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Originally Posted by tkd
My guess for why the Ruth rookie didn't sell for more or outperform some modern cards is because too many people don't understand the significance of the card. For the longest time many collectors didn't know it existed or if they did they didn't know much about it. Due to its rarity and kinda oddball set it was passed by for many years and only appealed to a certain type of collector. I think when psa came out with the top 20 sports cards it gave the Ruth rookie more attention. I’ve noticed his 1920’s cards are getting more attention too. Now more people know they exist but still might not understand the significance to the hobby and the sport.
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This is spot on IMO. There's also an extremely wide expected variance for what a card like this might sell for. Being in a Mile High auction doesn't help (no offense to them). If the right buyers saw this, it could easily sell for an extra million or two.