Which one is more difficult?

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Posted By: Andrew

Of which do fewer exist: T206 Magie or '33 Lajoie?

The SGC/PSA Pop reports and T206 site auction history give an indication, but wanted to obtain opinions from some of the experts.



“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.” - English Proverb

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Posted By: jay behrens

Really good question. I've never given it much thought. My guess would be about the same, leaning mroe towards there being more Lajoie cards.

Jay

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Posted By: Julie

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Posted By: Marc S.

My feeling is that significantly more Magie cards exist. I can't remember the last major auction that did not have at least one Magie card (some having more than one). I just tend to see Magie pretty often, even on Ebay every now and then. Lajoies tend to exceed $10k every time I see them, and I've almost never seen authentic ones on Ebay (I recall one that was overgraded...) And, it seems like Magies pop up more often. There were recently two or three that were found in a T206 album, and were subsequently removed and graded.

Just my feeling/experience,
Marc

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Posted By: Andrew

Every major auction does seem to have a sample of each. ~36 Magie's have been auctioned since 1996 (referenced T206 site and other auction archives), probably about 20 Lajoie's.

I'm slowly dipping my foot into the pre WWII era, the Encyclopedia of BB provided a good education for the layman. Interesting that Lew notes that the Magie might actually be more scarce than the Wagner or Plank.

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

I suppose there are others that we don't find. This would increase the number of Magies without really increasing it.
I see that at least 2 other contributors use a saying at the bottom of each post, so I decided to do the same:

"And some walk in darkness, while others walk in light, and we see those in light but those in darkness we don't see"--Bert Brecht, from "Mack the Knife," song from Threepenny Opera

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Posted By: Andrew

Think modern card market and graded card overhype:

“Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitude”
- Leonardo Da Vinci

"What have I learned in life? I have learned this: If you are down by 70%, then up by 70%, you have NOT broken even." - Hank Blaustein

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Posted By: Julie

I think Brecht had the rich and ther poor in mind...

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Posted By: Joe P.

I can't find the hymn.
What page are we on?

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Posted By: Julie Vognar

Joe P and David Rudd.
Joe, we're sort of on the left-leaning page...

"And some walk in darkness and some walk in light, and we see those in the light, but those in darkness, we don't see."--Bert Brecht, "Mack the Knife," The Threepenny Opera