Newspaper Value?

[FrankWakefield]

So I'm waiting for the second chapter of this...

A middle aged novice collector sees this transaction, and asks the old guy what's the deal. He then pulls out 4 more newspapers in the plastic sleeves. He explains that these papers have been selling for $75 to $80 each among smart collectors, and he thought he'd start this young buyer out at $500 for all 5. To his surprise, the young collector took just the one, so he has 4 left. The old guy was selling them for a friend who's grandfather had passed away, and he was hoping to get about $400 or so for all 5. Now that the old guy's sold one for $500, he's willing to sell the remaining 4 for $200 right now this minute, if the middle aged novice collector wants to jump on that great deal...


Final chapter, the middle aged novice collector goes home with his 4 papers and without his $200, and eventually learns that his papers have little or no value. The young guy with the $500 was a shill. He and the old guy are putting more old papers in sleeves after they split the $200.

But I'm cynical on most stuff. I think the buyer greatly overpaid....