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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Jim, I would have agreed with your theory -- that all the good prewar stuff is or will soon be graded because 'that's where the money is' until recently when I met someone who had complete sets of 33 and 34 Goudey and T206 (minus the biggies). The cards were mostly collected in the 80s and were in pristine condition. He paid pennies (if that) on the dollar for the cards. Only one card was sent in for grading and it was a Cobb Green Portrait that came back a 7 - and he was disappointed as he thought it should have been an 8. The rest of the cards were just as nice - and will never be slabbed. The bottom line is that not everyone is looking to maximize the liquid value of their assets at the present time.