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Originally Posted by mintacular
Do you think rare backs could ever be part of this discussion or are back collectors too much of a niche crowd?
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I don't see any chance for rare backs to ever approach such levels. Even the Ty Cobb back (which likely isn't even a T206...) has only recently breached those levels, and there is a finite number of them known.
Rare backs will always have a following -- but they will never be $100K cards. Even the hardest of the hard -- Uzit, Drum, BL 460, etc. are still found regularly, and if they breached $10K on a regular basis, I am sure that you would see many coming out of the wordwork.
There is an algorithm, I'm sure, that keeps prices of rare back in relative check with the rest of set. Sure, I absolutely love my T206 rare backs, but even with the humble collection I have, I'm sure it would go a long way to purchasing an entire T206 set (less the Big 4). There is a ratio there that I think will always stay in relative balance.