Post which cards you think are good pick ups because they are dangerously undervalued.

My pick would be the Magglio Ordonez 1998 Leaf Rookies & Stars #211. It can be picked up cheap for a guy that has triple crown potential. The JD Drew from this set was selling at about $200 at its peak and I could see the Magglio card going there in the future.

pwaldo..not sure I agree about JD Drew.

the hype over this guy was intense; he needs to put up Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds numbers to get the card back to $200.

I think Griffey might be a good pickup. If only he can stay healthy.

Of course, with many athletes, you question their motivation.

Not everyone is Jerry Rice or Kobe and pushes himself to be greatest in the world.

Originally posted by podstock
pwaldo..not sure I agree about JD Drew.

the hype over this guy was intense; he needs to put up Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds numbers to get the card back to $200.

I think Griffey might be a good pickup. If only he can stay healthy.

Of course, with many athletes, you question their motivation.

Not everyone is Jerry Rice or Kobe and pushes himself to be greatest in the world.

Oops! I wasn't talking about JD Drew I put down the price and the card number of the Magglio Ordonez card but for some reason I forgot to inlcude his name. I was saying that the Magglio Ordonez card could eventually reach the level that the Drew was selling at. Sorry about that. I'll see if I can edit it.

yea, I like Ordonez. Has played surprisingly well the past few years for the White Sox, and is basically unkown outside of the Chicago area (I lived there for 4 years before coming back to CA).

He's played even better than Frank "I am underpaid despite 3 years of terrible play that will eliminate me from Hall of Fame consideration" Thomas.

Yeah I really do not know why Ordonez is not that well known? He plays in Chicago and he is the best player on that team. Maybe there are just not a lot of White Sox fans.

Cubbies, despite their losing ways for almost a century, are more adored nationwide than White Sox.

Plus, if you're going to a White Sox games -- don't take a wrong turn, lest your car is riddle with bullets.

But Wrigley is in a pretty good district

I agree on the Ordonez, I agree fully, even though I'm a Yankees fan.

Tim

Tim, hopefully, being a Yankees fan doesn't cause you to be biased towards other baseball athletes.

I am a Dodgers and Angels fans, but I still like watching Bonds hit.

Originally posted by podstock
Tim, hopefully, being a Yankees fan doesn't cause you to be biased towards other baseball athletes.

I am a Dodgers and Angels fans, but I still like watching Bonds hit.

Why would being a Yankees fan cause you to be biased towards other players and teams. The only teams I don't like are the Mets and Red Sox but if they do something good then I'll give them some credit.

I would say almost any roger maris or warren spahn card is undervalued, especially when you consider the price that mickey mantle cards go for.

Originally posted by ebayej
I would say almost any roger maris or warren spahn card is undervalued, especially when you consider the price that mickey mantle cards go for.

Then any card is basically undervalued because Mickey Mantle cards always go for some of the highest prices.

True Dodger fans dont like Bonds....:)

What about Todd Helton??? He puts up Triple Crown worthy numbers every season, yet is still only considered a semi-star by Dr. Beckett????

(.373 on the road last year, so please spare me the "He plays at Coors field" argument.)

that magglio is a good pick but hes cards are pretty low right now so its a good chance to knock one off right now

I am a BIG Warren Spahn fan and agree that he is undervalued.
Will anyone ever pass 363 wins?
Who was the last person to get his 364th win?
When he retired he was near the top of career strikeouts too!
Also a very friendly and funny man.

Todays group that should go up in value are Magglio and Helton.
I sure like Bernie Williams too.
Mike Sweeney ?

Some players just never get the respect and value that they should command.

you make a very good point about Warren Spahn. Look at Clemens....he's just now nearing 300 wins. One of a rare breed.

Even if he wins 20 games, that's 3 more season before he gets to Spahn.

Maddux is a couple of years away from 300 , but he's been getting rocked this year.

Pitchers now are lucky if they can pitch 6 innings, lolol

Originally posted by ILikeDonutss
What about Todd Helton??? He puts up Triple Crown worthy numbers every season, yet is still only considered a semi-star by Dr. Beckett????

(.373 on the road last year, so please spare me the "He plays at Coors field" argument.)

I agree with Helton.

Check out his RCs. He only has 1 and that is in a very hard to find 1993 Topps Traded set. This card was "hot" a couple of years ago when he first came into the league and it is VERY undervalued now.

This is one of the few cards from the early 90s that is actually worth investing in.

I've been trying to grab a few of these cards cheap so that I can make a few extra bucks down the road.

hmmmm, gotta keep an eye on Helton. Hadn't thought about him.

Bad thing about sports cards investment -- most athletes make enough money to "survive" by their 5th year or so.

You have to bank on the fact they still have the motivation to keep playing to boost their stats.

Albert Belle, Canseco, Will Clark, Ruben Sierra....the list goes on and on of players who had Hall of Fame stats, but drastically tailed off into obscurity.

And let's not even talk about Griffey, Jr. lololol

Originally posted by podstock
hmmmm, gotta keep an eye on Helton. Hadn't thought about him.

Bad thing about sports cards investment -- most athletes make enough money to "survive" by their 5th year or so.

You have to bank on the fact they still have the motivation to keep playing to boost their stats.

Albert Belle, Canseco, Will Clark, Ruben Sierra....the list goes on and on of players who had Hall of Fame stats, but drastically tailed off into obscurity.

And let's not even talk about Griffey, Jr. lololol

That's the risk of investing in cards. For every Arod or Jeter you have thousands of guys who never pan out.

Don't forget Julio Franco - he was all the rage for a part of the 1990s, lol.

Tim

Remember Brien Taylor, back in early 1990s, was the first minor leaguer signed to a ridiculous $1M out of high school by Steinbrenner.

bigger bust than a bust itself, lol

lots of that minor league card now not worth the paper it's printed on. lololol

t-mac and KG are still undervalued in BKB
and I think harrison and manning, I think they are need to win a championship for their cards to reach potential. JMO

or hit sometype of serious milestone.

Hmmm.....

I'd say the most undervalued cards belong to:

Vladimir Guerrero
Pedro Martinez
Todd Helton

Although they already bring a decent price I could easily see them being more.


BGray

You know I don't mr. delgado gets any love in the hobby, this guy puts up nice numbers every single year.

Tony Clark was a guy that put decent numbers while in detroit too

Originally posted by BGray
Hmmm.....

I'd say the most undervalued cards belong to:

Vladimir Guerrero
Pedro Martinez
Todd Helton

Although they already bring a decent price I could easily see them being more.


BGray

Vlad gets no respect because nobody sees Expos games or collects Expos cards.

Pedro cards were very hot a couple years ago until he got hurt. This is a guy that either could be one of the best pitchers ever or end up hurting his arm and never pitching again. So that is a knock against people investing in him.

Helton is very undervalued and if the Rockies ever got a good team then his cards will take off again. Especially since he only has 1 RC.