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Posted By: barrysloate

What might be interesting here, although probably would be unsuccessful, is to contact the few top bidders and ask them what their thinking was. A scarce card always has the potential to overperform if several collectors need it for a set. But this is a card that appears frequently and should generally sell in the $50-60 range. What were they thinking as they were bidding? As far as the state of the card market all markets that rise quickly have the potential to fall a bit. The vintage card market is pretty darn strong but the economy in general is starting to show a few cracks. Time will tell whether vintage cards will fall, but in the case of this Bescher, it doesn't seem like a very intelligent purchase and it is possible that the top two or three bidders weren't that experienced or were simply very impulsive. I don't advise collectors who are taking inventory of their collections to value their Vg-EX commons at $340. This was an anomaly.