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Posted By: brian parker

Mike, the point you make that certain cards have held up well is indeed valid. I was thinking of the more run of the mill players and stars. And in the 33 Goudey set, this accounts for over 200 cards before you have to ante up real money.

Just about any card with Ruth or Gehrig has done extremely well over the years in the lower grades, as well as some of the other cards that you mentioned like the Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson (why in the heck is he so popular--is it because of his short stocky legs? He certainly doesn't look like an athlete. The guy looks more like he should be operating a jackhammer, or perhaps fixing the sink and showing some crack because no belt in the world will keep his pants up). I think that the popularity of these particular cards (and a few other) with the non-set collecting crowd has maintained or increased their price levels--just another example of supply and demand in action.

So thanks for the added clarity that I failed to provide in my previous post.

Brian