Posted By:
Ryan ChristoffFrank,
I guess I don't understand who the "we" in "Last year we only knew of 1 or 2...now 10" is.
At no point was there ever 1 or 2 known. Do you dispute my estimate of 12 to 15?
Could there be more? Well, like every card that exists there COULD be more. There COULD be 20 Just So Burketts about to be discovered or a find of 100 e107 sets. Those things COULD happen. As you said, only time will tell.
Look at the Baltimore News Ruth and T210 Jackson. I guess they must not be very rare if REA has them in every auction. In fact, there will be 2 T210 Jacksons up for auction at the same time!
The best comparison to the Gibson is the T206 Ty Cobb with Ty Cobb back. A group were discovered and auctioned individually, then another group was found later. I think the total population of known examples is around 13? Maybe someone who knows the details can post more accurately. From what I remember there 5 cards in the first find? Regardless, that seems like a decent comparison to how the Gibsons have been found. There aren't millions of Gibsons coming out of the woodwork.
-Ryan