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Originally Posted by sandmountainslim
In a similar vein I always wonder why the Ruth from this set sells for such high prices. I mean it is a post-career card printed after his death just like the 62 Topps or any other postwar Ruth card. Why does it garner prices as if it was issued during his career? It's an attractive card to me but I don't understand why it is so IMHO overpriced.
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It's all a matter of "relativity"....you consider this vintage card of Ruth "overpriced"....however, when compared with his Goudey cards (or earlier cards),
it is reasonably priced. Ruth is Ruth, and most collectors want an old card of him.
Here are the two from my two 1949 LEAF sets......
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TED Z
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