Comments on: How Rare is Rare Really http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680 My life and times in sports and baseball cards Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:50:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joey http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-16757 Joey Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:55:54 +0000 http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680#comment-16757 David, Are your 1 of 1's Tribers? I googled E135 Baseball Card and you had the number one position for your post from November of last year. Chris, Yep, you make sense. Cliff, Thats another great way to look at the whole situation. 182,000 different cards in one year. Wow! Makes me ask why? David,

Are your 1 of 1’s Tribers? I googled E135 Baseball Card and you had the number one position for your post from November of last year.

Chris,

Yep, you make sense.

Cliff,

Thats another great way to look at the whole situation. 182,000 different cards in one year. Wow! Makes me ask why?

]]> By: Cliff Walk http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-16738 Cliff Walk Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:13:02 +0000 http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680#comment-16738 Without thinking too much I probably would have said that the 2005 Roger Clemens 1/1 Flair card I have is the rarest card. There were 2,141 Roger Clemens cards produced in 2005 (figure from of Beckett.com). So 2005 Clemens cards are not particularly rare. Based on my own count there were about 182,000 baseball cards produced in 2005. So 2005 baseball cards are not rare. On the other hand, I have a 1940 Play Ball card of Edwin Joost. According to Beckett, there were 52 Joost cards produced, and only 1 produced in 1940. In fact, the Play Ball set appears to be the only comprehensive set produced in 1940. There were 240 cards in the set. So which is rarer, the 1/1 Clemens or the Joost? I'd say the Joost. Without thinking too much I probably would have said that the 2005 Roger Clemens 1/1 Flair card I have is the rarest card. There were 2,141 Roger Clemens cards produced in 2005 (figure from of Beckett.com). So 2005 Clemens cards are not particularly rare. Based on my own count there were about 182,000 baseball cards produced in 2005. So 2005 baseball cards are not rare.

On the other hand, I have a 1940 Play Ball card of Edwin Joost. According to Beckett, there were 52 Joost cards produced, and only 1 produced in 1940. In fact, the Play Ball set appears to be the only comprehensive set produced in 1940. There were 240 cards in the set.

So which is rarer, the 1/1 Clemens or the Joost? I’d say the Joost.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-16724 Chris Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:21:08 +0000 http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680#comment-16724 You could have gotten away with a brief explanation of today's "rare" cards vs. cards that have been made rare. If today's cards were really RARE they would have a 6 figure price tag. Since they don't they aren't. Does that make sense? Anyway that's the way I feel. You could have gotten away with a brief explanation of today’s “rare” cards vs. cards that have been made rare. If today’s cards were really RARE they would have a 6 figure price tag. Since they don’t they aren’t. Does that make sense? Anyway that’s the way I feel.

]]> By: Tribecards http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-16709 Tribecards Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:32:11 +0000 http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680#comment-16709 Man, this is a great question. I have several 1/1's and because 1/1's in the scheme of things are not actually 'rare' but 'limited,' I can't think of them as being 'rare.' Like you, I think rarity is more about availibility to be reproduced. I'd say my T206's or E135's (I think that's the 'name') are my rarest, even if there were a bunch of them still out there. Why? Because of what you said: Card companies could easily make more of modern cards without blinking. Heck, even after they sell off printing plates, they could always make more of those. I think it's an age thing - the older the card, the harder (or the impossibility) to find an original. I think I would have to answer it like this: "Well, I have several different cards that are 1/1's, so theoretically those might be rare, but for me, my rarest are my T206's or my E135's." Man, this is a great question. I have several 1/1’s and because 1/1’s in the scheme of things are not actually ‘rare’ but ‘limited,’ I can’t think of them as being ‘rare.’ Like you, I think rarity is more about availibility to be reproduced. I’d say my T206’s or E135’s (I think that’s the ‘name’) are my rarest, even if there were a bunch of them still out there. Why? Because of what you said: Card companies could easily make more of modern cards without blinking. Heck, even after they sell off printing plates, they could always make more of those. I think it’s an age thing – the older the card, the harder (or the impossibility) to find an original.

I think I would have to answer it like this: “Well, I have several different cards that are 1/1’s, so theoretically those might be rare, but for me, my rarest are my T206’s or my E135’s.”

]]> By: Joey http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-16708 Joey Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:16:26 +0000 http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680#comment-16708 Thanks for the kind comments Night Owl. I got another "limited" card today in the mail. I'll post it a little later. Thanks for the kind comments Night Owl. I got another “limited” card today in the mail. I’ll post it a little later.

]]> By: night owl http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680&cpage=1#comment-16692 night owl Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:09:20 +0000 http://blog.squeezeplaycards.com/?p=680#comment-16692 I'm sure if I was asked that question, I would have gone through the exact same thought process as you did. I like your definition of what is "limited" and what is "rare." That's perfect. I’m sure if I was asked that question, I would have gone through the exact same thought process as you did. I like your definition of what is “limited” and what is “rare.” That’s perfect.

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