Posted By:
Jay MillerSeveral points
1-Cabinets were never very well cataloged so being unlisted does not imply rare. My guess is that in the SCD guide 25% of existing cabinets are "unlisted". If the cabinet represents a pose that is unknown on an N172 it should probably carry some value premium. However, in my opinion, a cabinet which was not previously listed in the catalog which contains a pose already known on an N172 has no value premium. Along with several veteran collectors I have been working to update the Old Judge lists and many cards which do not show up in the SCD guide are already cataloged. This N173 was not, but is now. BTW, Gypsy Queens are also poorly cataloged and "unlisted" does not equate with valuable.
2-Rhys-When you find someone who collects N173's by pose then I think you can start worrying about destroying value by listing an unlisted N173 pose. Let me save you some trouble--there ain't anyone.
3-Unlisted poses of N172s are interesting and carry a value premium since much work has been done cataloging N172 poses and a new pose is most probably a scarcer pose. An existing pose from a previously unknown year or with a variation in the name plate(name, team, position) should carry no value premium.
I posted this before reading Joe's post in Jay B. thread. Obviously Joe and I have been talking too much lately---we are starting to think alike.