Here's two problems I see with this line of reasoning: distribution and ephemera status.
The T206 set was distributed as singles and were secondary to the cigarettes. Pure ephemera. Many were immediately taken out of circulation when the pack was thrown away. I have a feeling most non-surviving T206s were destroyed in the first 25 years of their existence.
1988 Topps were distributed in large numbers (sets, packs, etc) and the people who bought them were buying the cards as collectables, not the gum. There are still millions of sealed sets sitting in people's garages. Even if they are considered worthless, they will not be thrown away because they are no longer ephemera. Even if they are worthless you will be hard pressed to convince someone that they are LITERALLY trash, on the level of an empty cigarette pack.
BUT WHO KNOWS. My grandchildren might be in for a big payday someday... Definitely interesting to consider.
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