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Posted By: Hankron

I owned the 'inferior' of the two known 1873 cards, and am first hand aware of the realized sale history. It is apparent that the convergence of the PSA holder, the sudden opinion that it's like a baseball card and the PSA registry has made the pricing go kablooey. When I sold mine I thought it was undervalued and perhaps time is giving it some justice.

The contrast is a bit light for my tastes, but it is a nice card. Very early for a major team (any photos of major teams before 1880 are rare), especially with all those stars. Also, there are very few card/photos depicting Spalding during his playing days. While I still won't call it a cabinet (because it isn't), I think it's a fine item, especially for someone looking to fill in the early HOFer holes in his wantlist.