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Julie VognarYou'll see that MANY 1915 cards list for more than 1914 cards. Espcially the Black Sox. But others, too. SOMEBODY told me: The 1914 set is much harder to collect in great shape, because all the cards were distributed in boxes of crackerjack (naked, I presume). With the '15 set (I know you know all this already), you could also send in to the company and get an entire set, so there are many more CJs 1915 in great shape than there are 1914s. SO: Collectors are easing up on the '14s,because the set is so hjard to complete in great shape, and putting their dough into the '15s, which drives the demand up, making the '15s (but only some of them--explain THAT!) cost more.
I had originally thought--assuming I can--that the Black Sox cost more in '15 because it was closer to 1919. Then I noticed that the Jackson did NOT cost more in 1915. Which is why someone told me the above story. I didn't say it was true; I said I listened to it.