Premium for Lionel Carter Collection Cards?

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

A card is a card. Who owned it, whether Lionel Carter or Joe Carter the butcher shouldn't impact it's value.

I agree in part.

Where though a card's pedigree can be germane to its value is when it can serve to dispel the possibililty the card has been altered. For those cards Lionel Carter is known to have pulled directly from the packs, I'd be willing to pay a premium. I might add, in support of Jay's point, that I'd be prepared to pay the same premium for Joe the butcher's cards if the market gave the same recognition they likewise were pulled from packs.

[teetwoohsix]

I loved the whole "Beantown Find" story and the cards that surfaced that hadn't been seen by the hobby in decades was really cool. The provenance thing is attractive, especially if it's a card that was owned by a hobby pioneer.

Sincerely, Clayton

[barrysloate]

Run of the mill cards from a famous collector probably don't command much of a premium at all, although all things being equal, collectors might enjoy knowing that a card they own once belonged to a hobby legend.

But I do think it is more significant if a great rarity was once part of a famous collection. That's the kind of pedigree that is likely to command a premium, and one that is coveted by advanced collectors.