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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

The cards which I collect are more often viewed by non-collectors than by collectors. Their interest is maintained by occasionally pointing out "this man became a renouned temperance preacher after his playing days, .." or "this is the man whose season record for homeruns was broken by Ruth, after he he held the record for over thirty years"; this HOFer is known equally for his outstanding play, management innovation, and bigotry" etc.

So I can see some cards being preferred simply for their "conversation value". This preference would include cards from a historical find, cards which have been rebacked by me, cards with interesting notations, and other peculiarities.