[JamesGallo]

Pretty much everyone knows the Matty is not a rare card. It is unique and high demand hence the high price.

As with all sets you will always find more graded HOF then commons as that is where people think the money is. Also any of the unique cards like Lord will also show more graded examples.

I haven't activavly been collecting this set for a while and just picked up the unique cards and whatever else I got in deals. As such I ended up with some nicer cards.

I do also agree that aside from Pratt it is hard to say what is the rarest card. For example when I was almost done with the 1915 set I needed a Nap Rucker card, I could not find one anywhere over a couple of years. I have since gotten one and just because one was not available for a few years doesn't mean it is a rarer card.

When you don't take grade into account I am not sure any card is "rare" When looking at the number most Boston Store cards have total populations under 10, are they tough to find sure, but I wouldn't consider them all rare just becuase there are not a lot on the pops.

Lastly, just because one card is rare at one point in time doesn't mean it will always be that way, (see Rucker examples above). I think getting all the commons is the tough part, the HOF are around if you want to pay for them.

James G