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Cobby33I think that although population reports are "accurate," they may not paint a fair picture of true availability.
For example, comparing any given T206 "variation" to a T206 "common," there are just as many (if not more) of the particular "variation" than the particular "common" on PSA's population report. This does not mean that the variation is more common. This simply means that more people are having the scarce/rare cards graded, per capita, than the commons.
Using the same (mis?) logic, many people may not be grading the lesser-"populated" sets because they may not feel it's worth the cost.