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Posted By: Hal Lewis

As the owner of one, my feathers certainly aren't ruffled.

The Baltimore News Ruth card was pretty much the same thing -- a free giveaway in only a local market -- and it certainly hasn't had its popularity suffer any from it.

I certainly don't think that a T206 set collector has to have a "Ty Cobb back" card to complete his set. All they need is a "Red Cobb Portrait" with ANY back.

In other words, the reason people DESIRE the Cobb/Cobb card is NOT because it's a part of the T206 set. I think they desire it because:

a) It features one of the greatest players ever
b) It is truly a rarity with only a dozen known to exist
c) The back of the card is atually pretty cool
d) Like the T206 Wagner -- it just has a long history of being "wanted" by everyone in the hobby.