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BobI wondered how long it would be before the T212 sets (09, both 10s, 11) started to take off. I have been chagrined that the T210 minor league set (Old Mill) has really caught fire and the Obaks had not, since the Obaks are by far better looking IMHO (I collect both). Not only have the 1910 series of 175 set and 1911 set started to catch fire, especially in nice condition, but the scarce 150 series from 1910 has really caught the attention of a number of collectors based on the BST activity and recent ebay sales. The 150 series cards, of course, are the rarest of all the Obaks and I would argue they are just as tough as the 1909s which have traditionally been considered the most dificult of all Obaks to find. Apparently a long time collector of PCL cards consigned his collection of 150 series cards to a dealer and they have been on ebay the last 2 weeks for sale.
The only thing saving the Obak 150 series collectors from seeing the price of these cards go through the roof is that SGC refuses to list the 150 series cards on its Registry for some bizarre reason (actually they should be considered T212-4) and there are so few graded by PSA that you don't have the Registry hounds going after these cards and competiting with each other and setting exorbitant prices for the cards. At least not yet...