So who's going to pony up for Pete Hill?

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Hal, you have asked this "strategy and price setting tactics" question applicable to other low population cards. The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind; for no one can know what the motivation of the seller is, with certainty.

My guess is that the seller may have acquired the card for far less than the $75K value which you speculate, and currently will only part with the card for his price. No tactics, just facts. From the sound of this thread, my interpretation is that the Hill card in question is held by a collector with sufficient love for the history, complimented by deep enuff pockets to obtain this card whenever he did. Perhaps recognizing initially if Hill ever made the Hall, there could be a relative bonanza. But is now in the trap of holding a rare, desireable, and valuable card and not really needing to cash it in. And not really wanting to either. No strategy, just feelings.

But seriously, if I knew anything, Id be holding the card right now.