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Originally Posted by molenick
I have a feeling that a random single M101-4 PSA 8 Pat Ragan as a stand-alone card would not have gotten $5000. Heritage was offering the whole set but without an option to bid on the set as a whole (probably wise after the Boston Garter debacle). So maybe someone wanted them all and decided they were going to win them at any cost.
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Possibly, but someone wanting them all either already had the Ruth or laid out another $1.3M+ for that card on top of the few hundred thousand spent for the rest. And if you assume no shilling then you have at least two bidders going at it. I do agree that offering them all at once may give someone the juices to start or invest deeply into the set, not worrying about the time it would otherwise require if buying in dribs and drabs. Still, one could probably acquire near sets a couple times a year for far less money if not consumed with the almighty PSA high grades.
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