It’s not rational
The only thing that really seems to make sense is supply and demand, with a whole lot of irrational exuberance on the demand side and artificially suppressed supply.
In effect, people with way too much money to blow are paying handsomely for the right to be the only one to own this item. And everyone who is anyone right now is jonesing bad to have it now, because hot prospect #7 in the draft is bound to be the next big thing some day. So they bid like drunken sailors in an attempt to out-stupid each other.
And in the end, they pay richly for the privilege of owning it for a hot second until the next new shiny toy comes along and everyone has to have that one instead. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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Trying to wrap up my master mays set, with just a few left:
1968 American Oil left side
1971 Bazooka numbered complete panel
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