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Gilbert MainesIf all of the above is true, then why would anybody try to corner the market on OJ Corcorans?
Or as has been speculated:
Here's a related dilemma- let's suppose the real reason the T206 Honus Wagner is rare is that when the card was pulled someone at the factory took a thousand of them and stashed them away in a box somewhere in the depths of the factory. It's now 2005 and somehow you find that box and inside it are the thousand T-206 Wagners. What do you do? If word gets out, it becomes about as valuable as a Matty black cap (not that a thousand of those would be the end of the world). In one sense you are a multimillionaire, but at the same time you can't flood the market. What is the best way to liquidate?
If I had a box of mint and near mint t206 Wagners, I would post full page ads offering to buy one. Now I don't know how many mint t206 Wagners exist, but it is my guess that they rarely come up for sale. After a while Id get one graded, then sell it - while continuing my advertising.
Once my name was established through all of the advertising and multiple sales Id be getting discreet private requests for more. But how many can there be? 1000 according to Barry's hypothesis. I wouldn't be able to sell them all this way, nor could I liquidate them very fast, nor would I have to.