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Originally Posted by BobC
That is crazy Chase. I know we're only guessing on the number of different E98 then that really have been graded, and the reason(s) why the family kept the total number of cards in the Find a secret. Deep down I would think that at some point money had something to do with it, especially since it seems like in the end, money has something to do with pretty much just about everything. LOL
Just goes to show how you can still learn something new almost every day. So, of the 4,200 or so that are included on TPG pop reports (forget Beckett also shows 102 total graded E98s, and who knows how many may still be sitting in a GAI holder), I would hazard a guess that the actual number of different E98s that have been graded is somewhere between 3,000 to 4,000, after backing off the crossovers, re-grades, and so on, and maybe closer to the 3,000 figure at the end of the day. Sound about right to you?
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Hi Bob,
Yes you are right...it always comes down to money. Maybe the family who was holding out really had no interest in selling and thought the estimates the auction house gave were outlandish? The members of the family I saw interviewed seem like good people. Once the sales concluded they might have changed their mind and looked for a buyer. Interesting that they did not offer them to Heritage since they did so well with them.
I think the actual number of unique E98s having been graded would be much closer to 3,000 than 4,000, if I had to take a wild guess. You can see some high grade E98s listed on eBay right now that are not deemed BSF on the label but when you read the description the seller states the card came from a second offering from members of the family.
The find, to me, is still one of the great ones in my time in the hobby. I still have not added a single one to my collection but before I am done I will add several. My preference would be to get ones from those Heritage graded. After reading up about Mathis I would never buy one that went through his hands. Ironic that a virgin find like that ended up with him. Something just so wrong about that. Again...all about the money.
Chase