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Posted By: David Vargha

Population reports, although potentially misleading for a number of reasons, are hardly meaningless to collectors who are purchasing slabbed cards. This is not to create yet another referendum on the actual worth of such slabbing. It is simply to say that such reports give an indication of the availability of certain cards within the parameters of the sub-group of those particular cards that have been slabbed by certain third-party graders.

Once again, it seems that people are upset with the marketplace, when it is no respecter of persons whatsoever. Scarcity, coupled with demand, drives higher prices. My problem is not that certain cards cost too much, but that I don't have enough money.

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