R309-2 Scarcity reasons?

[riggs336]

A few years ago I bought a complete set from a very well-known dealer. I got what I considered a great deal because the dealer was having trouble moving the set as singles. Probably a combination of obscurity, price and jumbo size keeps this set in the shadows.

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Originally Posted by riggs336

A few years ago I bought a complete set from a very well-known dealer. I got what I considered a great deal because the dealer was having trouble moving the set as singles. Probably a combination of obscurity, price and jumbo size keeps this set in the shadows.

Nice pickup to get the whole set!

As hard as it is to find the single player cards, I feel like the team cards seem even tougher to come across.

If you have some images handy, can you post some of your set?

[riggs336]

Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

Nice pickup to get the whole set!

As hard as it is to find the single player cards, I feel like the team cards seem even tougher to come across.

If you have some images handy, can you post some of your set?

I gave it the college try but my scanner is "not communicating" with my computer. If they start talking to each other again I'll post those team cards...they are nice.

[bigfanNY]

I have bought and sold a few of these over the years and I think one of the key reasons for both their scarcity and unpopularity is their size. Large format items have always struggled vs " cards" even postcards. These are both difficult to store and display. As with all post war cards they were subject to the paper drives during the war where their size made them easy targets. So I agree that 1935 Goudey was a much less popular issue than either of the 2 previous goudey issues so right from the start had less to start with. Combine that with their large size and you have a formula for scarcity.
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[holybull]

I have to agree about their size.....I also have the Greenberg and I can not put in my SGC Registry because it is too big....have it housed in a Beckett slab....my only Beckett slab I may add....lol....

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

I thought of this thread while I was watching this auction. It completed with zero bids. So even though it's a rare issue for a Hall of Fame player at a cheap price, that didn't make up for the fact it was missing about 10% of the card

(Would you qualify that as "paper loss" or "corner damage")

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[raulus]

Although I’m not much of a prewar guy, I picked up a complete set a few months ago at auction. Since I’m a PSA set registry acolyte, I had to get them slabbed, and just came back to me today.

They graded low due to back damage, some creases, and paper loss, smont other things. But I still think they look great.

First batch of 5.