T205 minor leaguer questions
 

As I continue to grow my collection I stumble upon things... My newest query is regarding the minor leaguers. As I look over pop reports from sgc, it seems that there are considerably more cards with Hassan backs than with polar bear. I always thought that they were pretty much equal in numbers. Is this just a coincidence? Then as I have noticed over the last week on ebay, their listings seem to gel with what shows at sgc. Hmmm. My two ml'ers are both On another note, why don't I seem to be able to find many auctions for low grade short prints? Listings on ebay tend to be almost totally graded examples a little to rich for my blood?

"why don't I seem to be able to find many auctions for low grade short prints?"


Answer: Because ebay has turned into a Buy it Now site. Doesn't matter T205, T206, or anything, look at the numbers. Just did a quick look at T205's. There are 2831 listings, of which, only 129 are auction format. That's less than 5% !!!!!!!!!! (Even a cynical old bum like me found that hard to believe). And of that 5%, probably well over half have a starting bid higher than reality would dictate.

Don't totally give up on ebay, but BST you will find better results. I know T205 doesn't get nearly the love of T206, but they're out there. Start a "Want/Looking For" BST thread (if you haven't already), and I guarantee you will have some level of success.

Good luck, great set, and doable, with time and patience.

Scott

Ah...the two best and worst parts of collecting. Time and patience. There are a bunch of great collectors here and if you get he word out on what you are looking for, you will get responses for sure. Seems like a lot of us have T205 projects going. Best of luck to you