New Website: t206insider.com

[sreader3]

Hi All,

Leon was kind enough to let me plug my new website here.

Some of you know me, some not.

I am a T206 collector and researcher. I have been a Net54 contributor since 2006--although my peak posting occurred between 2006 and 2010. Most of the “old school” Net54 T206 contributors know me.

Personally, I am about 100 shy of 524. But I have surveyed well over 100K T206 cards. (I revised this number down since the same card can appear many times in my dataset).

In 2006, I published an e-book called Inside T206 that made a bit of a splash. Inside T206 obliterated some long standing T206 myths. It revealed the existence of super prints, among other discoveries. It is (and since 2006 has been) available for download from the Old Cardboard website free of charge. It was also published in Sports Collectors Digest as a four-part series.

Today, I am launching a website called T206 Insider.

The URL is << t206insider.com >>

T206 Insider is a research portal, universal set registry and marketplace. It helps T206 collectors by providing custom tools that yield actionable intelligence.

Here are some of the unique features the site offers:

Dynamic Checklists. T206 Insider Dynamic Checklists are custom checklists that you devise to carry out your personal T206 collecting strategies. Using the site’s widgets, you can filter and sort based on criteria of interest to you such as subject name, team, print group, Hall of Fame status, scarcity rank (computed using a proprietary ranking methodology) and price multiplier. By combining different filters and sorting criteria, you can create a virtually limitless number of checklists that can provide you with fresh insights and help you meet your personal collecting goals.

Price Check. Want to know how much a T206 card with a particular back in a particular grade assigned by a particular grading company is worth? T206 Insider Price Check provides price estimates based on a few inputs into a custom price check form.

Exclusive Research. The T206 Insider Research section provides cutting edge research on the T206 set. For starters, I have posted an original article on the relative scarcity of the 524 subjects in the set.

Universal Registry (Registration Required). The T206 Insider Universal Registry allows you to register your T206 collection by providing inputs into a custom registry form and see how it stacks-up against others on various counts—regardless of whether your cards are professionally graded or which service graded them. At last, you can participate in a registry without being captive to a grading service!

Marketplace (Registration Required). The T206 Insider Marketplace provides a one-stop shop for T206 cards. Unlike other sales outlets for T206 cards, the T206 Insider Marketplace is designed exclusively for T206. From the seller's perspective, the custom listing form allows you to list your cards for sale without any manual data entry. You then monitor your listings from your password-protected seller dashboard and receive email notifications from prospective buyers. It couldn't be easier. From the buyer's perspective, the filterable and sortable listings in the Marketplace make finding cards of interest to you a breeze. And best of all, there are no final value fees or buyer premiums!

I hope you enjoy this exciting new T206 community. You can join today by following the Register - Login link at the top of the home page and completing the registration form. Membership is free for now, although a small to-be-determined annual membership fee will be charged starting in January 2017 (to use the Registry and Marketplace -- other features will remain free).

Happy collecting!

Scot Reader

EDITED TO ADD: And please forgive the bugs on the site. I know there will be some!

[nolemmings]

Congrats and best of luck, Scot, to what I'm sure will be another great resource for the hobby.

[Billy5858]

Very cool ....... Thanks
There is another site that approximates
prices but for the heck of it I searched
for a PSA Plank with a Hindu back.
12mil
Sounds about right

[wnp22]

As someone who just got in to the wonderful world of T206's a few months ago, I can't wait to dive in to the knowledge compiled on the site. Thanks for your hard work, Scott!

[brianp-beme]

Nice site, and I love the sortable checklist option. I do have a question...what are long prints? I have not heard of this term before with the T206 set. Is it a particular subject that, within its print group, has an abnormal availability, as if it were possibly double printed?

Great work, and hope to see even more features.

Brian

[sreader3]

Thanks for the feedback guys. "Long prints" are the guys Ted Z identified as the Exclusive 12 460-only subjects plus a few Pirate guys from the 350-only series, all of which were printed in unusually high quantities. I decided to group them into the "long print" bucket. I might get rid of that designation if it causes confusion.

[T206Collector]

I'm a huge fan of the site and your research (going back to the beginning). It's great stuff. I'm particularly happy to see that you have updated your scarcity charts, and that you have taken into account high value bias. It is a really smart idea "that reported condition profiles for T206 subjects in the PSA Population Report are different due to high value transaction bias." And that you can derive useful information from the fact that more low grade Cobbs get submitted for grading than low grade Unglaubs.

I know you have Doyle throwing as theoretically on the scarce side. And I get it - it's a Series 150 only subject. But, my experience has been that this card is not so tough. Anecdotally, of all of the signed T206 cards that found their way onto ebay in 2007 from The Great Pittsburgh Find of Signed T206 cards, the most prevalent card was a signed Doyle throwing (5 examples). And, even if you assume it's because Doyle was an easy signature at the time, then isn't it surprising that only 3 portrait and 2 batting poses were signed?



Obviously that's just one universe, but in my two runs up the Monster Mountain I have not found Doyle Throwing to be particularly tough either. I can't see how SLer Ed Foster could be found even slightly more easily, as your report suggests. Theilman, who you rank alongside Doyle, is way harder, in my humble - non-data driven - gut feeling/opinion.

Regardless, very very helpful! Great stuff!

[sreader3]

Paul,

Thanks for the kudos. I am the first to admit that the condition-adjusted population ranking methodology that I invoked is imperfect. I was surprised by a few of the rankings too, but the data are what they are. I didn't massage the rankings to comport with conventional wisdom or my "gut feel" since that would have defeated the purpose of a data-driven approach.

Scot

[rfurnish]

Just started digging into the site and am looking forward to recording my cards. Between this and your fantastic e-book, you've made two really impressive contributions to our T206 community.

Thanks Scot,
Ron

[sreader3]

Thanks Ron. I appreciate it.

In addition to the registry I hope you'll check out the marketplace. It's super user friendly for both sellers and buyers. I have received some nice feedback about it from early adopters and I have a feeling it's really going to catch fire.

Scot

[Paul S]

Great looking site, Scot! Good luck with it.

Makes me wish I hadn't sold all my T206 so I could utilize it.

[sreader3]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Great looking site, Scot! Good luck with it.

Makes me wish I hadn't sold all my T206 so I could utilize it.

You can start over. The Monster always beckons.

[t206fix]

Scott,

there must be some type of error. I'm trying to register my Coupon Type 1 backs and they are not on the list

Tony

[drmondobueno]

Originally Posted by sreader3

You can start over. The Monster always beckons.

That is so, so wicked. And very true!

On my way to take a look.......

[dougscats]

Thanks for sharing this new, super-resource!

You may not remember, but I asked you about a scarcity-list a couple of years ago, at which time you said that you were working on it. Glad you accomplished it and more!

I've only scratched the surface of your site so far; I look forward to the many hours it will take to sift through it all.

Thanks again.

Doug

[sreader3]

Originally Posted by dougscats

You may not remember, but I asked you about a scarcity-list a couple of years ago, at which time you said that you were working on it. Glad you accomplished it and more!

Hi Doug -- Sure I remember. Many people have asked me for scarcity data over the years but to the extent possible I wanted to publish what I had all at once so nobody would be particularly advantaged. Thanks for checking out the site. Scot