It's sad that people have to ask this question.
That buyers will pay more for some readily found card because it is entombed in a plastic case with a high number on it than for something that is actually rare and hard to find (the original uncut sheet) truly baffles me. (Actually uncut sheets aren't too uncommon with this set, but the general point remains).
The idiocy of paying big money for high grade cards and the absolute perversion that brings to this hobby is almost enough to make me want to sell my collection.
But without dealers pimping the need for high grade cards in your collection - they couldn't make a living selling cardboard. So they have to keep peddling that snake oil. And as H. L. Mencken once said "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." And there is no lower taste than a PSA 10.
Cheers,
Patrick
|