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Originally Posted by wdwfan
I love this card and want it. But I don't understand why it's such an expensive card. Isn't this just another action shot card like all the others? And it's not a RC or last year card. So why expensive? Cause he played for the Dodgers? But Campy and other players don't go for this high. So just curious.
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The Reese has carried a big premium for decades just because people love the picture, it’s become an iconic card and gets the resulting price bump as more collectors want one. I would say it’s not an action shot like others because cards mostly did not use action photographs for another couple decades (Some exhibits did, can’t think of many others). While it’s a staged photo and not a game shot, it’s a level of action that really stands out in 50’s Topps/Bowman and looks unique.
Personally, I think it’s kind of cool a card carries a premium just for being cool instead of being a big name rookie for once.