E77 Bat Nelson and Ad Wolgast - scarcity

[Tao_Moko]

Can we talk about this card? I can only find the one at the MET from Burdick's collection and a second auctioned by Heritage in a set(2010). I was fortunate to win this and may have well overpaid, but took the risk. What is your take on the scarcity or rarity of this card?

[wrestlingcardking]

any from that series are fairly tough so if you overpaid a bit, it may be worth the money to not have to search endlessly for it. It took me a while to secure the wrestlers from the set and i am always looking to upgrade but they do not come up too often. I think you did okay.

[wicker56]

I was surprised at how much this Attell went for a couple days ago on Ebay. It’s really not that rare compared to other cards in the set. Prices are still pretty strong.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by wicker56

I was surprised at how much this Attell went for a couple days ago on Ebay. It’s really not that rare compared to other cards in the set. Prices are still pretty strong.

E80 also tough. Cool card.

[Exhibitman]

$362.89 on the E80 is a strong price but I think it reflects a lack of inventory on the tougher prewar and 19th century issues. it almost feels to me like everyone is holding their breath to see if boxing experiences a gold rush like some of the other sports, so no one is selling the good stuff. Run searches on the tougher N, E and T sets on eBay; virtually nothing there. On the rare issues, some haven't been offered in more than a year.

[G1911]

I don't think it's any scarcer than the other E77's; the whole issue is fairly tough. I only have 11 of them after quite some years keeping an eye on the low grade end. I dipped out on this card well below your winning bid.

Last couple years have been very, very light on the tougher boxing sets appearing for sale.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by wrestlingcardking

any from that series are fairly tough so if you overpaid a bit, it may be worth the money to not have to search endlessly for it. It took me a while to secure the wrestlers from the set and i am always looking to upgrade but they do not come up too often. I think you did okay.

I figured that if I could only find two images and no other sales made $260 a pretty safe bet. Maybe even lucky.