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01-12-2005, 10:21 AM

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How Rare is Rare?

Posted By: Gilbert Maines

A recent poster stated:

"The BEST thing about our hobby is that being "rich" does not mean that someone can just walk in and obtain whatever cards he wants to own.

Bill Gates might WANT to own some of the rarest one-of-a-kind cards... but since they are NOT for sale... his MONEY doesn't mean jack squat".

Although I am sure that this is true, I frequently encounter cards which are described by what I percieve to be knowledgable individuals as "Rare".

My question is: if Bill Gates wanted to sink a million dollars into unspecified rare baseball cards (to compliment and diversify his portfolio, no doubt) how long do you think it would take for a reputable dealer to assemble that amount of rare cards?

Suppose he wanted to purchase $10 Mil. - how long would it take to assemble sufficient unspecified rare cards?

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