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Posted By: Cy

I don't think the bidding is so irrational. To collectors of these types of cards, this is a unique item. One may be able to get a Greenberg autograph. But not in this format. It is a one of a kind.

I can hear rumblings around the message board like I am crazy. An autograph from Greenberg is an autograph of Greenberg, right? Once again, I think that is false. For example. one can buy a caramel card of Honus Wagner with virtually the same picture as the T206 card but for a much cheaper price. Why? It's not THE Wagner card. But it's the same picture! What's the big deal.

To a vintage collector it is a huge deal. By the same token, to a collector of these autographed cards from a pack, there is a world of difference in getting the one and only Greenberg card from a pack as opposed to getting merely his autograph on a 3x5 card.

Cy