I believe there's lots of treasures still to be found on eBay in many categories, but not in the realm of pins. As Muchinsky's book and Seaweed's inventory illustrate, there are simply more rare pins than common ones — unlike cards, publications, autographs, etc. It's my belief that a high percentage of PM-10s were essentially salesman's samples. Most of the common ones come from the east coast teams. As a Reds fan, I have only the common Ted Kluszewski and nothing else. In contrast to pins are caps. I continue to find caps that are old and rare and often unique, and almost nobody is bidding against me. Pins have become popular, and there aren't enough of them around to satisfy the demand.
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