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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1430180, member: 26302&quot;]Yeah, and it was really apparent with baseball cards, beanie babies, premade &quot;collectible&quot; plates, old cookie jars, etc. The internet has been a two edged sword, showing how common a lot of &quot;rare&quot; stuff is, but also allowing anyone to buy items that truly are rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I really do feel the internet has downplayed rarity in many people&#039;s minds. I had a 1812 Carey bible I got accidentally in a lot once. Just because 3 have sold in the last couple of years does not make that a common book, but that is how people perceive rarity nowadays. They feel if they can find a history of one being sold it now must be common. </p><p><br /></p><p>Something to think about nowadays. I believe some truly rare items are sold on the internet day in day out on the internet nowadays. I am selectively buying items that I believe will some day run out of source material and people will recognize how truly scarce they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a big, big difference between something being available on the whole internet versus at your local swap meet, but people equate the two. This is why I am saying rarity was too overplayed before the internet, with common items being thought of as rare, but after more than a decade of heavy internet commerce I believe the pendulum has shifted and too many rare tiems are thought of as common because one has sold on the internet lately.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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