I recently read in an old SCD about the Brooks Robinson card. The SCD was from 1979 or 1980. I forget what exactly it said, but everyone thought it was rare and there were buy ads for $25 each.
To me it seems like there was just more assumed scarcity for issues. One writer wrote every issue about how he couldn't find any 1935 National Chicle FB cards.
There for awhile, 1980 Topps Super cards were considered rare as well. I got a chuckle out of that one.
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