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Posted By: Jay Miller

Remember the reason for these surveys in magazines--to get people to search for and acquire these cards--good for the advertisers in the magazines. With maybe a few exceptions these are not great cards, just available good cards. Take for example the M101-4/5 Ruth. Five years ago these cards were easy to pick up for a few thousand dollars. They are not scarce--they are available. However, the price has been driven through the roof by dealers and auction houses hyping the card. The Baltimore News Ruth is a great card; the M101 Ruth is a good card. However, there is little reason to hype the Baltimore News Ruth since there are so few out there (you only hype what you can acquire and profitably sell). Anson in uniform is a great card, Kelly Four Base Hits is a great card, Ewing Kalamazoo Bats is a great card, Just So Young is a great card. Where are these cards on the list? Nowhere--no reason to hype them. Personally, I think the list is a joke.