Why not more buzz on the Al Demaree Find/Auction?

[rhettyeakley]

Matthew, the George C. Miller set is a very extreme example as obviously I was talking about the era in general. There are some sets from the 1930's that are extremely rare and sell for nowhere close to what a similar type of card would sell for from ~1910.

Examples:
1938 Sawyer Biscuits (~250-300 for a NICE common)
1934 Tarzan Bread (~700-900 for a NICE common)
1934 Demaree Die-Cuts (~300-450 for a NICE common)
1936-39 Overland Candy (~300 for a NICE common)
1931 W502's are a VERY tough set and two HOFers just ended last night for $60-80 graded fairly high (I forgot to put in a snipe so I'm beating myself up on these)

compare these with some ~1910 sets that may not even be as tough as them and I'll stick by what I said...
1913 Voskamp's
1903-04 Briesch Williams
T206 rarest backs
1910 Obak Cabinets
1911 J=K candy
etc
etc
etc

Maybe the 5-6x was a bit extreme but overall if one was to paint with a broad brush it would be in the 3-10x depending on the 1910 era set you are talking about.

Again, I'm not saying it is right or anything else I'm simply stating the era as a whole is down in comparison and I am talking mainly w/o the registry bunch being taken into consideration here as I truly feel that (despite what some may say) the mid grade average joe is the true barometer of the health of the hobby or any given era within not the ultra-high graded set or card collector.

-Rhett