C 1909 Real Photo PC

[sacentaur]

Came across this yesterday morning at a local show. Good seller that I know said it was rare. Big price tag, I don’t know if sold or not.

Anyway, seeking opinions on this as I find it to be an appealing, oddball item (thnx).

[Casey2296]

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It’s a cool PCL piece, I’ve seen one come to auction before (maybe the same card). Might be so rare there’s not a robust market for it, remember, rare does not always mean valuable.
Personally, I wouldn’t tie up a bunch of dough to add it to my PCL collection but that’s just me.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

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It’s a cool PCL piece, I’ve seen one come to auction before (maybe the same card). Might be so rare there’s not a robust market for it, remember, rare does not always mean valuable.
Personally, I wouldn’t tie up a bunch of dough to add it to my PCL collection but that’s just me.

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I agree. Very cool looking but not a ton of demand. Valuable, just not real valuable.

[sacentaur]

Thanks Phil and Leon.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

... remember, rare does not always mean valuable ...

Hahaha, my collection is proof of that!

[molenick]

I am not great at facial recognition, but the 1909 San Francisco Seals would have had Ping Bodie on the team (he seems to be the most well-known player) https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...gi?id=83869062

Also, if you collect Obaks, this might be a cool tie-in...I recognize several names from that set on the team (which makes sense, of course).

[BuzzD]

I have also learned many lessons (ouch!) in the difference between rarity and scarcity....

[Exhibitman]

Rarity:

https://open.substack.com/pub/adamst...eOnShare=false

Obscurity:

https://open.substack.com/pub/adamst...eOnShare=false