High grade cards are undervalued

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Posted By: Anonymous

The post that Rich Jacobs gave regarding the two E95 Mathewsons pretty much reinforces my original question. First, how rare is this card ($12,000 "Rare") if two of them show up in the very same auction? Second, how in the world is there a $11,000 difference between the two cards? They both look very nice to me. Hal mentions the difference being the grading companies and the respective grade each received. Do people who have $12,000 to drop on a baseball card really rely so much on the plastic slab it is in, the company that graded it, and the subjective "grade" that card received, as minute a difference it may be,in order to substantiate such a difference in the price? After all, isn't the key thing the little piece of cardboard in that plastic holder? Is one REALLY that better than the other?

Julie had brought up the word "antique". Aren't 100 year old pieces of cardboard supposed to show a little wear here and there, especially since they were stuffed into cigarette or candy packs and opened up by a guy or kid who probably had no thought of keeping the thing in virgin condition to begin with?

Oh well, at least it's fun getting an education on all of this, despite how crazy it seems at times.

thanks for listening,
greg