Holy Grail

[card_craze]

In your opinion, what is the holy grail for (basketball/nba) card collecting?

With the purchase of fleer by upper deck, I would have thought the holy grail would be:

BGS 10 (actually, I don't care that much about card grading, it's silly...)
86/87 Fleer Michael Jordan auto'ed RC buyback (not sure if such card exists? I'm pretty sure those boys at UpperDeck had toyed with the idea since they bought fleer)

This card (if it exists) should put all arguments to rest.

Your thoughts?

 

[Ryanm2117]

Has anyone seen one of these yet? Or even heard of one being pulled?

Jordan RC PSA 10 would have to be a Holy Grail contender
also Lebron Exquisite BGS10 would top some peoples lists

 

[bigsarg7]

maybe a maravich cut auto 1/1 bgs 10 (i don't even know if one exists but it would be great!)

 

[nandalinnaung]

I think cut auto is 5 copies...for pete pistol, but i would consider that as holy grail.. it's really hard to get.. first autos of pete and very scarce...

 

[wall4ace]

maybe a shane battier 1/1 diecut embosed auto gamed used jock strap graded 10,just to get rid of it quickly

 

[bigsarg7]

maybe a shane battier 1/1 diecut embosed auto gamed used jock strap graded 10,just to get rid of it quickly

lol, that would go for heaps! Everyone on ozcards would have a bidding war!!

 

[mattyj]

I think UD Chronology is going to have a 1/1 Cut auto of Dr James Naismith, that would have to be somewhere near the top

 

[wall4ace]

yeah mate,i think they would...

 

[hobbibox]

I guess it depends on wether its THE holy grail or your own personal holy grail....The holy grail would have to be an exquisite bron rc /99 bgs 10 but on a personal note the card I've always wished to own (and hopefully will one day) is a Bosh Exquisite RC /99.

 

[jimboiitmac]

i think there are way too many cards for there to be one holy grail.

it will differ from person to person.

 

[chadjaja]

Good point Jimbo and most collectors don't know the relevance of some cards on the hobby or even heard of them as they are old, obscure or not mainstream.

Cards like a Mikan's lays or bread for energy shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as a BGS Lebron James.

 

[chadjaja]

If you want to include a giant list of vintage then this is pretty close but I disagree with a few though.

1 1950 Scott's Potato Chips George Mikan
2 1950 Bread for Energy George Mikan
3 1968 Topps Test Wilt Chamberlain
4 1948 Bowman George Mikan That's 3 for Mikan.
5 1968 Topps Test Jerry West
6 1957 Topps Bill Russell
7 1933 Sport Kings Nat Holman
8 1935 Wheaties Babe Didriksen
9 1961 Fleer Jerry West
10 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain
11 1960 Kahn's Jerry West
12 1950 Bread for Health Dolph Schayes
13 1952 Royal Dessert Joe Fulks
14 1968 Topps Test Oscar Robertson
15 1948 Bowman Red Holzman
16 1948 Bowman Joe Fulks
17 1948 Bowman Jim Pollard
18 1948 Bowman Carl Braun
19 1957 Topps Bob Cousy
20 1957 Kahn's Jack Twyman
21 1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson
22 1961 Fleer Bill Russel
23 1961 Fleer Eglin Baylor
24 1969 Topp Lew Alcindor
25 1968 Carnation Milk Gail Goodrich
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27 1933 Sport Kings Joe Lopchic
28 1933 Sport Kings Ed Watcher
29 1910 Hamilton Girl Leather Premium
30 1957 Topps Bob Cousy
31 1969 Topps Bill Bradley
32 1969 Topps John Havelic
33 1955 Ashland/Aetna Oil
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37 1951 Berk Ross Bob Cousy
38
39 1933 Sport Kings Ed Watcher
40 1957 Topps Bob Petite
41 1961 Bell Brand
42 1955 Ashland/Aetna Oil Adolf Rupp
43
44 1957 Topps Bill Sharman
45 1957 Topps Paul Arizin
46 1961 Fleer Bob Cousy
47 slater martin
48 Mikkelson
49 1961 Hawk's Essex Meats Bob Petit
50 1969 Topp Walt Frazier

 

[Lewis7]

Gem Mint RCs of Jordan, Mikan, Russell and Chamberlain for me.

 

[The Truth]

Wouldn't be a MJ RC, they are too abundant. Baseball has it's Wagner T-206, so Basketball would have to be something older maybe? more scarce?

 

[jimboiitmac]

Good point Jimbo and most collectors don't know the relevance of some cards on the hobby or even heard of them as they are old, obscure or not mainstream.

Cards like a Mikan's lays or bread for energy shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as a BGS Lebron James.

exactly. As a collector from the 00's+ years, I would automatically think of Lebron James cards, Michael Jordan cards and a mixture of the rarest auto's of guys like Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett & Kobe Bryant as well as Shaq and AI as the rarest type of cards you could obtain.

But then again, seeing as I'm from this futuristic generation, can't forget the vintage cards which are so much more scarce, such as the ones Chad has been listing.

 

[Ersk]

If you want to include a giant list of vintage then this is pretty close but I disagree with a few though.

Huge list there Chad.

QUite a few great cards in that list. And a lot that I and most would not have heard of.

I love VIntage cards and there are a lot of non-mainstream cards in that list. Very rare and very expensive.

I could only dream of owning those cards...........there's just too many of them and if I got into them, I would be sooooooooooo frustrated in trying to get them all.

Ersk