Most rare 1914 CJ?

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

I was talking to a fellow collector today about which card he thought was the hardest to find in the 14 CJ set. Obviously Del Pratt is the first to come to mind with at last check only 19 total PSA/SGC cards graded, but that is not the whole story is it, because there are others with fewer cards graded (Shotten, Cady, Keating, Becker). Does anyone know the real story behind the mysterious Pratt card and why it's prices are exponentially more than the other low pop players?

[Brian Van Horn]

My guess would be the obvious that it's pose differs from the 1915. Unlike the Lord, Zieder and Mathewson cards which also vary between the 1914 and 1915, the Pratt is simply harder to find. Low population is one thing on SGC and PSA reports, but if the same card exists in both sets such as the Cady, this knocks down the price.

[rainier2004]

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[btkpath]

Well, seeing that everybody is showing their Pratt's…..

Granted the Cady is represented in both the 1914 and 1915 sets, but it is still numerically the least common 1914 CJ. Just sayin'……..

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

This is just turned into a show me your D*#@ I mean Pratt contest. haha
I wish I had one to whip out (like in real life it would be far below average). lol

seriously...anyone know why these are so expensive? So far the best reason is there's no same pose in 15's. Gotta be more to this....could it be that this card was hyped at one point and prices have stayed inflated from this false hype?

Originally Posted by btkpath

Well, seeing that everybody is showing their Pratt's…..

Granted the Cady is represented in both the 1914 and 1915 sets, but it is still numerically the least common 1914 CJ. Just sayin'……..

[btkpath]

I had heard from a VERY reliable source at one time that the Pratt family bought up all the cards that they could find, and this source had sold the Pratt family several of the cards in the past. I know this was the case with other families of players' cards from other sets.