Today I'm going to talk about a card for your portfolio which I feel is slightly undervalued and is a great buy right now. In order to determine whether or not a card is undervalued we need to try and determine the long-term demand for the card. What determines demand? Basically three things:
1) The popularity of the sport in question
2) The player on the card
3) The supply of the card
Jim Brown is a legend! In nine years he won the NFL rushing title eight times and even though Jim played in an era when the season was only twelve games long he still ranks in the top ten all-time in rushing yards. Over the course of his career Jim rushed for 5.2 yards per carry. Not bad considering the great Walter Payton averaged about 20% less at 4.4 yards per carry.
I realize that the 1958 Topps Rookie Card issue might be a little beyond the means of of the average collector so the card that I am recommending is Jim's second year card from the 1959 Topps set in a grade of PSA 8 or higher.
In order to meet our criteria the supply must be low and the price must be reasonable. With slightly over 200 copies in existence at PSA 8 or above the card is not extremely rare, but on the other hand it is not extremely plentiful either. A PSA 8 can be had for under $300....not cheap however for arguably the best football player of all time in a high grade, I believe this card is a bargain.
1) The popularity of the sport in question
2) The player on the card
3) The supply of the card
Jim Brown is a legend! In nine years he won the NFL rushing title eight times and even though Jim played in an era when the season was only twelve games long he still ranks in the top ten all-time in rushing yards. Over the course of his career Jim rushed for 5.2 yards per carry. Not bad considering the great Walter Payton averaged about 20% less at 4.4 yards per carry.
I realize that the 1958 Topps Rookie Card issue might be a little beyond the means of of the average collector so the card that I am recommending is Jim's second year card from the 1959 Topps set in a grade of PSA 8 or higher.
In order to meet our criteria the supply must be low and the price must be reasonable. With slightly over 200 copies in existence at PSA 8 or above the card is not extremely rare, but on the other hand it is not extremely plentiful either. A PSA 8 can be had for under $300....not cheap however for arguably the best football player of all time in a high grade, I believe this card is a bargain.
Jim Brown's greatness has withstood the test of time and any serious collector needs to have a nice Jim Brown card in their collection. I ask you, would you rather spend $300 for a high grade rare card of one of the all time greats, or would you rather spend $300 cracking boxes of modern product "hoping" for a big hit?? I know what I would do!
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