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DJDavid,
C'mon, you can't compare an e107 Breisch Williams card of Herm McFarland and a 1980 Topps card of Steve Trout?
In one instance you have a 'very rare' card that you may only see 4-5 in a lifetime (if that...and I've never seen one yet) and in another case, there are perhaps millions of these 1980 Topps cards out there.
The difference is that when people attempt to put together a 'perfect' (10's) set from only twenty years ago, what they are doing is obviously purchasing the slab.
If slab's and population reports didn't exist, they would be just as happy purchasing a box for $200 Or buying a nice set from a dealer for $150 or so.
Hey, I don't care what people spend their money on but this is a Board and we have to talk about something so let's pick on those who purchase the 'slabs'. 
DJ