[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by glchen

Phil, I think the most likely reasons are stated in the other thread that Ryan pointed out, namely, there are other "rookie" cards for Cobb that have much better eye appeal that collectors prefer with comparable postmark dates, and for Ruth, there are hardly any Red Sox cards available for him, so even a third year card like a 1918 Boston Store is worth over 100K.

Personally, I'm waiting for my faded c1916 postcard (that I paid ~$3500 in 2019) where you can barely see Ruth to hit six figures sometimes. It's even rarer than the W601! lol.

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