Mike Mitchell E90-1 rarity

[puckpaul]

I was wondering what our E90-1 experts think about the rarity of the Mitchell card and why it was considered an historic rarity but thus far in the era of “pop reports” has proven to be more like one of about 30 “more rare” cards in this tough set? Or has it been graded earlier and more often than other rarities? That said, there are only about 15-25 of these tougher E90-1s graded in the PSA pop reports. (Didnt check SGC yet), so it is still a very tough find.

I bought mine raw many years ago as an early pickup in the set, and it has not done as well with the test of time as others in that set (at least as far as I can tell and given the explosion in other card prices in the “hobby”).

Yes, I have read and participated in the Kraken thread, just wanted to isolate the Mitchell card, given i looked back at some old auctions and saw it described in one as a classic rarity in the E cards akin to the Honus T206. Or maybe that is a perfect comparison, given there are greater rarities than the Honus?!