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DDHi,
New to the forum, but have been collecting and dealing on and off for 30 years. What is everyone's feeling on premium prices for # 1 cards in sets, i.e, 1952 Topps Pafko, 1933 Goudey Bengough, etc. When I was a kid, we did keep cards in rubber bands, but not necessarily the number one card on top. By series, team, etc., were also ways to keep them. In my 30 years of dealing, I have only seen a card advertised with rubber band marks a handful for times, and they were not even the number one cards in the set.
How did this start, and is there any legitimacy to it?