When I first got back in to collecting cards in 1981, I went to the local card shop and saw a Killebrew rookie card from 1955. It was in very nice shape but it had a corner crease. Probably today would be graded VG. The owner of the shop, a well known card collector of pre and post war cards, told me you just don't ever find the Killebrew card without any creases. i bought it.
After going to a couple of shows, reading a lot about vintage cards and the market in general, I learned I had been duped. Well, we all learn in life.
The post script is I bought a 1968 Nolany Ryan rookie card from the same dealer in 1982 before the "craze" began. It was NRMT and I bought it from him for $15. At the height of the Nolan rookie craze I sold it on ebay for $900. I made sure and tell him about it. I have never seen a guy whose face turned so pale while he listened.
