{"id":272,"date":"2012-09-11T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disneypostcards.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2012-09-11T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T14:10:24","slug":"a-twa-card-for-almost-30-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundrycollectibles.net\/disneypostcards\/a-twa-card-for-almost-30-really\/","title":{"rendered":"A TWA card for almost $30&#8230;really?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then I like to take a look at the prices realized on eBay to see what people are paying for certain cards. \u00a0This is a pretty niche hobby, so the prices can and do fluctuate quite a bit for cards that might seem pretty common to someone who has been collecting for a while.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/disneypostcards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/TWA_Disney_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-274\" title=\"TWA_Disney_0001\" src=\"http:\/\/disneypostcards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/TWA_Disney_0001-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sundrycollectibles.net\/disneypostcards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/TWA_Disney_0001-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sundrycollectibles.net\/disneypostcards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/TWA_Disney_0001-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sundrycollectibles.net\/disneypostcards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/TWA_Disney_0001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>That was the case yesterday when I noticed that someone had paid $28.99 for a <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ws\/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;_trksid=p4340.l2557&amp;hash=item564b9759f4&amp;item=370635397620&amp;nma=true&amp;pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;rt=nc&amp;si=IyrGltQVmJJnofuD0UI8mSN6UCY%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc#ht_500wt_1238\">TWA card<\/a> that usually gets no bids at $9.99. \u00a0I think this is indicative of new people coming into the hobby who basically have no where to go to get a sense for what is and is not rare.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things I would like to do with this site is to remedy that situation. \u00a0Some cards are indeed rare. \u00a0Others, like this one, are not. \u00a0A guide to rarity would be a nice addition to the checklist, don&#8217;t you think?<\/p>\n<p>As an aside&#8230;this card is one card of another entirely unrelated set. \u00a0For more, see my previous post on <a href=\"http:\/\/sundrycollectibles.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/twa-postcard-set.html\">Sundry Collectibles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Until next time&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every now and then I like to take a look at the prices realized on eBay to see what people are paying for certain cards. \u00a0This is a pretty niche hobby, so the prices can and do fluctuate quite a &hellip; 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