52 Topps low number/high price?

[glynparson]

One person buying them for 25 years and only having 2-3 of most and a few he only has 1 of. Your theory is highly flawed. I believe he only has 2 or 3 reisers. This is not a man made shortage. Really trying to figure out where you got that impression. This individual probably went to more shows in one year than most have in their lifetime. Really baffled by your assumption he is the reason they are rare. I owned close to 100 Jackson/Shirley 1966 Topps cards at one time. I was not the reason they were tough but i did buy them because they were deemed tough. He only has 3 or 4 of a particular card as his high point. Because he had knowledge and sought these out does not deflate the price. Is the Doye T206 worthless because Fritsch spent a lot of years looking for more when the variation was uncatalogued? PS he was also buying Campos Black Star and other variations before they were cataloged nd it has not hurt their price. In fact i would be willing to wager he has more House errors that he does any Gray back

[Republicaninmass]

Not like the Bartiromes!


What a sale of the Ken Wood gray back last night, hammered at 1375.

I also know a very advanced collector I met at the Valley Forge show who has the whole run of grays. They aren't going anywhere for a while.

[flkersn]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Not like the Bartiromes!


What a sale of the Ken Wood gray back last night, hammered at 1375.

I also know a very advanced collector I met at the Valley Forge show who has the whole run of grays. They aren't going anywhere for a while.

Even though it was off-center, it was a nice looking card.

[glynparson]

2-3 is a multiple.

[flkersn]

Originally Posted by glynparson

One person buying them for 25 years and only having 2-3 of most and a few he only has 1 of. Your theory is highly flawed. I believe he only has 2 or 3 reisers. This is not a man made shortage. Really trying to figure out where you got that impression.

You said he had "an incredibly large gray back collection" and "multiple gray back Reisers. Sounds big to me. Thanks for clarifying that he only has "2 or 3 Reisers".

[flkersn]

Originally Posted by glynparson

One person buying them for 25 years and only having 2-3 of most and a few he only has 1 of. Your theory is highly flawed. I believe he only has 2 or 3 reisers. This is not a man made shortage. Really trying to figure out where you got that impression. This individual probably went to more shows in one year than most have in their lifetime. Really baffled by your assumption he is the reason they are rare. I owned close to 100 Jackson/Shirley 1966 Topps cards at one time. I was not the reason they were tough but i did buy them because they were deemed tough. He only has 3 or 4 of a particular card as his high point. Because he had knowledge and sought these out does not deflate the price. Is the Doye T206 worthless because Fritsch spent a lot of years looking for more when the variation was uncatalogued? PS he was also buying Campos Black Star and other variations before they were cataloged nd it has not hurt their price. In fact i would be willing to wager he has more House errors that he does any Gray back

My goodness! I seemed to have riled you up! I don't fault anyone for acquiring what they do. I was just saying that if cards exist, they exist, whether a few people have them or many people have them. If they don't exist, they don't exist. Period. Now if your good friend burned the cards, I would change my mind about the price potential.

Bill