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Jim ParkerDave...good idea on the Gelman thread.
I hope others are equally happy with all the great comments and recollections posted thus far.
Larry, I think the demand side would only account for an initial spike, much like the Bench in 1970. As a kid in the mid 70s (born in 68) I can say that Brooks Robinson had little if any popularity amongst my peers (in the Midwest). I think surely by the late 70s (time of beckett #1), prices would have corrected in the marketplace, unless somehow artificially inflated. Like Ted, said, it shouldn't have been listed as high as it was based on his true market experience with the supply, and perhaps the demand of the card.
I can say that in the late 70s Johnny Bench was still as popular as ever, so I could see a purely demand phenomenon relating to his 1970 card.
I think the psa results are not particularly relevant to this discussion - ANY HOF hi series star in psa 9/10 will go for big bucks, especially if pop report is very low.