Appreciation of Cindarella Cards

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Oh, I appreciate them. But how do they increase in value?
First off they are unique, so there are no real comparibles other than the field of cindarella cards. Secondly, any pricing of unique cards is debatable. And demand? How does one select from among these cards - by player,perhaps. Design? Type?

These are the rarest of the rare. In some cases the only existing example of each set, assuming that there was a set.

Does anybody know how their rate of increase in value compares with the rest of the hobby?

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Posted By: barrysloate

There is virtually no documentation of any transactions but if the cards are unique you have to assume that you can play that up to get big bucks.

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Posted By: leon

I don't believe they will ever be as valuable as mainstream extreme rarities due to the demand side of the equation....Otherwise my T231 would be worth more than a T206 Honus in a 1 holder....(though I have no idea what the value of a T231 would be today)

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Posted By: barrysloate

But is a T231 a cinderella card? It has a brand name, Fans cigarettes. Cinderella cards have no identifying information.

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

I guess that is technically true, Barry, but functionally, Leon's card has essentially no comparables.

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Posted By: barrysloate

My definition of a cinderella card is one with no information on it whatsoever and therefore it is impossible to know who issued it. The fact that a card is unique does not make it a cinderella.

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

An important distinction Barry. There exists an uncertainty regarding the origin (and therefore the legitimacy) of a cindarella card.

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Posted By: barrysloate

I'm not sure of the exact definition but if we can determine which company manufactured or distributed a card then it probably can't be considered a cinderella. But the T231 does fall in a gray area, simply because we can't figure out why so few exist.

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Posted By: Preece1

Let's see those cinderella cards. After more players were found in the set, SGC changed the title to show 1885-1886.

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Posted By: leon

That's not a cinderella....Haven't your heard about 'ole Buck? (inside joke)..

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Posted By: Preece1

Buck's Cigarettes will probably never be confirmed unless someone finds an advertisement in a 19th century magazine