may need another safe deposit box tho even more !!!
Hi the values of a 10 to a 9 of say a 50000 mantle in a 10,then a 9 for instance is 5000 just to myself,i would think the 9 should be way closer to the 50000 price,like maybe 30,000,an an,8 20,000 ect ect. Just sayin not any difference visually from a 10 to a 8 doesnt make any sense to me????
McCovey had 7 awesome season the rest of the 15 season were mediocre or avg. I personally don’t think he should be in the HOF just for hitting over 500 HRs
Yastrzemki also should not been in the HOF he had maybe 4 great season out of 23 seasons. I don’t think his hits per season is special a lot of better Red Sox them him for sure
@@BaseballCollector okay but explain why you disagree. Yes he had over 3k hits but he had 23 season with 12k at bats. He didn’t reach 500 HR and had .280 avg. not HOF worthy. He avg. 20HR a season and was healthy all 23 season.
@@guitarlearningtoplay Ok. 18x All-Star. 7x Gold Glove. 96.5 career WAR. 1967 MVP. He was 1st ballot with 95% of the vote. So just about every writer disagrees with your assessment of Yaz's career.
All cards are way overvalued, singles as much as 90% , vintage not so bad, but still overvalued 50 or 60%. Wax is over priced right out the factory, by 50 to 75%. Peace and Good Luck guys, dont buy anything until prices really come down.
57 frank Robinson is crazy cheap for a two time mvp, triple crown winner, first black manager.
Totally agree on that one.
Great undervalued cards. Frank Robinson is another undervalued card. I remember Beckett used to list Yankees and Dodgers cards at 1.25 value compared to other teams. For example, I always find a Reds or Phillies vintage card for like $5 or $10. Then I find a Dodger card from the same year for a few dollars more. It's a drag, but you just kinda get used to it. Happy New Year!
Great stuff Mike. Totally agree. I would also add the ‘66 Jim Palmer RC, and ‘65 Joe Morgan RC. Both criminally cheap.
All great cards! Thanks for sharing!!!
You bet. Thanks.
I don't think that it is useful to compare Koufax to Gibson rookies. 1955's are way more valuable than 1959's to begin with. Too much time between the two. Also, Koufax was a Dodger, which carries a premium, 1955 Dodgers are especially important to Dodger fans, and Koufax is a Jewish legend on top of it all. Finally, just as the Bench seems undervalued next to Ryan in 1968, one could argue Koufax is actually undervalued next to Clemente in 1955.
I love your picks here! The Yaz rookie was one of my first vintage cards as well! Fun video and great cards
I think the 1965 Topps Steve Carlton is undervalued. You can get a PSA 8 for between $900-$1,100. You can get a PSA 7 for around $500.
Carlton is one of the best Left handed pitchers of all-time. 300+ wins, 4,000+ strikeouts, 4 CY Young Awards. It worries me that younger generations in this hobby just don’t care about the history of the 4 pro sports and only know the GOATS. I call this the ESPN-ification of sports fans.
Im 14 years old and have been collecting since I was 7. I like vintage cards more and I like their style better too. Trust me, it's not the fact that I'm not interested in it, I just dont casually have 900 dollars sitting around to spend on a good vintage card that's not extremely overpopulated. I still collect them, it's just impossible to get a decent condition older card that I don't have 100s of dollars sitting around for.
Agree completely on your undervalued cards. Also enjoy the comparison especially the Gibson rookie. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Couldn’t agree more about Bench versus Ryan. ‘51 Bowman Mick is his rookie for heaven’s sake! Other undervalued cards- ‘48 Leaf/Bowman Spahn and Stan, Steve Carlton, Joe Morgan and Frank Robinson RCs.
If the mantle is under appreciated what’s the Mays? Even though mays has seen a rise it’s crazy how much less all his stuff is than the Mick. Thank you for another year of great content and knowledge happy n healthy new years to you
Happy New Year to you as well. And yes, the Mays is also undervalued. I certainly wasn't trying to make an exhaustive list.
Nice batch of cards.
Agree with your take on the '51 Mantle. Very underrated card indeed!
Mike, loved your video! The registration, color, and surface quality on your Mantle RC are absolutely out of this World! WOW! 😊
Thanks Adam. I never get tired of showing that card.
You showed a card in a video last week that I feel is undervalued. The 1964 Topps "Koufax Strikes out 15" card has amazing eye appeal. A full-body close-up of one of the most dominant pitchers of all time laid out in full stride for the world to see. It is an amazing card.
Totally agree. Great card.
think you hot it the nail on the head with this one, all of the cards you shared are undervalued. I think all Gibson, Carlton, and Marichal cards for what ever reason are undervalued, they were three of the best to ever pitch. I also think Frank Robinson is an extremely undervalued player.
Great video and great cards. Just picked up a raw Marichal for a great price recently!
Jerry Koosman was no slouch 😂. Thompkins is dragging Jonny Bench down 😂
agree 100%. I also think the Frank Robinson rookie is under valued as well.
While I'm not sure about some of the relative comparisons made, I do 100% agree with your list of undervalued cards - especially the Gibson rookie. It's a scarcer card than I think a lot of people realize. Speaking of which, it's worth mentioning that the Marichal rookie was actually short printed. I would add 2 other cards to the list - 1955 Topps Harmon Killebrew and 1957 Topps Frank Robinson. The Robinson in particular, is criminally underrated.
The Killebrew and Robinson cards definitely fit the underrated bill. My list was only a few. There are many more.
Great cards Mike! Let me add an honorable mention: The '67 Denehy / Seaver RC. Pound for pound, this card today will sell for less than the '68 Ryan RC in the same grade, until you get below midgrade. The '68 Ryan is a fairly pedestrian, 2nd series card in that set. It's not rare by any stretch of the imagination. The '67 Seaver is a documented SP in the tough 7th series that year - and especially in lower grade - there simply aren't enough of them to go around for people that would like to add one to their collections. Due respect to Nolan Ryan and the Ryan adulation crowd on social media these days - but Tom Seaver was the premier pitcher of his generation. There are only 2 pitchers in MLB history who have more than 300 wins, more than 3,000 strikeouts, and a career ERA less than 3 - Walter Johnson, and Tom Seaver. I think there is a ton of room left to grow in that '67 card. Nice, high grade PSA 8 copies can still be had around the $4k range. Ryan in that grade is going for over $7k. To me that doesn’t make sense.
So true. During the '70s, Seaver was considered a much better pitcher and higher valued cards in the hobby. It wasn't until Ryan reached his late 30s and early '40s that his mystique grew and his card values followed.
@@RoccoHotCornerCollectiblesNJ I believe a lot of this attitude in the 21st century has to do with people trying to continually divorce pitching from winning ballgames. As advanced stats continue to inform us more on the nuances of the game, the intent is still to win. Maybe we understand the contributions of pitching better, but that does not mean it's suddenly irrelevant. Ryan's personal stats related to K's and no-no's have become more impressive as time goes on, because less people care about his record. At the end of the day, who did more to prevent runs and help their team win on a daily basis? As impressive as Ryan is, and as unique as his records are - his walks will always be a huge stain on his ability to help his team win more games. Amazes me this day in age how many people are totally willing to overlook that. Yeah, he won 320+ games. Heck, he should have won more than 400 games pitching 27 years in the majors had he been truly GOAT level...
You just casually pulled out a 1951 Bowman Mantle PSA 5 🤯 😂
That is awesome!
Love the Gibson too
Thanks Jake. It is one of my favorite cards in my collection
I agree there are a lot of undervalued cards.
Thanhs for another really good show. Your content always peaks my interest. Looking forward to a great 2023. I’m loading up on autographed Perez Steele and the HOF cards. There are still great values out there!
Interesting video. Definitely agree with the cards you mentioned-plus Frank Robinson, Yogi Berra (3 MVPs and 10
Rings) and lots of vintage football and basketball. But, I don’t think these cards will ever appreciate to the point of being ‘fairly valued’. Great for collectors though. Lots of HOFers - especially from 70s who are decent buys.
More modern but I’m always shocked at the spread (in prices) between Peyton and Brady.
Thanks for sharing!
Berra is extremely overvalued
That pink Gibson is sick!!
Thanks Mark
1991 Score Jose Canseco Dreamteam. I want to buy 1000s of that card. He looks man-tastic!
Frank Robinson cards (he was also the 1st black manager in the AL and NL).
I think Jerry is making the difference between the Bench and the Ryan. Thanks, Mike.
Signed vintage cards are underrated and undervalued
So so true.
I absolutely love the 51 Bowmans. So many great cards. I was fortunate enough to find a Preacher Roe card in an antique store for like 8 bucks not too long ago from that set.
Very cool!
cool video mike, another comparison is the 67 seaver and 67 carew. seaver is so much more than carew.
Great examples Mike. It just so happens that all of those cards are on my 100 cards for $100K list. Hoping to pick some of them up this year (but in lower than collector grade). So I’m happy that they may be under appreciated/undervalued. 😊
agree 100% with Brock and rookie Mantle being undervalued.
What do you think about 1961 roberto Clemente? Seems like nice psa 6’s are around 225 which seems like a bargain. Great picture
Great pitchers like Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Tom Seaver, Juan Marichal, Robin Roberts and even Bob Gibson are greatly underappreciated in the card market. Among post-war pitchers only Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax are NOT underappreciated - these two because of their mystique.
Exactly. Plus Ryan got even more popular after the Robin Ventura thing. Someone brings it up every time Ryan is discussed.
wow the mantle, the hat looks like purple velvet
Good stuff Mike, couldn't agree more with your choices. Happy New Year.
Helluva nice looking 5 on the Marichal!
Lotsa bang for your buck in these recs. Thanks for the great vid. Best to TCU!
Thanks Michael.
I agree with your examples. Definitely the Frank Robinson and also Orlando Cepeda rookie cards seem undervalued to me
Those are some nice examples of under appropriated cards for sure .
I focused my collecting on complete set runs from 1960 to 1991 and then focused mostly on my favorite players which were Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Willie McCovey and Roberto Clemente. And I only branch out into handful of other players like Nolan Ryan and Pete Rose. I try to get full runs of all their cards and have upgraded to 7's and 8's of most of their cards. But while doing this for years; I've ignored so many great players as this video shows.
And now when I look at what many of these great players in this video cost for PSA 7's or even 8's; they are so affordable and so worthy of any collection. My list of players I ignored over the years who I should grab in 2023 would include Marichal, Frank and Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks, Killebrew and pitchers like Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn, Whitey Ford, Drysdale and Gaylord Perry and many more. Also Billy Williams, Al Kaline, Yaz, etc, etc,etc,....
Another awesome video Mike ! My favorite comparison u talked about was the Ryan vs Bench rookie. Couldn’t agree more. Bench is very under valued. Also consider that hitters r usually valued more than pitchers. The value difference between the 2 players just doesn’t make sense. Keep up the great content, most always entertaining. Happy New Years !
Agree completely on Brock and Yaz (which I have) and Gibson (which I still need - his rookie relative to others has gone down quite a bit). The disparity between Ryan and Bench has never made sense to me. Bench is the best deal out there. The real deal on McCovey is the ‘60 AS - in today’s world would have the RC logo on that one also. An inexpensive way to get a ‘60s HOF a rookie card. The other comparison is Kaline vs. Banks - the premium for Banks (and I am a Cubs fan) over Kaline is way too high. I believe ‘52 Topps Mathews should be higher than the ‘52 Mantle - Mathews a single printed rookie and Mantle a DP second card. Great cards and video. Love this topic.
Full agree on the last one, I like the Bowman better in every way.
Totally agree on the 51 Mantle vs. the 52 Topps. I've never thought that the 52 even looks like him. Would be interesting to do a similar comparison with Mantle vs. Mays cards.
Mantle is worth way more although I think Mays was a better player.
@@BaseballCollector Agree Mike. It just baffles me the huge difference between Mantle and Mays cards. Especially the 51 and 52s.
RE: Koufax
Along with the Dodgers factor, there's also the 1955 factor. For Brooklyn Dodger fans, that year holds special significance.
Popularity is the biggest driver of prices. People will say a particular player is underated, but will go out and buy the same old players. Ryan, Koufax, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Clemente , and Jackie Robinson, are on everyone's list.
Great video
So many cards,guys are under valued compared to other guys,its just the way the hobby is,I guess!
Very true!
The Bench rookie has always been extremely undervalued.
Mike, good video. And I just love the 51 Mantle. On my dream list.
You had mentioned that the ‘Yaz’ rookie was your first vintage card purchase; it was my first as well. Another rookie card that I think is undervalued is the ‘78 Eddie Murray.
Great point about the Murray.
I agree on these. Koufax just has that Magic though, doesnt make sense without it ha
I think the 1961 Topps Billy Williams is underrated
Really good picks. Great point about Gibson. I said the same thing in a comment response, but I think one thing that hurts the Bench RC is that it is a bit of a bland card. His hat is on backwards, which makes sense for a catcher, but there is no Reds logo anywhere and people just love his vastly superior '69 card. Couple recent PSA 5 sales for Bench: '68, $240. '69, $225. Really says a lot. Still, it is the RC, and I agree it is among the most underrated in the hobby.
Boy ,did you hit right on your choices. Funny I am a big Brock fan, have many cards, signed game used bat but never desired his rookie card, maybe because it's with the Cubs rather than the Cardinals. Had a high grade 68 set sold years ago, never cared for the Ryan but loved my Bench. Gibson and Koufax both my favorites, not sure why the discrepancy from two of my favorite Topps sets. Yaz and McCovey always been low priced from that unique horizontal set. Your Mantle is my favorite, never liked the 52 Topps set, maybe a little before I collected and your Mantle is a beauty!
Awesome video Mike. You have such a glorious mantle rc and I think its so undervalued. Great thoughts on all these happy new year dude 🎉 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Underrated cards in my opinion are Frank Robinson,
Harmon Killebrew, and Steve Garvey.
Great choices.
1966 batting leaders card 215 with Roberto Clemente Hank Aaron and Willie Mays on it
Good one!!
Koufax wa by far and away the better pitcher! Waaay better winning %, SO9, and ERA
Great cards to own. I'd go with the '54 Kaline. In a grade 5
Aaron - 5,600
Banks - 2,050
Kaline - 830
Happy New Year!
While it's not a rookie card I own a 1960 Topps csg 6 Ernie banks that sells for around 100$ but is just visually stunning and just an iconic looking card
That is a great looking card.
Enjoyed the vid!!! I agree with your assessment of all those players’ cards being a little undervalued except one… in my eyes, Lou Brock’s career numbers were very average. SB’s just didn’t carry a lot of weight back then.
I carry a '57 Bill Virdon in my wallet.
On Aug.16 of that year,he hit a foul ball into the stands in Jersey City that bounced,hit me in the hand,then went a few rows behind me.
I was 7 at the time.
That is awesome.
One example of an underappreciated card might be O.j.simpson's because of his misfortune in the early 90s
Always great stuff Mike. I want to start collecting some vintage baseball cards. I have about $150 to spend. What’s a great undervalued card to start with in your opinion? I was thinking of a Yogi
Yaz is a beaut!
Bob Gibson is very undervalued.
I’m going to respectfully say I agree with all but one of these lol. I think Sandy is over valued due to short body of work. His five year span though,reminds me to a little of what Johan Santana did in the same stretch and his name is rarely mentioned as a great.
Koufax had the greatest most dominant 5 year stretch in history, which included 4 no hitters with 1 perfect game and set a World Series strikeout record which Gibson broke in 1968.
@@BringingTheHeat-VBC I collect Babe Ruth I’m pretty sure I’ll be fine with my pc guy but I appreciate the advice.
@@BringingTheHeat-VBC Frankly you sound silly. "Frankly, Johan The great can't hold Sandy's Jockstrap, if you are being honest with yourself." Good grief. Sandy pitched in more game and had more starts than Johan... yet Johan had a higher wins above replacement (WAR) than Sandy did. I grant you... Sandy had a more dominant stretch than Johan and had a better nickname "The Left Arm of God".... can't say he had a better career than Johan. Please note, this is coming from a collector who primarily collects 1950's Brooklyn Dodgers... saying "Frankly, Johan The great can't hold Sandy's Jockstrap, if you are being honest with yourself." is silly.
@@MrJmangini I’d take Todd Van Poppel. Lol.
Koufax 1963-66 stats are mindblowing. He went to 3 World Series in 63, 65, and 66 while winning in 63 and 65. Remember he retired at 30 years old in his prime simply because he didn’t want to ruin his arm when he was older in life.
1963: 25-5. 1.88 era. 20 CG. 306 SO
1964: 19-5. 1.74 era 15 CG. 223 SO
1965: 26-8. 2.04 era. 27 CG. 382 SO
1966: 27-9. 1.73 era. 27 CG. 317 SO
Simple, the 52 Topps was really short printed.
I know this video is more than a year now but I just picked up the Nolan Ryan Rookie SGC 6 for a steal of 925 😅
Very nice. Great card.
Keep up the great videos
How much a bob gibson going for these days?
I know you're into baseball cards, but I believe football cards are very underrated.
I actually agree with you
I have all of those except the Koufax, Mantle, and Nolan Ryan. Koufax & Mantle I'd love to own. I'd like the Ryan too, but I think it's maybe the MOST over valued card out there besides the 52 Topps Mantle. I was a huge Ryan fan growing up but as I studied more baseball I realized strikeouts are very good, but walks are also very bad, and he was very over rated. From his era Seaver was by far the best pitcher, and Carlton and Blyleven were better than Ryan.
For sure.
I think this was a pretty good comparison video, Mike. The only one I disagree on is the Gibby, I think it's over-appreciated.... only because I think it is ugly. Haha. JK.
Come on Jayson. Everybody loves the Pepto Bismol card!!
@Baseball Collector haha... I mean I'd love to own one, but definitely an ugly card.
Love your videos and I agree Yaz is an all time great but he isn't on the level of Pedro or even Roger when it comes to all time greats........
Jerry Koosman had over 200 wins
Always a fun topic. I've been picking up he under valued post war hof rc for the last 1.5 months. Looking at a Cepeda and Aparicio next
Good choices.
What do you think of Vlad Guerrero Sr? Underrated, overrated, properly “rated”?
Probably properly rated.
Where are you buying these cards for those prices?? Certainly not EBay
It was ebay. I just pulled the last sale of each card.
The only people that call cards undervalued are holding those cards or can easily make the transaction for the cards. People are too emotional when paying these 4 and 5 figures for a piece cardboard.
Very very few of the card transactions overall are in the range you are talking about. Most are significantly less.
Great video!! I totally agree on all of the cards you mentioned in the video. I’ve posted some videos myself with some similar content, I hope you’ll check some out. I appreciate all that you do for the hobby.
Haha how are those cards a 5? Man on the modern sports card forums I get people giving me heat for saying anything with Fish Eyes on the printing or the type of corner wear you see on some 90s cards is fine. I don't think its fine to say that for raw cards from this era. But damn these are some good grades. I can usually only afford PSA 3's which I think is the sweet spot for owning the card not the grade.
Jerry Koosman may account for that disparity.
Koosman had a good career, but not that good.
The vintage HOF players are in a tier level…. all the cards you mention to me are not in the top tier.. which is prolly why they are undervalued. As a collector who wants value and not volume of cards that is why I dont go for cards not in the top tier… agree they are great cards tho… but I want a nolan card any day over a bench card… as one of your examples...
I like cards in all the tiers. We all collect a little bit differently.
@@BaseballCollector agree to agree.. which is why u have the “beast” chest of massive cards and I have three zion cases of 4 rows of cards… I may need a fourth tho…. i think i may need another safe deposit box tho even more !!!
Hi the values of a 10 to a 9 of say a 50000 mantle in a 10,then a 9 for instance is 5000 just to myself,i would think the 9 should be way closer to the 50000 price,like maybe 30,000,an an,8 20,000 ect ect. Just sayin not any difference visually from a 10 to a 8 doesnt make any sense to me????
McCovey had 7 awesome season the rest of the 15 season were mediocre or avg. I personally don’t think he should be in the HOF just for hitting over 500 HRs
Yastrzemki also should not been in the HOF he had maybe 4 great season out of 23 seasons. I don’t think his hits per season is special a lot of better Red Sox them him for sure
I appreciate your opinion, but completely disagree with you about Yaz.
@@BaseballCollector okay but explain why you disagree. Yes he had over 3k hits but he had 23 season with 12k at bats. He didn’t reach 500 HR and had .280 avg. not HOF worthy. He avg. 20HR a season and was healthy all 23 season.
@@guitarlearningtoplay Ok. 18x All-Star. 7x Gold Glove. 96.5 career WAR. 1967 MVP. He was 1st ballot with 95% of the vote. So just about every writer disagrees with your assessment of Yaz's career.
All cards are way overvalued, singles as much as 90% , vintage not so bad, but still overvalued 50 or 60%. Wax is over priced right out the factory, by 50 to 75%. Peace and Good Luck guys, dont buy anything until prices really come down.