Babe Ruth Gallery

Is there is any site that has pictures of all the Babe Ruth cards. I am thinking that a Ruth card may be my next purchase and would like to see what they all look like.

Thanks

Lee

Wow Lee, going for the gusto, huh?

Try VCP, which should have images of most all of them.

Good choice...id sell u one of mine but i love them too much!

Youd better get a red sox one since u hate the yankees so much...or maybe braves!

anything but a Goudey!

That's what I'm thinking Jeff. Not a big fan of black & white cards but I think the Babe will fall into that category.

Lee

My 2 favorites!
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The list is missing the '21 Fredrick Foto '34 Quaker Oats Premium (maybe too big, but the M101-7 is on the list).

Also the 1921 W-Unc Self Developing:

This is the one I will eventually acquire: 1934 World Wide Gum. On the front no different than the Goudey, but still unique. Doesn't come up for auction much, but I remain hopeful.

What's your price range Lee? My votes are either the 1921 Exhibit (great, great image) or the m101-6 (nice image plus a tough card).

I want an m101-6?!?!?! I think this card will soon be in the 10K range if not higher for a really nice one...with goods sellling 5-8K.

Not so sure if the hobby "forgot" about the babe...I think it's more a case of people looking for sound "investments" in bb cards and it doesn't get much safer than the babe.

I don't think most Ruth cards are rare by any means...I even think his rookie card is rather plentiful just buried in collections.

Ruth is far from forgotten. Just look at the prices m101-4/5s are pulling. To me, it's the "IT" card right now. You see one in almost every major auction right now. I wouldn't mind owning one but it's at the price level now that I probably can't afford a poor one.

My price range hopefully will be in the $1000-$2000.

Lee

jbonie wrote:The hobby sort of forgot about Babe Ruth due to his career coming at a time where there weren't many great sets, but he is clearly the greatest baseball player of all time, with the exception of Martin Dihigo. I wouldn't be surprised either to see The Babe's cards take off in price in the coming years.

That's a big reason the first card I added to my Gang of 10 was Dihigo. Just not that many out there and when collectors start learning just how great he was, I won't have to worry about getting priced out.

I have to agree with Jamie, Babe transcends baseball and almost all walks of life now who he is so there should be a larger market for him. As far as Dihigo, yes a great player but many baseball fans have no idea who he is and I do not think that will change much in the future because he did not play in the glory days of the Negro Leagues with the like of Josh Gibson and Satchell Paige.

Lee