It will never happen but the best way to truly find out what is rare and what isn't would be if the value of the card was based on the number that could be proven in existence.
I love using this as an example. I have a 1928 Star Player Candy card of Buddy Myer. Up until I displayed this card on the old board about six years ago, this card was unknown. Now, including mine, there are two known to exist.
You would think because of its rarity it MUST be extremely valuable. Not so.
Yes, I was offered $1,000 dollars for the card but compared to a T206 Honus Wagner, of which at least 60 more are known, this card is valued WAAAAAAAY less.
So, two Buddy Myer cards known to exist and you can buy them for the equivalent of a good computer and an iPhone. Thirty times more T206 Honus Wagners known and, for the same condition card, you are looking at paying the price of a decent sized house in a nice suburban neighborhood.
David
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