Posted By:
Frank WakefieldScott...
It will take more than just hearing, it will require some believing and understanding, too.
Pop reports show how many times a particular card has been graded, assuming they count correctly (I think they can do that) and that they correctly identify the card (they do that correctly most of the time, not all of the time). Notwithstanding what's been posted on the site to the contrary, pop reports don't show how many of a particular card are out there.
Rare cards are slightly more likely to be graded than common cards. HOFers are slightly more likely to be graded than non-HOFers, Better condition cards are more likely to be graded than worn cards. And all of that applies to folks who get cards graded in the first place. There are lots of folks who don't get cards graded, some folks who get cards graded only to sell.
All of the Wagner T206s aren't graded. I know that is true, I know of T206 Wagners that aren't graded. Some T206 Wagners are graded, I know a few collectors who have the card and it is graded/slabbed. Just guessing, maybe half of the Wagner T206s are graded... I cannot imagine that half of the Reulbach with glove T206s are graded. A disproportionate number of Wagners are graded as to other T206s. Same is probably true for green portrait Cobbs, too.