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Posted By: john/z28jd

Not to compare loss of life and of homes to cards so dont take it that way but we've talked in the past about attrition of the supply of vintage cards.Obviously anything pre-1920 hasnt been printed for 85 years so the supply of them will never grow but something like this with flooding and homes being destroyed im willing to bet thinned out the vintage card ranks even if its ever so slightly.It wont be noticable to us but im sure its happened when you see people leaving houses in a hurry with just the necessities.It couldve happened with cards in basements or attics that havent been touched since they were new,or couldve been cards in the mail,or couldve been just small collections with little value that were left behind for obvious reasons like stated above.


A lady from Mississippi who was interviewed left a house behind that was totally destroyed and she said it had been in her family for over 150 years losing antiques that were as old as the house.

Unless its some big collection that we find out about,we wont even notice day to day the cards missing(im sure the owners will) but over time stuff like this thins out the possible supply