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Originally Posted by ALBB
Same with the '71 set - all through the 80's - the Steve Garvey RC was the money card there. While I think you could argue that card is still a key to the set, it's had quite a fall from the #1 position in the set over the last 20-30 years.
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yea, those years from early 70s to late 70s were often ignited by the first wave of the ' rookie craze" ..
it seemed collectors tried to "outsmart each other/ beat others to the punch" .. with the rookies, and started relying on the monthly price guides ..and jumping on the 69 Bonds, 71 Blyleven, 73 Boone,74 Parker, etc... in hopes of getting in on the " ground floor" of some lesser know rookie cards
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That is an interesting factoid about the '71 Garvey. At this point, the guy seems a little underrated. He falls short on numbers and WAR but he was a clutch player who rose to the occasion made the all star team 8 years in a row when it meant something to be an all-star. He might be the ultimate case for WAR being a flawed metric since his 38.0 seems to exclude him but hell the guy smells like a HOFer for anyone who followed the game back then.