1970s HOF rookie cards...why so little love?

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Originally Posted by Elberson

The secret is to keep quite and just keep buying lol

Easier said than done!

Separately, I've found that the 70s Topps cards are, perhaps unsurprisingly, extremely condition dependent in basically every set. When I look at cards in the 7-9 graded range, there's usually at least one of the following problems (in addition to collector-induced wear and tear on corners and edges):

1) Centering
1a) Centering
2) Stains (presumably wax), usually on the back of the cards
3) Print spots (not sure what those little white circular marks that show up on the colored backgrounds are called)

My personal view is that a well-centered 1970s card -- perhaps more so than on cards from other decades -- makes a massive difference in eye appeal. And it appears that others share that view as well, as sellers of well-centered cards within a given grade seem to want a premium.

Although my eyes tend to agree, I was slightly surprised that a well centered card with a small wax stain on the back seemed to be more expensive than a more off-centered card that is otherwise devoid of print spots or wax stains.